How AI is changing all businesses. AI changes everything, and that includes domain names and the web presence business. As Wall Street tries to figure out the winners and losers, many incumbent large tech companies, including GoDaddy, have seen ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Web3 and new top level domains – DNW Podcast #605
· PodcastsA discussion about integrating existing web3 namespaces with new top level domains. Many top level domains applied for this year have a connection to web3: think .crypto and .nft. But for many years, web3 companies have offered alt-root ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
It’s a long story: from .web to .epic – DNW Podcast #604
· PodcastsChris Ambler won't end up running .web, but perhaps .epic. Verisign is introducing .web this year, but the idea for the domain dates back more than three decades. Today's guest was there at the beginning. Chris Ambler, Director of Domains for ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Australian domain alert – DNW Podcast #603
· PodcastsNew registration rules for .com.au domains could cause chaos. The board of auDA, the group that oversees the .au namespace, just voted to make a sweeping change to registration rules for .com.au domains. It could mean a million or more domains lose ... Continue Reading1 Comment
My domain investing year so far – DNW Podcast #602
· PodcastsThe numbers behind my record year. Two-thirds of the year is in the books, and what a year it has been. Technology is changing quickly, and this is impacting the domain business. On today's show, I discuss my domain results so far this year and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Ai end user domain stories – DNW Podcast #601
· PodcastsThese two entrepreneurs moved their websites to .AI domains. .AI is hot, but what do business owners think about them? On this show, I speak with two business owners who switched their businesses to .ai domains. One started with a .so and quickly ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Inside LFG’s big bet on top level domains – DNW Podcast #600
· PodcastsICANN received 1,600 TLD applications, and one company was behind a lot of them. Welcome to episode #600! The deadline to apply for a top level domain with ICANN was last Wednesday, and one company went big. Really big. Link Freedom Group ... Continue Reading7 Comments
NamesCon is changing in 2026 – DNW Podcast #599
· PodcastsA look at what to expect at this year's show. Last year, NamesCon moved to Miami for its first conference under new ownership. There were a lot of cool changes to the conference…as well as some things that could be improved. Today, I'm joined by ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Trust and identity with AI agents – DNW Podcast #598
· PodcastsElliot Noss explains his vision for using DNS with agents. Is the DNS the perfect backbone for a future full of agents? I previously talked to GoDaddy about Agent Name Service and Identity Digital about DNSid. Former Tucows CEO Elliot Noss has ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
This year’s top domain sales – DNW Podcast #597
· PodcastsDNJournal editor Ron Jackson joins me to discuss this year's top sales so far. Half of 2026 is in the books, so I invited DNJournal publisher Ron Jackson on the show this week to talk about the top sales so far. We discuss the top 15 sales and ... Continue Reading2 Comments
