Domain News
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GoDaddy Now Offers .it.com domains
No matter what extension you are you want to be carried by GoDaddy. A press release went out today announcing…
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GigPig gets slaughtered in cybersquatting dispute
The domain was registered well before the company existed. GigPig, A UK company that connects musicians with venues for gigs,…
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Eight interesting recent dot-brand registrations
If somebody told me that this blog spends altogether too much time shitting on dot-brand gTLDs, I probably wouldn’t argue…
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by X.game
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and X.game led the way at $160,000. 69Bet.com was the top .com at…
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.Me releases their 2023 premium domain report
I would say it’s a bit late but .me released their premium domain name report for 2023. With extensions like…
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Google is increasing domain prices up to 25%
Company increases prices on six top level domain names. If you own a lot of domain names offered by Google…
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.me premium sales down
Registry-reserved premium domain sales were down a fair bit last year, according to a summary released by the registry today.…
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Pride fails to reverse gay domains decline
There are any number of ways gay people can express themselves during Pride, but buying gay-themed domain names doesn’t appear…
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Banking.ai top close at Dynadot expired .ai auctions $53,055
First day of July expired .ai auctions at Dynadot/Whois.ai had four 5 figure closes. Banking.ai led the way at $53,055…
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Unstoppable announces another new gTLD bid
In the run-up to the 2012 new gTLD application round, we were hard-pressed to find a company willing to announce…
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D3 applies for .ape and .magic trademarks
Company wants trademarks for new top level domain names. D3, a company that intends to apply for new top level…
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Blockchain naming firm gets ICANN accreditation
A company heavily involved in promoting blockchain-based domain name alternatives has received its ICANN registrar accreditation, allowing it to sell…
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ICANN takes over gTLD after Whois failures
ICANN has swooped to take over operation of a new gTLD after it missed its strict thresholds for Whois availability.…
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Economic termites – DNW Podcast #492
Why this group thinks Verisign shouldn’t be able to raise the price of .com domains. Last month, a consortium of…
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Identity Digital asks U.S. government for cybersecurity reporting carveout for domain registries
Company argues that registries and registrars should report incidents to ICANN instead of individual governments. Domain name registry business Identity…