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Hyundai, a UN organization, and an identity management company bought domain names. It looks like carmaker Hyundai bought the top public domain sale at Sedo this past week. It will be interesting to see if AI platform Claude was the buyer of clau.de for 40,000, but the domain doesn't resolve yet. Here's a list of […] Post link: 14 end user do...
The legacy .su domain name, .co, and more top stories from last month. 1. ICANN moves to retire Soviet-era .SU country domain name – Both ICANN and the .su registry have responded by saying that the formal process hasn't started. And that's true what I reported is that ICANN sent a letter to .su […] Post link: March's top domain name s...
New domain aftermarket search platform has promising features. I typically use ExpiredDomains.net to find expired domains and other marketplace domains to buy. However, I always keep my eyes open for new platforms that can help me find good domains to acquire. One such platform that recently launched might be worth a look. Domain360 makes it [̷...
Investors concerned about UDRPs filed against domains on payment plans should review this case. One of the concerns people have about selling domains through lease-to-own payment plans is if the domain name becomes subject to legal action or a cybersquatting dispute. Well, here's an example of what can happen when a UDRP is filed against […] ...
Domain transfers will be easier and faster with new improvements. Domain name aftermarket Afternic released enhancements to its domain transfer process today. Afternic says the system will make domain transfers easier and faster. While many domain transfers happen automatically through Afternic's Fast Transfer system, domains that require manual ac...
How these two domain investors did last year. Its time for our recurring podcast with domain investors Mark Levine and Logan Flatt! Mark and Logan come on the show frequently to share their domain investing results, talk about whats working, and whats not working for them. On todays show, they detail their 2024 domain investing […] Post link:...
More domains will be monetized with ad networks that don't do a good job of stopping scams and malware. Google is opting all advertisers out of AdSense for Domains, which will likely lead to the ad program's demise. This is a blow to domain monetization and the domain industry as a whole. But beyond that, […] Post link: Google Adsense change ...
It might come back to bite you. Earlier this month, The Financial Times wrote a story about an asset management firm that changed its name from Aberdeen to Abrdn. Apparently, the company's CEO made the switch partly because the Aberdeen.com domain he wanted was in use by another company. An outside marketing firm warned him […] Post link: Don...
Company continues to hire as it prepares for launch this year. A new wholesale/reseller registrar is making a big splash in the industry even though it hasn't launched its product yet. OpusDNS sponsored last year's NamesCon in Austin and this month's CloudFest. It has also been hiring lots of industry professionals. I caught up with […] Post ...
Form 990 reveals salaries and contractor payments. ICANN published its Form 990 tax return for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. The non-profit's total revenue for the fiscal year on a tax basis was $184.8 million, compared to $163.7 million in the prior year. The difference can mostly be attributed to higher investment income. […] Post l...
Registrar makes changes to how expired domain auctions work. Namecheap announced today that it's making changes to expired domain name auctions. First, the company is standardizing auction end times rather than staggering them throughout the day. All auctions will end at 11 am ET US (New York). Of course, bidding on domains with last-minute bids [&...
Registrars sell below the wholesale cost to win customers and to get registry rebates. $5.00. $5.75. $6.99. These are prices some domain registrars are currently charging for new .com domain registrations. The wholesale price for new registrations is $10.26, so why do some domain registrars sell domains below cost? You might see .com domain registr...
An online beer seller, a bong maker, and an ice cube business bought domain names at Sedo this week. Sedo's top public sale this week was FreeCell.com for $60,000. FreeCell is the name of a popular solitaire game. It's also possible this domain will be used for its mobile phone meaning. We'll see once it's […] Post link: Beer, bongs, and ice ...
French company loses cybersquatting complaint against gong.com. In the 1970s game show The Gong Show, entertainers would perform before a panel of judges. If the entertainer was particularly bad, a judge could strike a gong to stop the performance. Somebody should have struck a gong during a recent UDRP. French water sports company Gong Galaxy [...
Country will announce winner in May. Colombia has issued a request for proposals to run the .co country code domain for the next ten years. .Co Internet began commercialization of the domain name in 2010, making the extension a household name through savvy marketing and a Super Bowl commercial. Neustar acquired .Co Internet for $109 […] Post ...
A basic version of self-brokering comes to Afternic. Afternic launched a basic self-brokering option last week. On todays show, GoDaddy Sr. Director of Domain Investor Product Alan Shiflett joins us to talk about self-brokering. He discusses the companys iterative approach to launching this feature (and others). We also discuss how the company is e...
Six of the 11th-20th largest .com registrars grew their DUMs year over year. Earlier this week, I provided the latest official numbers for the top ten domain name registrars, ranked by total .com domains under management. I noted that just one of the ten largest registrar families, Namecheap, grew its .com base year over year. […] Post link: ...
