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GoDaddy reports 16.5% YoY revenue growth
GoDaddy’s topline growth continues. GoDaddy reported earnings after the bell today. The company posted 16.5% earnings growth in Q2 2015 compared to the same quarter a year ago. That’s a slight decline from the 17.5% year over year number ...
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GoDaddy reports 16.5% YoY revenue growth
GoDaddy’s topline growth continues. GoDaddy reported earnings after the bell today. The company posted 16.5% earnings growth in Q2 2015 compared to the same quarter a year ago. That’s a slight decline from the 17.5% year over year number ...
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August 5, 2015, 10:18 pm

Domain Name Wire
.Com Winners & Losers: Uniregistry posts a big gain
Here’s how registrars fared with .com in April. ICANN has published the latest Verisign .com monthly report, containing data from April. Let’s start by reviewing which registrars added the most new .com domain name registrations: 1. GoDad...
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.Com Winners & Losers: Uniregistry posts a big gain
Here’s how registrars fared with .com in April. ICANN has published the latest Verisign .com monthly report, containing data from April. Let’s start by reviewing which registrars added the most new .com domain name registrations: 1. GoDad...
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August 5, 2015, 6:23 pm

Domain Name Wire
Rightside: 2 $100k .Video Sales, $1M from .News and new TLD renewal rates
Rightside reveals three interesting numbers about its new top level domain names. Rightside held its quarterly analyst call yesterday after releasing second quarter results. Here are three interesting notes about new top level domain names that Right...
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Rightside: 2 $100k .Video Sales, $1M from .News and new TLD renewal rates
Rightside reveals three interesting numbers about its new top level domain names. Rightside held its quarterly analyst call yesterday after releasing second quarter results. Here are three interesting notes about new top level domain names that Right...
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August 5, 2015, 4:08 pm

Domain Name Wire
Two domain owners win UDRPs despite not responding
Panelists don’t blindly assume respondents are cybersquatting in two recent cases. Although it’s rare, domain name owners sometimes win UDRP filings despite not responding to the allegations. In these cases, the UDRP panelists actually us...
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Two domain owners win UDRPs despite not responding
Panelists don’t blindly assume respondents are cybersquatting in two recent cases. Although it’s rare, domain name owners sometimes win UDRP filings despite not responding to the allegations. In these cases, the UDRP panelists actually us...
Discussion
August 5, 2015, 3:35 pm

Domain Name Wire
Rightside has record revenue in Q2
Rightside continues upward trajectory. Domain name company Rightside posted record revenue of $52.2 million in Q2, the company announced today. That compares to $46.7 million in Q2 2014 and $50.5 million in the first quarter of this year. The company...
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Rightside has record revenue in Q2
Rightside continues upward trajectory. Domain name company Rightside posted record revenue of $52.2 million in Q2, the company announced today. That compares to $46.7 million in Q2 2014 and $50.5 million in the first quarter of this year. The company...
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August 4, 2015, 9:23 pm

Domain Name Wire
July’s Hottest Domain Name Stories
Sex.com, a $50,000 cybersquatting settlement and more. Legal stuff continued to make headlines in July in the domain biz. ParkingCrew also made things interesting with its acquisition of NameDrive. Here’s a look back at the top stories on Domai...
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July’s Hottest Domain Name Stories
Sex.com, a $50,000 cybersquatting settlement and more. Legal stuff continued to make headlines in July in the domain biz. ParkingCrew also made things interesting with its acquisition of NameDrive. Here’s a look back at the top stories on Domai...
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August 4, 2015, 6:42 pm

Domain Name Wire
Famous Four launches 5 domain names this week
Five domains on tap this week. Famous Four Media launches another five top level domain names on Wednesday of this week. Registrars will begin selling .racing, .accountant, .download, .win and .loan. 101Domain is offering all of the names for about $...
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Famous Four launches 5 domain names this week
Five domains on tap this week. Famous Four Media launches another five top level domain names on Wednesday of this week. Registrars will begin selling .racing, .accountant, .download, .win and .loan. 101Domain is offering all of the names for about $...
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August 4, 2015, 4:35 pm

Domain Name Wire
Rightside and NameCheap ink longer term deal
Deal adds some certainty to Rightside’s future revenue. After frequent short-term extensions, Rightside’s eNom and reseller NameCheap have signed a longer term reseller deal. Many people are surprised to learn that NameCheap, which manage...
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Rightside and NameCheap ink longer term deal
Deal adds some certainty to Rightside’s future revenue. After frequent short-term extensions, Rightside’s eNom and reseller NameCheap have signed a longer term reseller deal. Many people are surprised to learn that NameCheap, which manage...
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August 4, 2015, 4:13 pm

Domain Name Wire
Hitting the Slopes with Rob Rozicki – DNW Podcast #44
A first-hand perspective of launching new top level domain names. What better time to think about snow skiing than during the heat of the summer? On this episode, Starting Dot SVP Rob Rozicki joins us to discuss top level domain names, including his ...
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Hitting the Slopes with Rob Rozicki – DNW Podcast #44
A first-hand perspective of launching new top level domain names. What better time to think about snow skiing than during the heat of the summer? On this episode, Starting Dot SVP Rob Rozicki joins us to discuss top level domain names, including his ...
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August 3, 2015, 3:30 pm

Domain Name Wire
Lawsuit filed to recover stolen education domain names
Suit alleges a dozen domain names were stolen using compromised email address. Texas company CMN.com LLC has filed a lawsuit to recover 12 domain names it alleges were stolen from it. According to the suit, the thief gained access to one of its email...
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Lawsuit filed to recover stolen education domain names
Suit alleges a dozen domain names were stolen using compromised email address. Texas company CMN.com LLC has filed a lawsuit to recover 12 domain names it alleges were stolen from it. According to the suit, the thief gained access to one of its email...
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August 3, 2015, 2:11 pm