Domain News
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Latest .com rankings: the slowdown has begun
These are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data…
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ICANN’s tax return: top salaries and a big savings account
Latest tax return reveals big salaries and a growing treasure chest. ICANN has filed its 2021 Form 990 (pdf), which…
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Numeric .eth domains are the latest meme NFT
How people sextupled their money in one week. Short numeric .eth domains have shot up in value. Three and four…
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Instructure and Canvas/Untapped settle lawsuit
Untapped agrees to a permanent injunction against using the Canvas brand. The future is Untapped, and that’s a bummer for…
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Yuga Labs apes in on Otherside domains but misses a key one
I still don’t understand its domain strategy. I’ve questioned Yuga Labs’ defensive domain registration strategy before and I’m going to…
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Domain investing education – DNW Podcast #386
Michael Cyger talks about selling DNAcademy and what it could mean for domain investors. In his first interview since selling…
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Google changed the .channel, and it launches this week
Google Registry launches .channel with a different business plan. Google broadens the audience for .channel, which launches in sunrise this…
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Quite possibly the ugliest name to sell for three figures ever?
While reviewing new gtld domain name sales for April, I came across this beauty. RKLARMSBO0C2Z3KOR3BFSKIOWMUGZ1NWBEX8QVALLSTRLK5IDNNWXWQZOQMDIZF.SITE. I initially contacted Michael at…
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Verisign lowers guidance for domain growth
Company cites waning pandemic surge and general macroeconomic situation for lower-than-expected growth. The domain base keeps growing, but Verisign lowered…
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Verisign reports Q1 2022 Earnings beats earnings and revenue estimates
VeriSign (VRSN) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.43 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.39 per share.…
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A sign of things to come? Verisign slashes outlook in post-pandemic slowdown
Verisign is warning that its business is going to grow slower than expected in 2022, due to the after-effects of…
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Verisign reports 7.2% revenue jump, 1.23 million domain base increase
Verisign turns in a solid quarter buoyed by .com price increase. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported Q1 earnings after the market…
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GoDaddy Corporate Domains adds Afternic integration for sales
Company hopes corporations will sell some of their unused domain names. Big companies own many great domains they don’t use,…
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Woman inherited “a little pot of gold” — a domain name
A woman inherited a domain name from her father. Then a large tech company came calling. When George Fanno died…
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Kudos to this UDRP panelist for using common sense
The domain owner didn’t file a formal response, but the panelist used common sense to find in his favor. Thumbs…