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Tucows lays off 17% of staff
Layoffs impact fiber business and corporate overhead. Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) announced today that it laid off 17% of its employees as part of a capital efficiency plan. The move primarily impacts its Ting business, which provides fiber-to-the-home broad...
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Tucows lays off 17% of staff
Layoffs impact fiber business and corporate overhead. Tucows (NASDAQ:TCX) announced today that it laid off 17% of its employees as part of a capital efficiency plan. The move primarily impacts its Ting business, which provides fiber-to-the-home broad...
Discussion
November 1, 2024, 3:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Credit counseling non-profit tries reverse domain name hijacking
Surely there’s something the Complainant wasn’t saying in this bizarre case? Sometimes I read a Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (UDRP) decision and think, “Surely, there’s more to this dispute that the Complainant just ...
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Credit counseling non-profit tries reverse domain name hijacking
Surely there’s something the Complainant wasn’t saying in this bizarre case? Sometimes I read a Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution (UDRP) decision and think, “Surely, there’s more to this dispute that the Complainant just ...
Discussion
November 1, 2024, 3:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN to raise domain name fees
Group plans to increase registry and registrar fees. ICANN has formally announced that it plans to raise the fees it charges domain name registries and registrars, including the “ICANN tax” that registrars typically pass along to domain r...
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ICANN to raise domain name fees
Group plans to increase registry and registrar fees. ICANN has formally announced that it plans to raise the fees it charges domain name registries and registrars, including the “ICANN tax” that registrars typically pass along to domain r...
Discussion
October 31, 2024, 6:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
End user domain sales including a $50,000 .tech
A $100k .com upgrade and a $50k .tech domain lead Sedo’s sales. On Tuesday, I published a list of Sedo sales from two weeks ago. Today’s list includes the sales concluded from the past week. The sales show the breadth of companies that bu...
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End user domain sales including a $50,000 .tech
A $100k .com upgrade and a $50k .tech domain lead Sedo’s sales. On Tuesday, I published a list of Sedo sales from two weeks ago. Today’s list includes the sales concluded from the past week. The sales show the breadth of companies that bu...
Discussion
October 31, 2024, 1:02 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy’s aftermarket dipped in Q3, but rest of business humming along
Non-recurring aftermarket business fell slightly in Q3. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) released Q3 earnings this afternoon, reporting a 7% year-over-year revenue increase to $1.15 billion. The company’s Applications & Commerce segment grew 16% year o...
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GoDaddy’s aftermarket dipped in Q3, but rest of business humming along
Non-recurring aftermarket business fell slightly in Q3. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) released Q3 earnings this afternoon, reporting a 7% year-over-year revenue increase to $1.15 billion. The company’s Applications & Commerce segment grew 16% year o...
Discussion
October 30, 2024, 8:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Two domain name events are on tap for November
Domain industry has two opportunities to get together in November. Two in-person domain name events are happening in November. First, the sold-out Domain Days returns to Dubai on November 5 and 6. In addition to a packed agenda of panels, Right of th...
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Two domain name events are on tap for November
Domain industry has two opportunities to get together in November. Two in-person domain name events are happening in November. First, the sold-out Domain Days returns to Dubai on November 5 and 6. In addition to a packed agenda of panels, Right of th...
Discussion
October 30, 2024, 4:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
18 end user domain sales up to $26k
A rocket ship maker, an insurance company, and a boating site bought domain names. Sedo released to sales lists this week after taking last week off. For today’s post, we’ll review end user sales that concluded by October 14. Here’s...
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18 end user domain sales up to $26k
A rocket ship maker, an insurance company, and a boating site bought domain names. Sedo released to sales lists this week after taking last week off. For today’s post, we’ll review end user sales that concluded by October 14. Here’s...
Discussion
October 29, 2024, 6:06 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Com rankings: Porkbun zoomies onto the list
Here’s the latest data about the .com namespace, include a surprise entry on the top 10 list. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers June 2024. A few things stand out in thi...
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.Com rankings: Porkbun zoomies onto the list
Here’s the latest data about the .com namespace, include a surprise entry on the top 10 list. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers June 2024. A few things stand out in thi...
Discussion
October 29, 2024, 1:54 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy explains what it’s doing about shill bidding
Company says shill bidding has decreased this year after implementing new strategies. GoDaddy has published an in-depth look at what it is doing to combat auction fraud, and I think it’s worth taking a look. The company has taken some heat becu...
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GoDaddy explains what it’s doing about shill bidding
Company says shill bidding has decreased this year after implementing new strategies. GoDaddy has published an in-depth look at what it is doing to combat auction fraud, and I think it’s worth taking a look. The company has taken some heat becu...
Discussion
October 28, 2024, 4:35 pm
Domain Name Wire
Smart investing and India’s domain market – DNW Podcast #506
A look inside India’s domain market. I’m joined by domain investor Deepak Daftari on this week’s show. Deepak discusses how he got into domain name investing, bulk portfolio purchases, and how his sales are going this year. We also ...
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Smart investing and India’s domain market – DNW Podcast #506
A look inside India’s domain market. I’m joined by domain investor Deepak Daftari on this week’s show. Deepak discusses how he got into domain name investing, bulk portfolio purchases, and how his sales are going this year. We also ...
Discussion
October 28, 2024, 3:30 pm
