Two companies in the domain name business returned to the Inc. 5000 this year, and one other made it for the first time. Three domain name companies made the Inc 5000 list this year. Companies are ranked according to their three year revenue ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Three domain name companies land on 2022 Inc. 5000
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Radix reports (another) strong half for premium domain sales
· Domain SalesPremium sales continued momentum in first half of 2022. Top level domain registry Radix has revealed its premium sales data for the first half of 2022, and it's up and to the right. The company estimates that registrars pulled in $3.82 million ... Continue Reading3 Comments
End user domain sales up to $1.6 million
· Domain SalesTwo dating platforms, a shoe designer and a database company bought domain names. August is vacation month, especially for businesses in Europe. So you can expect Sedo's sales lists to be a little light this month. I found just nine end user sales ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Swiss company Boller, Winkler AG tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawPanelist calls the case "woeful." I've seen a lot of egregious reverse domain name hijacking cases over the years, and a recent one ranks high on the list. A Swiss textiles firm, Boller, Winkler AG, filed a UDRP against schlossberg.com. The ... Continue Reading1 Comment
DNW Podcast Intermission
· PodcastsCheck out our previous episodes this week. Domain Name Wire Published its 400th podcast episode last week, so this week I'm taking a breather. But that doesn't mean you have nothing to listen to this week. The entire back catalog is available in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Latest .com registrar rankings
· Domain RegistrarsThese are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers April 2022. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lamborghini wins Lambo.com as “NamePros username defense” fails
· Policy & LawDomain owner cited his NamePros username as evidence that he's commonly known as "Lambo". A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has ordered that the owner of lambo.com transfer the name to the upscale car maker. Lambo is a shortened term ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Why you’re selling fewer domain names
· Domain SalesDemand for new websites is decreasing, and so is the demand for domains. There have been some big domain sales lately, but if you are on "domain Twitter," you know all is not well in the domain name aftermarket. Domain investors are complaining ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Here are 108 domains that sold for $2k+ on NameJet and Snapnames last month
· Expired DomainsSales dropped in July on Newfold's aftermarket platforms. Newfold Digital's domain name aftermarket platforms NameJet and SnapNames combined to sell 108 domains for $2,000 or more last month. These domains totaled $447,000, but keep in mind this ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Call.com sells again, this time for $1.6 million
· Domain SalesIt last sold publicly for $1.1 million in 2009. Sedo has brokered the sale of call.com for $1.6 million. Broker Frank Tillmanns announced the transaction on Twitter this morning. The domain name has a storied history. Live Current Media ... Continue Reading1 Comment
