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The Domains
2024 was a good year to be a GoDaddy shareholder
2024 saw a lot of changes and new features for domain investors using GoDaddy and their associated properties, (DAN, Afternic) DAN said goodbye and Afternic gave us a boost. Custom checkout links and LTO were added to Afternic and now the custom chec...
Discussion
2024 was a good year to be a GoDaddy shareholder
2024 saw a lot of changes and new features for domain investors using GoDaddy and their associated properties, (DAN, Afternic) DAN said goodbye and Afternic gave us a boost. Custom checkout links and LTO were added to Afternic and now the custom chec...
Discussion
January 2, 2025, 2:34 pm
Domain Name Wire
2024 in review: Domain Parking
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 don’t write about parking much these days — given that ...
Discussion
2024 in review: Domain Parking
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 don’t write about parking much these days — given that ...
Discussion
January 2, 2025, 2:27 pm
The Domains
RWA.art sells for $20,000
The last day of 2024 has been a great day for new gtlds. From People.love to Newton.xyz the last sale of 2024 looks to be RWA.art which was sold for $20,000 at Afternic. RWA or Real World Assets has gotten some traction in the upcoming or future tren...
Discussion
RWA.art sells for $20,000
The last day of 2024 has been a great day for new gtlds. From People.love to Newton.xyz the last sale of 2024 looks to be RWA.art which was sold for $20,000 at Afternic. RWA or Real World Assets has gotten some traction in the upcoming or future tren...
Discussion
January 1, 2025, 2:31 am
Domain Name Wire
2024 in review: Domain Registration Stagnation
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 doma...
Discussion
2024 in review: Domain Registration Stagnation
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 doma...
Discussion
December 31, 2024, 6:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
Unstoppable Domains gets patent for reserved domain name registration
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 ent...
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Unstoppable Domains gets patent for reserved domain name registration
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 ent...
Discussion
December 31, 2024, 5:43 pm
Domain Name Wire
Cripto.com owner sues Crypto.com owner, alleging reverse domain name hijacking
Domdevelo OÜ, 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, arguin...
Discussion
Cripto.com owner sues Crypto.com owner, alleging reverse domain name hijacking
Domdevelo OÜ, 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, arguin...
Discussion
December 31, 2024, 1:27 pm
Domain Name Wire
Armor Bank tries reverse domain name hijacking
Bank goes after .com domain registered before it had trademark rights. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) panelist has found that Armor Bank tried reverse hijacking the domain ArmorBank .com. The Arkansas bank uses the domain name...
Discussion
Armor Bank tries reverse domain name hijacking
Bank goes after .com domain registered before it had trademark rights. A Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) panelist has found that Armor Bank tried reverse hijacking the domain ArmorBank .com. The Arkansas bank uses the domain name...
Discussion
December 30, 2024, 6:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
2025 Predictions Episode – DNW Podcast #515
Here’s what your peers think will happen in the domain name industry in 2025. It’s the annual predictions episode! On today’s show, you’ll hear from 22 domain investors, marketplace operators, registry representatives, and oth...
Discussion
2025 Predictions Episode – DNW Podcast #515
Here’s what your peers think will happen in the domain name industry in 2025. It’s the annual predictions episode! On today’s show, you’ll hear from 22 domain investors, marketplace operators, registry representatives, and oth...
Discussion
December 30, 2024, 4:30 pm
Domain Name Wire
Win domains in GoDaddy premium auction? Be sure to add a payment method
Take this step to avoid losing your domains. I bought five domains in the GoDaddy premium domain auction earlier this month. I sold one of them in less than 48 hours, and it paid for all five, so I’m happy with my selections. But there’s ...
Discussion
Win domains in GoDaddy premium auction? Be sure to add a payment method
Take this step to avoid losing your domains. I bought five domains in the GoDaddy premium domain auction earlier this month. I sold one of them in less than 48 hours, and it paid for all five, so I’m happy with my selections. But there’s ...
Discussion
December 30, 2024, 2:15 pm
The Domains
After taking most of domain owners parking revenue Google might be coming for your affiliate income
Roger Montti published a very interesting article tonight on Google and it’s Gemini Deep Research. The article is a real wake up call if you run a website and earn a living through ads and affiliate programs. From the article: Deep Research pre...
Discussion
After taking most of domain owners parking revenue Google might be coming for your affiliate income
Roger Montti published a very interesting article tonight on Google and it’s Gemini Deep Research. The article is a real wake up call if you run a website and earn a living through ads and affiliate programs. From the article: Deep Research pre...
Discussion
December 30, 2024, 1:05 am
