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  • High Times fails to pay up in 420.com dispute

    High Times fails to pay up in 420.com dispute

    Person who struck deal to buy 420.com has asked the court to enter a judgment against High Times. Domain investor and entrepreneur Merlin Kauffman has asked a court (pdf) to enter a judgment against Trans High Corporation and High Times Holding compa…
    - 3 days ago, 23 Mar 23, 11:05pm -
  • Squadhelp picks up $10 million investment

    Squadhelp picks up $10 million investment

    Hilco Digital makes a strategic investment in Squadhelp. Naming and domain name sales platform Squadhelp has raised $10 million in funding from Hilco Digital, a digital asset broker. Commenting on Twitter, Squadhelp founder and CEO Darpan Munjal said…
    - 3 days ago, 23 Mar 23, 8:52pm -
  • Why did Reddit waste its money on these domains?

    Why did Reddit waste its money on these domains?

    r/wastefuldefensivedomainregistrations One thing that baffles me about large companies is how much money they spend on defensive domain name registrations. These are domains that they’ll never use but decide to register to keep them out of the hand…
    - 4 days ago, 23 Mar 23, 5:00pm -
  • It’s 2023 and Universal Acceptance still sucks

    It’s 2023 and Universal Acceptance still sucks

    Non-.com domains still struggle to work on every platform. New top level domain names started to roll out to the public ten years ago this year. One of the big issues facing these domains is “Universal Acceptance.” As ICANN puts it: Universal Acc…
    - 4 days ago, 23 Mar 23, 3:59pm -
  • Limble.com dispute validates brandable domain investing

    Limble.com dispute validates brandable domain investing

    Panel provides a solid, nuanced discussion of domain investing that doesn’t run afoul of UDRP. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has rejected (pdf) a cybersquatting claim for limble.com, and its rationale will be valuable for future…
    - 5 days ago, 22 Mar 23, 5:13pm -

The Domains

  • Dofo.com now forwards to DeepInfo.com
    Dofo.com will be shut down in February. The website provided a lot of data on things like the number of extensions registered for a keyword. Links to where a name could be purchased, etc… The domain name now forwards to DeepInfo.com. Macit Tuna who…
    - 2 days ago, 24 Mar 23, 11:34pm -
  • NamesCon Auction submissions are now open
    NamesCon is now open for auction submissions, The live auction takes place on June 1 at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown. It’s not just domain names this time, you can submit NFTs for consideration. Domain Name Submission criteria: NFT Submission Cri…
    - 3 days ago, 23 Mar 23, 11:15pm -
  • Sedo weekly domain name sales led by TopHotels.com
    Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and TopHotels.com led the way at $380,000. Sybridge.com was second at $27,000. Smart-Wallet.com was third at $22,000. 43 .com sales 17 cctld sales 7 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales are:…
    - 6 days ago, 21 Mar 23, 4:34pm -
  • Ireland NCP releases initial assessment in .io dispute
    The Ireland NCP (National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises) released their initial assessment on the dispute between Crypto Currency Resolution Trust (CCRT) and Chagos Refugees GroupUK (CRG UK) against Afilias Ltd.,…
    - 6 days ago, 20 Mar 23, 9:34pm -
  • .gay Domains donations came in at over $180,000 in 2022
    .Gay released a press release with regards to their giving program. The latest donation brings the total amount raised and donated close to $182K. Release: Today .gay domains announces another donation to our LGBTQ+ community beneficiaries, GLAAD and…
    - 9 days ago, 17 Mar 23, 9:01pm -

TLD Investors

  • MQI.com expires closes at $22,750 it traded higher in 2015

    MQI.com expires closes at $22,750 it traded higher in 2015

    For the second time in 10 days a three letter .com was left to expire and go to auction at GoDaddy. PWG.com closed at $39,001 on March 14. Today MQI.com closed at $22,750. The domain name previously sold back in 2015 at NameJet for $25,855. Checking…
    - 2 days ago, 24 Mar 23, 10:54pm -
  • Domain Investing In The Age of Generative AI

    Domain Investing In The Age of Generative AI

    Elie Eweka published a very thorough article on domain investing and generative A.I. For those interested in the topic is worth a read. From the article: Let’s take a look at how Generative AI would help domain investors, the domain industry, or do…
    - 4 days ago, 23 Mar 23, 4:42am -
  • De.fi which sold for $100K last month is a Web3 Super App with lots of tools

