Check out the most popular news stories on Domain Name Wire from September. 1. Ethereum Name Service sues to stop eth.link domain sale - The judge issued a temporary restraining order returning the domain to the previous owner, but I also think ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Newfold Digital is acquiring MarkMonitor from Clarivate for $302.5 million
· Domain RegistrarsCorporate brand protection registrar has a new owner. Newfold Digital, a large conglomerate of domain name registrars and hosting companies, is acquiring brand protection registrar MarkMonitor from Clarivate (NYSE:CLVT), an IP service roll-up. It ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Newfold’s $540k domain sales from last month
· Expired DomainsA .org domain led the charts. Newfold Digital's domain marketplaces (NameJet and SnapNames) combined to sell 118 domains for $2,000 or more last month, totaling $541,000. The expired domain VIP.org led the way at $36,888. Here are some other ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Newfold’s $560k of sales from March
· Domain SalesHere's what sold at Newfold last month. Newfold's domain aftermarkets (NameJet and SnapNames) combined to sell 126 domains for $2,000 or more in March, totaling about $560,000. The top sale was xart .com for $56,011. This domain was previously a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Newfold had a strong domain sales month
· Domain SalesCompany reported a strong December for domain sales. Newfold Digital reported its domain sales for December this week. The report does not include sales from the Thought Convergence auction. The company sold a total of $724,000 worth of domains ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Newfold aftermarkets report $670k of domain sales
· Domain SalesNameJet and SnapNames report sales from September. Newfold Digital released sales data for September from its NameJet and SnapNames platforms. The two marketplaces combined for 126 sales of $2,000 or more, totaling $670,000. The auction for the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Newfold releases $1.1 million worth of domain sales data
· Domain SalesData include sales from July and August. Newfold Digital released two months' sales data from its aftermarket platforms today. The data include domains that sold for $2,000 or more on NameJet and SnapNames during July and August. All told, the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Newfold Digital acquires WordPress SEO plugin Yoast
· ServicesWeb presence company adds SEO capabilities and 12 million users. Newfold Digital, the company that owns Network Solutions, Register.com, BlueHost, Domain.com and other web presence brands, has acquired Yoast. Yoast makes the de facto search ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Facebook sues Web.com’s NVSC for cybersquatting
· Policy & LawSocial media company alleges that Web.com subsidiary owns 74 infringing domain names. Facebook has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against New Ventures Services Corp (NVSC) for alleged cybersquatting of its brands, including Facebook, Instagram and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
NameJet and SnapNames combine for $495k in sales
· Expired DomainsManagedCareMag.com and Mutation.com top the charts. Newfold Digital's domain name aftermarkets NameJet and SnapNames combined for $495,000 in sales over $2,000 last month. This does not include the many sub-$2,000 sales the platforms made. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment