Domain News
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What happened in the domain business last month
A WordPress giveaway, GoDaddy’s new TLDs, and ICANN’s weird logic made news last month. Miss any of the big news…
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What domain names end users bought this past week
A Ferrari dealer, a graphic design service, and a river cruise company bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this…
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Namecheap has given away 500,000 free .me domains
A project started in 2014 has seen Namecheap give away 500,000 .me domains to university students in the Anglophone world.…
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Epik had another terrible month in May
Registrants continued to abandon Epik in droves in the wake of its financial mismanagement scandal in May, the latest gTLD…
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Namecheap .me giveaway hits 500,000 free domains
Registrar gives free .me domains to students with .edu email addresses. Domain registrar Namecheap has now given away a half…
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This WIPO panelist deserves kudos
Panelist uses critical eye in UDRP filed unopposed. People don’t respond to UDRP filings for a couple of reasons. One…
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Domain company raises $5 million to bridge web3 and DNS
Company’s founders have longtime experience in the domain name industry. D3 Global hopes to bridge web3 with the DNS. D3…
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Blockchain startup gets $5 million to apply for gTLDs
A company backed by some familiar industry names has raised $5 million in seed funding to apply to ICANN for…
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Losing expired domain bidder tries reverse domain name hijacking
Biofuels company lost an auction and filed a UDRP against the winner. A company that lost a DropCatch.com expired domain…
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Sedo weekly domain name sales led by BitcoinETF.org
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and BitcoinETF.org led the way at $49,999. Fitness.org was second at 15,000 Euro,…
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Registration now open for ICA meeting in January
Internet Commerce Association returns to Las Vegas in January. Internet Commerce Association (ICA) has opened registration for its meeting in…
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Meet Nameshield on the it-sa from 10th to 12th October 2023 in Nuremberg, Germany
Meet Nameshield from 10th to 12th October in Nuremberg at a new edition of the it-sa, the absolutely must-attend meeting…
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Top domain sales of 2023 – DNW Podcast #451
A look at the top end of the domain market in 2023. On today’s show, DNJournal publisher Ron Jackson joins…
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Buckridge to replace Shears on ICANN board
Chris Buckridge will replace Matthew Shears on ICANN’s board of directors next month. The Non-Contracted Parties House of ICANN, their…
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CentralNic rebrands as Team Internet
Another well-known domain industry firm has rebranded itself around a forgettable, search-resistant company name. CentralNic is now Team Internet, though…