Domain News
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Sedo’s smoky domain sales week: 18 end user domain sales
A marijuana company, an online ad seller, and a non-alcoholic pop-up bar bought domain names. Sedo had a decidedly “smoky”…
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GoDaddy acquires five more top level domains
Company picks up five TLDs that were using its registry services. GoDaddy Registry has acquired five more top level domain…
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Travel gTLD registry dumps three strings — NOT dot-brands
Future new gTLD application rounds will likely have three extra travel-related strings up for grabs, after the barely-precedented decision by…
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Worried about governments seizing .com domains? Too late
Language proposed for Verisign’s .net registry contract that some say would give governments the ability to arbitrarily seize domains is…
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The .COUNTRY registry increases its prices as of September 27, 2023
The .COUNTRY registry will significantly increase the price for new registrations under this extension from September 27, 2023, 16:00:00 UTC.…
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LL.com’s have a big Q1 2023 according to LMX.com
Giuseppe Graziano published the Liquid Market Report for Q1 2023. Over $15m in LL.com sales volume helped boost the quarter.…
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More end user domain sales at Sedo
A printing company, a cryptocurrency project, and a site that suggests AI tools bought domain names. Sedo released two weeks…
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Epik’s meltdown is a ticking time-bomb for ICANN
There are many ways ICANN could eventually wind up shutting down flailing registrar Epik, but it might face a nightmare…
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Epik threatens to sue Rob Monster, publicly asks him to resign
Company tweets complaints about the company’s former CEO, asks him to resign, and threatens to sue him. Epik’s Twitter account…
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Epik customer exodus started when Monster quit
Domain registrants started leaving Epik in droves when CEO Rob Monster quit last year and serious allegations of financial mismanagement…
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Escrow.com reports domain sales rebound in Q1
The aftermarket is back. Aftermarket domain name sales rebounded sharply in Q1 this year, according to Escrow.com. The company reported…
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TicketSms s.r.l. attempts reverse domain name hijacking
This case was dead on arrival. TicketSms s.r.l., an online ticketing company, has been found (pdf) to have engaged in…
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Sedo releases two weeks of sales data led by Bouncy.com
Sedo released two weeks of sales data. For 4/3 to 4/9 Bouncy.com led the way at $36,000. StockChart.com was second…
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.Me is turning 15 and they are celebrating with a contest and prizes
.Me will be celebrating it’s 15th anniversary and to celebrate the event they are holding a contest that will be…
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ICANN wants more newbies on its board
ICANN is planning changes to how its board of directors are picked, including new measures to get more community virgins…