Domain Name News

In case you missed it last week NamesCon announced that NamesCon Global 2020 has a new date than it was previously announced. NamesCon 2020 is now scheduled to start on the day it was supposed to …

EURid announced that it will soon launch a new extension that is probably the worst extension ever created. They think that they are launching .eu in Greek (.ευ). But what they are really launching is …

Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ:TCX, TSX:TC) reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019. All figures are in U.S. dollars. “The second quarter of 2019 was highlighted by year-over-year growth in revenue and …

GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2019 and the appointment of Aman Bhutani, previously President of Brand Expedia Group, as the company’s new CEO, effective September 4th, 2019. …

Undeveloped.com re-branded to DAN.com and the company says it was well worth it judging by the first month results. It would be interesting to know if removing the “.com” from the logo on the landing …

I sold a domain name using the Escrow.com domain name holding transaction service for about $10k. You can read all the details here: “What to do? A default in a domain name holding transaction“. Long story …

CentralNic Group PLC (AIM: CNIC) announced that, further to the announcement released on 1 July 2019, the acquisition of the Hexonet Group is now complete. Hexonet, with operations in Canada and Germany, sells domain name subscriptions …

Epik issued a press release today explaining the timeline of events regarding 8Chan and how Epik decided not to host the 8Chan website on its BitMitigate service. 8Chan’s main website is 8ch.net that is not currently resolving after …

So I need your opinion on an ethical matter. I sold a domain name using the Escrow.com domain name holding transaction service for about $10k. The buyer agreed to purchase my domain name with a …

VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported financial results for the second quarter of 2019. Second Quarter GAAP Financial Results VeriSign, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $306 million for the second quarter of 2019, …

A few weeks back BBC, the British Broadcasting Corporation, announced that it will be changing its website URL from bbc.co.uk to bbc.com. BBC says that the move to bbc.com will help them streamline their online …

Web.com today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Dreamscape Networks Limited (ASX:DN8), an online solutions provider in Australia and Southeast Asia, for AUD$0.27 per share in cash. With approximately 600 employees, …

Nominet released the 2018 annual summary of domain name disputes brought before its Dispute Resolution Service (DRS). The total number of domain names that were subject to DRS Complaints in 2018 was 763, which represents …

NamesCon Europe 2019 was at Lisbon, Portugal this year so the attendees had a chance to explore Lisbon. The Liquid Domain Market Exchange organized the LXME Sunset Cruise on the 21st of June, the longest day of the year. You …