Domain News
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New gTLDs or Whois access? What’s more important?
Should ICANN focus its resources on getting the next round of new gTLDs underway, or making some baby steps towards…
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Domain sales down even as revenue booms at CentralNic
CentralNic has posted stunning growth for the first quarter, even as it sold fewer domain names. The company said this…
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ICANN kicks the can on .web yet again
Did Verisign cheat when it bought .web for $135 million in 2016? ICANN will make its mind up one day,…
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ICANN Board asks .web parties to rehash arguments
Board wants .web participants to make their argument…again. ICANN’s Board Accountability Mechanisms Committee (BAMC) is set to decide the fate…
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Why didn’t the trademark holder just say what happened?
The Complainants in this UDRP should have explained the circumstances to the panelist. There’s more to this story, but the…
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Could proposed Canadian law break the way Google is designed to function?
Canada is following in the footsteps of Australia in having Google pay news publishers for listing content. Last year Google…
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Saw.com automated appraisals might aid with domain sales
There’s a new domain appraisal tool in town. Saw.com’s new automated appraisal tool. There are a lot of complaints about…
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20 end user domain name sales – NFT companies and more
NFT companies, a housing authority, and a brand of running tights bought domain names. I found a lot of end…
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PayPal increasing transfer fees with regards to instant transfer option
PayPal sent out an email about some upcoming changes, one that might affect some is an increase in the fee…
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Domains around the world: AbdulBasit Makrani in Pakistan
In the first in this new series, I interview AbdulBasit Makrani of Pakistan. AbdulBasit Makrani is a domain investor in…
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PIR (.org) calls for nominations for this year’s .ORG Impact Awards
.Org registry to donate $105,000 to organizations using .org domains. Public Interest Registry, the registry that operates .org and other…
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ALAC’s brutal takedown of that “aggressive” ICANN 74 coronavirus waiver
ICANN’s At-Large Advisory Committee has accused ICANN of being aggressive, intimidating and insensitive by demanding attendees at next month’s public…
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.link gTLD buyer revealed
Another of UNR’s portfolio auction winners has emerged. This time it’s .link, UNR’s low-cost volume play, and the buyer appears…
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Deel announces $50 million in funding after acquiring Deel.com
Domaining.com’s founder sold the domain to company earlier this year. Remote working is ubiquitous today. Accelerated by the global Covid-19…
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Domain investor acquires .link top level domain
Yoni Belousov acquires .link top level domain from Frank Schilling’s UNR. .Link is the latest of the UNR top level…