Lawsuits and UDRPs are not the first choice for taking down websites | Mark As Read |
There can be easier ways to take down abusive websites. The Oklahoman published a story this week about how Oklahoma County is considering suing over the domain name OklahomaCountyCourt .org. The domain name is used for a website that resembles a court website. When people search for court records, the site uses the business TruthFinder […] P...
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Testing out Spaceships SellerHub domain sales platform | Mark As Read |
I added a domain to SellerHub today to see how the sales platform works. Here was my experience. There's been some buzz about SellerHub, a domain sales platform that's part of Namecheap's Spaceship domain registrar. Yesterday, the company announced that domains on SellerHub are added to the Namecheap registration path. That's a big deal, as […...
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Cultural platform WorldofWomen.xyz expands its presence through leadership, events, and web3 initiatives | Mark As Read |
WorldofWomen.xyz – GoDaddy customer – (United States) The .xyz community is home to NFT platforms that push the boundaries of creativity and utility in the digital collectibles space. NFT community platform TheHug.xyz is dedicated to empowering web3 creators through inclusivity and mentorship. No-code platform Fair.xyz aims to help crea...
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CurePuck.com transferred after competitor registers domain following trade show | Mark As Read |
The domain CurePuck.com was registered just one day after Keirton Inc., a Canadian cannabis equipment manufacturer, publicly launched its CURE PUCK product at a December 2022 trade show. The product was already being promoted online and later secured a US trademark in April 2025. The Respondent who runs a competing US business under the brand [R...
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ProductHunt Launch Domain Usage (26th June 2025 ) | Mark As Read |
Below are today's ProductHunt projects along with their domain names. If the domain is the play or apple store, it's an app not a website. Raw Domain .txt Download com:91, ai:26, io:12, app:9, org:5, co:4, online:4, xyz:4, in:3, space:3, de:2, live:2, me:2, net:2, site:2, am:1, cc:1, computer:1, dev:1, homes:1, ink:1, jp:1, ly:1, network:1, pl:1, p...
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Domain Name Sale Stats 24th June 2025 | Highest Sale a .ai $75,000 | Mark As Read |
A breakdown of all announced domain sales $500 and over, Domains, venue and sale price data courtesy of Namebio.com This data assumes all sales from Park.io, Sav.com, GoDaddy, NameJet, DropCatch, Dynadot, SnapNames, Whois.ai, Catched.com, Docky.ly and NamesCon are wholesale and all others are retail. Full Rundown See bottom of page for detailed fil...
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Saw.com exclusively brokering Fy.com | Mark As Read |
Saw.com announced they have gotten the exclusive listing for Fy.com. Only 676 LL.coms. 119 reported sales, some names have sold more than once to make up that 119. Fy has a lot of acronyms and some popular in chat/text culture. Top 10 highest LL.com sales of all time @Namebio fb.com 8,500,000 USD 2010-01-01 Private we.com […] The post Saw.com...
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YouCoin.org from $330 to $64,999 in a month | Mark As Read |
YouCoin.com sold earlier this year for $198,000, this was the third time it sold publicly. It was acquired for $79,568 at Sedo in 2016. It was previously sold for $1,050 at DropCatch five months earlier. The .org was left to expire and PowerDotArt won the …
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Freename has a new look | Mark As Read |
Freename announced today on X and their blog that they are rolling out a new look. They are also now using Freename.com instead of Freename.io. The .io now forwards to the .com. You can read the complete announcement on the Freename blog. AD Smart Domain Monetization Starts at Bodis sign up today AD For a […] The post Freename has a new look ...
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Domain Market Boom Continues With a Flood of High End Sales and .AI Running Rampant | Mark As Read |
Summer used to be a slow time in the domain aftermarket but this year an inferno of high end sales have been lighting up our charts in a way we seldom see in a season usually thought of as time to take a vacation. Instead buyers and sellers have stayed busy closing one impressive sale after another. The latest headliners are a quartet of six-figure...
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Hidden Gems: Some Ultra-Premium Domains I Discovered at MediaOptions | Mark As Read |
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Earlier today, I found myself browsing the MediaOptions website after being referred there by a YouTube video that mentioned the company and spotlighted one of their domain names. That particular name immediately caught my attention because its an exact match – or a very close variation – of one of […] ...
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The Shift in the Domain Industry Today and how to Pivot so you Dont get Left Behind | Mark As Read |
Some of you noticed that a couple of months ago I emerged from the shadows of the Insiders Lounge and Professional Appraisal sections and became very active in the General Domain Discussion and ccTLD Discussion sections. Doing deep-dive analysis of unconventional and creative promotional options for domain in...
