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  • IBM narrowly avoids reverse domain name hijacking ruling

    IBM narrowly avoids reverse domain name hijacking ruling

    IBM’s case was “ill conceived and poorly executed,” but panelist stopped short of finding reverse domain name hijacking. IBM has lost a cybersquatting claim it made against IBMS.com, and the panelist found that IBM’s “prosecution of the Com…
    - 1 day ago, 29 Sep 23, 3:58pm -
  • Cloudfest opens registration for 2024 show

    Cloudfest opens registration for 2024 show

    Close to 10,000 people are expected for annual show in Germany. Cloudfest, a conference managed by the same group that organizes NamesCon, has opened registration for its 2024 show. The annual event takes place at Europa-Park in Germany and attracts…
    - 3 days ago, 27 Sep 23, 7:18pm -
  • Cadillac dealer tries reverse domain name hijacking

    Cadillac dealer tries reverse domain name hijacking

    A Cadillac dealer filed a cybersquatting dispute against adillac.com. A Cadillac dealer has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in a strange cybersquatting dispute. Jeff Wyler Automotive Family, Inc. owns 23 car dealerships in…
    - 3 days ago, 27 Sep 23, 2:50pm -
  • .AI registry fining domain registrars over abuse complaints

    .AI registry fining domain registrars over abuse complaints

    ccTLD manager says it will fine registrars for not suspending domains and if customers contact the registry directly. .AI, the country code for Anguilla, has become very popular thanks to its use by artificial intelligence companies. But a recent pol…
    - 4 days ago, 26 Sep 23, 3:45pm -
  • End user domain sales including a $50,000 .org

    End user domain sales including a $50,000 .org

    A background check provider, a mining company, and a French restaurant bought domain names. This week’s top public sale at Sedo is an interesting one: 1337.org for $50,000. Here’s a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo.…
    - 4 days ago, 26 Sep 23, 3:26pm -

The Domains

  • Sedo weekly domain name sales led by 1337.org
    Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and 1337.org led the way at $50,000. Dictionary.com will tell you This term is slang for “excellent” but also refers to a coded language that’s all over the internet. The site is already up and runni…
    - 4 days ago, 26 Sep 23, 2:38pm -
  • Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Superwin.com
    Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and SuperWin.com led the way at $75,000. Corotop.com was second at $25,000. There is a Polish company operating on Corotop.com.pl. I would think they are the buyer the .com just points to a Sedo landing pa…
    - 11 days ago, 19 Sep 23, 1:41pm -
  • Single-character .ee domain names now available
    The Estonian Internet Foundation is releasing single character domain names for the first time. The released the following information: The Estonian Internet Foundation manages the .ee TLD and represents the Estonian Internet community. Reserved topo…
    - 12 days ago, 18 Sep 23, 1:38pm -
  • Identity Digital Domain Trend Report: August 2023
    Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) published their July 2023 domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. In the month of August 2023, SLDs registered on Identity Digital…
    - 16 days ago, 15 Sep 23, 4:39am -
  • Radix H1 2023 Premium Domain Report
    Radix reported their H1 2023 Premium Domains Report.The post Radix H1 2023 Premium Domain Report appeared first on TheDomains.com.
    - 18 days ago, 12 Sep 23, 2:35pm -

TLD Investors

  • .ART Q2 & H1 2023 Report

    .ART Q2 & H1 2023 Report

    .Art released their Q2 2023 and H1 2023 report. During the first half of 2023 .ART continued to show strong and steady growth. We ended H1 2023 with 244,407 .ART domains under management, a net domain growth of 19% over H1 2022. .ART’s consistent a…
    - 46 days ago, 15 Aug 23, 2:16pm -
  • Miss.org expires and goes for 4x what it sold for back in 2011

    Miss.org expires and goes for 4x what it sold for back in 2011

    A nice .org expired on GoDaddy auctions today. Miss.org sound like a title PIR could run for a national spokeswoman. The domain name sold back in 2011 for just $2,105 at Sedo, ( a retail purchase). Today the domain auction closed over 4 times higher…
    - 51 days ago, 10 Aug 23, 9:30pm -
  • August 2023 Whois.ai auctions led by Into.ai

