Domain News
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These Afternic keywords can be helpful for domain investors
These words showed up more than others in domains that recently sold at Afternic. Last week, Afternic tweeted a graphic…
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James Booth sells MyBets.com at Squadhelp
James Booth sold MyBets.com for $80,000 and he sold it at Squadhelp. It has not been posted to Namebio yet.…
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Costerton drops rap album to attract Gen Z to ICANN
ICANN interim CEO Sally Costerton will today release an album of rap music, in an effort to attract more young…
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DNWE switches back to a commission business model
Subscriptions are out. Commissions are back in. Domain Name Wholesale Exchange (DNWE, no relationship with DNW) is switching back to…
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Hmm. A Web3 domain company wants to trademark .swoosh
I bet Nike won’t like this. Freename AG, one of many initiatives offering blockchain-based domain names, just filed an “interesting”…
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CentralNic’s annual report outlines big strategic shift
Company plans to harvest some of its free cash flow. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) published its annual report (pdf) this week.…
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ICA introduces domain broker code of conduct
Voluntary code of conduct is a good first step to improving the domain broker ecosystem. The Internet Commerce Association (ICA),…
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.food registry to dump four dot-brand gTLDs
A company controlled by Warner Bros Discovery is dumping four of its dot-brand gTLDs, but keeping hold of .food, which…
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17 recent end user domain name sales
A lighting company, a dog boarding business and a Canadian construction company bought domain names. Sedo didn’t have any big…
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Markmonitor launches expired domain service
Service promises to give trademark holders front-of-line access to expiring domains. Brand protection domain name registrar Markmonitor has launched DomainDefend,…
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Squadhelp is hiring after raising $10 million
These roles might be a fit for Domain Name Wire readers. Domain name and naming marketplace Squadhelp is going on…
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GoDaddy gets patent for AI-based domain valuation
It’s one of many patents the company owns related to domain appraisals. A schematic from GoDaddy’s domain valuation patent. GoDaddy…
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Dewberry Engineers Inc tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company omitted key details in cybersquatting filing. Dewberry Engineers Inc has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf)…
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by EcoPark.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and EcoPark.com was the high sale at 16,500 GBP, ($20,336). CelebrateAmerica.org was second…
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Rick Schwartz goes off on Daniel Negari
Rick Schwartz went off on Daniel Negari this morning, for those who don’t know Rick’s tweets are now protected, so…