Domain News
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Another VW car dot-brand crashes out
Volkswagen’s patchy commitment to dot-brand gTLDs is in evidence again this week, as the company has told ICANN it no…
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Largest back-end switch EVER as GoDaddy loses deal
It’s going to be the largest ever migration of a single TLD between back-end registry service providers, but it was…
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Movies use .movie in previews, but many official sites are on .com
I was surprised by how many movies use a .movie domain in their previews, but most appear to use .com…
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Domains, hosting, and public policy – DNW Podcast #522
How public policy impacts the domain and hosting businesses. Public policy has a major impact on the domain name business.…
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Bentley shifts gears: Luxury carmaker abandons its .bentley domain
Luxury carmaker Bentley has decided it no longer needs its own top level domain name. Bentley Motors Limited is terminating…
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Saw.com gives an update on changes coming to the platform
Jeff Gabriel sent out an email that provided updates coming to Saw.com. Improved stats, seller broker integration and new sales…
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GoDaddy stock plummets after earnings report
It was a bad day for GoDaddy shareholders. Shares in GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) fell over 14% today after the company…
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Tucows reports earnings, .IN registry win
Domain business chugs along and wins a large registry contract. Tucows (NASDAQ; TCX) reported quarterly and full-year 2024 earnings after…
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GoDaddy reports Q4 2024 and full year earnings
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year that ended December 31, 2024 GoDaddy had…
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What makes a domain registrar or registry “healthy”?
Help with a new study ranking domain companies by how healthy they are. The domain name industry is fixated on…
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French logistics company Yper attempts to reverse hijack domain
Company filed “Plan B” case after failing to buy domain name. A French delivery logistics company, Yper SAS, has tried…
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Online gambling company tries reverse domain name hijacking
Prolific UDRP filer stretches too far in recent case. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelist has found (pdf) Navasard…
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Yeah, we got phished, ICANN admits after crypto hack
ICANN has confirmed that a phishing attack was responsible for the hacking of its Twitter account last night. The Org…
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Interview with Stevan Lieberman of EscrowDomains.com
Steven Lieberman was kind enough to answer some questions about escrow transactions and his company EscrowDomains.com. Steven explains the need…
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WordPress introduces 100-year domain registrations
Never worry about renewing your domain again, if you trust Automattic to do it for you. A couple of years…