Domain News
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Lease-to-own – DNW Podcast #445
Kate Buckley discusses LTO deals and the state of the domain market. This week we catch up with Kate Buckley,…
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Registering .cv domains might become easier
The ccTLD for Cape Verde has a new technical manager and might be about to liberalize and standardize its registration…
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Musk prematurely announces Twitter is now X
Elon Musk has declared that Twitter is rebranding as X, using x.com, apparently as the latest stage of his ongoing…
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Google Search talks domains: cheap domains, expired, etc.
Group gives no definitive answers about choosing top level domains. This month’s Search Off the Record, a podcast by Google’s…
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Five cool Estibot tools you probably haven’t used
Estibot is more than just domain appraisals. A lot of people hear the name Estibot and all they think of…
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Nominet admits membership fees mistake
Nominet has told DI it made an honest mistake when it made claims about its historical membership fees, after a…
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Government to regulate UK-related domain names
The UK government is to trigger a law that would allow it to take control of .uk, .wales, .cymru, .scot…
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AKU.com transferred in questionable cybersquatting dispute
Shoe retailer gains a valuable domain through a questionable decision. What does it take for a three letter trademark to…
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A superhero tool and a great domain name
This company has a cool invention and a great domain name. Photo courtesy Wrap. Have you heard about BolaWrap? It’s…
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Who defrauded VPN.com?
Defendant in lawsuit says his email was hacked. Someone duped domain name brokerage VPN.com out of $250,000. But whodunit? VPN.com…
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Domainer objects to Epik’s acquisition over Masterbucks collapse
A Los Angeles film production company and its domainer CEO have objected to Epik’s request to transfer its ICANN accreditation…
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Domain name auction gaming and what can be done about it
Bidders are right to be upset, but solutions can be controversial, too. There’s been some discussion about gaming expired domain…
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ICANN confirms DENIC Services as sole ICANN designated registrar data escrow agent
In 2018, ICANN, which is in charge of allocating domain names and IP addresses, confirmed DENIC eG as the data…
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When’s the last time you looked at GoDaddy appraisals for your domains?
Don’t ignore automated appraisals. They can be helpful. I had a really good start to the month for domain sales.…
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Freenom is losing another ccTLD after collecting military emails
Controversial free domains provider is reportedly losing its contract to manage Mali’s ccTLD, its second loss in as many months.…