GoDaddy, a cybersquatting lawsuit, and Squarespace made the news in May. Here's a look back at the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by pageviews. 1. GoDaddy gets reverse domain name hijacking win - A World Intellectual Property ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN lays off 7% of staff
· Policy & LawNon-profit faces $10 million budget shortfall. ICANN is laying off 33 staffers, the non-profit domain overseer announced today. That represents about 7% of the organization's ranks of 485 positions. ICANN said it is facing a deficit of $10 ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Wix plans layoffs as growth slows
· Domain RegistrarsCompany announces cost cuts as demand returns to pre-pandemic levels. Website building platform Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) announced a cost reduction plan that includes layoffs today along with its Q2 earnings. The company said that demand, which shot up ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
June’s top domain name news stories
· UncategorizedTop stories from the domain name business in June 2020. Here's a look back at what happened in the domain name business last month. These were five of the top stories on Domain Name Wire: 1. Intel and Metlife terminate their top level domains - ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Name.com Lays Off 10% of Staff
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar feels bite of sinking economy. Domain name registrar Name.com has laid off 10% of its staff, according to a post on its company blog. (Link to post removed because no longer active.) After growing last year, the company started to ... Continue Reading3 Comments
