Squarespace and several cybersquatting cases were in the news last month. Miss any big stories on Domain Name Wire last month? These were the top five stories, ranked by views: 1. New registrations plummet after Squarespace takes over Google ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Epik boots Kiwi Farms, vows to boot “absolutist free speech websites”
· UncategorizedAccording to the company's Twitter account, it no longer wants some domains on its platform. Domain name registrar Epik is back in the spotlight, this time after suspending the domain of Kiwi Farms. Kiwi Farms is a controversial website that, ... Continue Reading4 Comments
What you missed at the ICA meeting in Las Vegas
· UncategorizedInternet Commerce Association held its second annual member meeting in Las Vegas last week. Last week, the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) held its annual member meeting in Las Vegas. It was equal parts fun, networking, and business. The ... Continue Reading1 Comment
What to do if your Afternic lead list looks like this:
· UncategorizedHow to get rid of confused "buyers" in one simple step. Every once in a while, one of my domain names on Afternic will get a lot of inquiries. Consider the domain in the image above, HackSpin.com. It received a few inquiries in September, but ... Continue Reading3 Comments
December’s top domain name stories
· UncategorizedA look back at the holiday month in the domain name business. These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire last month: 1. 14 things you can't do with .AI domain names - .ai is a country code domain, and you should understand the rules ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN might not renew TAG-Domains accreditation after antisemitic remarks
· UncategorizedICANN gives registrar mini-extension while it awaits Ombud's determination. ICANN has delayed fully renewing the accreditation agreement for TAG-Domains after one of the registrar's leaders made antisemitic remarks. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, a leader ... Continue Reading1 Comment
A few tickets remain for this month’s ICA meeting in Las Vegas
· UncategorizedIf you want to go to the ICA Meeting in Vegas (and you should!), a handful of tickets remain. Internet Commerce Association (ICA) will hold its annual meeting in Las Vegas from January 17-20. I checked in this morning with Kamila Sekiewicz, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
4 New Year’s Resolutions for domain name investors
· UncategorizedHere are four things every domain investor should strive to do in 2024. 1. Check your nameservers I've been trading domain names for about 25 years, but even I sometimes drop the ball on this. I have a system for onboarding new domain names I ... Continue Reading2 Comments
2023 top stories: Artificial intelligence
· UncategorizedArtificial intelligence had a significant impact on the domain name industry — in more than one way. Late last year, OpenAI launched ChatGPT. Suddenly, a concept that has been talked about for over a decade had a case study. It's hard not to be ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Coming soon(ish): a domain for Shiba Inu crytocurrency
· UncategorizedWeb3 company plans to apply for top level domain name in next round. The organization behind the Shiba Inu cryptocurrency says it plans to apply for the top level domain .shib in the next round of expansion. SHIB says it's partnering with D3 to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