    De.fi which sold for $100K last month is a Web3 Super App with lots of tools

    De.fi sold for $100,000 last month, the seller was Domeen.com. This is the highest reported .fi domain name sale. .Fi is the country code for the country of Finland. There are only 58 reported .fi domain name sales listed at Namebio. De.fi and Wi.fi…
    - 6 days ago, 20 Mar 23, 11:59pm -
  • x55.com sold for $25K in 2018 left to expire and closes at $15,200

    x55.com sold for $25K in 2018 left to expire and closes at $15,200

    x55.com sold for $25,000 back in 2018 at 4.CN. For some reason the domain name expired and closed at GoDaddy auctions for $15,200. 2023 has 20 reported LNN.coms on Namebio with GoDaddy being the big beneficiary handling 18 of these as expired auction…
    - 8 days ago, 19 Mar 23, 12:41am -
  • PhotoAi.com sells for $40,000

    PhotoAi.com sells for $40,000

    @LevelSio on Twitter posted some updates about their app and made mention of the fact they acquired PhotoAi.com for $40,000. Photo.ai is listed for sale from a domain registrant who owns quite a few .ai domain names. I have been seeing more interest…
    - 11 days ago, 16 Mar 23, 6:47pm -
  • Dan rolls out import a lead, LTO option

    Dan rolls out import a lead, LTO option

    DAN made an announcement today that came to me via an email but also published on the DAN blog. Lease to own transactions can now be imported with a 10% commission rate. From the email: customers will be able to import Lease-to-Own transactions, char…
    - 11 days ago, 16 Mar 23, 6:39pm -
  • SnapNames rolling out some new features starting March 20

    SnapNames rolling out some new features starting March 20

    SnapNames sent out an email today about some new enhancements to their website. They will start on March 20, 2023. We have made some changes to our account preferences section in the account: Automatically deleting back orders is a nice function. Tha…
    - 12 days ago, 15 Mar 23, 4:08pm -
  • PWG.com expires closes at $39K on GoDaddy auctions

    PWG.com expires closes at $39K on GoDaddy auctions

    PWG.com a valuable 3L.com domain name expired and closed at $39,001 at GoDaddy auctions. While checking out Archive.org the domain name was used for a company called Perfect Wedding Guide, based out of Missouri. Interestingly years back they started…
    - 12 days ago, 14 Mar 23, 11:42pm -
  • $45K buyer of Reactor.xyz revealed

    $45K buyer of Reactor.xyz revealed

    Back on Feb 25, Swetha sold Reactor.xyz for $45,000. The domain name is live with a website that is Web3 based. According to the site, Reactor is a Web3 application. By connecting a Web3 wallet, a user is able to purchase and redirect Bitcoin hash po…
    - 13 days ago, 14 Mar 23, 6:58am -
  • How a brand story works

    How a brand story works

    Burkhard Berger published an article on the Dynadot blog on branding. I think for those just getting into the brandable domain names and are hand registering a lot of ideas, I think the article can work to be a companion when you are brainstorming na…
    - 14 days ago, 13 Mar 23, 6:58am -

Domain Investing

  • Hilco Digital Assets Announces $10m Investment in Squadhelp

    Hilco Digital Assets Announces $10m Investment in Squadhelp

    Squadhelp has become a leading brand naming marketplace, connecting business owners and entrepreneurs with domain names listed for sales on its platform. Led by its CEO Darpan Munjal, Squadhelp has been innovating while sharing a great deal of helpfu…
    - 4 days ago, 23 Mar 23, 6:11pm -
  • Questions Related to Uni —> Afternic Parking Migration

    Questions Related to Uni —> Afternic Parking Migration

    If you are a Uniregistry customer, you most likely received an email explaining the upcoming migration of the Uniregistry Market and parking platform to Afternic. The subject of the email I received was “Important notice – ACTION RECOMMENDED to m…
    - 19 days ago, 8 Mar 23, 3:35pm -
  • Some Uni-Registered New gTLDs Will be Transferred to 1API

    Some Uni-Registered New gTLDs Will be Transferred to 1API

    I received an email from Uni (formerly Uniregistry) that I initially thought was a Whois verification email and almost ignored. It was, in fact, a somewhat important email informing me that one of my domain names is going to be transferred to 1API if…
    - 26 days ago, 28 Feb 23, 11:08pm -
  • Advice and Resources for a Newbie Domain Investor

