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Improving GoDaddy – DNW Podcast #257

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A discussion about GoDaddy and how to improve it.

dnw-podcastGoDaddy has made many improvements to its domain platform. What more can it do to make the experience better for domain investors going forward? On today’s show, Shane Cultra and I discuss some ideas for the company that dominates the domain name aftermarket.

Also: Pablo Escobar, domain hijacking, .UK, .Uno, and Tucows sends its cows out to pasture.

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ICANN drops the ball – DNW Podcast #256

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Zak Muscovitch talks about how ICANN went wrong.

dnw-podcastInternet Commerce Association general counsel Zak Muscovitch comes on the show to talk about ICANN’s misstep on recent contract renewals and how it could impact domain name registrants. What can be done to prevent this from happening in the future?

Also: Netflix, ageism, reverse domain hijacking, domain market warning and more

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ID4ME and Domains – DNW Podcast #255

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Can ID4ME boost both privacy and domain names?

dnw-podcastThis week I talk with Katja Speck and Tom Keller about ID4Me. Katja is the managing director of ID4Me, and Tom Keller is a board member whose day job is Head of Domains at 1&1 Ionos. The best way to think of ID4ME is an easy way to log into the websites, similar to signing in with Facebook or Google, while maintaining control over your data. (Of course, there’s a lot more to it.) It’s based on DNS, and Katja and Tom explain how it works and the benefits for the domain name ecosystem.

Also: Impeachment, app makers buying domains and more.

This week’s sponsor: NameSilo. Use coupon code DNWpod to save $1 on your next domain.

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The domain end user episode – DNW Podcast #254

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5 small business owners give the story of their domain names.

dnw-podcastWhy do small business owners register the domain names that they choose? On today’s show we’ll talk to five business founders, most of them solopreneurs, about the domains they picked and how they selected them:

These interviews will help you understand the role of registrar search results in domain selection, what people do when the domain they want is already taken, and how names come to be.

Also: Stolen domains & scams, GoDaddy’s product launch, .Org’s rebrand and more.

This week’s sponsor: Name.

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Matt Overman on new TLDs – DNW Podcast #253

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Why Donuts is repricing many of its premium domains.

dnw-podcastThis week I talk with Matt Overman, the SVP of sales at Donuts, the company that offers 242 domains in new extensions such as .money and .expert. Matt explains why the company is reducing the price on over 1 million new top level domains that are marked as premium, including moving most of them to non-premium status. He also responds to some of Michael Berkens’ comments about new TLDs and gives examples of how some people are successfully using the domains.

Also: Slofies, Scratch.org settlement scratched, .Music fight, No more .Chrysler, and good news about a website held for ransom.

This week’s sponsor: NameSilo. Use coupon code DNWPod to save $1 on your next domain.

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