Domain News
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AI and games among July’s interesting dot-brand domains
A domain hosting a fun little video game for Lidl staff was the highlight dot-brand domain registration in July. There…
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Advising someone to basically go the RDNH route probably not a good idea
In what can only be described as a clown show of an X thread, one participant stood out as a…
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GoDaddy sunsets backorders
GoDaddy ends its backorder product, which lost its purpose many years ago. In a long overdue move, GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY)…
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ICANN U-turns on appeals loophole after community revolt
ICANN has backtracked and substantially pared down a proposal that could have weakened its accountability mechanisms after most of the…
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Afternic adds more promotion — for a fee
All sellers will be opted into a program that increases marketing but charges an additional 5% commission. Afternic announced a…
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Ranking the top domain name registrars for .com: GoDaddy, Namecheap, Squarespace
Here’s the latest data about the .com namespace. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the…
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Is domain name investing worth it?
You might be better off putting your money in a savings account. This morning, Giuseppe Graziano of domain brokerage GGRG…
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Giuseppe Graziano gives some insights from the Breakfast Club
(Image Credit Giuseppe Graziano) Giuseppe Graziano who publishes the Liquid Market Report but out a very detailed post on the…
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IBM wins control of slew of cryptocurrency domains
Company grabs 10 domains after owner told it to “grab it or get lost”. IBM has won a cybersquatting complaint…
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Sedo releases three weeks of sales data LandWolf.com the top sale
Sedo has three weeks of domain name sales data today. LandWolf.com was the top sale over all three weeks at…
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New resource demystifies UDRP
UDRP Perspectives covers common UDRP topics, with links to relevant decisions. A new website is helping to educate trademark holders,…
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ICANN to terminate five new gTLDs
ICANN is set to terminate the registry contracts for five new gTLDs run by an apparent deadbeat registry. Asia Green…
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US could change .com pricing terms
The US government and Verisign are to enter talks about possible changes to .com pricing. The National Telecommunications and Information…
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Google loses antitrust case related to online search
Google has lost a major antitrust case that centered around search. They of course will appeal this decision but it’s…
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US Gov to renew Verisign deal, but questions pricing
Government opens door to re-evaluating prices. The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today sent a letter to Verisign (NASDAQ:…