    Advice and Resources for a Newbie Domain Investor

    Someone reached out to me on Twitter seeking advice for selling domain names. In a short tweet thread, I shared a few thoughts and resources that a new domain investor could use to learn about domain investing. I shared the tweet thread below so othe…
    - 33 days ago, 21 Feb 23, 8:41pm -
  • AI.com Now Forwarding to ChatGPT Website

    AI.com Now Forwarding to ChatGPT Website

    Early this morning, Andy Booth tweeted about AI.com, asking if the domain name was acquired by ChatGPT. Andy presumably asked because the AI.com domain name is now forwarding to the ChatGPT website, a popular AI chatbot. Was https://t.co/s0wSPMb5dP b…
    - 40 days ago, 15 Feb 23, 2:54pm -

DSAD

  • newAUCTION RECAP OF MARCH 25, 2023
    A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on March 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.
    - 14 hours ago, 26 Mar 23, 5:27pm -
  • newTrav’s List of Domains at Auction for Sunday, March 26, 2023
    Namejet, Sedo and Catched Names at AuctionOnlyCash.comDiscoverNew.comPartnership.esclipd.ioMarketLabs.comMaxDrive.comLendingService.comGodaddy Domains With Bids CryptoTalks.comPharmacologic.comBilliards.netpaclab.comJetStreams.comBuffal…
    - 21 hours ago, 26 Mar 23, 10:46am -
  • AUCTION RECAP OF MARCH 24, 2023
    A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on March 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.Other…
    - 2 days ago, 25 Mar 23, 5:31pm -
  • IKE’S LIST OF DOMAINS AT AUCTION FOR Saturday, March 25th
    Main List       NameJet          Flippa/Sedo   LLLL.com’s       LLL, CCC, 5L       Other LLLL’sShort Brandables         Numbers       One Worders    Vape, Vegan, VRSnap Names/Dropcatch         NamePros …
    - 2 days ago, 25 Mar 23, 10:58am -
  • AUCTION RECAP OF MARCH 23, 2023
    A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on March 23, 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.Other…
    - 3 days ago, 24 Mar 23, 4:32pm -
  • Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Friday, March 24th, 2023
    Domain of the Day: MQI.com 3Ls don’t come around very often on GD expiry. I like I for International Quote of the Day: “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.” – Mark TwainNamejet, Sedo, and Catc…
    - 3 days ago, 24 Mar 23, 10:15am -
  • AUCTION RECAP OF MARCH 22, 2023
    A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on March 22, 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.Other…
    - 4 days ago, 23 Mar 23, 4:37pm -
  • Trav’s List of Domains at Auction for Thursday, March 23, 2023
    Domains of the Day: Odinshare.com DA 36, BL 64 . Authority and backlinks going for a premiumGreenTrading.comThe domain where green initiatives and financial trading meet. Companies and governments worldwide raised a total of 860 billion$ in gree…
    - 4 days ago, 23 Mar 23, 10:36am -
  • AUCTION RECAP OF MARCH 21, 2023
    A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on March 21, 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.
    - 5 days ago, 22 Mar 23, 4:08pm -
  • Shane’s Daily List of Domains at Auction for Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023
    I had a busy day yesterday and don’t have much time for a story so I’ll leave you with a few jokesThe BaloonistA man is flying in a hot air balloon and realizes he is lost. He reduces height and spots a man down below. He lowers the balloon fu…
    - 5 days ago, 22 Mar 23, 10:45am -