    August 2023 Whois.ai auctions led by Into.ai

    Whois.ai auctions for August 2023 came in at $354,500. There were 9 five figure closes with Into.ai leading the way at $17,811. 310 sales in total. into.ai 17,811 USD 2023-08-08 Whois.ai span.ai 15,287 USD 2023-08-07 Whois.ai newsroom.ai 15,000 USD 2…
    - 52 days ago, 9 Aug 23, 8:59pm -
  • Second time around for these .ai domains shows a fantastic increase

    Second time around for these .ai domains shows a fantastic increase

    Now that .ai has heated up it’s interesting to see how some of these names fared the first or second time around. Whois.ai wrapped up their first day of .ai auctions for August. Back in 2019 Transit.ai went for $1,587. Four years later $10,000. Ins…
    - 53 days ago, 8 Aug 23, 7:25am -
  • JimCroce.com closes at $8,900
    Jim Croce actually grew up not too far from me, he was born in South Philadelphia and grew up in Drexel Hill, he attended Upper Darby High School (So did Tina Fey). That was right down the road from Monsignor Bonner where I attended. Croce sadly pass…
    - 55 days ago, 6 Aug 23, 7:39pm -
  • Dynadot making changes to their Transfer and Renewal policies

    Dynadot making changes to their Transfer and Renewal policies

    I received an email from Dynadot which I imagine all customers received. It’s about an upcoming change to their transfer and renewal policy. It looks like they are shaving 10 days off their renewal grace period. Changes take effect September 18. He…
    - 57 days ago, 5 Aug 23, 1:37am -
  • Why $4,050 this year?

    Why $4,050 this year?

    I have noticed some interest in NNN.tv domains, I have noticed a few domain wanted threads and a few others have told me to lookout for them. I owned 312.tv a few years back it sold for $500, probably sold too cheap. I noticed that 087.tv keeps expir…
    - 58 days ago, 3 Aug 23, 7:27pm -
  • Ai.com sold again?

    Ai.com sold again?

    It looks like Elon Musk might have purchased Ai.com according to one website. It has not yet been confirmed and is currently only a redirect. The domain name that was once owned by Future Media Architects. The name was purchased by OpenAi back in Feb…
    - 59 days ago, 2 Aug 23, 4:54pm -
  • Daily Domain Picks 8-1-23 CheapRent.com, GMZ.org and more

    Daily Domain Picks 8-1-23 CheapRent.com, GMZ.org and more

    NameJet/SnapNames CheapRent.com Hard to find these days. PopOvers.com OkSB.com XtraCredit.com DailyDuds.com Molokai.com GoDaddy – Expiring auctions closing today BitLedger.com HoverBike.com GoDaddy valuing this one over $10K. Age 21. DigitalBonds.c…
    - 60 days ago, 1 Aug 23, 1:08pm -
  • July 2023 New Gtld domain sales come in at $279K

    July 2023 New Gtld domain sales come in at $279K

    Looking back at July there were 189 reported new gtld domain name sales at Namebio. This is compared to 121 in June. Sales totaled $279,020 vs $262,000 in June. Average price per sale came in at $1,460 down from $2,188 in June. bc.xyz 110,000 USD 202…
    - 60 days ago, 1 Aug 23, 4:59am -

Domain Investing

  • It Pays to Know Random Phrases

    It Pays to Know Random Phrases


    - 1 day ago, 29 Sep 23, 3:16pm -
  • Monitor Landing or Parking Page Downtime

    Monitor Landing or Parking Page Downtime

    When I first started developing my domain names, I learned the importance of downtime monitoring. On some of my growing websites, there would be random times when the WordPress-based websites went down for short periods of time. Occasionally, I would…
    - 2 days ago, 28 Sep 23, 1:33pm -
  • Squadhelp is Reinvesting and So Am I

    Squadhelp is Reinvesting and So Am I

    Squadhelp CEO Darpan Munjal shared a series of tweets about the growth of the platform. Darpan shared that revenue last month was higher than any other month and 60% higher than the prior month. Like other growing companies, Squadhelp continues to re…
    - 3 days ago, 27 Sep 23, 2:40pm -
  • If You Want to See a Stampede, Look No Further Than This…

    If You Want to See a Stampede, Look No Further Than This…

    If you’re seeking engagement on Twitter in the domain name space, the best thing you can do is tell people you’re looking to buy a domain name and ask people to share their names. For a greater response, make the request somewhat vague, and there…
    - 4 days ago, 26 Sep 23, 5:49pm -
  • Nick Huber: “drop a little coin” for a Premium Domain Name

