You no longer need a dev team to access and analyze data. Individual domain investors have been at a disadvantage to the big guys for a long time. While they're still at some disadvantage, the gap has narrowed. Two things have traditionally ... Continue Reading1 Comment
AI is leveling the playing field for smaller domain investors
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Artificial intelligence and the .AI namespace – DNW Podcast #593
· PodcastsDigging into .AI and how artificial intelligence is changing how people build on the web. On this week's show, Nadya Frost of domain and hosting analytics company ShareShift shares interesting data about the .AI namespace, as well as other trends ... Continue Reading1 Comment
The coming .ai “junk drop”
· UncategorizedUnlike new TLD launches, there was no one-year junk drop. But many domains are coming up for renewal. Last week, domain registrar Dynadot announced a new auction category to help people sell domains they don't plan to renew. It's starting with .ai ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Meow selects CORE, deals with new TLD headaches
· UncategorizedA nonprofit that raised funds for .meow through Kickstarter has selected its backend provider. One interesting thing about a new top-level domain applicant using crowdfunding is that you can follow along during the application and launch ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Produce company harvests a reverse domain name hijacking finding
· Policy & LawThe domain name was registered more than two decades before the company had any trademark rights. A Forum panelist has ruled that produce company Planet Harvest, LLC, attempted to reverse hijack the domain name planetharvest.com. The company uses ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Nearly $700k of recent expired domain name sales up to $83k
· Expired DomainsExpired domain names continue to command top dollar. Newfold Digital has released sales data for its NameJet and SnapNames platforms for May. The two platforms combined to sell 143 domains for $2,000 or more, totaling $693k. Here are some of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Wix releases data on LLM traffic, domains
· UncategorizedMore site builders are using real domains, and LLM traffic is still minor. Website building platform Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) released its first-ever State of Websites Report today. With over 300 million users in 2026, Wix has a trove of data about how ... Continue Reading1 Comment
NameJet and SnapNames launch refreshed sites
· Expired DomainsExpired domain platforms have a more modern look and new features. Newfold Digital's domain auction platforms, NameJet and SnapNames, have been refreshed. For a few weeks, people have been able to access the new design. Now it's the default, and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
SageSure insurance company files cybersquatting and trademark infringement suit
· Policy & LawInsurer goes after business using matching .io domain name. SageSure, a large insurer covering catastrophe-prone states, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the operators of SageSure.io. The insurer uses the domain name SageSure.com. A company ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Zero-click scams continue to be a problem, including in the wildcarded .ph namespace
· Policy & LawDomains using zero-click monetization continue to forward to scam sites. Tech support scams continue to infiltrate zero-click networks, including the wildcarded .ph namespace. Zero-click is a form of traffic monetization that delivers web ... Continue Reading4 Comments
