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Internet could get one-letter gTLDs (but theres a catch)

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DomainIncite: ICANN is set to loosen up its restrictions on single-character gTLDs in the 2026 application round, according to draft Applicant Guidebook language. But the exemption to the usual rule applies only to gTLDs written in one script — Han, which is used in Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Applied-for Latin-script strings must be three ...

iGoldrush 7 days ago

.ai registry fights deadbeats with tweaked auction rules

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DomainIncite: With too many auction winners failing to hand over the loot, the .ai registry has changed its auction terms to make being a deadbeat more expensive. The registry has increased its deposit requirement from 2% to 5% for bidders considered "high risk", which basically means new customers, or $100, whichever is higher. The deposit is [...

iGoldrush 7 days ago

Should all auction houses implement a deposit requirement?

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TheDomains: .Ai is going to be initiating deposit requirements for their expired auctions. Vincent Cate also doubled down on the fact that only the domain owner will know when their .ai domain name expires. You can click on the below tweet to read the discussion. Would you like to see other auction house follow this move? […] The post Should ...

iGoldrush 7 days ago

.AI Auctions: too many cases of people not paying

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Domain Investing: The most popular auction events in the last year have been the monthly .AI expiry auctions held by the .AI registry in Anguilla. Apparently, there has been a dearth of non-paying bidders who participate in these auctions. As a result, the .AI registry is making a change. Vincent Cate, the person who manages the .AI […] The p...

iGoldrush 7 days ago

Conhea a histria da Zoop e o que sua tecnologia oferece!

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Zoop: A história da Zoop começou em 2013, a partir da identificação de uma necessidade latente do mercado financeiro brasileiro: a... Ver artigo The post Conheça a história da Zoop e o que sua tecnologia oferece! appeared first on Zoop. The post Conhea a histria da Zoop e o que sua tecnologia oferece! appeared first on...

iGoldrush 7 days ago

Bagels.com Sold for $500,000

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DomainingTips.com: Today: CoinKa.com Appraisal / Looking for Dot Com – Budget $100,000 / 3539.com Sold for $15,750 and More… Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today: CoinKa.com Appraisal – Check out this interesting dot com. Do you think it has some value? Looking for ...

iGoldrush 7 days ago

Amazon and Google among .internal TLD ban backers

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DomainIncite: Google and Amazon have publicly backed ICANN's plan to reserve the top-level domain .internal for private behind-the-firewall uses. ICANN picked the string "internal" as the one that it will promise to never delegate to the DNS root, allowing network administrators and software developers to confidently use it with a lower risk of dat...

iGoldrush 8 days ago

Pitstop.com UDRP: Whois Privacy Prevented RDNH

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Domain Investing: When I saw a UDRP had been filed against PitStop.com by a company called Distribuidora Automotiva S.A., I spent a couple of minutes checking the Whois history at DomainTools. My non-legal conclusion was that this UDRP is DOA and it will result in a finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH). The domain name was […] The ...

iGoldrush 8 days ago

Estratgias de reteno de clientes: quais so as 9 melhores?

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Zoop: As estratégias de retenção de clientes são todas as abordagens usadas para manter ativa e fiel a base de clientes... Ver artigo The post Estratégias de retenção de clientes: quais são as 9 melhores? appeared first on Zoop. The post Estratgias de reteno de clientes: quais so as 9 melhores? appeared first...

iGoldrush 8 days ago

ZeroApr.com Sold for $15,000

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DomainingTips.com: Today: Vibrancer.com Evaluation / Dot Com Wanted – Budget $1,000 Per a&# 160;Domain / TheAwkwardTraveller.com Sold for $12,500 and More… Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today: Vibrancer.com Evaluation – How would you value this domain in today'...

iGoldrush 8 days ago

Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Profile.link

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TheDomains: Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Profile.link led the way at 40,000 Euro, ($43,426). DreamCosmetics.com was the top .com at $25,000. 37 .com sales 34 cctld sales 4 other tld sales Domain name Date Price Currency             .COM         dreamcosmetics.com 03/14/2024 25000...

iGoldrush 9 days ago

Learn the Rules Before Buying

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Domain Investing: Recently, I started buying non .com domain names here and there when I see a keyword that I think well-matches the extension. I'm not interested in sharing specifics with you, but I have bought .AI, .IO, .CO, .APP, and .DEV domain names in auction, in addition to .XYZ that I previously wrote about. Non .com […] The post Lear...

iGoldrush 9 days ago

.ai registry advises buyers not to use GoDaddy

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DomainIncite: The manager of the increasingly popular .ai ccTLD has seemingly escalated his beef with GoDaddy, now advising registrants to not transfer their .ai domains to the market-leading registrar due to technical and operational issues. The list of approved registrars on the .ai registry web site has contained a warning about problems transfe...