    Nick Huber: “drop a little coin” for a Premium Domain Name

    I do not know Nick Huber, but I see he has a large following on Twitter and frequently offers advice to startup founders and entrepreneurs. Over the weekend, Nick shared some advice about domain names: If you’re looking for an available domain to s…
    - 5 days ago, 25 Sep 23, 3:17pm -

DSAD

  • newIKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, September 30th
    Click the links for current prices, most links are commissionable and fund the operation.Park.io Names at Auctionisitnormal.toafm.totorrentdownloads.tosorobindu.meMain ListThe No Bid ListAllHappyChildren.comAlternateSchool.comAmericanRedemptio…
    - 7 hours ago, 30 Sep 23, 10:09am -
  • newAUCTION RECAP OF SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
    A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on September 28, 2023. GoDaddy Names at AuctionClick Here if you are unable to see the table of GoDaddy results, because you are viewing via the RSS feed.Ot…
    - 23 hours ago, 29 Sep 23, 5:39pm -
  • Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, September 29th, 2023
    Dynadot is coming for Godaddy. They are going to start with Namecheap and then move to eat Godaddy’s lunch. They have been acquiring companies like Park.io and starting to build up their expiring auction platform in an attempt to build some cash…
    - 1 day ago, 29 Sep 23, 8:51am -
  • AUCTION RECAP OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2023
    A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on September 27, 2023. GoDaddy Names at AuctionClick Here if you are unable to see the table of GoDaddy results, because you are viewing via the RSS feed.Ot…
    - 2 days ago, 28 Sep 23, 5:52pm -
  • Trav’s List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, September 28, 2023
    Namejet, Sedo and Catched Names at AuctionCUZO.comYESJ.comSQLB.comCheap.domains9.clArchive.pwsskate.comMarcelo.comNetPlan.comBroadcasting.netUltraWealth.comLaser.netGodaddy Domains With Bids YPC.comClearLeaf.comRepublicOfIndia.comMin…
    - 2 days ago, 28 Sep 23, 10:30am -
  • AUCTION RECAP OF SEPTEMBER 26, 2023
    A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on September 26, 2023. GoDaddy Names at AuctionClick Here if you are unable to see the table of GoDaddy results, because you are viewing via the RSS feed.
    - 3 days ago, 27 Sep 23, 5:44pm -
  • Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, September 27th, 2023
    The whole Sherpa gang was in LA this week and recorded an in-person show. We all agreed that in-person podcasts and programming is so much better because you can really play off the other guests in a way that you can’t do on Zoom. Obviously it’s…
    - 3 days ago, 27 Sep 23, 9:51am -
  • AUCTION RECAP OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
    A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on September 25, 2023. GoDaddy Names at AuctionClick Here if you are unable to see the table of GoDaddy results, because you are viewing via the RSS feed.Ot…
    - 4 days ago, 26 Sep 23, 5:56pm -
  • AUCTION RECAP OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
    A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on September 24, 2023. GoDaddy Names at AuctionClick Here if you are unable to see the table of GoDaddy results, because you are viewing via the RSS feed.Ot…
    - 4 days ago, 26 Sep 23, 5:50pm -
  • IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Tuesday, September 26th
    Click the links for current prices, most links are commissionable and fund the operation.Park.io Names at Auctionrec.tobikini.toslogans.cocomforter.ioMain ListThe No Bid ListAcclaimSystem.comAttorneyLogic.comAwareVideo.comBeYouMe.comBitMamas…
    - 4 days ago, 26 Sep 23, 11:21am -

