Dynadot 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
April’s top domain stories
· UncategorizedGoDaddy, AI and Epik were top stories on Domain Name Wire last month. These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month ranked by views: 1. GoDaddy acquires five more top level domains - GoDaddy acquired .wiki, .tattoo, .ink and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy earnings: aftermarket sinks quarter in Core Platform
· Domain RegistrarsFewer large aftermarket transactions hurt Q1 results. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) reported Q1 2023 earnings this afternoon. The company's revenue was up 3.3% year over year, but revenue for the Core Platform segment that includes domains was down by ... Continue Reading3 Comments
.Au contract goes out to bid
· ServicesauDA is requesting proposals to manage the .au registry backend. The contract to run registry services for Australia's 4.2 million .au domain names is up for grabs. auDA, the organization that manages the .au namespace, issued a request for ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Court dismisses case against GoDaddy over 968.com domain
· Policy & LawJudge dismisses case against GoDaddy for locking domain name. U.S. District Judge Douglas L. Rayes has dismissed (pdf) a lawsuit filed against GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) over the domain name 968.com. In the lawsuit, Yuming Hao stated that she acquired ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy Auctions and Afternic – DNW Podcast #432
· PodcastsJoe Styler talks about what's going on with auctions and the aftermarket at GoDaddy. There have been a lot of changes on GoDaddy’s aftermarket platforms this year. Joe Styler, a product manager for aftermarket, joins us today to talk about some of ... Continue Reading3 Comments
March’s top 5: India, expired domains, AI and more
· UncategorizedA lot happened in the domain name business last month. These were the top stories on DNW last month ranked by pageviews: 1. Indian ISPs block access to major domain registrars - Courts in India want domain registrars to respect their orders. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy gets patent for AI-based domain valuation
· Domain RegistrarsIt's one of many patents the company owns related to domain appraisals. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has been awarded U.S. Patent number 11,615,313 (pdf) for "Using a value for a domain name determined by a machine learning engine." Here's how the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
New Afternic integrations could lead to more stale listings
· Domain SalesMore sales are good but recent integrations might cause headaches. GoDaddy made a couple of recent changes that could push more inventory to its distributed Afternic network. More inventory is good, but I worry that the new inventory will include a ... Continue Reading8 Comments
.Com winners: Gname hops into top 10 largest by .com DUMs
· 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 November 2022. Gname ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment