Check out the most popular news stories on Domain Name Wire from September. 1. Ethereum Name Service sues to stop eth.link domain sale - The judge issued a temporary restraining order returning the domain to the previous owner, but I also think ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Which top level domains are truly popular, part two
· UncategorizedWhich domains get used the most? Last week I wrote about DataProvider.com's analysis of new top level domains and which ones are popular. As I mentioned in that post, there are lots of ways to measure new TLD popularity and none of them are ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Some things you should know about Dan/GoDaddy brokerage commissions
· UncategorizedHere's how commissions work on payment plans and how Dan.com's commissions are higher than Afternic's. Yesterday, Dan.com emailed its users to let them know about a new brokerage feature. Now that Dan.com is part of GoDaddy, Dan.com users can send ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Which top level domains are truly popular?
· UncategorizedA new analysis shows that you have to dig deep to remove the noise in new TLD stats. The new top level domain leaderboards are junk. All it takes to get onto leaderboards that measure total domains in the zone is to sell your domains cheaply. Some ... Continue Reading4 Comments
New owners of .Link have big plans: it’s about more than just websites
· UncategorizedNew owners hope they can expand usage of .link beyond just websites. .Com has been very profitable for domain investor Yoni Belousov. But he recently got into new TLDs in a big way: acquiring an entire extension. He acquired .link in the UNR ... Continue Reading8 Comments
August’s top 5 domain stories
· UncategorizedTwo big domain sales and more big stories from August. These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by pageviews. 1. Hubspot acquired connect.com domain for $10 million - The marketing company paid top dollar to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Breaking: Ethereum Name Service sues to stop eth.link domain sale
· UncategorizedGroup sues after domain sells in Dynadot auction. True Names, Ltd. d/b/a Ethereum Name Service, and Virgil Griffith have sued (pdf) to stop the sale of eth.link. As I wrote about earlier today, eth.link sold in a Dynadot expired domain auction ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Why the Lonnie Borck Memorial Award means a lot to me
· UncategorizedLast week, the Internet Commerce Association membership awarded me the Lonnie Borck Memorial Award. I've never been one to seek out awards, but this award has special meaning to me. First, I'm grateful to the community for acknowledging the work I ... Continue Reading16 Comments
Vanguard’s weird domain name registrations
· UncategorizedYou'll have to get creative to make a website about how woke the company is. It's common for companies to register names that could be used to say bad things about them. The most common defensive registration is CompanySucks .com. Bank of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Google’s “helpful content” update should help niche websites
· UncategorizedAn update to Google's search results should help sites that truly know their topics and write for a specific audience. Next week, Google is releasing what it calls a "helpful content" update. It seeks to reward good content at the expense of that ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
