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Barry Keoghan stars in 11th Squarespace Super Bowl commercial. Website building platform Squarespace has revealed its 2025 Super Bowl ad. The commercial features the Irish actor Barry Keoghan riding a horse through the countryside, delivering websites door-to-door like newspapers were once delivered. Keoghan flings laptops with websites on them to ...
Domain was registered before the bar's incorporation. A National Arbitration Forum panel has found that the Seattle bar Monkey Loft Lounge tried to reverse hijack the domain name MonkeyLoft.com. Monkey Loft filed a cybersquatting claim against the domain name even though it was registered before the bar was incorporated. To win a cybersquatting dis...
Search monetization decline drives revenue lower. Team Internet Group (AIM: TIG, OTCQX: TIGXF) reported preliminary 2024 financial results today. The company said revenue fell 4% to $803 million in 2024, down from $837 million in 2023. Gross profit slid 2% to $188 million from $191 million. The company's adjusted EBITDA metric dropped 4% to $92 [&#...
Upgrades include easier domain changes and bulk updates. One complaint I hear about domain registrar Sav is that its domain dashboard is rather rudimentary. Last week, the company addressed this by launching an entirely new domain admin along with a new website. The admin makes it easy to add/remove columns in the domain dashboard, offering […...
Previous efforts to mix blockchain with domains have failed. Will new ideas work? I spent a couple of days last week thinking about blockchain technology and how it can impact domains. Blockchain company D3 held its second Dominion conference in Las Vegas immediately following the Internet Commerce Association meeting. It attracted a mix of blockch...
Hear from 12 people who attended the ICA meeting in Las Vegas. Last week, Internet Commerce Association held its annual meeting in Las Vegas. On todays show, youll hear from a dozen people who were at the show. Youll hear from domain investors about whats selling well for them, ICA employees and board members, get […] Post link: Internet Comm...
Company goes big on a .co.uk domain name. Sedo reported a blockbuster sale this week: tryes.co.uk for 300,000. That's the fifth-highest .co.uk sale recorded by NameBio, and the highest since 2016. Heres a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. You can view previous lists like thishere. Tyres.co.uk 300,000 – […] ...
The domain name business convened in Las Vegas this week. I spent the past few days in Las Vegas, first at the Internet Commerce Association (ICA) meeting and then at D3's Dominion conference. The ICA meeting was a hit once again. Close to 200 people registered for the event. While that's a record, it's still […] Post link: Leaving Las Vegas ...
Complainant failed on all three elements of UDRP. There are times when you should hire a lawyer. Here's one. STREXO Safety & Compliance, LLC has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in a cybersquatting dispute against lemeilleur .com. The Complainant failed on all three elements of the UDRP, and any attorney could have […] P...
Domain name company raises funds for its ambitious DomainFi ecosystem. Domain name company D3 Global announced today that it has raised a $25 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Paradigm with investments from Coinbase Ventures, Dharmesh Shah, the founder of HubSpot, and Richard Kirkendall, CEO of Namecheap, among others. D3 is [...
Sales and liquidity, not payments, are the big challenge to overcome. I don't spend much time on Twitter/X these days, but I enjoy getting Mike Cyger's weekly recap of some of his posts there. Last week it included this discussion about payments for domain names and how blockchain could play a role. I've been thinking […] Post link: Blockchai...
The Whois system has been replaced with RDAP. It's official. Starting today, Whois is no longer the definitive source of domain name ownership data. It's now the Registration Data Access Protocol (RDAP). This won't mean much to most internet users seeking information about domain name owners. RDAP has much of the same information that Whois […...
Company's cybersquatting claim fails for domain name it let expire. Noon, a popular ecommerce site in the United Arab Emirates, has lost a cybersquatting dispute it filed against the domain name noon.ae. (.Ae is the country code domain for the United Arab Emirates.) The company, which uses noon.com, previously owned noon.ae. It let the domain [R...
Hear the results of a big rebrand, and learn what new features are on the way at Atom. A lot has happened at Atom.com over the past year, including changing its name. On todays show, Atom founder and CEO Darpan Munjal discusses results from the companys rebrand, including the impact on SEO and the ROI […] Post link: Whats new at Atom – ...
WIPO panel declines to hear case. Domdevelo OU, the registrant of cripto.com, has scored a victory in a cybersquatting battle initiatied by the owner of crypto.com. As Domain Name Wire reported last month, Domdevelo sued Foris Limited after the latter filed a cybersquatting claim with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). WIPO panels hav...
Transfers now include renewal, and other changes are coming. Last week, Identity Digital completed the transition of Anguilla's .ai namespace to its registry platform. The company will also manage the domain's marketing and distribution going forward. This is likely to bring many benefits to domain registrants and registrars. I contacted Ram Mohan,...
