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GoDaddy will continue publishing most domain owner data

Registrar is more selective about which Whois records will be redacted in wake of GDPR. With the GDPR deadline quickly approaching, the...

Domain Name Wire - 21 min ago

Google Chrome will downgrade positive SSL designations

Rather than focus on positive indicators, Chrome will focus on negative indicators for sites without SSL. Google has been on a mission ...

Domain Name Wire - 20 hr 28 min ago

Building an Ecommerce business on your domain name – DNW Podcast #186

How to easily create an online store. How can you turn your domain name into an ecommerce store and sell it? Our guest today, Caroline ...

Domain Name Wire - 22 hr 15 min ago

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EnCirca offers trademark holders a shortcut to Amazon’s .Bot

Service creates a bot for companies, making them eligible to register .bot domain names. Amazon’s .bot top level domain name has ...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, May 21, 2018 - 9:34

Latest U.S. Government statement on GDPR and Whois

Government is looking into Article 49 exceptions of GDPR. David Redl, who runs the U.S. government’s National Telecommunications ...

Domain Name Wire - Friday, May 18, 2018 - 11:58

Sahar Sarid arrested on charges related to Mugshots.com

California AG files criminal charges against Sarid and three other people it says were behind extortion scheme. The alleged owners of M...

Domain Name Wire - Thursday, May 17, 2018 - 16:31

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Now is the time to join ICA

There’s a lot worth fighting for in 2018. This year is going to be an important one for the domain name industry and domain inves...

Domain Name Wire - Thursday, May 17, 2018 - 15:4

Donuts invests in Cognate, a blockchain-trademark company

Cognate uses blockchain tech to record proof-of-use of trademarks. Donuts.Ventures, the investing arm of new top level domain name regi...

Domain Name Wire - Thursday, May 17, 2018 - 9:0

ICANN publishes FY 2017 tax return including employee compensation

Latest tax filing sheds light on employee compensation. ICANN has published its tax return (pdf) for FY 2017, which ended in June of 20...

Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, May 16, 2018 - 12:59

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Selection bias and domain name appraisals

Only looking at the domains you sell will skew your opinion of domain name appraisals. Automated domain name appraisals, such as those ...

Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, May 16, 2018 - 11:37

Hexonet is locking all domains in prep for GDPR

Company takes precautions to reduce chances of domain theft after GDPR. Domain name registrar Hexonet is taking two security precaution...

Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, May 15, 2018 - 14:8

.Travel domains are now easier to register

Complicated step of acquiring ID number from registry has been removed. Domain name registry Donuts acquired the .travel top level doma...

Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, May 15, 2018 - 13:50

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GoDaddy gets patent for “Earmarking a short list of favorite domain names or searches”

Patent describes way to save searches for the benefit of both searchers and registrars. The U.S Patent and Trademark Office has granted...

Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, May 15, 2018 - 12:51

Google finally helped new TLDs, but let’s not make it bigger than it really is

.App helped, but making a big deal out of a throwaway line in Google’s marketing doesn’t. When ICANN revealed the list of a...

Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, May 15, 2018 - 12:1

NameJet notable sales from April

Major hotel chain lets great geo hotel domain names expire. NameJet reported 132 sales in April for a total of $658,517. As usual, I...

Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, May 15, 2018 - 11:14

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