Escrow.com shows sequential growth in domain sales but down year over year. Escrow.com released its Q1 Escrow Domain Investment Index (pdf) today, which reported a slight uptick in domain sales compared to the Q4 of last year. Overall, the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Escrow.com reports uptick in domain sales
· Domain SalesEnd user domain name sales up to $100k
· Domain SalesA .ar domain name leads the pack. Sedo's top reported domain name sale this week was x.ar, which was bought by a blockchain augmented reality company for close to $100,000. I had difficulty finding many end user sales in Sedo's latest batch of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Taylor Swift files domain name cybersquatting claims
· Policy & LawTaylor Swift tries to shake off unauthorized websites. Taylor Swift's intellectual property entity, TAS Rights Management, LLC, has filed two cybersquatting cases to take control of domain names it says are infringing on its intellectual property ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Rebranding to Atom – DNW Podcast #482
· PodcastsWhy Squadhelp changes its name and how it came up with Atom. Darpan Munjal has been a guest on this podcast many times, but he gets a different introduction this time: CEO of Atom. That’s because his company Squadhelp recently rebranded as Atom ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
A “Gish Gallop” in cybersquatting lawsuit
· Policy & LawTrx.com owner's attorney says plaintiff tried to gish gallop the court. The defendants in a cybersquatting dispute have labeled the plaintiff's arguments a "Gish Gallop" as they ask the court to award attorney's fees. A "gish gallop" is a ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Verisign blames higher retail pricing, sets plan for growth
· UncategorizedCompany will increase marketing plans in second half of year to grow domain name base. Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN) reported earnings yesterday and lowered its guidance for the year. It once again blamed China for much of the drop, noting that its ... Continue Reading3 Comments
SmartContracts.com ordered transferred in UDRP
· Expired DomainsComplainant accidentally let the domain expire. A UDRP panelist has ordered the domain name SmartContracts.com transferred in an unusual case. SmartContracts.com is a valuable domain name that would be coveted by many blockchain companies and ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Verisign lowers guidance for 2024 after slow Q1
· Uncategorized.Com domain base drops, hurting Verisign's prospects. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released earnings this afternoon and has downgraded its guidance for 2024. The company ended Q1 2024 with 172.5 million domains across .com and .net, down 0.27 million ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Create domain financing deals with this handy calculator
· ServicesThis calculator makes it easy to offer financing options to prospective buyers. Long term payment plans and domain financing are becoming popular ways to close the gap in domain name negotiations. The creator of Domaining has created a handy ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy implements new bidder verification system
· UncategorizedStronger ID verification replaces the PayPal verification system. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has introduced a new bidder verification system for new accounts to reduce deadbeat and shill bidders. As has been the case since 2015, new account holders ... Continue Reading4 Comments