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GoDaddy extends backorder deadline by 60 days | Mark As Read |
Customers get a little more time to use pre-paid backorder credits. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has extended the deadline for customers to use domain backorder credits. The company announced last August that it was sunsetting its backorder product and gave customers 12 months to use the credits. Today, it announced a 60-day extension to October 7. […...
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Spaceship: SellerHub domains now visible in Namecheap reg path searches | Mark As Read |
Spaceship CEO, Richard Kirkendall, announced today that domain names listed for sale on the platform's SellerHub are now visible in searches on both Spaceship and Namecheap. Often referred to as "registration path" searches, these direct type-ins into the registrar search bar often lead to sales. When a domain appears in these search resultswhether...
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Spaceship SellerHub domains now showing in Namecheap registration path | Mark As Read |
Soon, it will be the exclusive way to reach the registration path at the world's second-largest domain registrar. Namecheap is removing Afternic and Sedo domains from its registration path, but is offering an alternative way for domain sellers to reach its customers: listing domains on Spaceship's SellerHub. Spaceship is one of Namecheap's domain r...
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Actress and multidisciplinary artist Alex Ramirez uses AlexRamirez.xyz to showcase her work in acting, writing, and special effects makeup | Mark As Read |
AlexRamirez.xyz – Squarespace customer (United States) The .xyz community is home to creatives and skilled artists showcasing their work on .xyz domains. Art Director Marko Medic uses MarkoMedic.xyz to showcase work for brands such as Glossier and La Croix. Multidisciplinary designer Kuba Skurski uses KSkurski.xyz to highlight his branding, ...
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WRR.com: Warren Royal celebrates 30 years with this LLL .com domain | Mark As Read |
Registering a domain name 30 years ago is a feat in itself. In 1995, Network Solutions was the sole domain registrar and the process was more or less manualone could submit faxes to …expedite things. Domain name registrations were also free, although there was a limit to the number of registrations and what could be […] The post WRR.com...
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Dynadot Launches NameClub Marketplace | Mark As Read |
Dynadot Founder and CEO Todd Han announced a new domain name sales marketplace called NameClub. Currently in beta, NameClub appears to operate independently of the Dynadot domain registrar and can be found at NameClub.com. Check out NameClub, our new domain marketplace. NameClub is optimized to sell domains to end users. It has logos, AI powered [&...
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Freename.io moves to the .com | Mark As Read |
Freename.io is a Switzerlandbased Web3 domain and TLD platform founded in 2022 that offers users the ability to register, mint, and monetize blockchain-based domain names across multiple chains. Freename became the worlds first Web3 registrar to receive ICANN accreditation, allowing it to sell traditional DNS domains alongside Web3 names, and enabl...
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ProductHunt Launch Domain Usage (25th June 2025 ) | Mark As Read |
Below are today's ProductHunt projects along with their domain names. If the domain is the play or apple store, it's an app not a website. Raw Domain .txt Download com:142, ai:17, app:15, co:8, in:7, net:7, io:6, org:6, dev:5, online:5, xyz:5, tech:4, pro:3, site:3, me:2, art:1, be:1, ca:1, chat:1, cloud:1, club:1, de:1, fashion:1, fr:1, fyi:1, goo...
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Domain Name Sale Stats 23rd June 2025 | Highest Sale a .com $57,281 | Mark As Read |
A breakdown of all announced domain sales $500 and over, Domains, venue and sale price data courtesy of Namebio.com This data assumes all sales from Park.io, Sav.com, GoDaddy, NameJet, DropCatch, Dynadot, SnapNames, Whois.ai, Catched.com, Docky.ly and NamesCon are wholesale and all others are retail. Full Rundown See bottom of page for detailed fil...
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WIPO panel rules ITWAY engaged in reverse domain name hijacking | Mark As Read |
Company sought domain name matching its ICOY workplace safety brand. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) that ITWAY S.P.A. attempted to reverse domain name hijack the domain icoy.com. ITWAY offers a system called ICOY, designed to reduce workplace accidents involving heavy machinery, such as forklifts. The company re...
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ICANNs mighty overlord flexes on transparency | Mark As Read |
ICANN is heading into uncharted waters after a key community group flexed its powers to hold the Org accountable for a recent board decision. The At-Large Advisory Committee has become the first of ICANN's overseers to push for a formal objection to ICANN's decision to delay its next large-scale accountability review. In layman's terms, the […...
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icoy.com: UDRP complaint deniedReverse Domain Name Hijacking found | Mark As Read |
The domain icoy.com was challenged by Italian firm ITWAY S.P.A., which holds a 2020 trademark for ICOY covering workplace safety technology. The domain, however, was registered in March 2000, almost two decades before any trademark use. The Respondent, Sydney Wang of Arch Holdings, operates a domain portfolio and listed icoy.com for lease or sale v...
