A magnet manufacturer, a legal recruiter and a furniture company bought domain names. Sedo had an excellent week for end user domain name sales, including several five figure sales. Here's a list of end user sales that just completed at Sedo. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
20 end user domain sales up to €51,000
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Radix reports $4.64 million premium domain sales in H1
· UncategorizedPremium revenue continues to grow for new top level domain operator. Top level domain name company Radix reported that its premium domains grossed about $4.64 million at the retail level in the first half of this year across its 10 TLDs. That's ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Starboard calls for GoDaddy to cut costs
· Domain RegistrarsLarge GoDaddy investor says company should cut costs and not pin hopes on a return of revenue growth. Activist investor Starboard Value, which owns 7.8% of outstanding GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) stock, has called for change at the company. In a letter ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Volkswagen slams brakes on top level domain
· UncategorizedThe company is terminating its contracdt for .volkswagen. Volkswagen Group of America Inc. is cancelling its top level domain name, .volkswagen. The automaker informed ICANN that it hasn't put the domain name to use and does not need it. It came ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.Music top level domain FINALLY launches
· Uncategorized.Music hits sunrise today. The long and winding road to the .music top level domain name has hit a significant milestone: sunrise. After years and years of fights between applicants for the top level domain, Constantine Roussos' DotMusic won the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Stable.com, bought for $1M, saved in reverse domain name hijacking case
· Policy & LawDomain buyer revealed in WIPO dispute. It's been over a year since stable.com sold for just over $1 million. The domain has been parked ever since, and I've wondered who the buyer was. Now we know, courtesy of a cybersquatting dispute. Unlimint ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
X.com, domain names and toys – DNW Podcast #452
· PodcastsA fun discussion with an early domain buyer. Have you ever passed up acquiring a domain only to kick yourself later? This week’s guest can probably one-up you. Jeremy Padawer had the opportunity to buy x.com for $10,000, only to have Elon Musk ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Squarespace completes Google Domains acquisition
· Domain RegistrarsGoogle Domains no longer offers new registrations; customers continue to use Google Domains until transition. Website-building platform Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) has completed its acquisition of Google Domains (NASDAQ: GOOGL) for $180 ... Continue Reading7 Comments
.Com rankings: Gname moves up a spot
· Domain RegistrarsGname jumps a spot on the total domains under management chart. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers May 2023. Gname continues to surge, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Newfold reveals $400k of expired domain sales
· Expired DomainsCompany publishes list of 105 domains it auctioned last month. Newfold Digital, the parent company of NameJet and SnapNames, revealed its expired domain sales of over $2,000 from August. The company auctioned 105 domains that met this threshold, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
