Domain News
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German motoring club dot-brand crashes out
Europe’s largest motoring club has become the latest organization to ask ICANN to tear up its dot-brand Registry Agreement. The…
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Identity Digital Domain Trend Report: JULY 2022
Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) published their July domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most…
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Swiss company Boller, Winkler AG tries reverse domain name hijacking
Panelist calls the case “woeful.” I’ve seen a lot of egregious reverse domain name hijacking cases over the years, and…
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DNW Podcast Intermission
Check out our previous episodes this week. Black background with the words “Podcast Intermission” and “DNW Podcast” Domain Name Wire…
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Verisign to crack down on Chinese domains
Verisign has asked for permission to implement a more stringent regime for denying or suspending .com and .net domain names…
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Whois Disclosure System likely over a year away
ICANN lifted the curtain a little on its fetal Whois Disclosure System this week, but the news is not good…
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Latest .com registrar rankings
These are the fastest growing and biggest domain name registrars for .com domains. ICANN has published the latest official data…
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Belgium slashes its ICANN funding in “mission creep” protest
DNS Belgium has cut its contribution to ICANN’s budget by two thirds, in protest at ICANN’s “mission creep” and its…
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Diversity takes a hit as NomCom replaces two ICANN directors with newcomers
ICANN will be left with fewer women and Africans on its board of directors following this year’s Nominating Committee selections,…
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Lamborghini wins Lambo.com as “NamePros username defense” fails
Domain owner cited his NamePros username as evidence that he’s commonly known as “Lambo”. Lamborghini won a cybersquatting case if…
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Why you’re selling fewer domain names
Demand for new websites is decreasing, and so is the demand for domains. Don’t be sad, you’re not the only…
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RNDH loser files second appeal
A big drug company has appealed to ICANN for a second time over a Reverse Domain Name Hijacking ruling against…
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Here are 108 domains that sold for $2k+ on NameJet and Snapnames last month
Sales dropped in July on Newfold’s aftermarket platforms. Newfold Digital’s domain name aftermarket platforms NameJet and SnapNames combined to sell…
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Group crowdfunding crypto to apply to ICANN for blockchain gTLD
Do we have our first confirmed blockchain-themed new gTLD application? Looks like it. A group of pseudonymous individuals have announced…
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NameJet/SnapNames July 2022 sales report led by MedJobs.com
NameJet/SnapNames released their July domain name sales report. Name Jet had 2 domain sell for more than $10K and uanews.org…