Domain Name Wire for Domain - Last month's top stories and podcasts

Welcome to the Domain Name Wire Newsletter!           Listen to the latest podcast episodes and find out what last month's top stories were. We secure every website with SSL – FOR FREE! AutoDNS is the perfect domain management system for domainers and professional users. Just pay for the domain and enjoy these services free of charge – no extra fees! • WHOIS privacy service • Integrated domain parking & monetization • Basic SSL for a better Google ranking • Highly secure nameservers • Bulk transfer service …and much more! Sign up for FREE and get your domain business started! www.autodns.direct Augusts' Top Stories Labor Day, the unofficial end of summer, has passed. I'm thrilled.  Not only is summer at times unbearable in Austin, but people take a break from the web in the summer, too. The mobile web is changing this somewhat. But business tends to wane during the summer.  Now everyone is back in front of their computers and business (and clicks!) can resume.  Here's a look back at the top stories on Domain Name Wire in August.  1. Ted Cruz asks DOJ to review .Com pricing - Ted Cruz asked how the DOJ would continue to be able to control .com pricing after the NTIA steps out of its internet governance role. The answer is reassuring for domain name investors.  2. A new Trademark King? Domainers need to watch out. This story gets zanier and zanier as time passes.  3. Donuts demands $22.5 million for .Web domain name - Donuts is continuing with its lawsuit against ICANN over .web, a top level domain that Verisign won for $135 million in an auction.  4. Divyank Turakhia sells Media.net for $900 million - The Turakhia brothers have struck again, this time with ad tech company Media.net.  5. Do new TLDs suffer from an awareness problem or demand problem? - Perhaps both. This post stimulated a lot of conversation.  DNW Podcasts in August:  #99 - Ray King on marketing domain names  #98 - Jackson Elsegood on Escrow.com  #97 - Frank Schilling  #96 - The most successful new domain? with Ken Hansen  #95 - All about China with Raymond Li and Simon Cousins -Andrew

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Domain Name Wire for Domain - Last month's top stories and podcasts

Welcome to the Domain Name Wire Newsletter!           Listen to the latest podcast episodes and find out what last month's top stories were. We secure every website with SSL – FOR FREE! AutoDNS is the perfect domain management system for domainers and professional users. Just pay for the domain and enjoy these services free of charge – no extra fees! • WHOIS privacy service • Integrated domain parking & monetization • Basic SSL for a better Google ranking • Highly secure nameservers • Bulk transfer service …and much more! Sign up for FREE and get your domain business started! www.autodns.direct July's Top Stories It's time for our monthly look back at what happened in the domain name business. Here are the podcasts you should catch up on: #91 - WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg talks domain names #92 - Rob Monster #93 - Jothan Frakes on Hong Kong, NamesCon #94 - How James Booth went from zero to $5 million in 6 months And here are the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked in order of views. 1. Verisign buys .web for $135 million - I wrote a few stories about this, but I'm lumping them into one here so they don't hijack the top five list. I broke the news that .web closed for $135 million, then was able to confirm Verisign was the buyer, and subsequently wrote about why it wanted to buy this top level domain. 2. Matt Mullenweg Podcast - My interview with WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg was a top story last month. Matt provided a great perspective on domain names and why they are more important than ever. He also discussed his company's forthcoming release of .blog.  3. A smart brokerage pitch from Afternic - Afternic's sale pitch for brokering domain names hits the mark on how it can add value.  4. 52 new TLD sales over $5,000 you probably haven't seen yet - Uniregistry released a bunch of data on domain sales, including these new TLDs.  5. WTF: Heidi Powell files cybersquatting lawsuit against Heidi Powell over HeidiPowell.com - One Heidi Powell has sued another over the domain name HeikiPowell.com. The lawsuit is b.s. Check in at Domain Name Wire daily for the latest news in the domain name business! -Andrew

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Domain Name Wire for Domain - My interview with Matt Mullenweg + top stories

