Domain News
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.com and .net are the drag factor on domain industry growth
Verisign’s own gTLDs .com and .net slowed overall domain industry volume growth in the second quarter, according to its latest…
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What’s wrong with this UDRP?
If you think something is fishy about the dates cited in the decision, you’re right. I was reading through a…
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Nominet gets new CFO
Nominet has recruited Vodafone’s head of finance to be its new CFO. The company announced today that Carolyn Bedford will…
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It’s ICANN versus the blockchain in Kuala Lumpur
Internet fragmentation and the rise of blockchain-based naming systems were firmly on the agenda at ICANN 75 in Kuala Lumpur…
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16 new end user domain name sales
A mastermind facilitator, an NFT business, and Cisco bought domain names. Sedo reported some nice four and five-figure domain name…
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Verisign DNIB Q2 2022 – 174.3m .com and .net registrations
Verisign (Nasdaq: VRSN) released their Domain Name Industry Brief for Q2 2022. You can download the full report here. Highlights…
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Verisign gets patent for registering domains through Amazon Alexa
Patent covers using your voice to register domains, do Whois lookups, etc. “Alexa, please register My Crazy New Idea dot…
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Some things you should know about Dan/GoDaddy brokerage commissions
Here’s how commissions work on payment plans and how Dan.com’s commissions are higher than Afternic’s. Yesterday, Dan.com emailed its users…
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by UpStreamData.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and UpStreamData.com led the way at $19,000. hilfsmittel.de was second at 17,777 Euro,…
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ICANN to “stand up” to Russia at the ITU
ICANN is a non-political organization, but it cannot tolerate the platform of the Russian standing to be the secretary-general of…
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.Com rankings include a Turkish domain registrar
These are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data…
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DAN announces new domain brokerage capabilities
DAN sent out an email today that they will now be offering brokerage services. Now back in 2020 DAN had…
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Surprise new chair for ICANN announced
The King is dead, long live the Queen! (Too soon?) ICANN announced today that Tripti Sinha will be taking over…
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Scaling your domain portfolio – DNW Podcast #405
Domain investors suggest how to scale your domain portfolio. Most domain investors start out small and try to scale their…
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Identity Digital Domain Trend Report: August 2022
Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) published their August domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most…