Domain News
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AI was top keyword in Afternic sales in May
AI, bet, and health jump up the charts. Top keywords chart via @afternic Afternic has published a list of the…
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Top level domain operator wants out of the business
Here’s a first: a non-brand TLD operator voluntarily terminating its contract. For the first time, an operator of a new…
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A second new gTLD has FAILED and will be sold off
A second commercial, non-branded new gTLD has thrown in the towel after failing to sell many domains and ICANN will…
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Escrow.com reports Q2 slowdown
Q2 volume declines toward end of quarter with fewer large transactions. Chart from Freelancer.com earnings commentary, July 25, 2023. Escrow.com…
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Escrow.com releases their Domain Investment Index for Q2 2023
Escrow.com released their Domain Investment Index for Q2, 2023. They started out with their executive summary stating the following: Total…
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.web hit by second ICANN complaint
Altanovo Domains, the Afilias spin-off that is fighting Verisign for control of the .web gTLD, has filed a second Independent…
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18 more end user domain sales
A Magic the Gathering card company, a green propulsion company, and a major eyewear company bought domain names. It’s the…
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Registrar linked to defunct social network terminated
ICANN has terminated a registrar for not paying its fees and other infractions. ICANN Compliance, in a termination notice effective…
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Three candidates stand for Nominet board
Nominet has revealed the three candidates who will stand for election for a non-executive directorship on its board this year.…
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Judge issues orders in eth .link dispute: ENS can transfer domain
Judge issues orders on many outstanding motions. The judge overseeing a dispute over eth.link issued a number of orders (pdf)…
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SolarEnergy.com sold for $175,000
Dave Evanson of Sedo successfully brokered SolarEnergy.com for $175,000. According to DotDB.com SolarEnergy is registered in 215 extensions. The domain…
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How to automatically point Dropcatch.com wins to your for sale pages
Here’s a quick tip to eliminate a step for pointing your domains to landing pages. Winning expired domains is only…
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Google says to avoid cheap TLD’s
Matt G.Southern published a piece yesterday on SearchEngineJournal.com that deals with Google and their opinion of cheap new gtlds. Google’s…
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Growth slows at CentralNic
Organic growth rate slows; company continues aggressive share buybacks. Domain name and online advertising rollup CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) announced preliminary…