Donuts revealed seven previously unpublished New gTLD domain sales ranging from $15,000 up to $125,000. The sales were revealed at NamesCon but were not reported (except for live.chat) until Donuts made a tweet today. It …
Read More »Airbridge Equity Partners (AEP) acquires a minority stake in DAN.com
Airbridge Equity Partners (AEP) has acquired a minority stake in the Amsterdam based scale-up DAN.com. “The Domain Automation Network was founded to resolve the existing & growing problems of the domain industry through process automation while aiming to …
Read More »Verisign reports $1.23 billion revenue for 2019 (up 1.4%)
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2019. 2019 GAAP Financial Results Verisign reported revenue of $1.23 billion for 2019, up 1.4 percent from $1.21 billion in 2018. …
Read More »Namejet and Snapnames combine domain auction inventory
NameJet and Snapnames announced they will be combining their registrar expiry domain names into one domain auction inventory. NameJet and SnapNames have been doing this with drop catching auctions since 2017. You will now be able …
Read More »I have bought no domains this year!
I have bought no domains this year. This is for sure my biggest purchase drought since I started buying domain names in 2002. I have not been extremely active in expired auctions lately but I …
Read More »Acquisitions drive CentralNic’s revenue
CentralNic Group plc (AIM: CNIC) announced an update on its trading for both Q4 and FY 2019. CentralNic nearly doubled its revenue in 2019 to US$109 million. Trading update highlights CentralNic’s unaudited revenue for the …
Read More »ADD.com and Mercury.com go live
The domain name ADD.com that was just auctioned last week at the NamesCon 2020 domain auction at Austin just launched with a new website. The domain sold for $800,000 and was the top sale in …
Read More ».EU brexit update
The United Kingdom left the European Union on 31 January 2020 at midnight (CET). After full ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK and the EU entered into the so-called “transition period”. This time-limited period …
Read More »PIR questions Attorney General’s authority and denies extension to ICANN
ICANN received a letter from California Attorney General (Xavier Becerra) on the 23rd of January regarding the .ORG change of control and then forwarded the letter to PIR. ICANN provided formal notice to PIR on …
Read More »WTF is a REGISTRY? .CLUB Session at NamesCon 2020
Take a deep dive into the business of a Domain Registry Operator from the team behind the popular .CLUB extension. What does a Registry really do? What are the responsibilities of a Registry, the economics, …
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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