Domain Gang

  • newHow the “for sale” domain FamilyLocator.com led to a bad review for Dan
    Dan reviews are often left by individuals that meant to review another service. Quite often, a domain listed for sale at Dan.com matches a product or a service offered by a company that does not use the .com. In the case of FamilyLocator.com, the dom…
    - 11 hours ago, 26 Mar 23, 9:13pm -
  • Chat.com: Multi-million dollar sale of domain is complete
    The successful sale of the domain name Chat.com has completed, according to Andrew Miller and Larry Fischer, veteran domain brokers alongside Hilco Digital. The sale, most likely in the multi-million dollar range, was touted by Miller as “the most…
    - 2 days ago, 24 Mar 23, 9:37pm -
  • CENTR: European ccTLDs account for 58% of the local market
    Did you know that ccTLDs account for the majority of the European market share? According to data from CENTR, the association of European country code top-level domain (ccTLD) registries, ccTLDs account for 58% of the European domain market, on avera…
    - 3 days ago, 24 Mar 23, 6:36pm -
  • LLL .com acquisitions: Media Options put the lid on it!
    Domain brokerage powerhouse, Media Options, has often been told to “put the lid” on it and they just did. By adding Lid.com to their portfolio of premium domain acquisitions, Drew Rosener‘s company has scored a rare gem of a LLL .com—one that…
    - 3 days ago, 24 Mar 23, 3:09pm -
  • Sedo: Green Domain Auction results not as green
    The eco-friendly auction of Green Domains at Sedo ended yesterday and it wasn’t as green as expected. The intention was to create awareness about the relevant domain brands that are available. In fact, only a handful of domains were sold during the…
    - 3 days ago, 24 Mar 23, 2:02pm -
  • Sex.xyz: Premium domain was flipped on Sedo
    The premium keyword domain, Sex.xyz, was sold on Sedo in January 2023 for the sum of $2,150 dollars. A few days later, it was listed for Sedo for sale by its Taiwan-based registrant, who was seeking $39,000 dollars for the domain, all while accepting…
    - 4 days ago, 23 Mar 23, 7:31pm -
  • Work for a sucky domain brokerage? Time to quit!
    Not every platform that brokers domain names is great to its employees. Domain brokers are typically paid commission for sales that they achieve on behalf of the domain brokerage. Conditions of employment can vary a lot and sometimes it’s time to c…
    - 4 days ago, 23 Mar 23, 6:59pm -
  • Fiverr.ai: Respondent’s claims didn’t sway experienced UDRP panelist
    Some people will invent all types of back stories regarding the meaning of domains, as in the case of Fiverr.ai that ended up in a UDRP. The FIVERR mark has been registered since 2011, citing first use in 2010. Meanwhile, the domain was registered in…
    - 4 days ago, 23 Mar 23, 1:09pm -
  • Advertise.net was sold by Reflex Publishing to the Russians
    The aged domain Advertise.net has changed hands, moving away from Reflex Publishing’s portfolio. Registered in 1997, Advertise.net was parked on DigiMedia DNS and that has changed in the past 24 hours. The new registrant appears to be a Russian adv…
    - 4 days ago, 23 Mar 23, 12:29pm -
  • Limble.com UDRP results in win for domain investor
    Limble Solutions, Inc. filed a UDRP to usurp the domain Limble.com from its domain investor registrant. The domain is listed for sale at SquadHelp with a $56,000 dollar price tag. According to the UDRP: The Respondent contends it purchased the Disput…
    - 5 days ago, 22 Mar 23, 3:49pm -
  • BMW.ge UDRP: Respondent wanted a car worth $100,000 dollars in exchange for domain
    Registering a domain matching the initials of a world-famous brand such as BMW can be quite risky. Offering to sell them the domain BMW.ge for thousands of dollars, or for a luxury car, is a sure path to losing it. The UDRP process was initiated by B…
    - 5 days ago, 22 Mar 23, 3:28pm -
  • DotNotCom brand rolls out
    Nicolas van Heule is an experienced entrepreneur, having rolled out clothes-wear and power drink brands. The DOTNOTCOM project is now the umbrella corporation, operating from the domain DotNotCom.com. Says the founder of the company: The NOT in our n…
    - 5 days ago, 22 Mar 23, 3:10pm -
  • H2.com: Hydrogen formula domain is the ultimate eco brand
    For a greener future, nothing is more eco-friendly than hydrogen. H2 is the lightest element and is non-toxic, making it an attractive option for use in fuel cells. The matching .com domain, H2.com, is now available for acquisition via Sedo. The doma…
    - 5 days ago, 22 Mar 23, 2:06pm -
  • #Sedo : Domain sales report | March 21, 2023 — TopHotels.com at $380,000 dollars
    Sedo domain sales report: Top sale is the domain TopHotels.com for $380,000 dollars. Welcome to the latest domain sales report by Sedo; this time we cover the sales week ending on March 21, 2023. This information has been provided by Sedo.com, kind s…
    - 6 days ago, 21 Mar 23, 4:26pm -
  • Ready to move out of Uniregistry?
    Uniregistry has had a great run spanning almost a decade. The company was acquired by GoDaddy three years ago, as a bridge to founder Frank Schilling’s portfolio of domain names. While GoDaddy kept Uniregistry and the Uni Market alive, the latter w…
    - 6 days ago, 21 Mar 23, 2:19pm -

