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Domain Name Wire
Startup domain name fails: 68% fail radio test
Majority of companies attending startup conference have problematic domain names. Name Ninja recently performed an analysis of the domain names used by startups going to the Collision conference in Las Vegas next month. The domain name consultancy fo...
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Startup domain name fails: 68% fail radio test
Majority of companies attending startup conference have problematic domain names. Name Ninja recently performed an analysis of the domain names used by startups going to the Collision conference in Las Vegas next month. The domain name consultancy fo...
Discussion
April 28, 2015, 3:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sedo now lets clients start their own domain name auctions
Domainers can start their own reserve auctions…for a fee. Sedo is offering domain name sellers a new option to start an auction on its domain name marketplace. Called Direct Auction, clients can now select domain names to be auctioned, when th...
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Sedo now lets clients start their own domain name auctions
Domainers can start their own reserve auctions…for a fee. Sedo is offering domain name sellers a new option to start an auction on its domain name marketplace. Called Direct Auction, clients can now select domain names to be auctioned, when th...
Discussion
April 28, 2015, 2:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
Are Zombie TLDs coming this year?
Some of these TLDs can’t string along much longer. Hundreds of new top level domain names are now available. Some are doing reasonably well while others are not (to put it mildly). Will 2015 see the first new TLD “failures”, in whic...
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Are Zombie TLDs coming this year?
Some of these TLDs can’t string along much longer. Hundreds of new top level domain names are now available. Some are doing reasonably well while others are not (to put it mildly). Will 2015 see the first new TLD “failures”, in whic...
Discussion
April 28, 2015, 2:11 pm
Domain Name Wire
CentralNic doubled revenue in 2014
Company posts big gains, likely due to acquisition of domain name registrar last year. Domain name services company CentralNic doubled its revenue in 2014 and increased its adjusted EBITDA by 65%. The company grew its topline from £3.891 millio...
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CentralNic doubled revenue in 2014
Company posts big gains, likely due to acquisition of domain name registrar last year. Domain name services company CentralNic doubled its revenue in 2014 and increased its adjusted EBITDA by 65%. The company grew its topline from £3.891 millio...
Discussion
April 28, 2015, 1:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
New TLDs this week: .Video, .Fit and .Sale
Minds + Machines and Rightside introduce new domain names this week. A few domain names hit general availability or Early Access this Wednesday. Minds + Machines will launch .Fit with retail pricing of about $25 or so. .Fit is one of the company&rsqu...
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New TLDs this week: .Video, .Fit and .Sale
Minds + Machines and Rightside introduce new domain names this week. A few domain names hit general availability or Early Access this Wednesday. Minds + Machines will launch .Fit with retail pricing of about $25 or so. .Fit is one of the company&rsqu...
Discussion
April 27, 2015, 7:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Responding to Domain Name Offers with Bill Sweetman – DNW Podcast #30
Name Ninja Bill Sweetman talks about his role as a domain buyer broker, and how domain name owners should respond to offers to buy their domain names. Domain name consultant Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja helps companies find and buy the right domain na...
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Responding to Domain Name Offers with Bill Sweetman – DNW Podcast #30
Name Ninja Bill Sweetman talks about his role as a domain buyer broker, and how domain name owners should respond to offers to buy their domain names. Domain name consultant Bill Sweetman of Name Ninja helps companies find and buy the right domain na...
Discussion
April 27, 2015, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
A look at Escrow.com’s revenue growth
Company’s topline is up over 50% in past five years. Australian company Freelancer.com has acquired Escrow.com for US $7.5M. This is 6.25x Escrow.com’s 2014 EBITDA. The transaction reveals, for the first time, Escrow.com’s growth in...
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A look at Escrow.com’s revenue growth
Company’s topline is up over 50% in past five years. Australian company Freelancer.com has acquired Escrow.com for US $7.5M. This is 6.25x Escrow.com’s 2014 EBITDA. The transaction reveals, for the first time, Escrow.com’s growth in...
Discussion
April 27, 2015, 2:03 pm
Domain Name Wire
What is Freelancer.com and why did it buy Escrow.com?
Publicly traded freelance marketplace owns a number of businesses, including a website and domain name marketplace. Yesterday (United States time), Freelancer.com announced that it acquired Escrow.com for US $7.5 million. Freelancer.com is a publicly...
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What is Freelancer.com and why did it buy Escrow.com?
Publicly traded freelance marketplace owns a number of businesses, including a website and domain name marketplace. Yesterday (United States time), Freelancer.com announced that it acquired Escrow.com for US $7.5 million. Freelancer.com is a publicly...
Discussion
April 27, 2015, 1:52 pm
Domain Name Wire
Escrow.com acquired for $7.5 million
Company known for securing domain name transactions is acquired by Australian company. Freelancer.com, an online marketplace for freelance services, has acquired escrow service Escrow.com for $7.5 million. Escrow.com is a popular service among domain...
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Escrow.com acquired for $7.5 million
Company known for securing domain name transactions is acquired by Australian company. Freelancer.com, an online marketplace for freelance services, has acquired escrow service Escrow.com for $7.5 million. Escrow.com is a popular service among domain...
Discussion
April 27, 2015, 1:15 am
Domain Name Wire
Digging into .xyz’s domain name registrations
A look at how .xyz domain names are being used. .xyz is big — about 900,000 domains — but it’s also controversial since many of the domains were given away for free. Even stripping away the freebies, .xyz is still big. I called upon...
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Digging into .xyz’s domain name registrations
A look at how .xyz domain names are being used. .xyz is big — about 900,000 domains — but it’s also controversial since many of the domains were given away for free. Even stripping away the freebies, .xyz is still big. I called upon...
Discussion
April 24, 2015, 3:28 pm
