Domain News
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Brands ask for cheaper ICANN fees
The group representing dot-brand gTLD registries has asked ICANN to relieve its members of millions of dollars of annual fees.…
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Southwest Airlines fails to take down “SouthWoke” site
Panelist rules it is a criticism site, not a case of cybersquatting. An image from SouthWoke .com, a site that…
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.Com winners: Google continues to rise
Here are the biggest and fastest-growing domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data from…
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ICANN salary porn: 2022 edition
ICANN has published its fiscal 2022 US tax returns, revealing as usual the big bucks its top brass and contractors…
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Verisign gets patent for cryptocurrency-backed sale and transfer of domain names
Patent describes way to use blockchain technology for the sale and transfer of domain names. The U.S. Patent and Trademark…
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WebSec Holdings, B.V. tries Plan B reverse domain name hijacking
Company filed cybersquatting complaint after trying to buy the domain name. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has determined that…
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Identity Digital Domain Trend Report: April 2023
Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) published their April 2023 domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered,…
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“Actual” domain hijacking in crazy cybersquatting dispute
Panelist says the Complainant’s actions went beyond just reverse domain name hijacking. A panelist has ruled that an NFT company…
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Expired domain sales hurt Tucows again in Q1
Decline in aftermarket revenue hurts Tucows’ domain name business. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) released Q1 2023 earnings yesterday. For the second…
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Dynadot enables direct listing on Afternic
Dynadot customers can now list their domains on Afternic through the Dynadot account dashboard. In its Q1 earnings release, Godaddy…
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Prices increases boost Q1 revenue at Squarespace
Sticky customers help Squarespace boost revenue. Proprietary website builders are sticky. It’s hard to switch from one provider to another.…
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auDA: 740,000 .au “direct” registrations after one year
Second level registrations now make up about 17% of .au domains. auDA, the organization that manages Australia’s .au country code…
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No surprise: WIPO kicks boot company to the curb in Thursday.com dispute
Thursday Boot Company tried to reverse domain name hijack thursday.com Sometimes you’d be willing to bet that a UDRP will…
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Tucows and GoDaddy see weakness in big-ticket aftermarket sales
Two of the industry’s largest registrars saw weakness in their first-quarter revenues which they attributed largely to a lack of…
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Gov.de
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Gov.de led the way at 30,000 Euro, ($32,874). Factorylab.com was the second…