A rebranded energy company, a connected thermometer seller, and a company that hopes to improve restaurant food pickup bought domain names. Who bought pack.com for $600,000? It's been a mystery ever since Sedo broker Mark Ghoriafi announced the sale a couple of weeks ago. The domain is on Sedo's sales list this week, but unfortunately, […] Po...
Silent nights has many uses. SoletLuna Holdings, Inc. and Lifewave, Inc., which sell a skin patch that the companies say helps you get better sleep, have lost their second cybersquatting claim in as many months. In October, the companies filed a claim against silentnights net, .art, .life, and .xyz. The registrant of those names said […] Post...
The TikTok ban is another reminder to control your own internet presence. For a few hours this weekend, visitors from the United States were shut out of TikTok. That was just a minor inconvenience for most TikTok users. They found something else to do with their time rather than mindlessly swipe through short videos of […] Post link: Your Tik...
Team Internet is consolidating domain management platforms. Team Internet Group (London AIM: TIG) is shuttering its domain name reseller platform Hexonet. As of the end of 2024, the company is no longer updating Hexonet other than critical security items. Hexonet is primarily a reseller platform, and resellers will be transitioned to Team Internet'...
Cybersquatting case results in reverse domain name hijacking finding. A German company called Solar Hero GmbH has been found to have tried to reverse hijack the domain hive-pt .com. The company has a European trademark for tradinghive, which covers financial and related services. A Portuguese company uses hive-pt .com. It offers a competitive tradi...
Rewind: How a great domain helped Chess.com denominate online chess. This week, were opening up the vault and going back to one of the most interesting interviews from this show over the past couple of years. In October 2023, I interviewed Chess.com CEO Erik Allebest. He explained how the chess.com domain name was critical to […] Post link: G...
It's the number one seller on Afternic and will likely remain near the top for some time. Domain names with AI in them continue to sell at a fast clip on the domain name aftermarket. Afternic has revealed the top-selling keywords in domains sold on its platform from November, and AI is back on top. […] Post link: AI is still hot in the afterm...
The new domain is targeted at content creators. Google Registry is gearing up to launch another top level domain name next month: .channel. The early access period begins on February 4. During this phase, anyone can register a domain for a premium price. It will follow a Dutch Auction format, with prices lowering each day […] Post link: Googl...
Top sale in the past two months was a .org. Newfold Digital released sales results from domain auction platforms SnapNames and NameJet this week. These results are for November and December. In November, the platforms combined for 45 sales of $2,000 or more, totaling $344k. In December, they combined for 83 sales of $2,000 or […] Post link: $...
Consent agreement will require GoDaddy to improve security practices and not mislead customers. The Federal Trade Commission is admonishing GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) for lax security practices in its hosting business. In a complaint (pdf), the FTC said that GoDaddy "has marketed itself as a secure choice for customers to host their websites, touting its...
The domain included the registrant's last name and a business field unrelated to that of the Complainant. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf) Nalli Chinnasami Chetty to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking. The Indian textiles and clothing company filed a cybersquatting complaint against the domain name nall...
A sports drink company, a laser show business, and an auction site bought domain names. Sedo had some nice sales this week, including event.photography for $10,000. The company's five public five-figure sales aren't connected to live websites yet, so it's not clear who bought them. Heres a list of end user domain name sales that […] Post link...
Start the new year off right by taking care of these three tasks. The turn of the calendar can be a fresh start. I use it as a reminder to perform tasks that should be done periodically. Here are three things I did this month to maintain my business. Refresh Sedo inventory I don't add […] Post link: Three things for domain investors to do in ...
Here are 20 end user domain sales that took place over the holidays. Sedo recently published lists of sales from the holiday season. In today's post, I review 20 end user sales that took place during the two weeks ending January 5. You can view previous lists like this here. Hype.gg $40,000 – Hype Gaming […] Post link: 20 holiday end us...
Registrar offers big discount with no limits. I do not often write about a domain name registrar's sale prices, but a new deal starting today warrants its own story. Domain name registrar Spaceship began offering new .com registrations today for just $4.99. Unlike promotions at other registrars, there's no limit. No coupon code is required. […...
DomainTools CEO discusses the move to RDAP and how companies use DNS data to thwart attacks. Many listeners know DomainTools for its database of historical Whois records, domain monitoring, and other domain data. However, the company and its customer base have evolved over the years. On todays show, DomainTools CEO Tim Chen discusses that evolution...
Here's what made news in December. 1. Stuart Lawley, who fought for .xxx, has died – Lawley, former CEO of ICM Registry, died at 61. 2. Companies refile expired domain clawback lawsuit against GoDaddy – Two buyers of expired domains have refiled a lawsuit alleging GoDaddy improperly took the domains back. 3. Namecheap reveals 2024 [R...
