Domain News
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Industry outlook gloomy for next year, predicts ICANN
ICANN is forecasting a downturn of the domain industry’s fortunes over the coming year according to its draft fiscal 2024…
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NameJet/SnapNames November 2022 domain sales report led by PutLocker.com
NameJet/SnapNames released their November 2022 domain name sales report. PutLocker.com was the high sale at $102,499. qatar.net Namejet Expiring $26,101…
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Can AI write good domain name descriptions?
Yes, for the most part. Here, let me create that domain description for you. There’s been a lot of talk…
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.Linde (and maybe .Sky) dot-brands head to the scrapyard
More top level domains are canceled. At least one more dot-brand domain name is being scrapped. Today, ICANN published a…
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Content police? ICANN mulls bylaws change
ICANN could change its bylaws to allow it to police internet content to an extent, it emerged this week with…
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13 end user domain sales up to €120,000
A mobile phone company, a sauna seller, and a non-profit in Boston bought domain names. Sedo had a six figure…
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by EV.fr
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and EV.FR led the way at 120,000 Euro, ($127,598). Scalar.de was second at…
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GoDaddy and Dynadot respond to eth.link lawsuit
GoDaddy files motion to dismiss, Dynadot claims lack of jurisdiction. GoDaddy and Dynadot have responded to a lawsuit over the…
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Dynadot adds closeouts, changes auction pricing structure
Dutch auctions will follow regular auctions. Domain name registrar Dynadot is making two changes to its expired domain auctions. First,…
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ICANN bloat to continue as new gTLD program begins
ICANN expects to hire so many new staffers over the next few years that it’ll need to rent a second…
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ICANN spunks a year, $9 million, on new gTLD plans destined for trashcan
ICANN has published the Operational Design Assessment for the next round of the new gTLD program, a weighty tome of…
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How to prevent someone from accidentally selling a domain name
Fast transfer networks are great, but how to prevent edge cases of mistaken sales? A lawsuit against GoDaddy’s Afternic is…
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Selling non-.coms – DNW Podcast #416
This investor has done well with non-.com domain names. Doron Vermaat has sold 12 .com domains this year. But he…
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Michael Riedl replaces Ben Crawford as CentralNic CEO
A surprise leadership change at CentralNic. Ben Crawford. Photo courtesy CentralNic. Ben Crawford has retired from CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) after…
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InterNetX takes a look at the extensions that reached GA in 2022
InterNetX took a look back at the extensions that hit general availability in 2022. .Kids is the one where I…