Online Domain

  • 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…
    - 2 days ago, 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.…
    - 6 days ago, 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…
    - 11 days ago, 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…
    - 13 days ago, 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…
    - 14 days ago, 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…
    - 17 days ago, 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…
    - 19 days ago, 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…
    - 20 days ago, 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…
    - 27 days ago, 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…
    - 33 days ago, 22 Feb 23, 5:36pm -
  • 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. “…
    - 40 days ago, 15 Feb 23, 1:03pm -
  • 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…
    - 40 days ago, 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…
    - 41 days ago, 14 Feb 23, 1:54am -
  • 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…
    - 46 days ago, 8 Feb 23, 11:23pm -
  • 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…
    - 47 days ago, 8 Feb 23, 2:27am -
  • 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…
    - 49 days ago, 6 Feb 23, 5:53pm -
  • 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…
    - 53 days ago, 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…
    - 54 days ago, 1 Feb 23, 2:27am -
  • 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…
    - 55 days ago, 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…
    - 56 days ago, 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…
    - 69 days ago, 17 Jan 23, 1:08am -
  • Domain name trend report: December 2022
    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.…
    - 70 days ago, 16 Jan 23, 5:10pm -
  • Mike Mann sells 2 domains for $15,188 in October/November
    Mike Mann reported 2 of his domain name sales in October/November 2022 for a total of $15,188. Reported prices started at $188 and went up to $15,000. (If you are coming from the Domaining.com feed then you probably didn’t read the July report beca…
    - 74 days ago, 12 Jan 23, 3:56pm -
  • Domain name trend report: November 2022
    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.…
    - 75 days ago, 11 Jan 23, 2:22am -
  • ICANN will most certainly ignore the Namecheap IRP decision
    ICANN will most certainly ignore the Namecheap IRP decision regarding the removal of price caps for .ORG and .INFO. This is very clear from their comments on the Independent Review Process (IRP) decision. ICANN has no respect for anyone, including th…
    - 77 days ago, 9 Jan 23, 5:02pm -
  • Braden Pollock joins the ICA Board of Directors
    The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) announced the expansion of its Board of Directors. Starting this month, Braden Pollock is taking a board seat after his nomination received overwhelming support from ICA Members. I’m looking forward to helpin…
    - 77 days ago, 9 Jan 23, 4:30pm -
  • Namecheap vs ICANN: removal of price caps for .ORG and .INFO found improper in landmark IRP decision
    Namecheap announced that the removal of price caps for .ORG and .INFO was found improper in a landmark IRP decision. Here is what Namecheap posted: Back in 2019, Namecheap stood up to ICANN as it sought to remove price caps on .ORG and .INFO TLDs. It…
    - 80 days ago, 6 Jan 23, 2:12am -
  • GoDaddy increases commissions to 25% unless you use their nameservers
    Big change in domain name sales commissions at GoDaddy, Afternic, Dan and Uniregistry. GoDaddy announced today that their are increasing domain name sales commissions to 25% unless you use their nameservers. If you do use their nameservers for your d…
    - 81 days ago, 5 Jan 23, 12:34am -
  • Mike Mann sells 5 domains for $126,776 in September
    Mike Mann reported 5 of his domain name sales in September 2022 for a total of $126,776. Reported prices started at $14,888 and went up to $59,888. (If you are coming from the Domaining.com feed then you probably didn’t read the July report because…
    - 94 days ago, 23 Dec 22, 2:27am -
  • Göran Marby resigns from ICANN President and CEO
    The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced that the Board of Directors has accepted Göran Marby’s resignation as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Marby’s departure is effective immediately. Göran Marby…
    - 95 days ago, 22 Dec 22, 1:27am -
  • .MUSIC joins Deezer, Lyricfind and 12 others to form BELEM
    .MUSIC joins a consortium of major music industry players, including Deezer, LyricFind and 12 others to form BELEM.  BELEM aims to build capacity and innovative services to for music publishers, songwriters, platforms, and labels to help democratize…
    - 97 days ago, 19 Dec 22, 8:55pm -
  • CentralNic acquires portfolio of revenue generating niche websites
    CentralNic Group plc (AIM: CNIC) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a portfolio of revenue generating niche websites (“Publishing Network”) for a consideration of USD 5.2m in cash and assumed working capital liabilit…
    - 98 days ago, 19 Dec 22, 5:52pm -
  • Guide: Google search ranking and domain names