Domain Gang

  • AnantaEnclave.com: Singapore company lost UDRP to Indian luxury home provider
    MHG IP Holding Pte. Ltd. is a luxury resort company based in Singapore. They went after the domain AnantaEnclave.com, claiming that the “Ananta” part is too close to their Anantara brand. In the UDRP, the Complainant claims that the triangular lo…
    - 2 days ago, 28 Sep 23, 4:28pm -
  • FindLoans.com: Four figure investment turned into a five figure sale
    The domain FindLoans.com has been sold and its seller appears to have scored a healthy ROI. FindLoans.com was acquired in 2018 for the sum of $1,716 dollars, according to NameBio. It was an expired domain name that was auctioned off on GoDaddy, still…
    - 3 days ago, 27 Sep 23, 8:57pm -
  • Identity Digital to increase pricing across 203 gTLDs
    On October 4, 2023, Identity Digital, the domain registry for .live, .life, .world, and 200 other gTLDs will initiate universal price increases. These upwards changes will affect renewal, registration, and transfer costs on select gTLDs. Up-and-comi…
    - 3 days ago, 27 Sep 23, 5:30pm -
  • HaiderAckermann.com: Dispute between franchisee and franchisor; who won the UDRP?
    A UDRP between a French clothing company and a defunct, formerly licensed franchisee involves the domain name HaiderAckermann.com. The French company terminated their relationship in 2020 and in 2021 the Belgian franchisee was dissolved. Still, in 20…
    - 3 days ago, 27 Sep 23, 3:30pm -
  • #Sedo : Domain sales report | September 26, 2023 — 1337.org sold for $50,000 dollars
    Sedo domain sales report: Top sale is that of 1337.org that sold for $50,000 dollars. Welcome to the latest domain sales report by Sedo; this time we cover the sales week ending on September 26, 2023. This information has been provided by Sedo.com, k…
    - 4 days ago, 26 Sep 23, 2:18pm -
  • Yes.com: Yes, #domain is once again available to acquire!
    The domain name Yes.com is available, once again, to acquire, exclusively via the BuyMyName brokerage. Operated by experienced domain broker Albert Schimmel, BuyMyName reached out with news about the availability of the domain Yes.com. Mr. Schimmel l…
    - 4 days ago, 26 Sep 23, 1:07pm -
  • Credit.com operators filed trademark registration application with the USPTO
    Credit.com, Inc., operators of the ultra-premium domain name Credit.com, have applied to register the mark CREDIT.COM with the USPTO. Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of a stylized “C” followed by the wording “cr…
    - 5 days ago, 25 Sep 23, 5:00pm -
  • HKR.com: Telepathy sold domain asset to Aussie Forex company
    Australian HKG Remit Pty Ltd. has acquired the premium domain HKR.com from Telepathy, Inc. Huakang Remit is a Forex trading company in Australia. The domain HKR.com is now being used as a forwarder to HuakangRemit.com. Registered in 1998, the three l…
    - 5 days ago, 25 Sep 23, 1:39pm -
  • Bad algorithm: Wobado domain appraisal tool produces odd results
    Domain appraisals at Wobado.com appear to be rather off; the newcomer to appraising domain names offers a free tool that returns valuation metrics. Wobado’s tool gathers “all data” about a domain name and using an algorithm determines an estima…
    - 6 days ago, 24 Sep 23, 11:19pm -
  • It’s HUGE: Frank Schilling’s new asset exceeds all human dimensions!
    Domain investor and entrepreneur, Frank Schilling, has always projected a bigger than human persona. In the days of ancient Greece, he would have been a demigod or hero, like Theseus or Jason, or a warrior like Achilles. After selling his domain empi…
    - 8 days ago, 22 Sep 23, 4:59pm -

