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On the ground at NamesCon – DNW Podcast #560  107
Interviews with 16 people at NamesCon. The domain name industry converged in Miami last week for NamesCon. It’s the first time the show...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 10, 2025 - 11:30
Elliot Noss hands over CEO duties at Tucows, company plans to sell fiber business  141
David Woroch will take over as CEO. Elliot Noss is handing over the reins at Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX). After 25 years at the company, Noss ...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, November 7, 2025 - 10:29
October’s top domain name stories: Lambo, price increases, ChatGPT  140
Registry domain price increases and a domain registration binge were among last month’s top stories. 1. Domain price increases &#...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, November 7, 2025 - 9:33
About those .su domain rankings…  119
The former Soviet Union’s domain traffic is driven by a botnet. Last month, Cloudflare launched a new section in Cloudflare Radar...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 15:14
Slipknot.com owner showe up to defend domain against Slipknot band  167
Company files with court after becoming aware of lawsuit. Not so fast! That’s the message for heavy metal band Slipknot, which fi...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 14:53
Top keywords: looking into Hub  145
The keyword hub is a consistent seller in the aftermarket. Afternic has published a list of the top 20 keywords in aftermarket sales fo...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, November 6, 2025 - 10:26
Domain registrar shakeup: latest numbers show major shifts  221
A look at the top 10 .com registrars for both new monthly registrations and total domains under management. ICANN has published the lat...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - 13:28
Scottish restaurant quarrel results in reverse domain name hijacking  103
Panelist determines complex dispute is about IP licensing, not cybersquatting. A fight over a domain name related to a restaurant in Sc...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, November 5, 2025 - 8:41
Atom’s domain name registrar is live (sort of)  168
Initial functionality will be limited to aftermarket domains purchased at Atom. Domain marketplace Atom announced plans for its own dom...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - 13:43
DrivenData tries reverse hijacking .com domain  101
Company frustrated by .org/.com confusion filed a UDRP that was dead on arrival. There might be a new poster child for egregious UDRP f...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - 10:52
UDRP decisions up 10% in Q3  98
More UDRP decisions in Q3, and more RDNH findings, too. GigaLaw has published its Q3 UDRP report, showing that UDRP decisions in Q3 wer...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, November 4, 2025 - 9:30
Inside Squarespace Domains – DNW Podcast #559  95
Kevin Doerr discusses Squarespace’s domain name business. Squarespace is one of the biggest domain name registrars in the world after a...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 3, 2025 - 11:30
Court orders former Epik CEO Rob Monster to repay close to $2 million  200
Judgment is for $1.37 million and 5.19 bitcoin. A U.S. Federal District Court in Western Washington has ordered (pdf) former Epik CEO R...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 3, 2025 - 8:20
Health insurance company tries reverse domain name hijacking  130
Panelist ruled in favor of Italian registrant who hasn’t started using domain name. A company that provides health insurance plan...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, October 31, 2025 - 11:19
Dharmesh Shah transfers trademark.ai to Trademarkia  164
Trademarkia’s claims against Atom and others will continue. Trademarkia has dismissed Dharmesh Shah’s company, OnStartups L...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, October 31, 2025 - 8:40

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