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Wix: here’s what Covid-19 is doing to website creation
The pandemic has forced companies to expedite their transition online. Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) is one of the largest website builder platforms. The company sent a letter to shareholders (pdf) today explaining the impact Covid-19 is having on its business. ...
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Wix: here’s what Covid-19 is doing to website creation
The pandemic has forced companies to expedite their transition online. Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) is one of the largest website builder platforms. The company sent a letter to shareholders (pdf) today explaining the impact Covid-19 is having on its business. ...
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April 13, 2020, 3:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bored Humans – DNW Podcast #281
Eric Borgos is bored again. Eric Borgos has had a lot of hits. He has sold millions of dollars worth of domain names, including a set of sites for $4.5 million back in 2008. But what he did back then doesn’t work the same way today. On today&rs...
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Bored Humans – DNW Podcast #281
Eric Borgos is bored again. Eric Borgos has had a lot of hits. He has sold millions of dollars worth of domain names, including a set of sites for $4.5 million back in 2008. But what he did back then doesn’t work the same way today. On today&rs...
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April 13, 2020, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Namecheap posts $45M+ revenue in Q1
Revenue up 23% year-over-year. Privately held domain name registrar Namecheap grossed more than $45 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2020, the company revealed to Domain Name Wire. That’s up from $37 million in the same quarter ...
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Namecheap posts $45M+ revenue in Q1
Revenue up 23% year-over-year. Privately held domain name registrar Namecheap grossed more than $45 million in revenue in the first quarter of 2020, the company revealed to Domain Name Wire. That’s up from $37 million in the same quarter ...
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April 10, 2020, 4:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
A quick tip for Chinese end user research
Chinese company’s website doesn’t resolve? Try again with www. Here’s a quick tip for you when researching end users in China. Be sure to prefix a .cn or .com.cn domain with “www”. Otherwise, you may miss out an importan...
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A quick tip for Chinese end user research
Chinese company’s website doesn’t resolve? Try again with www. Here’s a quick tip for you when researching end users in China. Be sure to prefix a .cn or .com.cn domain with “www”. Otherwise, you may miss out an importan...
Discussion
April 10, 2020, 3:37 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN policy wonks to meet online rather than Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia meeting will be moved online due to Covid-19. ICANN has formally canceled its in-person Policy Forum scheduled for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in June, due to Covid-19. It will hold the event online instead. The non-profit held its meeting schedu...
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ICANN policy wonks to meet online rather than Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia meeting will be moved online due to Covid-19. ICANN has formally canceled its in-person Policy Forum scheduled for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in June, due to Covid-19. It will hold the event online instead. The non-profit held its meeting schedu...
Discussion
April 9, 2020, 7:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
What will Göran Marby’s legacy at ICANN be?
ICANN has become weaker over the past four years. As he approaches four years as CEO of ICANN, what will Göran Marby’s legacy be? Five years from now, when people question why domain names are so much more expensive than they used to be, t...
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What will Göran Marby’s legacy at ICANN be?
ICANN has become weaker over the past four years. As he approaches four years as CEO of ICANN, what will Göran Marby’s legacy be? Five years from now, when people question why domain names are so much more expensive than they used to be, t...
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April 9, 2020, 4:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
Ethos Capital clarifies .org promises as decision nears
Company clarifies commitments as decision date nears. It appears that Ethos Capital, the company trying to acquire .org registry Public Interest Registry, and ICANN are closely negotiating to make a decision on the deal this month. Today, Ethos annou...
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Ethos Capital clarifies .org promises as decision nears
Company clarifies commitments as decision date nears. It appears that Ethos Capital, the company trying to acquire .org registry Public Interest Registry, and ICANN are closely negotiating to make a decision on the deal this month. Today, Ethos annou...
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April 9, 2020, 3:22 pm
Domain Name Wire
Mailchimp has a funny name for its domain parking pages
It’s offering free domains, but not if you use the “standard domain squatter holding page”. Mailchimp, the marketing platform best know for email marketing, launched a free new website builder last year. Now, in response to the Covi...
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Mailchimp has a funny name for its domain parking pages
It’s offering free domains, but not if you use the “standard domain squatter holding page”. Mailchimp, the marketing platform best know for email marketing, launched a free new website builder last year. Now, in response to the Covi...
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April 8, 2020, 6:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Making sense of Godaddy acquiring Neustar’s registry business
What GoDaddy and Neustar get out of the deal. On Monday, GoDaddy announced it is acquiring Neustar’s domain name registry business and renaming it GoDaddy Registry. After long resisting vertical integration, GoDaddy decided it was time to own a...
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Making sense of Godaddy acquiring Neustar’s registry business
What GoDaddy and Neustar get out of the deal. On Monday, GoDaddy announced it is acquiring Neustar’s domain name registry business and renaming it GoDaddy Registry. After long resisting vertical integration, GoDaddy decided it was time to own a...
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April 8, 2020, 5:51 pm
Domain Name Wire
84.com just sold for 8-figure yuan
A Chinese domain marketplace reports that 84.com sold for at least $1.5 million. Domain marketplace Le.cn reported on April 7 that 84.com was sold for 8-figure yuan or approximately $1.5 to $15 million. According to the news story, the buyer used the...
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84.com just sold for 8-figure yuan
A Chinese domain marketplace reports that 84.com sold for at least $1.5 million. Domain marketplace Le.cn reported on April 7 that 84.com was sold for 8-figure yuan or approximately $1.5 to $15 million. According to the news story, the buyer used the...
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April 8, 2020, 3:47 pm