Online Domain

  • Internet has 356.6 million domains at the end of Q2 2023
    VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), announced that, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief Quarterly Report from DNIB.com, the second quarter of 2023 closed with 356.6 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an i…
    - 2 days ago, 29 Sep 23, 1:23am -
  • Squadhelp launches Ultra-Premium Marketplace
    The Squadhelp Ultra-Premium Marketplace is now live. Squadhelp partnered with Hilco Digital Assets and Andrew Miller to curate a premium collection of domain names. Squadhelp invites people to submit their single-English word and category-defining do…
    - 10 days ago, 20 Sep 23, 4:04pm -
  • CentralNic Group rebrands as Team Internet Group
    CentralNic Group plc (AIM: CNIC) announced its rebranding as “Team Internet Group”. Further, effective from 5 September 2023, the Company‘s shares will be trading under the ticker “TIG”. Its ISIN will remain unchanged. “Recognising our tr…
    - 26 days ago, 4 Sep 23, 10:13pm -
  • GoDaddy Q2 2023 report: 3.2% growth in revenue
    GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) today reported financial results for the second quarter that ended June 30, 2023. “Our mission at GoDaddy – to empower entrepreneurs everywhere, making opportunity more inclusive for all – is getting an unprecedented b…
    - 58 days ago, 3 Aug 23, 9:06pm -
  • Escrow.com 2Q23 Domain Report – Median domain prices up, overall volume down
    Escrow.com released its Domain Investment Index report for 2Q 2023. Total domain name volume on Escrow.com eased from $129.8M in 1Q23 down to $89M. Overall, 2Q23 has less mega domains in comparison to the previous quarter. Volume is slowly picking ba…
    - 60 days ago, 1 Aug 23, 6:46pm -
  • Domain name trend report: April 2023
    This is a another report provided by Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) to get keyword and domain ideas for your future .com and other gTLD/ccTLD/NewgTLD domain name investments. You can also use this report to better evaluate you current portfolio.…
    - 61 days ago, 31 Jul 23, 10:22am -
  • Ladies and gentlemen this is Rick Schwartz
    Rick Schwartz made a momentous post on his Twitter account which he allowed me to share here. Agree or disagree with Rick you can’t deny that he has always been transparent and unselfishly willing to share with others. Ladies and gentlemen this is…
    - 65 days ago, 27 Jul 23, 11:44am -
  • Upcoming changes to Dan.com
    GoDaddy and DAN want to move towards a simplified Aftermarket experience so they are announcing three upcoming changes to Dan.com. 1. Payout Currency Selection Starting on July 5th, you can choose a preferred payout currency in your payout settings.…
    - 87 days ago, 5 Jul 23, 1:24pm -
  • Dan.com landers are now available on Afternic
    Afternic has unveiled a new landing page that may be familiar to customers of the GoDaddy-owned marketplace, Dan.com.   Sellers on Afternic will now have access to these high-performing landers from Dan.com, which offer a quick Buy It Now checkout…
    - 93 days ago, 30 Jun 23, 2:12am -
  • Domain name trend report: April 2023
    This is a another report provided by Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) to get keyword and domain ideas for your future .com and other gTLD/ccTLD/NewgTLD domain name investments. You can also use this report to better evaluate you current portfolio.…
    - 94 days ago, 29 Jun 23, 12:04am -
  • Squarespace acquires Google Domains assets
    Squarespace Inc. (NYSE: SQSP) announced it has entered into a definitive asset purchase agreement with Google, whereby Squarespace will acquire the assets associated with the Google Domains business, which will be winding down following a transition…
    - 21 Jun 23, 11:20pm -
  • Mike Mann sells 7 domains for $178,530 in April
    Mike Mann reported 7 of his domain name sales in April 2023. Reported prices started at $1,888 and went up to $130,000. Mike sold 7 .com domains. The average reported domain sales price was $25,504. If you want to further understand Mike Mann’s pri…
    - 20 Jun 23, 5:46pm -
  • European ccTLDs: Median domain growth in 2022 hit a 10 year low at 1.4%
    The CENTRstats Global TLD Report Edition 4/2022 has been published. It covers the global status and registration trends in all top-level domains (legacy gTLDs, new gTLDs and ccTLDs), with a specific focus on the European ccTLD market. European ccTL…
    - 13 Jun 23, 11:59pm -
  • Verisign reports internet has 354 million domains at the end of Q1 2023
    VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced that the first quarter of 2023 closed with 354.0 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 3.5 million domain name registrations, or 1.0%, compared to the fourth quar…
    - 12 Jun 23, 11:05pm -
  • ICANN support for registrants impacted by Epik
    ICANN wrote a blog post on how and where registrants can file a complaint for Epik, how ICANN enforces agreements and policies related to Epik and what happens when there is a change of control or ownership of an ICANN-Accredited Registrar. Read here…
    - 11 Jun 23, 11:44pm -
  • Epik LLC completes transfer of Epik.com from Epik Holdings Inc.
    Epik LLC has completed the transfer of Epik.com from Epik Holdings Inc. Epik LLC will focus on the core features of Epik.com’s domain management platform and help solve web problems for Epik clients. Epik Holdings Inc will change it’s name to Kin…
    - 8 Jun 23, 11:06pm -
  • Escrow.com reports 61.6% increase in domain name volume
