Wix, Squarespace, and GoDaddy lead the way for multi-year domain registrations. Domain Name Wire's monthly .com registrar charts look at the raw number of .com registrations. When reviewing the latest data, I thought it would be interesting to look ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Ranking domain registrars by multi-year domain name registrations
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November’s top domain news stories
· UncategorizedAn end of an era at Tucows and fallout from AdSense for Domains were top stories last month. These were the top five posts on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views: 1. Slipknot.com owner shows up to defend domain against Slipknot band - ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
German shopping comparison business attempts reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawPanelist found no evidence of targeting. A German company that provides product and service comparison services has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking. Check24 GmbH filed the dispute (pdf) against the domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Cloudflare enters top 10 registrars for .com
· Domain RegistrarsA look at the top 10 .com registrars for both new monthly registrations and total domains under management. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers August 2025. Here are some ... Continue Reading4 Comments
WIPO and Internet Commerce Association release final UDRP report
· Policy & LawReport should help ICANN with its UDRP review. World Intellectual Property Organization and Internet Commerce Association have published the final report from their UDRP review project. The organizations convened a group of UDRP experts with ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Thanksgiving week end user domain sales up to £99,000
· Domain SalesAn artist website platform, a Ruby on Rails training program, and a financial services company bought domain names. It was a bit of a slow week for aftermarket domain sales at Sedo due to the Thanksgiving holiday. Based on the currencies, it seems ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Company flubs UDRP, resulting in reverse domain name hijacking finding
· Policy & LawIt could have won its case if it had consulted a domain attorney. A company that provides medical training made a mistake by failing to consult a competent attorney before filing a UDRP. Metasin LLC filed the dispute (pdf) with World ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Afternic checkout bug kills domain sales
· Domain RegistrarsA negotiated sale fell apart when Afternic couldn’t handle a .fi transaction. A couple of weeks ago, I "sold" a .fi domain through Afternic. I have about 5 .fi domains, and I was excited to reach an agreement to sell one of them that I ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Company tries to reverse hijack domain for cannabis-infused drinks
· Policy & LawCompany tried to use UDRP to obtain domain that was registered in good faith. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has ruled (pdf) that a seller of cannabis products attempted to reverse hijack the domain name sipmamas .com. A ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Lamborghini gets control of Lambo.com domain name
· Policy & LawAfter three-year battle, Lamborghini finally gets domain name. Whois records show that Automobili Lamborghini has finally obtained the domain name lambo.com. Lamborghini won a dispute it filed under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution ... Continue Reading4 Comments
