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Domain Name Wire
CentralNic to acquire monetization company Codewise for $36 million
CentralNic bulks up its monetization business. Domain name rollup CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) announced that it is acquiring Codewise, which is a collection of advertising and domain monetization companies, for $36 million. The acquisition adds to ...
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CentralNic to acquire monetization company Codewise for $36 million
CentralNic bulks up its monetization business. Domain name rollup CentralNic (London AIM: CNIC) announced that it is acquiring Codewise, which is a collection of advertising and domain monetization companies, for $36 million. The acquisition adds to ...
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September 10, 2020, 4:28 pm
Domain Name Wire
Those wacky Canadians are back with more .ca commercials
CIRA features Mounties, hockey, bears, and maple syrup in new commercials. Last year, .Ca country code manager CIRA aired a series of commercials in an advertising campaign called Don’t Be a Traitor. Featuring Canadian staples such as Mounties ...
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Those wacky Canadians are back with more .ca commercials
CIRA features Mounties, hockey, bears, and maple syrup in new commercials. Last year, .Ca country code manager CIRA aired a series of commercials in an advertising campaign called Don’t Be a Traitor. Featuring Canadian staples such as Mounties ...
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September 10, 2020, 3:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
11 end user domain sales this week
A modular buildings company, a lumber business, and a social networking app bought domain names at Sedo. There’s been a lot of chatter about Sedo’s sale of Lokal.com for €40,600. Some people think Lokalise, a localization and transla...
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11 end user domain sales this week
A modular buildings company, a lumber business, and a social networking app bought domain names at Sedo. There’s been a lot of chatter about Sedo’s sale of Lokal.com for €40,600. Some people think Lokalise, a localization and transla...
Discussion
September 10, 2020, 1:45 pm
Domain Name Wire
.Org launches new registrant rights/appeal mechanism
.Org registrants now get multiple appeals if their domains are suspended. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the registry for .org domain names, has unveiled a new appeals process for .org registrants who believe the registry unfairly suspended their do...
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.Org launches new registrant rights/appeal mechanism
.Org registrants now get multiple appeals if their domains are suspended. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the registry for .org domain names, has unveiled a new appeals process for .org registrants who believe the registry unfairly suspended their do...
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September 10, 2020, 1:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
NamesCon Online: Ethics and best practices in domain brokerage
Panel discusses ethical questions for brokering domain names. This morning at NamesCon Online, domain broker Tessa Holcomb led a panel of domain name industry professionals in a discussion of domain brokerage ethics. Participants included Bill Sweetm...
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NamesCon Online: Ethics and best practices in domain brokerage
Panel discusses ethical questions for brokering domain names. This morning at NamesCon Online, domain broker Tessa Holcomb led a panel of domain name industry professionals in a discussion of domain brokerage ethics. Participants included Bill Sweetm...
Discussion
September 9, 2020, 5:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bodis launches Ads.com network, SSL for landers
Domain parking company soft-launches ad network and makes other product announcements. Domain name parking company Bodis has soft-launched Ads.com as a direct advertiser platform. The company monetizes domain names with pay-per-click feeds but hopes ...
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Bodis launches Ads.com network, SSL for landers
Domain parking company soft-launches ad network and makes other product announcements. Domain name parking company Bodis has soft-launched Ads.com as a direct advertiser platform. The company monetizes domain names with pay-per-click feeds but hopes ...
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September 9, 2020, 4:07 pm
The Domains
DAN-BODIS partnership to provide a hybrid landing page
Announced to coincide with the start of NamesCon Online, our ad partner DAN and Bodis have announced a partnership. I had early access to the new hybrid sales landing pages and I think it’s a good move for both companies. From the release: DAN ...
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DAN-BODIS partnership to provide a hybrid landing page
Announced to coincide with the start of NamesCon Online, our ad partner DAN and Bodis have announced a partnership. I had early access to the new hybrid sales landing pages and I think it’s a good move for both companies. From the release: DAN ...
Discussion
September 9, 2020, 4:01 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICA publishes sample domain sales agreement
Domain name investors advocacy group publishes agreement that can be used by domain buyers and sellers. If I had to guess, I’d assume that very few domain name investors use a contract when they buy or sell a domain. This is because the benefit...
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ICA publishes sample domain sales agreement
Domain name investors advocacy group publishes agreement that can be used by domain buyers and sellers. If I had to guess, I’d assume that very few domain name investors use a contract when they buy or sell a domain. This is because the benefit...
Discussion
September 9, 2020, 3:23 pm
Domain Name Wire
PrivateJet.cn just sold and here is the rest of the story
An English-language Chinese country code domain just sold for big bucks. Domain investors are buzzing about the sale of PrivateJet.cn, with a special interest in its English nature and the high price for this Chinese country code domain. But there&rs...
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PrivateJet.cn just sold and here is the rest of the story
An English-language Chinese country code domain just sold for big bucks. Domain investors are buzzing about the sale of PrivateJet.cn, with a special interest in its English nature and the high price for this Chinese country code domain. But there&rs...
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September 8, 2020, 9:46 pm
The Domains
Radix announces launch of Namify
Radix is entering the name spinning space with Namify, located at Namify.tech. The name-spinner is aimed at solopreneurs, small business owners and startups looking for affordable brand building solutions that include brand name, domain name, social ...
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Radix announces launch of Namify
Radix is entering the name spinning space with Namify, located at Namify.tech. The name-spinner is aimed at solopreneurs, small business owners and startups looking for affordable brand building solutions that include brand name, domain name, social ...
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September 8, 2020, 8:43 pm
