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DomainGang is heading to NamesCon Global on November 5-6, 2025and this year, it's all going down in Miami, Florida. That's right, no more Vegasit's Miami, baby! Sunshine, palm trees, and the electrifying energy of the domain name industry's most anticipated event of the year.You can't blame us for being super excited; our last in-person […] ...
Another aged, three letter .com just found a new home: URN.com, registered back in 1996, has been sold by First Place Internet and is now managed by a German registrant. There is no live web site yet but the domain transfer hints at new plans that are in the works. The new registrant hasnt gone […] The post URN.com sold by First Place Interne...
A breakdown of all announced domain sales $500 and over, Domains, venue and sale price data courtesy of Namebio.com This data assumes all sales from Park.io, Sav.com, GoDaddy, NameJet, DropCatch, Dynadot, SnapNames, Whois.ai, Catched.com, Docky.ly and NamesCon are wholesale and all others are retail. Full Rundown See bottom of page for detailed fil...
After establishing itself as one of the world's premier domain conferences with outstanding events in 2023 and 2024, the Domain Days Dubai conference is returning for round 3 October 22-23, 2025 in the magnificent UAE metropolis. The show will again be held at the picturesque Marriott Resort Palm Jumeirah where industry leaders from around the worl...
A new investigation by cybersecurity company Silent Push exposes how scammers are using thousands of fake websites using domains like ToolboxSale.com or BrooksRunning-US.shop, attempting to trick Facebook users into buying products that don't exist. These domains, cleverly disguised to look like big brands such as Amazon, Costco, or Tommy Bahama, a...
Team Internet is to take over back-end duties for .co, after agreeing to take less than half as much as GoDaddy was charging. The London-based company has teamed up on a joint venture, Equipo PuntoCo, with Panama-based registrar CCI REG to sign a 10-year deal with Colombia's communications ministry, MINTIC. The handover will put an […] The po...
Could you turn $500 of domains into cash within one year? GoDaddy Domain Academy is running a contest in which six domain investors compete to see who can make the most money in a year. It's a highly restricted contest meant to simulate what it would be like as a new domain investor. Each investor […] Post link: Video: GoDaddy domain contest ...
This morning, I received an email from Atom notifying me the nameservers for one of my domain names was not correctly set up. I remembered to change the nameservers when I added it to Atom, so I was confused by the email. I visited the domain name, and as Atom told me, the domain name […]Catchy.com
The domain GetFixi.app was the subject of a UDRP complaint filed by Decos Beheer B.V., a Dutch tech company behind the FIXI app used by European municipalities for public space issue reporting. The Complainant holds a US trademark for FIXI registered in 2015 and claimed the domain infringed on its mark. The Respondent, a Texas-based […] The p...
A shoe seller, an AI business, and a real estate firm bought domain names. Sedo's top public sale of the past week was PlayID.com. The domain doesn't resolve yet, but a couple of different businesses use this name in alternative extensions. Heres a list of end user domain name sales that just completed at Sedo. […] Post link: AI company among...
A breakdown of all announced domain sales $500 and over, Domains, venue and sale price data courtesy of Namebio.com This data assumes all sales from Park.io, Sav.com, GoDaddy, NameJet, DropCatch, Dynadot, SnapNames, Whois.ai, Catched.com, Docky.ly and NamesCon are wholesale and all others are retail. Full Rundown See bottom of page for detailed fil...
Another throwback Thursday sale from Saw.com shows that they sold Aliens.com for $128,000 back in 2021. The domain name 4 years later does not resolve. I think the buyer got a good price considering how much talk there is about aliens. There are a few tv shows like Ancient Aliens that seem to always be […] The post Aliens.com sold for $128,00...
Team Internet Group (TIG) announced that Colombia has given Consrcio Equipo PuntoCo - a partnership between TIG and Central Comercializadora de Internet (CCI) - a 10-year license to operate the .co top level domain. The contract opportunity became available when Colombia's previous pact with GoDaddy expired.
Richard Kirkendall posted on X a new bunch of .ai domain name sales. Arbiter.ai sold for $60,000 and was the highest posted sale. Not a keyword we see everyday or week. Arbiter.ai was acquired in 2019 for just $299. AD Smart Domain Monetization Starts at Bodis sign up today AD For a better Escrow experience […] The post Arbiter.ai sells for $...
Domain registrar, Spaceship, celebrated its 2nd anniversary with 3 million domains under management. If this sounds impressive, it's not even the biggest claim to fame. The SellerHub, a built-in platform to sell domain names at, is touted as as the one in the industry receiving the most updates and improvements; the company actively and tentatively...
Lumis, the boutique domain brokerage known for its signature phrase "Secured at a fair market price" just revealed its latest acquisition: UnderwaterCondos.com. But this time around, the announcement's tone was different. The photo showed Matt Chase, Acquisitions Expert at Lumis, with lips pressed tight, a far cry from his usual confident smile. On...