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Irispond.com: UDRP dispute denied due to lack of bad faith | Mark As Read |
The domain irispond.com was challenged by Kemco Scientific, Inc., owner of a 2015 US trademark for IRISPOND covering water purification chemicals. The domain, registered in 2020, was linked to a personal website for musician and author Colin Chalmers. Chalmers argued that he had used the name "Iris Pond" for his band and publishing activities since...
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End user domain name sales up to $50k including a Y Combinator startup | Mark As Read |
A Y Combinator startup, an AI agent platform, and a musical group bought domain names. Sedo had a couple of nice mid-five-figure domain name sales this week. Here's a list of end user domain name sales that were recently completed at Sedo. You can view previous lists like this here. HealthAndWellness.com $49,500 – Whois lists […] Post l...
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Record-Breaking Data Leak Exposes 16 Billion Credentials Including Session Tokens | Mark As Read |
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – A massive trove of approximately 16billion username-password combinationsalong with session tokens and cookies – has surfaced on unsecured servers, cybersecurity researchers confirmed. The cache appears to be an aggregate of around 30 previously known data sets, sourced from malware-based credential thefts and olde...
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2025 PMC Jersey Raised $16k+ for Dana-Farber | Mark As Read |
I am happy to share that our 2025 Pan-Mass Challenge domain industry cycling jersey was finalized and printed. With help from our domain industry friends and colleagues, this special jersey raised more than $16,000 for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. John, Karen, and I will proudly wear this jersey as we continue our PMC training. We will […]Ca...
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ICANN faces first pushback over DEI U-turn | Mark As Read |
ICANN's decision to remove the words "diversity" and "inclusion" from its web site has prompted the first public, angry response from a community organization. The Asia-Pacific Regional At-Large Organization, APRALO, one of the five regional groups making up the At-Large Community, wrote to ICANN's top brass to say that "diversity, equity and inclu...
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.MUSIC launches OECD Program, empowering artists in developing nations | Mark As Read |
The .MUSIC top-level domain has unveiled a new initiative aimed at making digital music identities more accessible and affordable for artists around the world. The .MUSIC OECD Program introduces dramatically reduced pricing for musicians in developing countries, aligning with the organizations core values of fairness, inclusion, and community-drive...
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Community-driven platform Oncade.xyz, founded by veterans of Call of Duty, Meta, and Coinbase, introduces a new model for game distribution | Mark As Read |
Oncade.xyz – Namecheap customer (United States) New gaming platforms and development studios use .xyz and XYZ Registry domains like .Game to reimagine how games are developed, distributed, and experienced. AI-driven gaming platform AllianceGames.xyz aims to advance decentralized game development. Dystopian adventure MindsEye.Game, from Grand...
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DomainDingo.com a new player in the domain discovery niche | Mark As Read |
Michael Bang has rolled out a new domain discovery tool website called Domain Dingo. Some features include a new BETA feature which just dropped. Hit the Atom Premium button and let the dingo unleash 60 domain names, perfectly tailored to Atoms style and audience. The site is new and Michael seems to be adding new […] The post DomainDingo.com...
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HealthandWellness.com edges out Champ.ai to lead all sales at Sedo for the week | Mark As Read |
HealthandWellness.com sold for $49,500 with Champ.ai right behind at $49,000. It was a good week for longer domain names. GroundupInvesting.com, RenewingAmerica.com, SeparatedatBirth.com to name a few. Domain name Price Currency .COM healthandwellness.com 49500 USD cm8.com 22880 …
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Sedo weekly domain sales led by HealthAndWellness.com | Mark As Read |
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and HealthandWellness.com led the way at $49,500. Champ.ai was right behind at $49,000. 48 .com sales 28 cctld sales 4 other tld sales Domain name Price Currency .COM healthandwellness.com 49500 USD cm8.com 22880 USD claimhealth.com 19888 USD […] The post Sedo weekly domain sales led by ...
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#Sedo : Domain sales report | June 24, 2025 HealthAndWellness.com sold for $49,500 dollars | Mark As Read |
Sedo Domain Sales report: The domain HealthAndWellness.com sold for $49,500 USD tops this week's list of sales at the Sedo marketplace. This is the latest domain sales report by Sedo.com, for the week ending on June 24, 2025. Information in this report has been provided by Sedo, kind sponsors of DomainGang. The original […] The post #Sedo :...
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Top domain registrars: Spaceship helps Namecheap rocket higher | Mark As Read |
Strong growth at its Spaceship registrar propelled Namecheap into #2 spot for .com domains under management. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers February 2025. Here are some takeaways from this month's data: Namecheap+Spaceship has overtaken Tucows to be the second-largest .c...
