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December’s top DNW Stories

Happy New Year! December was a slow month in the domain name business but there was still a bit of news. Here are the top five stories on DNW last month. 1. NBC registers domain names for sports betting – is NBC getting ready for sports betting or were these domain registrations just defensive? 2. Marriott’s poor choice […]

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gmo, godaddy auctions, marriott, Sports Betting

Four ways to improve the GoDaddy aftermarket

Here are four improvements GoDaddy should make for its aftermarket business. GoDaddy continues to grow its aftermarket business. It has acquired massive portfolios and won exclusive partnerships with registrars to auction their expiring domain inventory. That said, the company has many improvements to make. I often share feedback directly with companies but it always helps to […]

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godaddy aftermarket, godaddy auctions, topstory

GoDaddy Auctions is pulling back some expired domains that were at Endurance

Domains from partner registrar were mistakenly sent to GoDaddy for auctioning. Over the weekend, a Domain Name Wire reader noticed that expired domain names from some domain name registrars had been pulled from GoDaddy Auctions. This included domain names that already had bids. When I looked the domains up, it seemed that some of them […]

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Expired Domains, godaddy auctions

Competition in the domain industry

Some parts of the domain name business lack competition. Let’s talk about competition. Competition and choice are good for consumers. An example of a competitive market is that of domain name registration. There are hundreds of domain registrars competing for your business. That’s why domain registration prices remain fairly low, registrars create new products and […]

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Escrow.com, godaddy auctions, payoneer

June’s top DNW stories

Here’s a rundown of the top stories and podcasts on DNW from last month: 1. Timing is everything: why .XXX dwarfs other adult top level domain names – The .XXX namespace and others recently sold by ICM Registry paint a picture of how difficult it is to market a new TLD in a crowded environment. […]

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Domain theft, godaddy auctions, Namecheap, Web.com

GoDaddy is closing an expired domain “loophole”

Last second backorders will no longer circumvent closeout process. Auctions for expired domain names at GoDaddy can get competitive. With no backorders required, domain names can go from $0 to hundreds of dollars even when no bids are placed until the last few minutes. This is complicated by the closeout process. If you bid on […]

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Expired Domains, godaddy auctions, godaddy backorders domain lost, godaddy auctions, k-systems

GoDaddy Auction Stats

GoDaddy Auctions is where expired GoDaddy domain name inventory is sold off, with GoDaddy taking the profits of the expired domain sales on GoDaddy registered domains and the domains from other registrars owned directly by GoDaddy (HEG’s registra...
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