A WordPress giveaway, GoDaddy's new TLDs, and ICANN's weird logic made news last month. Miss any of the big news last month? These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire, ranked by pageviews: 1. WordPress offers 1 million free transfers ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
What happened in the domain business last month
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What domain names end users bought this past week
· Domain SalesA Ferrari dealer, a graphic design service, and a river cruise company bought domain names. Sedo's top public sale this week was bitcoinetf.org for $49,999. It doesn't resolve yet, so I'll be interested to see who develops it. Here's a list of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Namecheap .me giveaway hits 500,000 free domains
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar gives free .me domains to students with .edu email addresses. Domain registrar Namecheap has now given away a half million free .me domain names to students as part of its Namecheap for Education program, the company announced this ... Continue Reading4 Comments
This WIPO panelist deserves kudos
· Policy & LawPanelist uses critical eye in UDRP filed unopposed. People don't respond to UDRP filings for a couple of reasons. One is that they aren't aware of the case against their domain. Perhaps they don't check their email frequently, the information ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain company raises $5 million to bridge web3 and DNS
· ServicesCompany's founders have longtime experience in the domain name industry. D3 Global has raised a $5 million seed round as it seeks to bridge web3 domain names to the "real" web. The company plans to apply for and acquire new top level domains ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Losing expired domain bidder tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Expired DomainsBiofuels company lost an auction and filed a UDRP against the winner. A company that lost a DropCatch.com expired domain auction has tried its hand at UDRP...and has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf). Kvasir Technologies ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Registration now open for ICA meeting in January
· ServicesInternet Commerce Association returns to Las Vegas in January. Internet Commerce Association (ICA) has opened registration for its meeting in January 2024. The event will take place Thursday and Friday, January 18-19, 2024, with optional events ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
CentralNic rebrands as Team Internet
· Domain RegistrarsCentralNic adopts the name of a company it acquired in 2019. CentralNic, a rollup of domain name and online advertising companies, has changed its name to Team Internet Group. It's a name the company already had in its stable. It bought a domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Top domain sales of 2023 – DNW Podcast #451
· PodcastsA look at the top end of the domain market in 2023. On today’s show, DNJournal publisher Ron Jackson joins me to talk about the domain name market so far in 2023. We compare the sales charts vs. last year and run through the top public sales of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Internet Naming Company acquires five top level domain names
· UncategorizedRegistry business now operates close to 20 top level domains. Internet Naming Company has acquired five top level domain names from Lifestyle Domain Holdings: .diy, .food, .lifestyle, .living and .vana. Lifestyle Domain Holdings was part of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