Sales will partially satisfy a judgment in a stolen domain name lawsuit. After about a one-month delay, the King County Sheriff auctioned off some of Rob Monster's assets this week to partially satisfy a court judgment. The sale stems from a $486,000 judgment against Monster in a stolen domain lawsuit from Monster's time as CEO […] Post link:...
These are the largest .com domain name registrars. ICANN has published the latest data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) covering the .com namespace. The data covers September 2024. Here are some takeaways from this month's data: Porkbun returned to the monthly list for the second time in the year Gname was back on the new monthly […] Post link: T...
A blockchain company, an AI platform, and a custom rims seller bought domain names. Sedo has published sales lists for the past three weeks. For this report, I reviewed sales from the week ending December 22. The marketplace had some great sales that week, including Betz .com for $240,000 and PayCard.com for $100,000. It's not […] Post link: ...
Select a backup payment method to avoid an accidental expiration. Last week I wrote about the need to add a payment method for domains you win in GoDaddy premium auctions. Godaddy's Joe Styler commented that there is a way to add a backup payment method to your account. This protects you in case a domain […] Post link: How to set up a backup ...
Panel determined that the Complainants tried to mislead it. A World Intellectual Property Organization panel has found that Michelios 3 and AmeXio of France tried to reverse hijack the domain name amexio.com. The parties filed the dispute against eWeb Development Inc. of Canada. eWeb Development Inc. offers aftermarket domain names and web developm...
Shares soar on buyout talk. Two investment groups have made separate proposals to acquire Team Internet Group (London AIM: TIG), the company stated today. TowerBrook Capital Partners (U.K.) LLP and Verdane Fund Manager AB each made offers with proposals to buy the company's outstanding shares for 125 pence each. As a result, shares for the […...
Panelist doesn't accept domain registrant's flimsy justification for registering playboy.ai. I get a kick out of some of the defenses domain registrants throw up when confronted with a cybersquatting complaint. Consider a case just published for playboy.ai. Playboy Enterprises International, Inc. filed a dispute against a person in China who regist...
Judge sides with Unstoppable Domains, which promised not to sue (again) over the alt-root domain extension. A judge has dismissed (pdf) a lawsuit over the .wallet alt-root, blockchain-based top level domain name. The controversy started when Scott Florcsk began selling domains under his .wallet Handshake domain name. Unstoppable Domains has its own...
Some cite acceptance and confusion, but many say the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. There was an interesting post on Hacker News yesterday about using non-.com domains for email addresses. A user kicked it off by asking: I want to make a lifelong email domain, but don't want to pay an enormous amount for a .com. […] Post link: Use something...
My good sales month, plus a look back at popular and noteworthy stories in the domain business. Happy New Year! As we look forward to 2025, lets take a moment to consider what impacted the domain industry in 2024. On todays episode: Postscript to my 2024 domain sales episode, adding in my December sales (it […] Post link: 2024 in review ̵...
GoDaddy and NameSilo gained; Team Internet Group and Tucows faced headwinds. With 2024 in the books, here's a look at how domain name stocks performed for the year. For reference, the NASDAQ was up nearly 29% for the year. NameSilo (OTC: URL.CN): NameSilo posted a 141% gain for the year as it continued to grow. […] Post link: How domain name ...
Afternic introduces Boost and more domain sales platforms launch. Most domain investors make money by selling their domains through aftermarket platforms such as Afternic and Sedo. This year brought significant developments to these platforms. The biggest story comes from the largest platform, Afternic, which faced business challenges and introduce...
.Ai namespace continues to grow quickly. If you listened to this year's predictions podcast, you heard many people talk about artificial intelligence. One of the biggest beneficiaries of AI in Anguilla, which lucked into having the .ai country code domain. The registry that manages .ai just updated its statistics: as of today, there are 598,007 [&#...
There are storm clouds in parking, and this could impact the domain industry at large. You might be surprised that I'm discussing domain parking as a big topic in 2024. While I dont write about parking much these days given that most domain investors no longer make significant money from it it remains […] Post link: 2024 in review: Domain P...
The domain market is flat. What does this mean for the industry at large? What does the domain name industry look like without growth? In 2024, we found out. According to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief, there were 362.3 million registered domain names at the end of last quarter. This represents a decline of […] Post link: 2024 in revie...
Patent describes way to validate that an entity has rights to register a reserved name. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office today granted patent 12,184,604 (pdf) to Unstoppable Domains for "Domain name registration based on verification of entities of reserved names." The patent covers a method of identifying domains that should be reserved from r...
Domdevelo O, an Estonian company that owns cripto.com, has sued (pdf) Foris Limited, a Hong Kong company that owns crypto.com. In November, Foris Limited filed a cybersquatting complaint with the World Intellectual Property Organization, arguing that Domdevelo was cybersquatting with its registration of cripto.com. As a result, Domdevelo filed a la...
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