Here's what made news last month. These are the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views. The top three stories this month involved Unstoppable Domains, so I've combined them into one to give a little variety. 1. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Thoughts: Amazon, Epik, in-person meetings
· UncategorizedHere are a few things I've been thinking about in the domain industry lately. Could Amazon sell its new TLDs? When will Epik pay its customers? And the importance of in-person meetings. Will Amazon sell its new TLDs? When Amazon reported its ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Unstoppable Domains founders move forward a decade after prison
· UncategorizedTwo of the company's founders spent time in prison for drug dealing, CEO says he "ultimately built a better life for myself." Unstoppable Domains has been making waves in the blockchain world. The company offers blockchain-based domains ending ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Google Got Goggle.com
· UncategorizedCompany acquired domain name that's often a typo for people trying to access the search engine. Multinational technology company Google owns thousands of domain names in a portfolio consisting of ultra-premium names such as Zero.com and brand ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Domain stocks are having a rough year
· Uncategorized...but some are beating the market. It's been a wild year for asset prices and stocks of domain name-related companies are no exception. Domain companies are tech companies, so the best comparison is the NASDAQ, which is down 32% YTD through ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Last month’s top domain name stories
· UncategorizedCheck 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 Reading9 Comments