    Google uses automated ranking systems that look at many factors and signals about hundreds of billions of web pages and other content in our Search index to present the most relevant, useful results, all in a fraction of a second. Here is a guide of…
    - 16 Dec 22, 2:46am -
  • Who is “George Dikian” on the VPN.com lawsuit?
    “George Dikian” has now filed an answer to the VPN.com lawsuit. Dikian is represented by Rodenbaugh Law. In June VPN.com LLC filed a multimillion lawsuit against domain investor George Dikian, Qiang Du and “John Doe” at the US District Court…
    - 13 Dec 22, 2:08pm -
  • CentralNic gets a new CEO
    CentralNic Group Plc (AIM: CNIC) announced today the appointment of Michael Riedl, currently Group CFO, as Group CEO with immediate effect.  Michael succeeds Ben Crawford, who retires from the board today.  Read the announcement: Ben Crawford was a…
    - 13 Dec 22, 3:37am -
  • Domain name trend report: October 2022
    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.…
    - 13 Dec 22, 2:13am -
  • Escrow.com: 2021 top 10 domain brokers
    Escrow.com today announced the top 10 highest-grossing domain name brokers of 2021 as part of its annual Master of Domains series. “We are excited to announce the winners of our annual Master of Domains series for 2022. These individuals have consi…
    - 9 Dec 22, 5:43pm -
  • Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter leads to surge of .social domain registrations?
    Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) claims that volatility in social platforms led a to surge in .social domain registrations. They claim that after Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter .social registrations were up 435% in the first two weeks of Nove…
    - 8 Dec 22, 5:12pm -
  • Mike Mann sells 1 domain for $4,888 in August
    Mike Mann reported 1 of his domain name sales in August 2022 for a total of $4,888. Reported prices started at $4,888 and went up to 4,888. Domain sales were a bit slow. Was it because of summer? (If you are coming from the Domaining.com feed then yo…
    - 7 Dec 22, 11:37pm -
  • Domain name trend report: September 2022
    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.…
    - 7 Dec 22, 11:27pm -
  • NamesCon Global returns at Austin
    NamesCon returns on May 31 – June 3, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Registration for NamesCon Global 2023 is officially open. The event will take place at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown in the heart of Austin, Texas. All programming and social events will…
    - 29 Nov 22, 12:30am -
  • Greek .eu domains were phase out to avoid script mixing
    The Greek domain name(s) with the Latin .eu extension were all phased-out, i.e. deleted, following a three-year phase-out period on 13 November 2022. From 14 November 2022, only Greek domain names with the Greek .ευ extension (Greek.Greek) remain r…
    - 24 Nov 22, 12:07am -
  • CentralNic announced financial results for Q3 2022
    CentralNic Group Plc (AIM: CNIC) announced its unaudited financial results for the nine months ended 30 September 2022. The Company has achieved record revenue and Adjusted EBITDA for the period, driven by sustained organic growth which has been furt…
    - 23 Nov 22, 5:29am -
  • .EU raises prices first time since 2006
    As a not-for-profit organisation and per its contract with the European Commission, EURid, the .eu registry, sets its fees in direct relation to costs incurred. As announced during the registrar annual meeting on 17 November 2022, .EU is raising pric…
    - 22 Nov 22, 12:29pm -
  • What creators should know about Google’s helpful content update
    Google Search is launching what they’re calling the “helpful content update” that’s part of what they call a broader effort to ensure people see more original, helpful content written by people, for people, in search results. Below is more ab…
    - 22 Nov 22, 4:25am -
  • Domain name trend report: August 2022
    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 Nov 22, 12:37am -
  • Mike Mann sells 4 domains for $159,776 in July
    Mike Mann reported 4 of his domain name sales in July 2022 for a total of $159,776. Reported prices started at $19,888 and went up to $60,000. Mike sold 4 .com domains. The average reported domain sales price was $39,944. If you want to further under…
    - 17 Nov 22, 5:11pm -
  • .eu usage shows growth in tourism
    In May-June, the first exercise of 2022 was carried out, to understand possible new patterns in the way people and businesses use the .eu top-level domain. The results showed clear growth in the tourism and accommodation sector. From a random sample…
    - 17 Nov 22, 11:11am -
  • CENTR publishes the Global TLD Report Edition 2/2022
    The CENTRstats Global TLD Report Edition 2/2022 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 fr…
    - 16 Nov 22, 6:45pm -
  • CentralNic announced record revenue for the first half of 2022
    CentralNic Group Plc (AIM: CNIC) announced its unaudited financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2022: record revenue and Adjusted EBITDA achieved, driven by continued organic growth, supplemented with acquisitions. Financial summary H1 20…
    - 16 Nov 22, 6:45pm -

