Domain Name Wire Podcast

Daniel Negari's .XYZ domain name is the most registered new top level domain name by far with about 800,000 registrations. But this hasn't come without controversy. Daniel will talk about that controversy as well as his plans for .college and other TLDs. Also: Taylor Swift domain registration, Sonic.net rebrands as just Sonic, MLB gets Rangers.co and .Online partnership moves on. Listen to  previo...

Bill McClure has run a number of successful online businesses, including a couple he sold to FTD for millions of dollars. Learn about how he develops businesses on great domain names and how you can, too. Also: Record breaking domain name sales, the state of .com, GoDaddy's latest patent applications and .Buzz on Wheel of Fortune. See previous episodes of the Domain Name Wire podcast at http://dom...

Take a walk on the floor of NamesCon 2015 in Las Vegas. I walk the exhibit floor talking to exhibitors, pop in on a few sessions, and also play part of Frank Shilling's keynote in this edition of the Domain Name Wire Podcast. Also: GoDaddy Super Bowl ad, buying bids at Flippa, Photo.com and RDNH.com. See previous episodes of the Domain Name Wire podcast at http://domainnamewire.com.

Donuts doesn't sell Donuts -- it sells new top level domain names. And a lot of varieties. In this episode, I chat with Donuts co-founder and COO Richard Tindal. Donuts is the largest new TLD company with over 300 applications and nearly 200 domain names released. Also: wild story about CM.com, reverse domain hijacking and premium new TLD transfer problems. See previous episodes at http://domainna...

GoDaddy is by far the largest domain name registrar in the world. Our guest is the man who heads its domain name business, Mike McLaughlin We discuss domain name search, the aftermarket, premium domain name sales and more. Also: a recap of NamesCon, $1 million domain name auction, some big .buzz and six figure new top level domain name sales. See previous podcasts at http://www.domainnamewire.com

Domain name industry leaders give their predictions for what will happen in 2015. From domain name sales to parking to new TLDs, executives look into their crystal balls to predict what's ahead. Also: GoDaddy verifies bidders, Afilias yanks IPO and .reise to be auctioned. See more dmain name news at http://domainnamewire.com.

.Club has more paid registrations than any other top level domain name, and the company behind it is about to close a funding round that will value it at $25.4 million. .Club founder and CEO Colin Campbell and CMO Jeff Sass join me to discuss the current state of new TLDs and what to look for in the future. Listen to previous podcasts at www. DNW.com/podcasts

2014 was an exciting year for the domain name industry. This episode reviews the biggest news of the year, from new top level domain names to consolidation to big domain name sales. Read more at www. DomainNameWire.com. 

Joe Uddeme of Domain Holdings reviews the domain name sales market in 2014, what he thinks 2015 holds, and how you can work with a domain name broker like Domain Holdings.  Also: .Club gets investment, Cuba domain names, .Baby and .MLS, and ICANN phished. Check out all episodes at www. DomainNameWire.com.

Legendary domain name investor Frank Schilling discusses what new TLDs mean for your .com portfolio, why he started his own parking, sales and registrar companies, and what the future holds for the domain name business. Also: a million dollar domain sale, Rightside's progress and registrar problems. Read more at www. DomainNameWire.com .

We chat with Minds + Machines founder Antony Van Couvering to get updates on new top level domain names. Also: 2 warnings for domain name owners, a research report blasts domain parking companies and the top 5 stories from last month. Read more at www. DomainNameWire.com .

Why is domain name parking revenue down? Is there anything you can do about it? Michael Gilmour of ParkLogic discusses. Also: The top 10 top level domain names, from .xyz to .club to .nyc. Read more at  www. DomainNameWire.com .

A lot of country code domain names are easy to register, like .us and .me. But some are quite expensive and tricky. Daniel Greenberg with Lexsynergy discusses domains that cost $4,000 to register, one that requires a hand-delivered application and more tricky ccTLDs. Also: Nissan sells Z.com for $6.8 million, GoDaddy's latest earnings and .dot. See more on  www. DomainNameWire.com .

The largest domain name investing conference is just a couple months away. NamesCon co-producer Jothan Frakes tells us what to expect at NamesCon 2015, taking place in Las Vegas in January. Also: John Oliver ribs Bloomberg over his .nyc domains, Amazon likes .book but is .cloud-less, and two large Chinese travel websites go down thanks to a Whois problem.

China is fast becoming a big market for domain name sales. China expert Simon Cousins explains the language, culture and web usage of the Chinese, and how you can capitalize on the China opportunity for domain names. Also: Michael Bloomberg's hilarious domain name registrations and Endurance International buys BuyDomains.

How do you value domain names, and can a computer do it for you? Estibot appraises 1.8 million domain names every month. Estibot CEO Luc Lezon explains how Estibot values domain names and how people use it to sell more domains. Plus: Google in domain auctions, an Amazon.com trademark, and Verisign's weird commercials.

No one deeper knowledge about domain name sales than Ron Jackson, editor of DNJournal. On this episode, Ron will discuss the domain name aftermarket and provide previously unreleased data about domain sales this year. Also: Afilias plans to raise $100M in the stock market, Amazon.com and others win top level domain name auctions.

Millions of dollars worth of domain names trade hands each week, and Igloo.com is responsible for a good chunk of them. In this episode, guest and Igloo.com CEO Tessa Holcomb discusses the company's domain sales volume and reveals, for the first time, some data about its sales. Also: a recap of last week's ICANN meeting in Los Angeles, Donuts sells its one millionth domain name, and one new top le...

Don't be a victim of domain name theft! Learn 5 tips to prevent your valuable domain names from being stolen. Also: a security scare for Moniker customers, .eco new top level domain name contention set is settled, and .NYC launches for New York City. Guest Howard Neu talks about the 10th anniversary TRAFFIC conference taking place later this month.

Guest Ray King of Top Level Design talks about new top level domain names including .design, .wiki and .ink. News stories include Frank Schilling, zero click parking woes, Donuts aiming for its one millionth domain name registration. Plus, a look at the top 5 stories on Domain Name Wire from last month.