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Top four selling keywords remain unchanged at Afternic  70
Yes, AI is still #1. Afternic has released a list of the top 20 keywords in domains that sold at Afternic in April. The top four keywor...
Domain Name Wire - 8 hr 14 min ago
ICANN moves conference from Oman to Dublin due to Middle East conflict  49
Potential for more airspace closures and travel delays push ICANN to relocate October meeting. ICANN announced today that it has moved ...
Domain Name Wire - 9 hr 31 min ago
Ancestry.com files cybersquatting suit over AI-powered genealogy site using similar domain  67
Ancestry.com has filed a lawsuit under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act against the domain name MyAncestryAi .com. The co...
Domain Name Wire - 10 hr 13 min ago
Domains in the Middle East – DNW Podcast #541  62
Understand which domains are popular in the Middle East and learn about Domain Days. What’s the domain scene like in Dubai and the Midd...

Domain Name Wire - 11 hr 14 min ago
A second bite at the apple? WIPO panel allows refiled case  52
A WIPO panel decided to rehear a prior dispute based on new information, but the result was the same. A World Intellectual Property Org...
Domain Name Wire - 11 hr 21 min ago
Judge orders Monster to pay $350k stemming from failed escrow transaction  228
Final judgment will incur interest until it is paid.  A King County judge has ordered (pdf) Rob Monster to pay a former Epik customer $...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, June 27, 2025 - 13:16
Hiking app tries to reverse hijack its way from .org to .com  110
Company operating at MyHikes.org tried to get the matching .com, which was registered well before it existed. A UDRP panelist has found...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, June 27, 2025 - 11:40
Here’s my two cents: renew your domains this month to save a couple pennies  168
Domain investors with large portfolios may want to renew domains in bulk before July to lock in the current rate. The so-called ICANN t...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 17:5
Lawsuits and UDRPs are not the first choice for taking down websites  101
There can be easier ways to take down abusive websites. The Oklahoman published a story this week about how Oklahoma County is consider...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 12:35
Testing out Spaceship’s SellerHub domain sales platform  165
I added a domain to SellerHub today to see how the sales platform works. Here was my experience. There’s been some buzz about Sel...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 12:5
GoDaddy extends backorder deadline by 60 days  125
Customers get a little more time to use pre-paid backorder credits. GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has extended the deadline for customers to use...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, June 25, 2025 - 17:4
Spaceship SellerHub domains now showing in Namecheap registration path  118
Soon, it will be the exclusive way to reach the registration path at the world’s second-largest domain registrar. Namecheap is re...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, June 25, 2025 - 12:10
WIPO panel rules ITWAY engaged in reverse domain name hijacking  74
Company sought domain name matching its ICOY workplace safety brand. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - 15:37
End user domain name sales up to $50k including a Y Combinator startup  148
A Y Combinator startup, an AI agent platform, and a musical group bought domain names. Sedo had a couple of nice mid-five-figure domain...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - 13:7
Top domain registrars: Spaceship helps Namecheap rocket higher  101
Strong growth at its Spaceship registrar propelled Namecheap into #2 spot for .com domains under management. ICANN has published the la...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, June 24, 2025 - 9:3

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