iGoldrush 9 days ago

.post liberalizes with new sunrise period

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DomainIncite: The .post gTLD has opened a brand-protection sunrise period 12 years after it first launched, after liberalizing its registration policies to allow private businesses to buy domains. .post is a "sponsored" gTLD run by the Universal Postal Union, a UN agency, and so far the space has been restricted to national postal agencies which ar...

iGoldrush 9 days ago

Team Internet spends $41 million on content farm

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DomainIncite: Team Internet is back in acquisition mode, saying this morning it has picked up an Israeli content farm business for $41.8 million. It's bought Shinez IO, based in Tel Aviv and Denver, for the initial sum plus a potential extra $12.3 million if the company meets certain financial targets over the next two years, the […] The post...

iGoldrush 9 days ago

Epik backtracks on Kiwi Farms claim after legal threat

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DomainIncite: Epik has retracted a claim it made on social media that former customer Kiwi Farms was hosting child sexual abuse material on its web site. The troubled registrar had said on Twitter in January that it had received a complaint about a "doxxing" post on the Kiwi Farms troll forum that contained naked photographs of […] The post E...

iGoldrush 9 days ago

.austin names launch on blockchain

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DomainIncite: A city gTLD launching exclusively on a blockchain alternative naming system? It's happened, with the announcement of .austin at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas. The extension is already on sale at $10 a name via Unstoppable Domains, in partnership with the Greater Austin Asian Chamber of Commerce. The organizations said the names...

iGoldrush 9 days ago

Allstarsprint.com Sold for $12,250

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DomainingTips.com: Today: Appraisal of Techzone.net / Looking for .com, .org, and .net – Budget $500 / 79555.com Sold for $8,600 and More… Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today: Appraisal of Techzone.net – How would you value this domain name in today's market? If it wasn't fo...

iGoldrush 9 days ago

Freenom shuts down 12.6 million domains report

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DomainIncite: Dying free-domains registry Freenom has shut down at least 12.6 million domains across three of its TLDs, according to research from Netcraft. Netcraft's latest web server survey shows that the domains — across .tk, .cf and .gq — no longer resolve, according to the company. That's 98.7% of the resolving domains Freenom had...

iGoldrush 10 days ago

GoDaddys next .xxx contract may not be a done deal

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DomainIncite: ICANN has published what could be the next version of GoDaddy's .xxx registry contract, and is framing it as very much open to challenge. The proposed Registry Agreement would scrap the "sponsored" designation from .xxx, substantially reduce GoDaddy's ICANN fees, and implement the strictest child-protection measures of any gTLD, as we...

iGoldrush 10 days ago

2024 Global Domain Report Released Today

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Domain Investing: The annual Global Domain Report, produced jointly by InterNetX and Sedo, has been released and is now available to download at no cost. The 80 page, data-heavy report offers an in-depth view of the domain name industry – both from the perspective of domain investors and from industry providers. The report covers a multitude ...

iGoldrush 10 days ago

InterNetX/Sedo release their Global Domain Report for 2024

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TheDomains: InterNetX spends a great deal of time and effort each year to produce their Global Domain Report. This year there is a large emphasis on A.I both the technology and .ai domain names. There is a lot of data, comments from industry participants including Andrew from DNW, Elliot at DomainInvesting.com, Page Howe, Theo from DomainGang.com, ...

iGoldrush 10 days ago

Grok Knows .com

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Domain Investing: Grok is a generative AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk's company, xAI. Grok has been promoted within the X / Twitter ecosystem, and X users who subscribe to X Premium are able to access Grok. Over the weekend, domain investor and developer Peter Askew shared Grok's response to a query about selecting a domain name […] The po...

iGoldrush 10 days ago

RoyMoore.org Sold for $7,000

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DomainingTips.com: Today: BestArtPrompt.com Evaluation / Looking for Dot Ai Domains – Budget $1,000 / Neva.com Sold for $29,500 and More… Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today: BestArtPrompt.com Evaluation – How would you value this domain in today's market? I can se...

iGoldrush 10 days ago

CareerCast.com Sold for $66,000

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DomainingTips.com: Today: Nbaex.com Evaluation / Looking for Dot Com Domain – Budget $750 Per Domain / UNB.com Sold for $37,700 and More… Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today: Nbaex.com Evaluation – What do you think of this short domain name? Would you consider it pronounceable? ...

iGoldrush 13 days ago

No Reply on a Follow-Up? Check LinkedIn

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Domain Investing: Some deals take a very long time to finalize. I have had acquisition and sale negotiations that have gone on for years. Some deals get done and others die on the vine. If you don't receive a response to an email you sent to a contact at a company, it is a good idea to […] The post No Reply on a Follow-Up? Check LinkedIn appe...

iGoldrush 20 days ago

Bodis Unable to Monetize Adult Classified Domain Traffic

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Domain Investing: If you have adult-related domain names monetized with pay per click links at Bodis, you may not to consider changing where you point them. According to an email from the parking service, the company's upstream advertising provider will no longer allow the monetization of domain names classified as adult. I suspect this may impact ...

iGoldrush 21 days ago

Were Not Trying Hard Enough to Improve Techs Persistent Gender and Inclusion Problems

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WebNamesCa: Leaders in the tech industry have a responsibility to create inclusive work cultures and improve gender equity not only because diverse representation provides access to skillsets, creativity, approaches and experiences that unequivocally benefit business performance and bottom lines, but because it contributes to a more equitable, incl...

iGoldrush 21 days ago

Replying to Inquiries with a Text Message

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Domain Investing: For most of my highest value domain names, I send prospective buyers to an Embrace.com inquiry form. These domain names are generally unpriced, allowing me to assess market and business conditions at the time of the inquiry. On the form I use, I require a name and email address, but I also request a phone […] The post Replyi...

iGoldrush 21 days ago

FirstCrushWinery.com Sold for $6,100

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DomainingTips.com: Today: Zynaps.com Evaluation / Domain Wanted – Budget $30,000 / Task.ai Sold for $78,777 / and More… Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today: Zynaps.com Evaluation – This semi pronounceable domain is up for evaluation today. How would you value ...

iGoldrush 21 days ago

Change I Made to Reduce Tirekicking

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Domain Investing: Last year, I had a bit of a curt exchange with someone who wanted to buy one of my one word .com domain names. His offer was very low, and I think I told him he would need a time machine to buy this domain name for his 3 figure offer. He didn't love that […] The post Change I Made to Reduce Tirekicking appeared first on iGol...

iGoldrush 22 days ago

Interview with Sophie Pieck Director of Business Development at Sedo

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TheDomains: Simone over at InterNetX conducted an interview with Sophie Pieck from Sedo. They discussed things like, an Inside look at the domain aftermarket, Forecasting future trends and Appraisals to name a few. From the Interview: What are the major trends and challenges in the domain aftermarket that businesses and domain resellers should be a...

iGoldrush 22 days ago

Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Pizzos.com

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TheDomains: Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Pizzos.com led the way at $50,000. MKSport.com was second at $30,000. NowOn.com was third at $19,000. Church.sucks was an interesting sale as someone dropped $13,000 on that one, should be an interesting website. 29 .com sales 30 cctld sales 4 other tld sales Domain name Date Price [̷...

iGoldrush 22 days ago

O que split de pagamento? Como utiliz-lo? Saiba tudo!

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Zoop: O varejo mudou completamente com a transformação digital. Canais de vendas, ações de marketing, gestão operacional e meios de pagamento... Ver artigo The post O que é split de pagamento? Como utilizá-lo? Saiba tudo! appeared first on Zoop. The post O que split de pagamento? Como utiliz-lo? Saiba tudo! appea...

iGoldrush 22 days ago

Draft.ai Sold for $32,111

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DomainingTips.com: Today: Appraisal of Onlinecasinos.mx / Looking for Ai Domains- Budget $2,000 / BalkanEu.com Sold for $10,500 / and More… Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today: Appraisal of Onlinecasinos.mx – How would you value this domain name in today's market? I could see it going for four f...

iGoldrush 22 days ago

Google Change May Impact Expiry Domain Market

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Domain Investing: Millions of dollars are spent each year acquiring expired and expiring domain names at auctions. Domain name registrants let their domain names expire, and people – including domain investors – will bid on them when they are offered for sale via auction or drop catching platform. There is a segment of domain name buyer...

iGoldrush 23 days ago

Igor Gabrielan Shares Story About Registering .AI Domain Names in 2011

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Domain Investing: From what I've read on Namepros and elsewhere, I believe Igor Gabrielan must hold one of the largest portfolios of good .AI domain names. I think his portfolio of domain names can be found at ai-names.com, which links to an aged thread on the PR.ai forum. I don't know if that list is current, but […] The post Igor Gabrielan ...

iGoldrush 23 days ago

LeafSnap.com Sold for $21,500

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DomainingTips.com: Today: CollegeSports.Bet Appraisal / Domain Wanted – Budget $500 / Ecodesenvolvimento.org Sold for $8,100 / and More… Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today: CollegeSports.Bet Appraisal – Check out this two word dot bet. I could see this doing ok at low four figur...

