Domain News
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Nominet to take over .gov.uk
Nominet says it has won a competitive tender process with the UK government and will take over the registry for…
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More recent end user sales at Sedo
A steel company, a maintenance firm, and an “Airbnb for farmhouses” bought domain names. Sedo had a slower-than-usual sales week…
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ICANN picks Istanbul for 2024 meeting
The ICANN community will head to Türkiye for the Org’s 2024 Annual General Meeting, it has been confirmed. The board…
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14 mistakes to avoid when choosing a domain name (and lessons learned)
Here are 14 mistakes people have made choosing domain names and the lessons they learned. We’ve all seen bad domain…
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ICANN’s private Whois data request service goes live
ICANN has this evening gone live with its service that enables anyone to request private Whois data on any gTLD…
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.au regs slide on 2LD anniversary
Australia’s ccTLD has taken a rare turn for the worse recently in terms of domains under management, around the anniversary…
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Donald Trump loses cybersquatting fight against Mar-A-Lago domain
A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist sides with man who registered the domain in 1997. Donald Trump and his Mar-A-Lago…
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Hot7.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Hot7.com led the way at $150,000. Qlar.com was second at 75,000 Euro,…
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Dynadot “Aftermarket Indicator” shows where domains are listed
Tool makes it easy to see where domains still need to be listed to maximize exposure. Dynadot’s “Aftermarket Indicator” shows…
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ICANN accused of power grab over $271 million auction fund
ICANN has acted outside of its powers by ignoring community policy recommendations and leaving its $271 million gTLD auction windfall…
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A registrar is getting blamed for an Israeli war propaganda site
Israel-based registrar Wix is being blamed for a gory anti-Hamas web site being promoted by Israeli government officials. A number…
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Two more dot-brands bite the dust
Comcast has told ICANN it no longer wishes to operate two of its dot-brand gTLDs, which it hasn’t been using.…
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Google sells five-figure AI domain and six-figure .ing hack
A single-letter domain, an AI-related name, and a category-killer domain hack appear to have been sold by Google Registry during…
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Interview with Mike De Vries, COO CryptoExchange.com
Today I interviewed Mike De Vries the COO of CryptoExchange.com a company that provides escrow services and it should be…
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Comcast cans two top level domains
Company exits the “new” top level domain program. Internet service provider and entertainment company Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) has voluntarily terminated…