Judge issues orders on many outstanding motions. The judge overseeing a dispute over eth.link issued a number of orders (pdf) today. Here's the back story: Virgil Griffith registered eth.link for use as a resolving service for .eth domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lease to Own is finally coming to Afternic – here’s everything you need to know
· ServicesAfternic will leverage Dan.com's existing LTO system but will tap into GoDaddy and its brokers for greater distribution. Lease-to-own (LTO) options for Aftermarket domains are finally coming to Afternic and GoDaddy. The company has said the ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Top .com registrars, ranked
· Domain RegistrarsHere are the biggest and fastest-growing domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers March 2023. It's ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy improves List for Sale workflow for parking domains
· ServicesImprovement eliminates the need to change nameservers. On this week's podcast, I discussed how I'm listing domains for sale. For domains registered at GoDaddy, I usually list them on Afternic using the List for Sale tool rather than logging into ... Continue Reading2 Comments
May’s top stories: Southwest Airlines, PayPal, Google and more
· UncategorizedSouthwest Airlines, PayPal and Google were in the news last month. With May in the books, here's a look at what made news in the domain business. These stories were the most-viewed on Domain Name Wire: 1. Southwest Airlines fails to take down ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Com winners – latest rankings
· Domain RegistrarsHere are the biggest and fastest-growing domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers February ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
List for Sale – DNW Podcast #438
· PodcastsListing domains for sale is about to get easier. It might be difficult to remember, but there was a time when aftermarket domain name transactions were much more complex. If a buyer in China wanted your domain, they had to go to the landing page ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Com winners: Google continues to rise
· Domain RegistrarsHere are the biggest and fastest-growing domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers January 2023. I ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Expired domain sales hurt Tucows again in Q1
· Expired DomainsDecline in aftermarket revenue hurts Tucows' domain name business. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) released Q1 2023 earnings yesterday. For the second consecutive quarter, the company blamed decreased expired domain revenue for a decline in domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dynadot enables direct listing on Afternic
· Domain RegistrarsDynadot customers can now list their domains on Afternic through the Dynadot account dashboard. In its Q1 earnings release, Godaddy announced that it had rolled out its Afternic List for Sale technology to other registrars. Dynadot sent a message ... Continue Reading2 Comments