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MIT.mortgage: Doesnt take a degree to stay away from famous acronyms | Mark As Read |
MIT.mortgage was challenged in a UDRP by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, which owns longstanding trademark rights to "MIT" dating back to 1988. The domain's registrant claimed it stood for "Mortgage Information Technologies" and that he used the domain in relation to that business. MIT argued the domain and its initial website mimicked t...
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Dissenting Panel: Complaint is an Overreach and a Long Shot Such That RDNH is Appropriate vol. 5.25 | Mark As Read |
Last Call! Only 3 days left to submit feedback on the Initial Report from the WIPOICA UDRP Project Team, co-led by Brian Beckham and Zak Muscovich. You can re-watch the webinar with Brian Beckham and Zak Muscovitch,here: https://youtu.be/lsJt81ryzrA. Your input – whether it's detailed feedback or a quick note – will help shape the final...
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ProductHunt Launch Domain Usage (24th June 2025 ) | Mark As Read |
Below are today's ProductHunt projects along with their domain names. If the domain is the play or apple store, it's an app not a website. Raw Domain .txt Download com:146, ai:25, app:15, io:15, org:10, in:6, online:6, net:5, dev:4, me:4, site:4, co:3, cc:2, fr:2, life:2, today:2, xyz:2, ch:1, cloud:1, club:1, computer:1, cv:1, de:1, fashion:1, gam...
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Domain Name Sale Stats 22nd June 2025 | Highest Sale a .com $112,006 | Mark As Read |
A breakdown of all announced domain sales $500 and over, Domains, venue and sale price data courtesy of Namebio.com This data assumes all sales from Park.io, Sav.com, GoDaddy, NameJet, DropCatch, Dynadot, SnapNames, Whois.ai, Catched.com, Docky.ly and NamesCon are wholesale and all others are retail. Full Rundown See bottom of page for detailed fil...
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GetGet.com: A great portfolio of .AI domains and more | Mark As Read |
A little over a year ago, the winner of the GetGet.com domain auction at DropCatch didn't spend $4,016 dollars to acquire just another domain. In the year since, the GetGet.com registrant used it as a catchy portfolio of great .AI domains, along with other TLDs. The modus operandi of the GetGet portfolio is simple: Rent […] The post GetGet.co...
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Domain registrar Openprovider exposed transfer codes, registrant data in data leak | Mark As Read |
Security researchers found 164GB of exposed data from ICANN-accredited registrar, including sensitive domain transfer codes. ICANN-accredited registrar Openprovider accidentally leaked sensitive domain name and customer data, researchers recently discovered. Bob Diachenko, a cybersecurity researcher and owner at Security Discovery, and Cybernews di...
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US.ai: Ultra short domain has been acquired by James BoothNew sales price! | Mark As Read |
The ultra-short domain US.ai is in the possession of busy Briton, James Booth. Jame's venture, BQDN.com, is the brokerage platform that lists domains on Atom and other marketplaces. Post-acquisition, the domain is now priced at a staggering $2,000,000 dollars: In recent days, James Booth announced the sale of Estate.ai for $100,000 dollars. The med...
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Researcher flags gambling domains in PIRs .ngo and .ong zones | Mark As Read |
Registry says it is reviewing the domains and considering additional safeguards. Public Interest Registry (PIR) is taking action after a researcher noted a proliferation of gambling domains in its .ngo and .ong namespaces. PIR, the non-profit behind the .org top level domain, launched .ngo and .ong in the 2012 round of new TLDs to serve […] P...
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My Monster Variegated Monstera Plant | Mark As Read |
A little more than 5 years ago, one of our friends gifted us a houseplant without instructions on how to maintain it. I made the mistake of not asking him how we should care for it, and the plant was dead within a couple of months. That was the extent of my experience with houseplants. […]Catchy.com
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InteriorDesign.ai sells for $75K to lead a trio of fresh .ai sales | Mark As Read |
Richard Kirkendall posted a trio of .ai domain name sales at Namecheap. InteriorDesign.ai sold for $75,000 while Trains.ai and daft.ai sold for $70,000 each. That's a great price for Daft.ai in my opinion. Trains.ai was acquired for $505 back in 2020 at Whois.ai. AD Smart Domain Monetization Starts at Bodis sign up today AD For […] The post I...
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New to Afternic: Lease to Own for Self-Brokerage! | Mark As Read |
When we launched Self-Brokerage at Afternic in March, many of our sellers were quick to adopt it, embracing the ability to manage their own negotiations directly. Since launch, weve listened closely to your feedback, rolling out iterative updates to streamline the experience and address your requests. One common piece of feedback was that sellers w...
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