    Escrow.com released its Domain Investment Index for Q1 2023, reporting a 61.6% increase in total domain name volume, growing from $80.3M in Q4 2022 to $129.8M in Q1 2023 A resurgence in domain names sales was seen in Q1 2023 as the total volume was a…
    - 31 May 23, 11:32pm -
  • Mike Mann sells 8 domains for $143,856 in March
    Mike Mann reported 8 of his domain name sales in March 2023. Reported prices started at $7,000 and went up to $59,888. Mike sold 8 .com domains. The average reported domain sales price was $17,982. If you want to further understand Mike Mann’s pric…
    - 19 May 23, 1:06am -
  • NamesCon returns on May 31 (agenda)
    NamesCon returns on May 31 – June 3, 2023 in Austin, Texas. The event will take place at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown in the heart of Austin, Texas. All programming and social events will be happening onsite and closely nearby. Almost-Early Bird…
    - 11 May 23, 1:11am -
  • .ART Q1 2023 report
    Tomorrow marks .ART’s 6th Anniversary from its launch, and it approaches 250,000 domains under management. Highlights from the .ART Q1 results report: 27% increase in registrations over Q1 2022 1,276 Premium Names were sold, including word.art, pet…
    - 9 May 23, 11:15pm -
  • Liquid market report Q1 2023: $43.2M in Escrow.com sales
    Giuseppe Graziano from GGRG partnering with Escrow.com and Estibot’s parent company Intelium and ShortNames.com published the 27th edition of the Liquid Domains Overview (LXDO), which focuses on the 614,928 .com domains we call “liquid”. The ob…
    - 27 Apr 23, 10:52pm -
  • Afternic announces lander selection and ownership verification
    Afternic announced two new additions to its service: Lander Selection and Ownership Verification. Lander Selection In the past, selecting your landing page at Afternic would require you to change to specific nameservers. This limited our ability to a…
    - 27 Apr 23, 1:36am -
  • Domain name trend report: March 2023
    This is a another report provided by Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) to get keyword and domain ideas for your future .com and other gTLD/ccTLD/NewgTLD domain name investments. You can also use this report to better evaluate you current portfolio.…
    - 25 Apr 23, 9:08pm -
  • CentralNic Q1 trading update, Microsoft Bing contract, board changes
    CentralNic Group provided an update for the three months ending 31 March 2023. Trading update The Group expects to report gross revenue of approximately USD 194.9 million, net revenue / gross profit of approximately USD 45.8 million and Adjusted EBIT…
    - 24 Apr 23, 10:25pm -
  • Sedo has messed up the new “My Account” section
    Sedo revamped the “My Account” section last month and things didn’t go as they should. Sedo has messed up the new “My Account” section by losing key account information and settings. Last week I sold a domain through the SedoMLS-Network (si…
    - 19 Apr 23, 1:10pm -
  • Domain name trend report: February 2023
    This is a another report provided by Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) to get keyword and domain ideas for your future .com and other gTLD/ccTLD/NewgTLD domain name investments. You can also use this report to better evaluate you current portfolio.…
    - 12 Apr 23, 12:50am -
  • A lawsuit was filed against Epik
    A lawsuit (pdf) was filed at the United States District Court Western District of Washington of Seattle against Epik. The lawsuit names Epik Holdings, Inc., Masterbucks LLC, Rob Monster and Brian Royce as defendants. The lawsuit states that Matthew…
    - 5 Apr 23, 1:24am -
  • Mike Mann sells 10 domains for $121,871 in February
    Mike Mann reported 10 of his domain name sales in February 2023. Reported prices started at $4,888 and went up to $29,888. Mike sold 9 .com domains and 1 .org domain. The average reported domain sales price was $12,187. If you want to further underst…
    - 30 Mar 23, 3:39pm -
  • CentralNic 2022 annual report
    CentralNic Group plc (AIM: CNIC) announced that the Audited Annual report for the financial year 2022 is now available on the Group’s website at the following link: https://investor.centralnicgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/annual-report-2022…
    - 30 Mar 23, 12:14am -
  • SquadHelp gets a $10m investment from Hilco Digital Assets
    Darpan Munjal, CEO and founder of Squadhelp.com, announced today a strategic investment of $10M from Hilco Digital Assets. Darpan Munjal said on Twitter: “There is a massive opportunity in front of us and this investment will allow us to expand our…
    - 25 Mar 23, 2:30am -
  • Domain name trend report: January 2023
    This is a another report provided by Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) to get keyword and domain ideas for your future .com and other gTLD/ccTLD/NewgTLD domain name investments. You can also use this report to better evaluate you current portfolio.…
    - 21 Mar 23, 2:01am -
  • DAN: Import Lease to Own (LTO) transactions with a 10% commission
    DAN announced some product updates today, one of which is that you can now import Lease to Own (LTO) transactions with a 10% commission rate. Here are all the new product updates at DAN: 1. Import LTO transactions We revamped the process of importing…
    - 16 Mar 23, 5:15pm -
  • Afternic launches the lead center beta
    Afternic, GoDaddy’s aftermarket platform, announced a feature that will give sellers and brokers a place to interact, the lead center. In the past, domain sellers had to only rely on email communications with brokers. The lead center will now be th…
    - 14 Mar 23, 6:38pm -
  • Mike Mann sells 7 domains for $163,952 in January