The long wait is over for .free, .hot, and .spot. In the better-late-than-never category, Amazon is preparing to launch three top level domains from the 2012 round of domain expansion. On April 2, the company will open sunrise for .free, .hot, and .spot. The domains will go through a Dutch auction-style early access period May […] Post link: ...
First version of self-brokering system is limited. Afternic launched a new feature today that allows domain name investors to self-broker domain names rather than have Afternic's brokers manage negotiations. The self-brokering feature is very much a minimum viable product, and it will only make sense for some domain name investors to consider at th...
Just one of the registrar families has grown its base of .com domains over the 12-month period ending in November. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers November 2024. Here are some takeaways from this month's data: Of the top 10 registrars by total .com […] Post link: On...
A furniture company, a sushi restaurant chain, and a guy named Pascal bought domain names. Sedo's top public domain sales this week was bookwalker.com for $27,000. The buyer might be a Japanese e-book store with this name, but it's unclear at this time. Here's a list of end user domain name sales that just completed […] Post link: 13 domain n...
Fascinating stats in this year's Global Domain Report. Domain name marketplace Sedo and registrar InternetX have published the 2025 Global Domain Report. The report looks at both the primary and secondary markets for domain names. It uses data from dozens of sources, augmented by a survey the companies sent to domain industry participants. Here are...
Company converts license into domain acquisition. Event ticket seller Vivid Seats (NASDAQ: SEAT) disclosed a $17.3 million domain name acquisition in its latest annual report. On October 22, 2024, we acquired a domain name that we had previously licensed (the Acquired Domain Name). In exchange for the Acquired Domain Name, we are required to disbur...
What I learned at ICANN82 in Seattle. The domain name industry gathered in Seattle last week for ICANNs annual community forum. During the show, I caught up on whats happening with two important topics: Adsense for Domains and new top level domains. On todays show I recap what I learned. You will then here from […] Post link: ICANN82 Recap &#...
Mumbai and Lisbon will host the next two community forums. ICANN has announced the locations for its 2026 and 2027 annual community forum meetings. The community forum, one of three major meetings ICANN holds annually, typically takes place in March. This year's meeting was in Seattle last week. Next year's meeting will be March 7-12, […] Pos...
Also, it claims a domain can "degenerate" into a bad faith registration. Just when you think you've seen it all: a company literally told a domain broker it had a "Plan B" before filing a Plan B reverse domain name hijacking attempt. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel found (pdf) Skytree B.V. guilty of reverse […] Post link: Com...
Panelist finds "Plan B" attempt to secure domain through cybersquatting claim. A French nutrition supplements company tried to reverse hijack the domain name nutriforce.com, a World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has determined (pdf). Nutriforce France SAS, which registered the domain nutriforce.fr for its business in 2023, filed the d...
Panelist admonishes company for filing bad cybersquatting dispute. Hubris? Narcissism? Just plain ballsy? I'm unsure how to describe it, but the result isn't surprising: an Ohio company was found to have tried to reverse hijack the domain names resource.com and resourceinteractive.com. From IBM. Resource Interactive, a Salesforce implementor that u...
Company went after a domain name it knew was registered before it had trademark rights. A French seller of women's shoes, purses, and other accessories has been found (pdf) to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. Cassy SAS filed a dispute with World Intellectual Property Organization against the domain name cassy.com. The company uses [&#...
Company says it no longer wants one of its domains, but it still has two other dot-brand top level domains. Prudential, the global financial services company, has informed ICANN that it is terminating one of its top-level domains. In January, Prudential notified ICANN that it no longer wants to retain the .pramerica domain. This week, […] Pos...
Judge has ordered domain registrar to pay over $5 million. A cybersquatting legal battle that began over four years ago is set to continue. Leascend Technology Co., Ltd. formerly known as Xiamen 35.com Internet Technology Co., Ltd, has appealed multiple rulings in a lawsuit filed by Meta Platforms. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. Federal […] Po...
Samba.com auctioned for over $100,000 in January. Newfold Digital has published sales results on its NameJet and SnapNames platforms for January and February of this year. In January, the two platforms combined for 66 domains sales of $2,000 or more, totalling $409,000. January was headlined by the $143,000 sale of samba.com. In February, the platf...
Person in Ukraine registered domain and used it to promote pet monitoring app. Calvin Broadus, more commonly known as Snoop Dogg, has won a cybersquatting dispute he filed against a person in Ukraine. The rapper filed the dispute (pdf) against the domain name SnoopDoggBush .com with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Bush is the name ...
