GoDaddy auctions, WooCommerce and Uzi Nissan made news last month. These were the most popular stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by number of views. 1. West Virginia airport tries to reverse hijack a domain name - Air travel can ... Continue Reading1 Comment
April’s top domain name stories
· UncategorizedHow to audit your Afternic account for mispriced floor prices
· Domain SalesAudit your account to prevent accidental sales at low prices. The other day I saw a lead in my Afternic account for a domain I recently acquired. The asking price was correct, but the floor price at which it could be sold was below what I paid for it; I ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Aftermarket jumps 12% at GoDaddy, company reports 180 layoffs
· Domain RegistrarsAverage sale price in aftermarket increased during the quarter. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported Q1 earnings this afternoon, including a surprise jump in domain name aftermarket revenue. Overall, GoDaddy's revenue increased 7% year over year to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Internet gateway company faces name collision with .box
· Policy & LawCompany uses .box as an internal address on its internet gateways. The maker of FRITZ!Box internet gateways made a disturbing discovery this year: .box is a real top level domain name. The company discovered this after someone registered fritz ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
How GoDaddy handles currencies in long term payment plans
· UncategorizedSellers get the same amount, while buyers pay the USD equivalent in their preferred currency each month. This week, GoDaddy enabled long term payment options on Afternic domains to customers outside of the United States in their own ... Continue Reading2 Comments
dotDB’s new Domain Management tool is helpful for watching for new registrations
· ServicesSee which of your domains are growing in popularity. I use dotDB several times per week for domain research. At its core, dotDB helps you see the number of extensions a domain name is registered in, as well as other variations of names that include ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Escrow.com reports uptick in domain sales
· Domain SalesEscrow.com shows sequential growth in domain sales but down year over year. Escrow.com released its Q1 Escrow Domain Investment Index (pdf) today, which reported a slight uptick in domain sales compared to the Q4 of last year. Overall, the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
End user domain name sales up to $100k
· Domain SalesA .ar domain name leads the pack. Sedo's top reported domain name sale this week was x.ar, which was bought by a blockchain augmented reality company for close to $100,000. I had difficulty finding many end user sales in Sedo's latest batch of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Taylor Swift files domain name cybersquatting claims
· Policy & LawTaylor Swift tries to shake off unauthorized websites. Taylor Swift's intellectual property entity, TAS Rights Management, LLC, has filed two cybersquatting cases to take control of domain names it says are infringing on its intellectual property ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Rebranding to Atom – DNW Podcast #482
· PodcastsWhy Squadhelp changes its name and how it came up with Atom. Darpan Munjal has been a guest on this podcast many times, but he gets a different introduction this time: CEO of Atom. That’s because his company Squadhelp recently rebranded as Atom ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment