Fake UDRP notices, .ai domains, and .de's domain outage were top stories last month. 1. Germany's .de domain faces outage - A problem with DNSSEC led to a brief outage. 2. Network Solutions duped by fake UDRP notice - First name .com, now ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Birth certificates for AI agents – DNW Podcast #587
· PodcastsHow the DNS can play a role in AI agent identity. Artificial intelligence is having a huge impact on the domain name industry. One area it could help grow the business is if agents use the DNS for identity. Today, Identity Digital CEO Akram Atallah ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The kong.ai UDRP decision deserves scrutiny
· Policy & LawThe complainant may have had a trademark claim, but the cybersquatting finding is harder to justify. A recent UDRP decision for kong.ai gives me pause. A large technology company, Kong Inc., which uses the domain KongHQ.com, filed a dispute ... Continue Reading1 Comment
33 companies that bought .ai domain names this year, including SpaceX
· Domain SalesBusinesses continue to buy aftermarket .ai domains and put them to use. The impact of the artificial intelligence boom on the domain name industry cannot be overstated. Companies are buying .ai domains, .com domains for their AI businesses, or ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Walkthrough: using ChatGPT with Unstoppable Domains
· Domain RegistrarsSee how you can use ChatGPT and other AI chatbots to manage your domain portfolio. Some domain name platforms are building integrations with AI tools using MCP (Model Context Protocol). On this week's podcast, we talked about one such integration ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Cloudflare launches domain registration API
· Domain RegistrarsAPI allows people to check availability and register domains in their AI or coding workflow. Cloudflare (NYSE: NET), which has one of the fastest-growing domain name registrars, has launched a registrar API. The API allows people to search for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
March’s top domain name news stories
· UncategorizedStories about the state of web3 domain names and two humongous cybersquatting disputes were among the top stories in March. These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire in March, ranked by views: 1. Web3 "domains" are dead - The web3 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
What types of domains I’m buying in an AI world
· UncategorizedI've changed the types of domains I'm buying because of how AI is impacting our world. Artificial intelligence is upending the way many people use the web. This includes even those people who still use Google to find information; they often get the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Former blockchain.ai owner dismisses lawsuit
· Expired DomainsMan who let domain expire gives up on lawsuit. The former owner of blockchain.ai has voluntarily dismissed his lawsuit against Identity Digital, CentralNic, Namecheap, and OnlyDomains. The dispute began when the domain expired and went through ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
AI companies drive aftermarket sales at Sedo
· Domain SalesSix of 13 identified end user sales involve AI companies or technologies. Two things jumped out at me while reviewing Sedo's sales list for the past week. First is how AI businesses continue to drive aftermarket sales. Six of the 13 end user ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
