Domain News
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Did somebody spend a million bucks on a Google domain hack?
There’s evidence that Google Registry may have sold a .ing domain name for seven figures during its pre-launch period. Google…
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Snap! Mobile attempts reverse domain name hijacking
Panel didn’t buy the Complainant’s common law trademark argument. A UDRP panel has ruled that online fundraising platform Snap! Mobile…
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TRX.com in rem attempt moved to Arizona
Judge rules that case over valuable domain name should be moved from Virginia to Arizona. A bit of gamesmanship in…
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Whiskey.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Whiskey.com led the way at $250,000. Access.me was second at 19,000 Euro,…
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ICANN cans Freenom
Controversial free-domains company Freenom has lost its ICANN accreditation, signalling the end of its life as a gTLD registrar. Org…
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Team Internet reports YTD results, drop in RPM
Team Internet is earning 7% less from visitors. Team Internet Group (AIM: TIG), formerly CentralNic, announced unaudited results for the…
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Afternic search and Domain Academy – DNW Podcast #461
Joe Styler discusses a new search tool and what’s ahead for Domain Academy. Want to find bargains at Afternic? Filtering…
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ICANN terminates OpenTLD, famous for its connection to .TK domains
Three strikes, and OpenTLD is out. ICANN has sent a notice of termination to OpenTLD, the domain name registrar associated…
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Identity Digital Domain Trend Report: October 2023
Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) published their October 2023 domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered,…
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GoDaddy introduces power search tool for Afternic inventory
Domain investors can filter inventory to find bargains. Afternic Advanced Search is now available in Domain Academy. GoDaddy has released…
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Newfold sales led by 802.com and weapons.com
NameJet and SnapNames combine for 73 sales of $2,000 or higher last month. Newfold Digital has revealed 73 sales of…
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Gambling company fails for THIRD time to get circus.com
Court rules in favor of circus.com owner. Online gambling company Circus Belgium SA has failed for a third time to…
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NameJet/SnapNames October 2023 domain sales led by 802.com
NameJet Domain Name Brand Name Product Sales Amount weapons.com Namejet Expiry $45,750 hfrp.org Namejet Expiry $10,600 paradigm.org Namejet…
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.Ai, cybercriminals and domain pricing
Netcraft published a report showing that criminals will use expensive domains for sophisticated schemes. Netcraft published an analysis of cybercrime…
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Recent Sedo end user domain name sales
An online healthcare site, a green energy company, and a luxury vacation rental business bought domain names. RTbet .com led…