Shares rise on earnings report and guidance. Website, scheduling and online marketing company Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) reported fourth quarter and full year 2022 earnings this morning. The company reported $228.8 million in revenue for the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Squarespace tops guidance in Q4, expects 10%+ revenue growth this year
· ServicesUniregistry market to shut down next month, here’s what you need to do
· ServicesYou're about to lose your historical data, so pay attention. GoDaddy is shutting down the Uniregistry Market and parking service on April 18, the company announced today. UPDATE: SEE WARNING AT END OF POST This means that two key features ... Continue Reading7 Comments
This UDRP decision bothers me
· Policy & LawI don't think this is a clear-cut case of cybersquatting. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has handed down a decision to transfer cic.marketing (pdf), and I find the case somewhat troubling. I say somewhat because the domain ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Hand-registered trend domains can take a while to pay off
· Domain SalesI waited over five years for AI domains to pay off. Last month I sold three domains that were hand registrations from a single order in 2017. Why did these domains, which were registered on the same day in 2017, suddenly sell this month? Because ... Continue Reading9 Comments
February’s top domain name news stories
· UncategorizedGoDaddy and Verisign were in the news last month. With February in the books, let's take a look at the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month ranked by views: 1. GoDaddy announces layoffs - GoDaddy let go of about 8% of its employees. 2. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Total Web Solutions acquires domain registrar Gandi, forming new entity
· Domain RegistrarsGandi will now be part of Your.Online. Domain name registrar Gandi is part of a new corporate entity. Officially, Gandi and Total Web Solutions (TWS) "merged" to create Your.Online. As part of the deal, Gandi.net will remain autonomous, ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Escrow.com reports signs of life in high end of domain aftermarket
· Domain SalesThere are some "green shoots" in the domain aftermarket. Escrow.com released its Q4 Domain Investment Index (pdf) today. Its Q4 2022 was rather dismal, with just $80 million in domain transactions compared to $158 million in Q4 2021. But ... Continue Reading3 Comments
LawCloud tries to upgrade its domain by reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawPanel admonishes company for failing dispute in bad faith. LawCloud BV, a company that provides services to law firms, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company, which uses the domain name law.cloud, filed a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.To registry assures Register.to customers that their domains are safe
· UncategorizedTonic can provide access to customers' .to domains. According to Tonga Network Information Center (Tonic), Register.to is no longer a reseller of .to domains following the death of its owner. A number of domain investors used Register.to, which ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Interesting aftermarket data from Global Domain Report
· Domain SalesIONOS companies release in-depth report on the domain name market. Sedo and InterNetX, both part of publicly-traded IONOS, released their 2023 Global Domain Report this week. It's an in-depth look at the primary and secondary markets for domain names. ... Continue Reading3 Comments