Tucows Downloads, the software download site that has been around since 1993, has been retired after more than 25 years of service. I didn’t know anything about domain names when I was using Tucows to …
Read More »Mike Mann sells 9 domains for $146,064 in December
Mike Mann reported 9 of his domain name sales in December for a total of $146,064. Reported prices started at $8,888 and went up to $25,400. All 9 domains were .com. The average reported domain …
Read More »Nearly a million new .nl domain names registered in 2020
Last year saw the registration of 995,000 new .nl domain names. That’s 20 per cent up on 2019, when 827,000 new .nls were created. Thanks to the registration surge, the total number of .nl domain …
Read More »ICANN launches audit of 183 registrars
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the launch of an audit program aimed at reviewing how registrars are fulfilling their contractual obligations related to addressing reports of potentially abusive domains. This …
Read More »GoDaddy statement regarding AR15.com
GoDaddy issued a statement regarding the removal of the website AR15.com from GoDaddy registrar and hosting. Why did GoDaddy suspend services to AR15.com? On January 8, we received a complaint regarding certain content on AR15.com. …
Read More »“Want to change the world? Register a sweet domain.”
Today it was Chad Hurley, co-founder of YouTube, that made a tweet about domain names. 2 days ago it was Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, that tweeted about domain names. This is what Chad Hurley …
Read More »Elon Musk tweets about domains
Elon Musk tweeted yesterday once again about domain names. The tweet has a link to x.com and an image that shows how much someone hurts when the domain name they bought for a side project …
Read More »CentralNic acquires SafeBrands
On 9 January 2021, CentralNic acquired SafeBrands, a France-based award-winning innovator and technology pioneer for a total cash consideration of up to EUR 3.6m ($4.4m), representing 0.9x its FY2019 revenue. SafeBrands operated at approximately breakeven …
Read More »Liquid domains report: $11M+ in Escrow(.)com domain sales
Giuseppe Graziano from GGRG partnering with Escrow.com and Estibot’s parent company Intelium and ShortNames.com published the 17th edition of the Liquid Domains Overview (LXDO), which focuses on the 614,928 .com domains we call “liquid”. The objective of the report is to present key …
Read More »DAN 2.0 is coming soon with a new domain registrar
Dan.com will be showing a preview of DAN 2.0 at CES2021. (Dan.com will showcase their “Tech Solutions for Global Challenges” at CES2021. Dan.com have been selected to represent the delegation from The Netherlands at CES.tech …
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Google new spam policy: Expired domain abuse
Google announced the March 2024 core update that they claim is designed to improve the quality of Search by showing less content that feels like it was made to attract clicks, and more content that people find useful. They also shared that Google has new spam policies to better handle …
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Buyer of Cofounders .com shares his thought process
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Ladies and gentlemen this is Rick Schwartz
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7 things Jordan Fried learned about domains (Owner of NFT.com and PuertoRico.com)
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Mike Mann says GoDaddy domain appraisals are a total scam and a racket
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Upcoming changes to Dan.com
GoDaddy and DAN want to move towards a simplified Aftermarket experience so they are announcing three upcoming changes to Dan.com. 1. Payout Currency Selection Starting on July 5th, you can choose a preferred payout currency in your payout settings. This enables payouts in either US Dollars (USD), Great British Pounds …
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Dan.com landers are now available on Afternic
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DAN: Import Lease to Own (LTO) transactions with a 10% commission
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7 things Jordan Fried learned about domains (Owner of NFT.com and PuertoRico.com)
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Liquid market report Q4 2022: $11.4M in Escrow.com sales