Domain News
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Quantifying the domain aftermarket slowdown
Take a look at GoDaddy’s aftermarket growth rates. The domain aftermarket exploded at the onset of the pandemic. Now, it’s…
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GoDaddy experienced a multi-year breach
BleepingComputer.com published a piece on the GoDaddy hacking incident. This was a multi year hacking campaign. The company says that…
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A new lawsuit over TRX.com
A bit of gamesmanship in a battle for TRX.com. JFXD TRX ACQ LLC has filed an in rem lawsuit over…
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3 things GoDaddy should do before shutting down Uniregistry Market
Uniregistry has some great features. It would be a shame if they went away. Uniregistry might shut down this year…
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eBay tries (and fails) to use UDRP in a cybersquatting complaint
eBay tried to shoehorn a trademark dispute into a cybersquatting dispute. eBay has lost a dispute it filed to get…
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“Everyone thinks you’re a spammer” if you buy keyword domains, says Googler
A veteran Google “Search Advocate” has said he’s “not a fan” of keyword-rich domain names, partly because they’ll make people…
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New gTLDs report came in under budget
ICANN spent less than expected carrying out the Operational Design Phase of the new gTLD program last year, according to…
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.Com leaderboard: Gname and GMO make moves
Here are the biggest and fastest-growing domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from…
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GoDaddy reports earnings, 2022 revenue up 7%
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) reported their fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022 earnings today. After hours 79.53 −1.51 (1.86%) 2022…
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I let ChatGPT cover GoDaddy’s Q4 earnings for me
Living and working in the UK, it’s always a bit irritating that the major, public, US-based domain name companies report…
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GoDaddy reports earnings and tempered outlook
Company anticipates slower growth in 2023. GoDaddy (GDDY) reported Q4 and full year 2022 earnings after the market closed today.…
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ICANN to approve next new gTLD round next month (kinda)
ICANN’s board of directors is sending mixed signals about the new gTLD program, but it seems it is ready to…
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Earthquake survivors given domain renewal holiday
ICANN has announced that registrants in earthquake-hit Türkiye and Syria could have their domains protected from expiration. It’s triggered part…
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by SmartBlockchain.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and SmartBlockchain.com led the way at $80,000. You will see the .net also…
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GoDaddy to lay off hundreds
GoDaddy has become the latest big tech firm to announce huge layoffs, with hundreds of employees set to be let…