Namecheap announced the launch its new two-factor authentication TOTP 2FA (Time-based One-Time Password algorithm two-factor authentication). Two-factor authentication is done by verifying your identity through another device, such as a smartphone. Most often, a code …
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Cover.com was sold for $825,000
Karn Saroya, Co-founder & CEO at Cover, explained how his company decided to purchase the domain name cover.com for $825,000. The blog post he made had the title “You should never spend $825K on a …
Read More »NamesCon domain name auction switches to GoDaddy
The NamesCon 2019 domain name auction is switching to GoDaddy as its auction platform. It makes sense that the GoDaddy auction platform is replacing Namejet as GoDaddy is the owner of NamesCon. Auction submissions are …
Read More »Mike Mann sells 15 domains in October for $203,104 (VideoArchives[.]com, OffCampusLiving[.]com, etc.)
Mike Mann reported selling 15 domain names in October for a total of $203,104. Prices started at $2,888 and went up to $49,888. Mike Mann sold 14 .com domains and 1 .org. The average reported …
Read More »Namecheap had an outage, so I guess I will now try them!
Have you ever thought of trying a service AFTER you heard about an outage it had? Well this is what happened to me after I read a post by Namecheap explaining, in detail, how the …
Read More »Liquid domains market: $9.2M+ in publicly reported sales, $16.7M in Escrow.com sales
GGRG Brokerage Consulting and Giuseppe Graziano published the 3rd quarter of 2018 Liquid Domains Market Overview partnering with Escrow.com and Estibot’s parent company Intelium and ShortNames.com. This report is focused on 2018 Q3 and presents key statistics of the domains that are …
Read More »The ICA says that Verisign’s attempt to increase .com fees is still unjustified
The ICA released a very important statement written by Zak Muscovitch on the price increase of .com domains. The ICA said that Verisign’s attempt to increase .com fees is still unjustified the despite diversionary tactic. …
Read More »Trending domain name keywords: corporation, studio, istanbul, beach, marijuana
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of October 2018 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry. You can find the list from last month here. …
Read More »Report: The global TLD market is estimated at 344 million domains.
A report that covers the global status and registration trends in all top-level domains (legacy gTLDs, new gTLDs and ccTLDs), with additional focus on the European ccTLD market has been published by CENTR. CENTRstats Global …
Read More »Just bought the domain WithoutBorders.com. What do you think?
I bought the domain name WithoutBorders.com yesterday in an auction at DropCatch.com. The domain name dropped and has a 2018 registration date. Yes, domains still drop these days! The domain was originally registered in 1999 …
Read More »Uniregistry wants a domain name ‘Bill of Rights’
Uniregistry issued a press release today asking for a Domain Name ‘Bill of Rights’ “to guarantee every domain name owner a formal “due process” when being faced with accusations and demands for censorship.” Is this …
Read More »Tucows report: the loss of the Namecheap domains decreased revenue
Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ:TCX, TSX:TC) reported its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018. “Our third quarter results again demonstrate how the consistent performance and cash flow generation of our Domains and Ting …
Read More »GoDaddy reported 3rd quarter revenue was up 17%
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018. Total revenue of $679.5 million, up 16.7% year over year. Total bookings of $741.8 million, up 11.0% year over year. Net …
Read More »Rob Monster explains why GAB.com is now registered with Epik
Rob Monster explained why the domain name GAB.com is now registered with the Epik domain name registrar. Last week GoDaddy told the controversial website that they should get a new registrar within 24 hours before …
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