DomainTools Rolls Out Design Change on Whois History Tool

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Last month, you probably noticed that the DomainTools website was redesigned. In addition to a new logo, the navigation and other aspects of the DomainTools website was changed. Aside from sometimes getting annoyed when I roll over the top drop down menu, I think the redesign was implemented well.

While doing some domain research at NamesCon this week, I noticed that DomainTools made a layout / design change to its popular Whois History Tool. Some of the changes that I noticed include the following:

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Escrow.com Hits $2 Billion in Transactions

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Congratulations are in order for Escrow.com, as the company just announced that it surpassed $2 billion in total transactions. The company had announced $1.5 billion in transactions in May of last year, and they previously announced $1 billion in transactions earlier in 2013.

I am under the impression that a considerable amount of Escrow.com’s business is the facilitation of domain name sales, and I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that the company’s growth is a testament to the strength of the secondary market. It’s also clearly a testament to Escrow.com’s exceptional reputation.

Congratulations to Brandon Abbey and his team at Escrow.com on this achievement. The full release is below:

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Demand Media Takes Another Step in Spinning off Rightside

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Rightside GroupDemand Media reported some positive news related to its planned spin off of the company’s domain name entities into a company called Rightside, which was officially announced last November. According to a release in the Wall Street Journal, Demand Media (stock symbol DMD) filed a  Form 10 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which is a part of the process in spinning it off into another public company.

This morning’s press release emphasizes the importance of the new gTLDs to Rightside:

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Two New Domain Name Escrow Companies Launch

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For a number of years, Escrow.com has been the biggest and best (in my opinion) escrow service for domain names. The company has a stellar reputation and is recommended by Ebay and Cars.com for escrow services. Last year, Escrow.com announced that it surpassed $1.5 billion in transactions, and much of the total comes from domain name sales facilitated on its platform.

This week, two new domain name escrow companies opened for business in advance of the NamesCon conference. Both companies were launched by individuals who are well known in the domain space –

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Share Your Domain Investing Predictions for 2014

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For many of us, the first Monday in January is the end of the holiday season and it’s back to business. Today is that day, and it’s effectively the start of the new year for me and for my business.

I hate making predictions for the new year, but I know there are people who enjoy making predictions. There are also other people who enjoy reading predictions, and some who enjoy making fun of other people’s predictions 🙂

Yeah, this is sort of a

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How to Report a GoDaddy Phishing Email

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If you believe you received a phishing email that was supposedly from GoDaddy, you are encouraged to report the email directly to Go Daddy. Not only will this make the company aware of the phishing email targeting their customers, but it might help them shut down the phishing website.

To report a GoDaddy phishing email, visit the

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