Domain Name Wire NEWS

Google Adsense change could impact web security  97
More domains will be monetized with ad networks that don’t do a good job of stopping scams and malware. Google is opting all adve...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, March 28, 2025 - 9:53
Don’t use a funky spelling in your domain name  231
It might come back to bite you. Earlier this month, The Financial Times wrote a story about an asset management firm that changed its n...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, March 27, 2025 - 14:21
OpusDNS builds team and platform as it eyes 2025 launch  167
Company continues to hire as it prepares for launch this year. A new wholesale/reseller registrar is making a big splash in the industr...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, March 27, 2025 - 10:28
ICANN releases latest tax return  256
Form 990 reveals salaries and contractor payments. ICANN published its Form 990 tax return for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024. Th...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - 18:38
Namecheap changes auction closing times and closeouts  110
Registrar makes changes to how expired domain auctions work. Namecheap announced today that it’s making changes to expired domain...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - 12:34
Why do registrars sell .com domains for less than the wholesale price?  157
Registrars sell below the wholesale cost to win customers and to get registry rebates. $5.00. $5.75. $6.99. These are prices some domai...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - 9:6
Beer, bongs, and ice cubes: domains end users bought this week  751
An online beer seller, a bong maker, and an ice cube business bought domain names at Sedo this week. Sedo’s top public sale this ...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, March 25, 2025 - 15:23
Strike the gong, this is reverse domain name hijacking  187
French company loses cybersquatting complaint against gong.com. In the 1970s game show The Gong Show, entertainers would perform before...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, March 25, 2025 - 12:20
Colombia puts .co domain contract out for bid  172
Country will announce winner in May. Colombia has issued a request for proposals to run the .co country code domain for the next ten ye...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, March 24, 2025 - 12:47
Self-brokering at Afternic – DNW Podcast #527  136
A basic version of self-brokering comes to Afternic. Afternic launched a basic self-brokering option last week. On today’s show, GoDadd...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, March 24, 2025 - 11:30
The top 10 .com registrars aren’t growing, but their challengers are  430
Six of the 11th-20th largest .com registrars grew their DUMs year over year. Earlier this week, I provided the latest official numbers ...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, March 20, 2025 - 13:50
Amazon is launching three new top level domains next month  280
The long wait is over for .free, .hot, and .spot. In the better-late-than-never category, Amazon is preparing to launch three top level...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 - 15:31
Afternic launches basic self-brokering  165
First version of self-brokering system is limited. Afternic launched a new feature today that allows domain name investors to self-brok...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 - 13:24
Only one of the top 10 .com domain registrars is growing  358
Just one of the registrar families has grown its base of .com domains over the 12-month period ending in November. ICANN has published ...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, March 19, 2025 - 8:59
13 domain names end user bought this week  183
A furniture company, a sushi restaurant chain, and a guy named Pascal bought domain names. Sedo’s top public domain sales this we...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, March 18, 2025 - 14:39

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