    Mike Mann reported 7 of his domain name sales in January 2023. Reported prices started at $2,888 and went up to $100,000. Mike sold 7 .com domains. The average reported domain sales price was $23,422. If you want to further understand Mike Mann’s p…
    - 13 Mar 23, 4:38pm -
  • Internet had 350.4 million domains at the end of Q4 2022
    VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced that the fourth quarter of 2022 closed with 350.4 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 0.5 million domain name registrations, or 0.1%, compared to the third quar…
    - 10 Mar 23, 12:43pm -
  • .com price goes up on September 1, 2023
    In accordance with the terms and conditions of the December 1, 2012 .com Registry Agreement, as amended, executed between VeriSign, Inc. and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number (“ICANN”), Verisign has provided effective notice…
    - 8 Mar 23, 1:08am -
  • Global Domain Report 2023
    InterNetX and Sedo published the 2023 global domain report. The Global Domain Report 2023 offers a unique view of the domain industry. Here are some very important stats for domain name investors:The post Global Domain Report 2023 appeared first on…
    - 7 Mar 23, 1:47pm -
  • CentralNic 2022 report
    CentralNic Group Plc (AIM: CNIC) announced its unaudited preliminary accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2022. The audited annual report and accounts for 2022 is expected to be published on 27 March 2023. Both revenue and profitability…
    - 28 Feb 23, 1:01am -
  • .ME H2 2022 premium domain report
    In the second half of 2022 there were fewer domains registered (36 compared to 41 from H1, 2022), but the average price has slightly increased. This comes as no surprise since overall trends in the domain industry as well as in the .ME registry sugge…
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  • GoDaddy reports Q4 and full year 2022 results
    GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022. “GoDaddy achieved strong revenue and cash flow growth in 2022, despite macroeconomic headwinds,” said GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani. “…
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  • Tucows reported results for Q4 2022
    Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ: TCX) (TSX: TC) reported its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022. All figures are in U.S. dollars. “Our fourth quarter results show Tucows weathering macroeconomic uncertainty and capital constraints…
    - 14 Feb 23, 10:12pm -
  • Verisign reported Q4 and full year 2022 results
    VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2022. Fourth Quarter Financial Results VeriSign, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Verisign”) reported revenue of $369 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, up…
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  • GoDaddy cuts 8% of workforce
    GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani sent the email below to GoDaddy employees February 8, 2023, announcing that GoDaddy is planning to reduce the size of its global team by about 8%. Within the next hour, impacted team members will receive a meeting invite from…
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  • Above.com brokers sale of Palestine.com
    Above.com announced the successful sale of Palestine.com for USD $194,400. The buyer and seller have elected to remain anonymous. The domain name Palestine.com was originally registered in 1995. “We are thrilled to have successfully brokered the sa…
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  • Mike Mann sold HappyBirthday.com and 2 other domains in December
    Mike Mann reported 3 of his domain name sales in December 2022. Mike shared prices for 2 of the 3 sales for a total of $34,800. Reported prices started at $4,800 and went up to $30,000. Mike sold 2 .com domains. The average reported domain sales pric…
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  • 7 things Jordan Fried learned about domains (Owner of NFT.com and PuertoRico.com)
    Jordan Fried, owner of NFT.com and PuertoRico.com, shared 7 things he learned about domains after spending millions of dollars buying them! Jordan said that he loved domain names since he was a kid: “For me, they’re the original NFTs and part of…
    - 2 Feb 23, 1:14pm -
  • .EU ends 2022 with 3,702,264 domains
    EURid published its Q4 2022 progress report today with 186,117 new domain name registrations. Luxembourg leads the list of countries for registration growth at +15.9%, while the overall renewal rate remained at 78%. In Q4 2022, 186,117 new registrati…
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  • CentralNic reported record gross revenue of $728 million
    CentralNic Group plc (AIM: CNIC) announced its trading update for the full year 2022. Trading Update The Company now expects to report record gross revenue of c.USD 728 million, and net revenue and Adjusted EBITDA1 of at least USD 177 million and US…
    - 31 Jan 23, 1:03am -
  • Demand for European ccTLDs increased over Q3 2022
    The CENTRstats Global TLD Report Edition 3/2022 has been published. It covers the global status and registration trends in all top-level domains (legacy gTLDs, new gTLDs and ccTLDs), with a specific focus on the European ccTLD market. Highlights from…
    - 30 Jan 23, 12:19am -
  • Liquid market report Q4 2022: $11.4M in Escrow.com sales
    Giuseppe Graziano from GGRG partnering with Escrow.com and Estibot’s parent company Intelium and ShortNames.com published the 26th edition of the Liquid Domains Overview (LXDO), which focuses on the 614,928 .com domains we call “liquid”. The ob…
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Domain Incite

