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Domain Name Wire
Paul Nicks talks GoDaddy Aftermarket – DNW Podcast #259
What GoDaddy is doing to help you sell more domains. Two weeks ago, Shane Cultra and I discussed improvements we want GoDaddy to make. On today’s show, GoDaddy VP of Aftermarket Paul Nicks comes on the show to discuss some of the fixes and impr...
Discussion
Paul Nicks talks GoDaddy Aftermarket – DNW Podcast #259
What GoDaddy is doing to help you sell more domains. Two weeks ago, Shane Cultra and I discussed improvements we want GoDaddy to make. On today’s show, GoDaddy VP of Aftermarket Paul Nicks comes on the show to discuss some of the fixes and impr...
Discussion
October 28, 2019, 3:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
PIR (.Org) slashes registry fee to Afilias in half to $18 million
Non-profit’s renegotiated contract includes steep reduction in fees. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the non-profit organization that operates the .org top level domain name, cut the fee it pays its backend technical registry provider by half i...
Discussion
PIR (.Org) slashes registry fee to Afilias in half to $18 million
Non-profit’s renegotiated contract includes steep reduction in fees. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the non-profit organization that operates the .org top level domain name, cut the fee it pays its backend technical registry provider by half i...
Discussion
October 28, 2019, 12:46 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN is about to give Verisign its .com price increases
Verisign CEO’s comments suggest price increases are on the way. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) held its quarterly investor call yesterday, and it seems that ICANN is about to give Verisign the price increases it wants for .com. The U.S. Department of ...
Discussion
ICANN is about to give Verisign its .com price increases
Verisign CEO’s comments suggest price increases are on the way. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) held its quarterly investor call yesterday, and it seems that ICANN is about to give Verisign the price increases it wants for .com. The U.S. Department of ...
Discussion
October 25, 2019, 12:14 pm
The Domains
Trump beats Biden to TodosConBiden.com
The BBC published a piece about political domain names. It seems that the Trump administration decided to register the domain name TodosConBiden.com. The Biden campaign is marketing to Hispanics on Twitter using Todos Con Biden (Everyone with Biden)....
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Trump beats Biden to TodosConBiden.com
The BBC published a piece about political domain names. It seems that the Trump administration decided to register the domain name TodosConBiden.com. The Biden campaign is marketing to Hispanics on Twitter using Todos Con Biden (Everyone with Biden)....
Discussion
October 25, 2019, 10:29 am
The Domains
.Me registry looking to see close to 3,000 premium names through Afternic
The .me registry will be releasing close to 3,000 premium domains starting October 30, 2019. In a blog post they outlined the process for purchasing these names. From October 30 to December 30, about 3,000 .ME domains, previously available exclusivel...
Discussion
.Me registry looking to see close to 3,000 premium names through Afternic
The .me registry will be releasing close to 3,000 premium domains starting October 30, 2019. In a blog post they outlined the process for purchasing these names. From October 30 to December 30, about 3,000 .ME domains, previously available exclusivel...
Discussion
October 25, 2019, 10:10 am
The Domains
Verisign earnings for Q3 2019 beat expectations
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings today. They showed earnings per share of $1.36 on revenue of $308.4M. This was better than analyst projections. According to Yahoo the company missed on revenues. The stock closed up on Thursday at $185...
Discussion
Verisign earnings for Q3 2019 beat expectations
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings today. They showed earnings per share of $1.36 on revenue of $308.4M. This was better than analyst projections. According to Yahoo the company missed on revenues. The stock closed up on Thursday at $185...
Discussion
October 24, 2019, 9:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Revenues tick up at Verisign as it adds 1.27 million domains
Profits grow even faster at .com domain name registry. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings today after the market close. Revenue for the third quarter was $308.421 million, up slightly from $305.777 million in the same quarter of 2018. It kept ...
Discussion
Revenues tick up at Verisign as it adds 1.27 million domains
Profits grow even faster at .com domain name registry. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported earnings today after the market close. Revenue for the third quarter was $308.421 million, up slightly from $305.777 million in the same quarter of 2018. It kept ...
Discussion
October 24, 2019, 8:21 pm
Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy “fixes” auction login page issue
You no longer have to log in twice at GoDaddy Auctions. GoDaddy has released a fix to the login issue on GoDaddy Auctions. It’s more of a hack, really. But it helps. Previously, when you clicked the “log in” button on GoDaddy Auctio...
Discussion
GoDaddy “fixes” auction login page issue
You no longer have to log in twice at GoDaddy Auctions. GoDaddy has released a fix to the login issue on GoDaddy Auctions. It’s more of a hack, really. But it helps. Previously, when you clicked the “log in” button on GoDaddy Auctio...
Discussion
October 24, 2019, 4:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cybersquatting cases at WIPO trending up in 2019
Numbers up slightly so far this year, but still represent a very small subset of domains. The caseload of cybersquatting disputes at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is trending upward so far in 2019. 2,723 cases were filed during the ...
Discussion
Cybersquatting cases at WIPO trending up in 2019
Numbers up slightly so far this year, but still represent a very small subset of domains. The caseload of cybersquatting disputes at World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is trending upward so far in 2019. 2,723 cases were filed during the ...
Discussion
October 24, 2019, 4:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
Who bought domains at Uniregistry this past week
Big three-letter eko.com sale was just one of many sales. Uniregistry’s sale of Eko.com smashed the charts this week, but it wasn’t the only notable sale the company made. I reviewed the company’s top 20 sales to figure out who boug...
Discussion
Who bought domains at Uniregistry this past week
Big three-letter eko.com sale was just one of many sales. Uniregistry’s sale of Eko.com smashed the charts this week, but it wasn’t the only notable sale the company made. I reviewed the company’s top 20 sales to figure out who boug...
Discussion
October 24, 2019, 1:02 pm