Welcome to the Domain Name Wire Newsletter!           Listen to my latest podcast episode and find out what last month's top stories were. We secure every website with SSL – FOR FREE! AutoDNS is the perfect domain management system for domainers and professional users. Just pay for the domain and enjoy these services free of charge – no extra fees! • WHOIS privacy service • Integrated domain parking & monetization • Basic SSL for a better Google ranking • Highly secure nameservers • Bulk transfer service …and much more! Sign up for FREE and get your domain business started! www.autodns.direct Exclusive Podcast Interview Today I published a new podcast interview with Matt Mullenweg, the creator of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, which has raised nearly $200 million in investments. Mullenweg explains why domain names are "more important than ever" and what his company's plans are for .blog. Check out the podcast episode now. June's Top Stories Let's take a look back at June on Domain Name Wire. Here are the podcasts you should catch up on: #90. A frank conversation with Colin Campbell - The .Club CEO talks about the state of new TLDs, how his company lost money last year and the effects of inexpensive domain promos. #89. Domain leases and options - Attorney Zac Muscovitch explains how to structure domain lease and option agreements. #88. Boats.com owner on .Boats, .Homes & more - Jim Schrand of Dominion Enterprises discusses his company's restricted top level domains. #87. Selling a 6 figure domain name - Kate Buckley explains how she sold Rate.com for $725,000. And here are the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked in order of views. 1. Lawsuit ensnares innocent domain name investors - Some people who bought domain names from a court-appointed receiver woke up to find the domains transferred to a different entity. 2. Backpack Girl makes appearance in hilarious UDRP - A lawyer thought Backpack Girl was specifically selected for a domain name, and then doubled down. 3. Phil Bienert out as GoDaddy CMO, Barb Rechterman back in - Barb Rechterman is back in the CMO role at GoDaddy. 4. Google coughs over "New-TLDs-as-SEO-boost" claims - Google explains, once again, that its algorithm doesn't give added weight based on a new top level domain name. 5. Uniregistry: 1.5 million domains in one day - Does Uniregistry scale? It found a stress test with .xyz's one cent promo. Check in at Domain Name Wire daily for the latest news in the domain name business! -Andrew

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Domain Name Wire for Domain - Top Domain Stories from May

Welcome to the Domain Name Wire Newsletter!           Here's a look back at the previous month in the domain name business. We secure every website with SSL – FOR FREE! AutoDNS is the perfect domain management system for domainers and professional users. Just pay for the domain and enjoy these services free of charge – no extra fees! • WHOIS privacy service • Integrated domain parking & monetization • Basic SSL for a better Google ranking • Highly secure nameservers • Bulk transfer service …and much more! Sign up for FREE and get your domain business started! www.autodns.direct May's Top Stories It was great seeing many of you last month at DNSeattle and WHD.usa. Both were good events with great people. Just a quick plug before we get started...if you're interested in the Internet of Things, sign up for my wife's weekly newsletter covering the next big thing in technology. Here's a look at what was hot in the domain name industry last month. First, here are the podcasts I aired: #86 - Domain investor Adam Strong #85 - Update with Rightside CEO Taryn Naidu #84 - 10 Awesome Web Tools #83 - Trademarks and Copyrights with Daliah Saper #82 - DomainTools CEO Tim Chen Now, here are the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by page views: 1. ICANN sends termination notices to 10 new TLD owners - applicants aren't delegating domain names within the required timeline, and ICANN is putting them on notice.  2. DNForum makes its return - Adam Dicker's DNForum is back. Based on comments, faces an uphill battle attracting users.  3. 18 ICANN employees make $250k+ - ICANN released its latest tax return showing how much its top people are paid.  4. What domain names are in demand? A buyer broker speaks. - Bill Sweetman analyzed his last 500 domain buy requests to better understand what type of domain names end users are looking for.  5. Inside new top level domain company Donuts - Two of Donuts' co-founders revealed how the company is doing when I sat down with them at their Bellevue, Washington office. Check in at Domain Name Wire daily for the latest news in the domain name business! -Andrew

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Domain Name Wire for Domain - Top Domain Stories from April

Welcome to the Domain Name Wire Newsletter!           Here's a look back at the previous month in the domain name business. AutoDNS DIRECT by InterNetX Made by X-perts for pros! The perfect domain management system for domainers and professional users. Just pay for the domain and enjoy these services free of charge – no extra fees! • WHOIS privacy service • Integrated domain parking & monetization • Highly secure nameservers • Bulk transfer service …and much more! Sign up for FREE and get your domain business started! www.autodns.direct April's Top Stories Hey everyone, it's time for the monthly recap of last week's top stories on Domain Name Wire.  Before we get to that, just a quick note that I hope to see you this month at two events. This week I'll be at DNSeattle in Kirkland, WA. Later this month I'll be in Phoenix for WHD.usa. Drop me a line if you want to meet up at any of these events. OK, here's a quick recap of last month's podcast episodes: #81: Craig Schwartz discusses finance TLDs. #80: Ryan Colby tries to get investors, domainers and developers together. #79: CentralNic CEO Ben Crawford discusses explains his business. #78: Igloo's Tessa Holcomb updates us on the aftermarket. Now, here are the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by page views: 1. Capgemini fails to take down grip site - an unhappy job applicant registered CapgeminiRecruiting.com for a gripe site. The consulting firm tried to get it back through a UDRP but failed.  2. DomainTools is about to get more expensive for some users - There are quite a few frustrated domain investors after DomainTools raised prices and limited queries. Listen to DomainTools CEO Tim Chen explain the changes in DNW Podcast #82.  3. Interesting data comparing .coms to premium new TLDs - Rightside released comparisons of the cost of some of its premium domains compared to the "equivalent" .com domain.  4. End user domain name sales, including several new TLDs - this weekly end user sales report included a couple solid new TLD sales.  5. What China giveth, China can taketh away - a drop in the Chinese market for domain names will hurt many domain companies. Check in at Domain Name Wire daily for the latest news in the domain name business! -Andrew

