Artificial intelligence is impacting the domain industry in many ways. AI, AI, AI. You can't open a social media app or visit a news site without reading something about artificial intelligence and how it's changing the world. AI is impacting ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
2025 in Review: AI’s impact on domains
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Agent Name Service – DNW Podcast #568
· PodcastsAgent Name Service could increase demand for domain names. Could AI agents use the Domain Name System to improve trust and discovery? That's the idea behind Agent Name Service, a proposal from GoDaddy. On today's show, James Bladel explains what it ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Water management company tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawDomain registrant acquired domains for a legitimate business. A company that provides water management solutions has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking. Suez International filed a UDRP cybersquatting dispute against the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
10 more end user domain name sales
· UncategorizedA crypto platform, a vending machine services business, and a company offering an API for football scores bought domain names. Sedo is taking a three-week holiday break from reporting domain sales. That's a long time to wait for an end user sales ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
2025 in Review: Domain business acquisitions
· UncategorizedNamecheap among domain company acquisitions/fundings in 2025. The domain name business is a favorite among private equity companies because it's a recurring-revenue business with predictable renewal rates. So it's no surprise that private equity ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verisign: short sellers were wrong
· Uncategorized.Com registry says data shows short sellers were way out of line about impact of AdSense for Domains. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) published a blog post this week stating that data shows short sellers were wrong about the impact AdSense for Domains (AFD) ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Davidson College loses cybersquatting dispute
· Policy & LawCollege filed case against a man whose last name is Davidson. Davidson College, a prestigious school in North Carolina, has lost a cybersquatting dispute it filed against the domain name davidson.one. Dominic Davidson, a New Zealand man, ... Continue Reading1 Comment
2025 in Review: The death of AdSense for Domains
· Domain ParkingGoogle's decision to effectively sunset AdSense for Domains is having a significant impact on the domain industry. Perhaps the writing was on the wall. In 2023 and 2024, Google made several changes to AdSense for Domains (AFD) that curtailed ... Continue Reading1 Comment
New top level domain applicant using Kickstarter to raise funds
· UncategorizedGroup hopes to raise €80,000 through Kickstarter to help fund .meow top level domain. In what I believe is a first for top level domain names, a potential applicant in the next round has turned to Kickstarter to raise funds for its ... Continue Reading1 Comment
French financial firm tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawWIPO panelist finds many faults in cybersquatting case. A French banking and credit firm has been found to have tried reverse domain name hijacking. La Banque Populaire Val de France filed a dispute (pdf) against the domain name vdft.com. It ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
