Domain News
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Three reports show trends in domain market
These three monthly reports might give you ideas on what’s hot in the domain market. Each month, some domain marketplaces…
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Unpredictable domain sales – DNW Podcast #384
One of the biggest challenges for investors without tens of thousands of domains is sales consistency. Unless you’re one of…
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Verisign DNIB for Q4 2021
Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released their Domain Name Industry Brief for Q4 2021. The quarter closed with 341.7 million domain registrations…
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Verisign removes .tk and other Freenom domains from industry brief
Company excludes five free top ccTLDs from its calculations. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released its Q4 2021 Domain Industry Brief today,…
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Newfold’s $560k of sales from March
Here’s what sold at Newfold last month. Newfold’s domain aftermarkets (NameJet and SnapNames) combined to sell 126 domains for $2,000…
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NameJet/SnapNames March sales led by Xart.com
NameJet sold 61 domains over $2k and generated $249.1K. That was 10% less sales than February. SnapNames sold 65 domains…
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One Clara upgrades to Clara.com while another misses out
The company that used clara.cc upgraded to .com. A company upgraded from clara.cc to clara.com. First names are becoming more…
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GoDaddy acquires .blackfriday and .photo domains
GoDaddy adds two more top level domains to its stable. ICANN approved two more top level domain transfers from the…
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Qatar settles dispute with VisitQatar.com owner
Its tourism council now obtained VisitQatar.com in a settlement. Qatar National Tourism Council obtained VisitQatar.com after a lengthy legal battle.…
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Visit an IDN? Google might warn you
Chrome uses a sophisticated system to determine if an IDN might be spoofing another website. While researching end user sales…
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Pfizer gets in on NFT and metaverse domains
Last week I wrote about bizarre domain registrations by AARP and other entities. They registered domains related to cryptocurrency, NFTs…
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ICANN picks 28 registries for abuse audit
ICANN has kicked off its annual compliance audit, and this time it’s focused on registries rather than registrars. It’s picked…
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TMCH turning off some brand-blocking services
The Trademark Clearinghouse is closing down two of its brand protection services after apparently failing to attract and retain registry…
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What domains Cessna and others bought this week
Plane manufacturer Cessna, water company Husumer Mineralbrunnen, and in-home care provider VitalCura bought domain names. Cessna bought a domain name…
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Bye-bye Alice’s Registry
One of ICANN’s oldest accredited registrars has had its contract terminated for non-payment of fees and other alleged breaches. Alice’s…