iGoldrush 23 days ago

Beware of GoDaddy Phishing Email that May Target Squadhelp WLM Sellers

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Domain Investing: BrandLabs shared a warning post on Twitter this afternoon. While the email appears to be targeting Squadhelp sellers who utilize their White Label Marketplace (WLM), it is something anyone should be wary about: .@squadhelp @GoDaddyHelp @DInvesting New scam targeting sellers on Squadhelp who link their email to a WLM. Faked Godaddy...

iGoldrush 23 days ago

Private auctions could be banned in new gTLD next round

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DomainIncite: ICANN is "sympathetic" to the view that private auctions between competing new gTLD applicants are a Bad Thing that should be discouraged in the next application round. Director Alan Barrett told the GNSO Council at ICANN 79 today that the board of directors, following Governmental Advisory Committee advice, has hired a consultant and...

iGoldrush 24 days ago

ICANN meeting venue insensitive and hurtful

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DomainIncite: ICANN has taken some criticism over the decision to host its flagship Universal Acceptance 2024 meeting in Serbia. An individual named Dmitry Noskov has written to ICANN to complain that the Universal Acceptance Steering Group will hold its "Keystone" meeting — the main event of the UA Day series of meetings around the world ...

iGoldrush 24 days ago

Hilco Digitals Andrew Miller on .AI Domain Names

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Domain Investing: Andrew Miller, Managing Director of Hilco Digital Assets, is someone I chat with on a regular basis. In addition to general discussions about domain names and the industry at-large, I will occasionally connect with Andrew to do a sanity check when acquiring a valuable domain name or when I am evaluating a substantial offer. Andrew...

iGoldrush 24 days ago

GoDaddy to start selling graphic.design domains

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DomainIncite: In an unusual diversification into third-level domains, GoDaddy Registry seems to be planning to sell names under .graphic.design. The company filed a request with the Public Suffix List yesterday, asking for the domain to be included on the list, so it will be recognized around the internet as a space where third-level names are regi...

iGoldrush 24 days ago

GAC spinning up new gTLD curveball at ICANN 79?

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DomainIncite: ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee had a habit of throwing delaying curveballs before and during the 2012 new gTLD application round, and it might be planning a repeat performance before the upcoming 2026 round. The GAC today assembled at ICANN 79 in Puerto Rico to discuss the latest developments in planning for the next round, a...

iGoldrush 24 days ago

Girlfriend.ai Sold for $170,000

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DomainingTips.com: Today: Appraisal of Filmalone.com / Looking for Dot com Names – Budget $1,500 / Emeis.com Sold for $20,000 0 / and More… Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today: Appraisal of Filmalone.com – What do you think of this two word dot com domain? I'd say low four f...

iGoldrush 25 days ago

Domain Name Registrations: A Glimpse into Recent Activity

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Robbie Ferguson: This post takes a look at the recent domain name registrations by several well-known companies. While it's important to note that not all domain registrations translate into active websites, they can sometimes... The post Domain Name Registrations: A Glimpse into Recent Activity appeared first on Robbie's Blog online since 2011 - D...

iGoldrush 26 days ago

Looking for Pet Niche Domain Budget $100

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DomainingTips.com: Today: Administrate.ai Appraisal / Dot Com Wanted – Budget $800 /Bet80.com Sold for $18,251 / and More… Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today: Administrate.ai Appraisal – An interesting domain name. Dot ai has been popular though so we'll see. Dot Com Wanted...

iGoldrush 26 days ago

WIPO saw another record year in domain name dispute filings

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TheDomains: WIPO published a report on 2023 and UDRP. The article states the current surge pushed WIPO cybersquatting cases to a total of 67,625 cases since the creation of the UDRP, reflecting a clear trend in the past 10 years of continuing growth. WIPO saw another record year in domain name dispute filings, administering nearly 6,200 […] T...

iGoldrush 27 days ago

CIRA Net Good Grants Program: Funding for Community-led Internet Projects in Canada

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WebNamesCa: Are you working to make the Canadian internet better, safer or more democratic in some way? If so, your project might be eligible for some significant funding from the Canadian Internet Registration Authority. One of the amazing programs a portion of your .CA registration goes to funding is the CIRA Net Good Grants initiative which̷...

iGoldrush 27 days ago

Credit Card as a Service: como amplia a sua receita? Descubra!

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Zoop: Credit Card as a Service (CCaaS) é uma forma de criar e oferecer um cartão de crédito próprio da empresa,... Ver artigo The post Credit Card as a Service: como amplia a sua receita? Descubra! appeared first on Zoop. The post Credit Card as a Service: como amplia a sua receita? Descubra! appeared first on iGoldRush Domain N...

iGoldrush 27 days ago
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