Domain News
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Swiss company tries reverse hijacking domain name
The domain was clearly not registered in bad faith. It should give you pause when a domain registered at CSC…
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Top stories on Domain Name Wire
GoDaddy auctions and Google’s domain parking change were top stories. Miss any of last month’s news? These were the top…
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Identity Digital prices go up tomorrow, GoDaddy Registry plans next price hike
Renew today before prices go up. Today is the last day to renew domains in 216 top level domain names…
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Nominations for two domain industry awards conclude this month
Nominations close October 31 for two Internet Commerce Association awards. The nomination periods for two awards presented by Internet Commerce…
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Future of .io domains uncertain as UK hands over Chagos islands
The future of the .io ccTLD is up in the air today with the announcement that the UK is to…
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My new site: find the right college with CollegeIQ
My new site makes it easier to find the right college. I’m excited to announce the launch of my latest…
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.ai now has over half a million names
Anguilla’s .ai ccTLD added 54,372 domain names in the last quarter, according to the registry’s web site. The total today…
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.AI busts past 500,000 domains
Over a half million .ai domains are now registered. The registry for .AI updated its registration count today, showing that…
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Process server tries reverse hijacking a domain name
Company could not show secondary meaning to a descriptive term. The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) isn’t designed…
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ConvertKit officially becomes Kit at Kit.com
Months after rebranding in public, ConvertKit switched its domain name today. With the rebrand, ConvertKit.com now forwards to Kit.com. On…
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UK and Israel cut ICANN funding
The ccTLD registries for UK and Israel cut their funding to ICANN by the largest amounts in the Org’s last…
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Luce.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Luce.com led the way at $60,850. DoneEscrow.com was second at 9,000 GBP,…
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Twitter now up-to-date on linkification
Twitter appears to have dragged itself into the 2020s with the linkification function of its service, after years of complaints.…
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Moment of truth as .music domains finally go on sale
After a wait of over 15 years, startup registry DotMusic is bringing .music domains to general availability today. A week-long…
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Friendster is back! – DNW Podcast #502
A domain investor is bringing Friendster back. Do you remember Friendster? It was one of the earliest social networks, launched…