Proposed system bypasses registrar pre-approval and enables features like fractional ownership. D3Serve Labs (no relation to D3 Global Inc.) has filed a patent application (pdf) for Method and system for enabling the transfer of domain. The patent application (18/978071) describes a blockchain-based method and system for securely transferring "bene...
Trustee disavows claim, says original UDRP filing was unauthorized. The registrant of TRX.com has just secured another win toward retaining his domain name, following a surprise UDRP decision in 2022 that had ordered it transferred. Loo Tze Ming purchased the domain name trx.com for $138,000 in April 2022 on the domain marketplace 4.cn. In October ...
U2U.xyz – GoDaddy customer (Vietnam) Developers use .xyz domains to advance blockchain technology and develop useful solutions. Blockchain platform Fluent.xyz supports cross-VM app development with real-time composability. Layer-2 blockchain Atlas.xyz aims to deliver low-cost, reliable solutions for verifiable finance. Tech startup Narval.xy...
It is common to use drop catch services to try to acquire expiring names you are sure that you want. But what if you have a less certain interest in a domain name -- Is there an easy, and free, way to be notified when a domain name is close to expiration, has gone into an auction, is at closeout, has been listed for sale, or is available to registe...
The domain Rapido.com was the subject of a UDRP complaint filed by Roppen Transportation Services, a ride-sharing company based in India that operates under the RAPIDO brand. The company claimed trademark rights dating back to 2015 and argued that the Respondent, CG Capital B.V. of the Netherlands, had no legitimate reason to hold the domain [̷...
Indian ride-share and delivery app company fails to snag valuable domain through UDRP. Roppen Transportation Services Private Limited, which operates the Indian ride-hailing and delivery platform Rapido, has lost (pdf) a cybersquatting dispute it filed against rapido.com. The registrant of rapido.com acquired the domain name in 2014. That was befor...
Company's cybersquatting complaint blends in irrelevant arguments. Vorwerk International AG, maker of the Thermomix line of food processors, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking (pdf). The company filed a cybersquatting dispute with World Intellectual Property Organization against the domain name TM7.com. Vorwerk is releasing the ...
The domain tm7.com was the subject of a UDRP complaint filed by Vorwerk International AG, maker of the Thermomix line of kitchen appliances. The Complainant claimed the domain infringed on its recently registered TM7 trademark, tied to its 2025 product release. However, the Respondent who was represented by IP attorney John Berryhill, registered th...
The domain name Extravagant.com has been in the possession of Braden Pollock‘s company, Legal Brand Domains, for more than a decade. Registered in 1997, Extravagant.com is, quite frankly, an extravagant domain name. In 2021, Extravagant.com was listed for sale with a $225,000 dollar price tag which might have been the lowest price to acquire ...
No new gTLDs should be added to the internet until ICANN develops policies addressing the abuse of bulk domain name registrations, according to the Governmental Advisory Committee. The GAC this afternoon drafted formal Advice for the ICANN board stating that policy work on bulk regs should get underway before ICANN 84, which takes place in […...
CEO of Freename Davide Vicini took some time to answer some questions about his company freename, Web3 and a few other topics. I hope you enjoy. Q1) What was it that drew you to the domain name space? I was intrigued by the similarities between domains and financial commodities. I see that names have a […] The post Interview with Davide Vicin...
Registry contract will transition to Team Internet's registry backend in partnership with Colombian domain registrar. After 15 years, the rights to operate Colombia's .co domain name extension is changing hands. The country has awarded a 10-year contract to manage the popular domain to Equipo PuntoCo, a newly formed joint venture between Team Inter...
According to a post on Team Internet's corporate LinkedIn page, the company has been awarded the contract to operate the .CO ccTLD registry in partnership with another company called Central Comercializadora de Internet (CCI). These two companies formed a company called Consrcio Equipo PuntoCo, which will operate the .CO domain extension on behalf ...
A breakdown of all announced domain sales $500 and over, Domains, venue and sale price data courtesy of Namebio.com This data assumes all sales from Park.io, Sav.com, GoDaddy, NameJet, DropCatch, Dynadot, SnapNames, Whois.ai, Catched.com, Docky.ly and NamesCon are wholesale and all others are retail. Full Rundown See bottom of page for detailed fil...
The traditionally dominant .coms have had to share the sales spotlight with surging .ai domains over the past year but this time around the bi-weekly track, the .coms left just about everything else in their dust. Their haul included nine of the top ten with the only exception being a solo .ai sale. Is this possibly a sign that the .ai boom is wani...
Saw.com posted to X just a few minutes ago that they sold SolX.com for $43,000. The domain name was registered in 1999. AD Smart Domain Monetization Starts at Bodis sign up today AD For a better Escrow experience checkout EscrowDomains.com AD Miss Dan.com yet? Chat directly with buyers & get 3% commissions. The post SolX.com sold for $43,000 by...
ICANN's program to offer heavily discounted new gTLD application fees to certain organizations has so far seen little uptake, and some governments are not happy about it. The Applicant Support Program offers up to 45 qualified applicants a discount of up to 85% on their application fees. That's worth almost $200,000 each. ICANN will also […] ...
This company changed domain names as its business evolved. This is part of a series in which businesses discuss why they changed domains and the process they went through. The story has been edited with permission. Rick Levine, Partner/CEO of Modus At the end of March, we made a big move: we changed our domain […] Post link: Domain changes: a...
HelloDiane.xyz – Squarespace customer – (United Kingdom) Creative agencies use .xyz domains to showcase their portfolios. Creative agency AdHoc.xyz showcases its work in live events, brand activations, and cultural programming with Eventbrite, A2IM, and Stereogum. Creative agency OnniCreative.xyz designs and markets for entertainment cl...
According to a post on X linking to a press release on CoinDesk, the 45.com domain name has been reportedly acquired for $1.8 million. Lucky45 Acquires Premium Domain https://t.co/c0YMp3G227 for $1.8M, Ushering in a New Era for On-Chain Web3 Gaming Protocols https://t.co/k8h56OTJrL via @coindesk Lucky45 (@Lucky45Protocol) June 11, 2025 A subsequen...
Domain name was registered before it had trademark rights. Alumni Ventures LLC, a venture investing group, has been found (pdf) to have tried reverse domain name hijacking the domain name AlumniVentures.com. The company uses the domain name av.vc. It claimed two trademarks, with the earliest use in commerce date of 2018. However, the registrant of ...
The domain AlumniVentures.com was the focus of a failed UDRP complaint in Alumni Ventures LLC v. SocialNicheGuru.com. The Complainant, a venture capital firm, argued the domain infringed its ALUMNI VENTURES trademark, registered in 2023 and 2025, with claimed use beginning in 2018. However, the Respondent registered the domain in 2011, a full seven...
Twenty years ago, Munir Badr launched a small online service to simplify domain registration in the UAE. What began as a student project is now AEserver, one of the country's leading hosting and domain companies. At the time, registering a .ae domain required paperwork, faxes and long waits. Munir built an online ordering tool to […] The post...
Poor user experiences created by SEO tactics and ad networks are accelerating AI adoption. Artificial intelligence, particularly generative AI, is rapidly changing how people find information online. This is challenging traditional search engines like Google. Reflecting on this shift, two reasons stand out. First, as I've previously discussed, AI t...
A breakdown of all announced domain sales $500 and over, Domains, venue and sale price data courtesy of Namebio.com This data assumes all sales from Park.io, Sav.com, GoDaddy, NameJet, DropCatch, Dynadot, SnapNames, Whois.ai, Catched.com, Docky.ly and NamesCon are wholesale and all others are retail. Full Rundown See bottom of page for detailed fil...
WEST PALM BEACH, FL I recently tested a domain name valuation tool powered by artificial intelligence, and I was struck by how inflated the appraisals were. The estimated values seemed wildly generousfar beyond what the current market would realistically support. It reminded me of a time, 10 to 15 years ago, when domains were […] The post Hy...
The domain CapitalBayFunding.com was at the center of a UDRP dispute. The Complainant claimed the site was impersonating its business, by using its name, address, and offering bogus financial services. The Complainant had no registered trademark and provided only minimal evidence of common law use: no website, no advertising, no customer-facing mat...
Brandon Abbey has been a familiar figure to domain industry veterans since 2004 when he became the President at Escrow.com. Over the next 12 years, Brandon played a central role in helping close over two billion dollars worth of domain sales there. Brandon has now joined an innovative company that is shaking up the payments world with an end to end...
A market saw, also called a sawtooth market or sawtooth pattern, refers to a chart pattern or market condition where prices repeatedly rise and fall in a zigzag motion, just like the teeth of a saw. When applied to stock market conditions, a market saw indicates instability and volatility. But when applied to domain names, […] The post When i...
May 2025 Highlights 123 premium XYZ Registry domains were registered* Most popular TLDs in premium sales*: .xyz, .Game, and .Security, Examples: AGN.xyz, Momo.Game, and Agent.Security Most popular TLDs in standard sales: .xyz, .LOL, and .Autos Highest .xyz premium sale(s): DC.xyz – $2,500/year MSRP DM.xyz – $2,500/year MSRP Fresh.xyz &#...
Panelist says UDRP can't be used without proven trademark rights, even in clear cases of fraud. UDRP is designed to handle clear-cut cases of cybersquatting. There are cases of clear-cut fraud and bad faith use that don't qualify as cybersquatting under UDRP. The Complainant must meet all three elements required to win the case. The […] Post ...
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