Domain system overseer plans to retire .su in 2030. ICANN has formally notified the operator of the legacy Soviet Union country code domain, .su, of its plans to retire the domain in five years, Domain Name Wire has learned. The .su namespace, which remains open for new registrations and currently has around 100,000 domain names, […] Post lin...
New team launches domain registrar that will offer marketplace and monetization. I've been a bit bewildered by .shop suddenly hiring lots of industry talent many years after the top level domain launched. This week at the ICANN meeting in Seattle, the move made much more sense as .shop's parent company, GMO Internet Group, made a […] Post lin...
AI companies and web3 projects bought domain names this week. Sedo had a huge sales week, closing GX.com for $1.2 million and double.com for $980,000. Remarkably, gx.com sold through a buy now transaction. The marketplace also sold coches.es for EUR 120,000 and wwww.com for $120,000. Unfortunately, it's not yet clear who bought any of these […...
Patent describes way to obtain information from "thick" RDAP records. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 12,250,217 to Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) for GTLD domain name registries RDAP architecture(pdf). The patent is a continuation of patents filed in 2016 and 2017. RDAP is short for Registration Data Access Protocol, which ...
Nova Registry is going big with top level domains. At least one company is going big in the next round of new top level domain expansion. On todays show, Yoni Belousov explains why his company Nova Registry plans to apply for around 200 new top level domains in the next round. Nova didnt participate in […] Post link: 200 new top level domains...
Domain Name Wire launched 20 years ago today. Domain Name Wire turned 20 years old today. I look back at photos from early conferences and am left in shock. Aging happens slowly, but wow, how the years add up! So much has happened in the domain industry during the past 20 years, and I've enjoyed […] Post link: Domain name Wire is 20 years old...
Phisher posted a crypto scam after gaining account access. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has successfully recovered its X (Twitter) account. On February 11, someone phished an ICANN employee to gain access to the company's X social media account. They posted a crypto scam, urging people to buy a new token. […...
Domain investor Leanne McMahon posted a Domain Community Bingo card on X today, and I think it was spot on. Among the squares: Someone says Dan.com should never have been shut down Someone tweets to their domain investor followers how important a good domain is Someone posts a sale with no name Someone requests 4L […] Post link: These domain ...
Sedo is holding a .ai domain auction and GoDaddy is prepping its next premium domain auction. Two domain name auctions taking place this month are worth tracking. First, Sedo is holding an auction of .ai domain names that kicked off today. There are 184 .ai domains in the auction, including choose.ai and company.ai. Most of […] Post link: .AI...
New service makes it easier for domain registries to offer web3 capabilities. Orange Domains, the registry behind .locker domains, has launched a new service that helps top level domains add web3 functionality. .Locker is connected to web3 technology thanks to integration with Bitcoin Naming System (BNS). Orange Domains' new service is a white labe...
Collectibles company Panini, an influencer marketing platform, and a credit union recently bought domain names. Sedo's top public sale this past week was TheAI.com for $65,000. It's not yet clear who bought the domain name. Here's a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. You can view previous lists like […] Post link:...
A soccer team's cybersquatting claim and a change to how expired .ai domains are sold were top stories in February. 1. New domain registrar already in breach of accreditation agreement – A five-month-old domain name registrar got hit with a breach notice. 2. Namecheap scores deal to sell expiring .AI domain names – The deal […] Po...
With private resolution out, applicants should still be able to recover some of their costs if they lose a contention set. ICANN didn't like how many contention sets were resolved in the last round of top level domain expansion, despite asking parties to resolve contention sets among themselves. I think it has overcorrected with its […] Post ...
Company tries to quantify the hit it will take from Adsense for Domains changes. Team Internet Group (AIM: TIG, OTCQX: TIGXF) issued an update today addressing Google's changes to domain parking and announcing that a possible acquisition will not happen. On the Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) front, the company expects at least short-term pain from search [&...
Here's what you should know ahead of ICANN82. [Editor's note: ICANN's annual Community Forum begins this Saturday in Seattle. Although I reside in the Seattle area, I live on an island and don't know as much about the city as you'd expect for someone who has lived here for six years. So I asked long-time […] Post link: ICANN82 in Seattle: Wha...
AbdulBasit Makrani shares recent results from his 10,000+ domain portfolio. What kind of results can you get from a portfolio of just over 10,000 domains? My guest this week shares details of his sales last year. AbdulBasit Makrani was last on the show in November 2023, when he had just boosted his sales by lowering […] Post link: A 10,000 do...
Former .ai administrator shares that Identity Digital is keeping 10% of revenues from the domain. A couple of people have sent me videos this week of former .ai domain administrator Vincent Cate talking about the domain names. One of the videos, from March of 2024, discusses the finances and trajectory of the domain name. In […] Post link: Fo...
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