Domain Incite

  • .org back-end contract up for grabs
    Public Interest Registry has started vetting potential registry service provider replacements for Identity Digital, ahead of a formal request for proposals later this year. The company said this week that in order to run .org’s back-end, which woul…
    - 4 days ago, 23 Mar 23, 5:27pm -
  • The end of “do-nothing” ICANN?
    ICANN’s new gTLD program hit a remarkable milestone earlier this month. Measured from the 2012 application window, on March 6 it officially overtook NASA’s Apollo Program, which put a dozen humans on the moon, in terms of duration. But some in th…
    - 4 days ago, 23 Mar 23, 10:50am -
  • Governments backtracking on closed generics ban
    ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee appears to be backpedaling on its commitment to permitting so-called “closed generic” gTLDs in the next application round. The GAC’s output from ICANN 76, which took place in Cancun last week, contains…
    - 6 days ago, 21 Mar 23, 5:34pm -
  • Radix sold almost $8 million of premiums last year
    New gTLD portfolio Radix made $7.8 million from the sale of $100+ premium domains in 2022, over $5 million of which came from premium renewals. The company this week released its second-half premiums roundup, showing $4 million in total premium retai…
    - 11 days ago, 16 Mar 23, 4:21pm -
  • .com was a drag on the industry in Q4
    The .com gTLD was a growth drag on domain name registrations in the fourth quarter, if the latest figures in Verisign’s Domain Name Industry Brief are to be believed. The industry closed out 2022 with 350.4 million domains all TLDs that the DNIB tr…
    - 11 days ago, 15 Mar 23, 10:12pm -
  • Identity Digital hit by failure of Silicon Valley Bank
    Identity Digital, which runs hundreds of gTLDs, has warned its network of registrars not to send payments to its Silicon Valley Bank account. SVB, America’s 16th-largest bank, was shut down on Friday by US financial regulators after a run on deposi…
    - 13 days ago, 14 Mar 23, 12:57pm -
  • .art links DNS and alt-root ENS
    UK Creative Ideas, the .art gTLD registry, has started offering its registrants the ability to register names on the blockchain-based alt-root Ethereum Name Service that exactly match their DNS names, for a one-time fee. CMO Jeff Sass said that for $…
    - 18 days ago, 9 Mar 23, 6:56pm -
  • Brands want new gTLD fast track
    The Brand Registry Group is to propose a set of principles for the next round of ICANN’s new gTLD program that it thinks would see the initial application fee slashed by more than half and some evaluations starting as early as this October. Under t…
    - 18 days ago, 9 Mar 23, 1:30pm -
  • Facebook sues free domains registry for cybersquatting
    Facebook parent Meta has sued Freenom, the registry behind multiple free-to-register ccTLDs including .tk, claiming the company engages in cybersquatting. Meta alleges that Freenom infringes its Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp trademarks over 5,000…
    - 19 days ago, 8 Mar 23, 6:28pm -
  • Whois disclosure system coming this year?
    ICANN has approved the creation of a Whois Disclosure System, almost six years after Europe’s GDPR rules tore up the rule book on Whois access. The system is likely to face a name change before going live, due to the fact that it does not guarantee…
    - 24 days ago, 2 Mar 23, 9:18pm -

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DN Academy Videos

Learn to Buy, Sell and Invest in Domain Names at GoDaddy Domain Academy

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Welcome to the GoDaddy Domain Academy (formerly DNAcademy) Investor Insights YouTube Channel!

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