  • Palage’s epic rant as he asks ICANN to cancel Verisign’s .net contract
    ICANN is devolving into a trade association hiding under a thinning veneer of multistakeholderism and the domain industry is becoming a cartel. Those are two of the conclusions reached by consultant Michael Palage, who’s been involved with ICANN si…
    - 1 day ago, 29 Sep 23, 4:33pm -
  • Papac named interim ICANN Ombudsman
    ICANN has appointed Krista Papac as interim Ombudsman, following the resignation of Herb Waye earlier this year. Papac is currently the Org’s complaints officer, a similar role to that of the Ombudsman. The move means that an ICANN staffer is takin…
    - 3 days ago, 27 Sep 23, 1:11pm -
  • Nominet takes over Bounty mutineers’ ccTLD
    Nominet has taken over management of the Pitcairn Islands’ ccTLD, .pn, judging by its web site and IANA records updated this week. The site at nic.pn says UK registry Nominet is going to modernize the registry to use the EPP standard — this shoul…
    - 4 days ago, 26 Sep 23, 6:33pm -
  • .tube registry claims victory in linkification fight
    Latin American Telecom, the company that runs the .tube gTLD, has claimed victory in its fight to get popular social media apps to “linkify” more than 400 TLDs that have gone live in the last eight years. As I reported two weeks ago, CEO Rami Sch…
    - 4 days ago, 26 Sep 23, 5:46pm -
  • Ancient registrar gets ICANN breach notice over UDRP
    A thirty-year-old registrar — practically prehistoric by internet standards — has been hit with an ICANN breach notice after apparently failing to transfer a domain lost in a UDRP and not paying its fees. ICANN has told Texas-based GKG.net that i…
    - 5 days ago, 25 Sep 23, 4:08pm -
  • ICANN is starting to auto-renew new gTLD contracts
    Almost 10 years have passed since ICANN delegated its first 2012-round new gTLDs and the Org has started to auto-renew their contracts. As far as I can tell, the first delegated gTLD, شبكة. (Arabic “.web”, .xn--ngbc5azd) got its Registry Agre…
    - 9 days ago, 21 Sep 23, 6:50pm -
  • Freenom hit by FIFTH ICANN action after litany of screw-ups
    Is time up for Freenom? After being sued by Facebook and losing its contracts to operate ccTLDs for at least two countries, now it also has ICANN Compliance to deal with. Its registrar arm, Netherlands-based OpenTLD, has been hit with a lengthy ICANN…
    - 9 days ago, 21 Sep 23, 4:44pm -
  • Second DNSSEC screw-up takes down Aussie web sites
    .au domains failed to resolve for many internet users for almost an hour on Monday, after the registry operator messed up a DNSSEC update. ccTLD overseer auDA said the issue was caused by a “key re-signing process that generated an incorrect record…
    - 10 days ago, 20 Sep 23, 12:02pm -
  • Nominet adds handcuffs clause to proposed new Articles
    Nominet wants to add a new clause to its foundational Articles of Association that would prevent it adventuring into non-domain businesses without telling its members. The proposal follows the scandal surrounding its CyGlass security business, which…
    - 12 days ago, 18 Sep 23, 5:29pm -
  • Single/plural gTLD combos to be UNBANNED
    It’s looking like ICANN won’t ban companies from applying for plural versions of existing singular gTLDs, and vice-versa, after all. Among the pieces of the GNSO’s new gTLD policy advice ICANN’s board of directors rejected at the weekend was…
    - 16 days ago, 14 Sep 23, 3:30pm -

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DN Academy Videos

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