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Selling Gems with Andrew Miller – DNW Podcast #320

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Andrew Miller talks about the old and the new.

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My guest today is Andrew Miller, an early domain investor who sold beer.com, shop.com, diamond.com and many other gems. On today’s show, we dig into domain investing in the early 2000s. We also talk about developing vs. just selling domains, with creditcards.com as an example. I also ask Andrew about the trend away from category-defining keyword domains toward using one-word domains as brands, and he has a good take on it.

Also: No more Corvid, Donuts’ top sales, .Gov domains and more.

Sponsor: Sav.com

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NielsenIQ and domain names – DNW Podcast #319

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What’s NielsenIQ, and why did it acquire NIQ.com?

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Nielsen — the company you probably know for TV ratings — is really much more than that. This year, the company is splitting into two. On today’s show, I interview Jacqueline Woods, Chief Marketing Officer of NielsenIQ. We discuss the split, what NielsenIQ does, and how it chose its domain. Jacqueline also explains why the company decided to acquire the three-letter domain NIQ.com.

Also: Donuts completes acquisition, GoDaddy phishing fury, reverse domain name hijacking.

Sponsor: Dan.com

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2021 Predictions Episode – DNW Podcast #318

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Here’s where 22 domain industry pros think we’re headed in 2021.

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Bring out the champagne, 2020 is almost over! It has certainly been an eventful, life-altering year.

We’re concluding 2020 with our annual predictions episode. I asked people in the domain name industry to reflect on 2020 and make predictions for next year. You’ll hear from 22 people representing investors, domain brokers, registries, and other organizations. Enjoy!

Sponsor: Dan.com

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2020 in review – DNW Podcast #317

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A look back at 2020 in the domain name business.

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It’s a special edition this week as I review the top stories and trends in the domain name market in 2020. We’ll discuss the pandemic’s impact on the market, continuing consolidation, the failed .org takeover, and price hikes that on the way.

Also: Levelup hijacking, Workforce fight, GoDaddy’s big deal, DoorDash and .online, and Namecheap data.

Sponsors: Dan.com and Donuts

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A Sparkly conversation with Jen Sale – DNW Podcast #316

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Jen Sale’s new startup and thoughts on starting a business.

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You know Jen Sale as the CEO of domain name brokerage Evergreen. She has a new startup called Sparkly that hopes to make give-giving easier. Jen explains the idea behind the site and how the company settled on Sparkly.com. We also discuss the challenges of starting a company when profits might be years away. Try Sparkly’s “gifts for your wife” quiz here.

Also: More RDNH, .IE transition, Canadian milestone

Sponsor: Donuts

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