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Domain Name Wire for Domain - Top Domain Stories from March

Welcome to the Domain Name Wire Newsletter!           Here's a look back at the previous month in the domain name business. AutoDNS DIRECT by InterNetX Made by X-perts for pros! The perfect domain management system for domainers and professional users. Just pay for the domain and enjoy these services free of charge – no extra fees! • WHOIS privacy service • Integrated domain parking & monetization • Highly secure nameservers • Bulk transfer service …and much more! Sign up for FREE and get your domain business started! www.autodns.direct March's Top Stories This is the better-late-than-never edition of last month's top stories on Domain Name Wire. I usually publish this list earlier. But news (and life) gets in the way sometimes. First, here's a quick recap of last month's podcast episodes: #77 - The John Berryhill Show - domain name attorney John Berryhill dishes on what's going on at ICANN, the China problem, dumb things domainers do and more. #76 - SXSW 2016 - I interview people at Sedo's Domain Village in Austin during SXSW. #75 - Future Domain Opportunities - some trends and how to capitalize on them with domain registrations and acquisitions. #74 - Frank Schilling & the State of New TLDs - Frank is frank about Rightside, M+M and more. Here are the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by page views: 1. Faroe Islands tries to take down gruesome "Save the Whales" site - sometimes articles on Domain Name Wire take off for reasons other than the main domain name connection. That's the case with this article, which was shared 3,600 times on Facebook by people upset with Faroe Islands' treatment of whales.  2. How to lose a $175,000 domain name in a UDRP - this story about a company that managed to lose a $175,000 domain name in a UDRP received quite a few "what the heck were they thinking?" comments.  3. Major Rightside shareholder upset with focus on new TLDs - calling some of Rightside's TLDs "irrelevant", investor J. Carlo Cannell asks Rightside to focus more on its registrar business.  4. eName acquires 4.cn - consolidation in the Chinese domain name market gets real.  5. Agar.io-related domain sells for big bucks - there's a good reason Agario.com sold for $16.6k on NameJet. Check in at Domain Name Wire daily for the latest news in the domain name business! -Andrew

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Domain Name Wire for Domain - Top Domain Stories from February

Welcome to the Domain Name Wire Newsletter!           Here's a look back at the previous month in the domain name business. AutoDNS DIRECT by InterNetX Made by X-perts for pros! The perfect domain management system for domainers and professional users. Just pay for the domain and enjoy these services free of charge – no extra fees! • WHOIS privacy service • Integrated domain parking & monetization • Highly secure nameservers • Bulk transfer service …and much more! Sign up for FREE and get your domain business started! www.autodns.direct February's Top Stories February was a day longer than usual thanks to the Leap Year. That's a good thing, because there was a lot of news to pack into a short month! As we do every month, this newsletter has a roundup of the top 5 articles on Domain Name Wire, ranked by views. Also, have you checked out AutoDNS Direct? Please support our newsletter sponsor by visiting their site: AutoDNS Direct. February's Top 5: #1 .Cloud Launch - the top story on Domain Name Wire was the launch of .Cloud, which got about 20,000 registrations in the first 24 hours of general availability. #2 Tesla finally acquires Tesla.com domain name - Domain Name Wire broke the news that Tesla acquired the Tesla.com domain name.  #3 R.I.P. DNForum, 2001-2016 - it seems that DNForum, a long time gathering place for domain name investors, has shut down.  #4 Ted Cruz: ICANN CEO is misleading the U.S. Senate - Republican presidential candidate was miffed at the ICANN CEO's answers to his questions. #5 Did GoDaddy pay $35.5 million for Michael Berkens' portfolio? - it was probably about this much, which makes the price per domain much higher than recent domain portfolio acquisitions.  If you missed any of last month's podcasts, have a listen today. They're all about 30 minutes long and packed with great content. #73 New Minds + Machines CEO Toby Hall  #72 A Domainer's Dashboard  #71 A Report from China  #70 Changing Your Website's Domain Name  #69 Buying "Distressed" Domain Names Check in at Domain Name Wire daily for the latest news in the domain name business! -Andrew

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