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DropCatch domain auction results from June 29, 2026 included GetMed.com selling for $10,500 through the backorder service platform.
Read more →Castello Brothers launches fractional domain ownership on Smoothie.com starting July 1st, enabling smaller investors to buy stakes in premium digital assets.
Read more →Xerox Corporation won a UDRP complaint against XeroxPaper.com, a 1999-registered domain previously used for pay-per-click advertising.
Read more →ZeroSSL offers free 90-day SSL certificates with manual issuance and renewal, though automation options require paid plans.
Read more →Podcast explores .AI domain adoption trends and how artificial intelligence is reshaping web development, featuring analytics from ShareShift.
Read more →Domain registrar Dynadot launches auction category as .ai domains face first mass renewal wave without traditional junk drop period.
Read more →DOJ seized nearly 400 domains illegally streaming World Cup matches, marking one of the largest sports-related anti-piracy enforcement actions.
Read more →The pool of available three letter .ai domains has reached another milestone, with just 164 LLL .ai domains remaining available for registration. Out of the 17,576 possible three-letter combinations, that represents 0.93% of the entire nam…
Read more →DropCatch is a leading domain backorder service designed to capture expiring domains the moment they are released back into the registration pool. Using a large network of ICANN-accredited registrars, the platform improves its odds of secu…
Read more →Nonprofit behind .meow TLD selects CORE as backend provider following Kickstarter-funded application process.
Read more →Planet Harvest LLC filed a UDRP against PlanetHarvest.com after failing to acquire the domain through a purchase inquiry. The Complainant has used PLANET HARVEST for fresh produce, meal kits, and food delivery services since 2023, and owns…
Read more →# Domain Dispute: UDRP panel rules produce company's reverse hijacking claim against planetharvest.com domain holder fails. (27 words)
Read more →After 22 years of trying, the creator of the free image editing software Paint.NET has finally secured the matching domain, Paint.net. The software company operated from GetPaint.net since 2006. Registered in 1996, the domain Paint.net was…
Read more →Expired domain names continue to command top dollar. Newfold Digital has released sales data for its NameJet and SnapNames platforms for May. The two platforms combined to sell 143 domains for $2,000 or more, totaling $693k. Here are some …
Read more →Atom.com is launching a site-wide sale event July 21-30, allowing sellers to opt into automatic discounting promotions.
Read more →The right .com can reduce explanation, make advertising easier to remember and help a company look like the natural leader in its category before a prospect ever speaks to sales.
Read more →Many of the strongest domains are already owned. A structured acquisition process lets buyers pursue the exact name they want instead of settling for a weaker extension or awkward modifier.
Read more →A premium domain gives a company authority, but the brand system, website and marketing funnel determine whether that authority turns into trust, traffic and revenue.
Read more →The reported AI.com transaction became a major signal that the shortest category names can function as more than addresses: they can become positioning, media attention and market authority.
Read more →Cars.com remains one of the clearest examples of how an exact-match category domain can be central to a company’s public identity and valuation story.
Read more →Crypto.com demonstrates how acquiring the exact category term can let a company position itself as the obvious destination for an entire market.
Read more →Voice.com is often cited as a major premium-domain benchmark and a reminder that simple, powerful words can command significant prices when they match a large market.
Read more →Cars.com is widely cited as one of the clearest examples of a category name carrying enormous enterprise value, with a reported $872M valuation allocation in 2014.
Read more →A premium domain can compress trust, search intent and positioning into one asset. Leasing lets a company test that advantage before committing to an outright acquisition.
Read more →Monthly leasing makes premium inventory accessible without tying up seven figures of capital. The right structure can include usage, renewal and a path to purchase.
Read more →The best names are short, memorable, easy to say, easy to spell and aligned with a market people already understand. That combination is rare and defensible.
Read more →More site builders are using real domains, and LLM traffic is still minor. Website building platform Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) released its first-ever State of Websites Report today. With over 300 million users in 2026, Wix has a trove of data abo…
Read more →The latest domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. A trio of six-figure sales kicked off a .com run that gave the world's most popular extension the top six spots on our latest leader board. and 13 of 20 entries overall. Meanwhile the…
Read more →Domain sales report: .com extensions dominated this week's leaderboard with six consecutive top positions and 13 of 20 total entries.
Read more →DropCatch is a leading domain backorder service designed to capture expiring domains the moment they are released back into the registration pool. Using a large network of ICANN-accredited registrars, the platform improves its odds of secu…
Read more →Insurer goes after business using matching .io domain name. SageSure, a large insurer covering catastrophe-prone states, has filed a lawsuit (pdf) against the operators of SageSure.io. The insurer uses the domain name SageSure.com. A compa…
Read more →NXC Corp., the Korean-founded company behind the NEXON gaming brand, lost a UDRP against NexonPartners.com, registered by Haytham Sabry of Egypt. The Respondent incorporated Nexon Partners L.L.C-FZ in Dubai shortly after registering the do…
Read more →CreMedia LLC of Egypt filed a UDRP against CreMediaGlobal.com, registered by Mahmoud Grant / SIA CreMedia of Latvia, after a long-running business relationship between the parties broke down. The Complainant claimed common law rights in CR…
Read more →Domains using zero-click monetization continue to forward to scam sites. Tech support scams continue to infiltrate zero-click networks, including the wildcarded .ph namespace. Zero-click is a form of traffic monetization that delivers web …
Read more →Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo are without a doubt the top two football players of all time. In the past, there was only one spot: Brazil’s Pele. Their personal achievements and participation in the achievements …
Read more →NamesCon conference attendees can use an ICA member coupon code for 20% off admission, bringing ticket costs to approximately $400.
Read more →We have good news and bad news on the domain conference front. On the plus side, the 2026 NamesCon Global conference, coming up November 11 & 12 in Miami, has some welcome changes in store for attendees. The unfortunate conference news is …
Read more →We have good news and bad news on the domain conference front. On the plus side, the 2026 NamesCon Global conference, coming up November 11 & 12 in Miami, has some welcome changes in store for attendees. The unfortunate conference news is …
Read more →A fig tree seller, a personal training business, and a speakers bureau bought domain names. Sedo’s top public sale this week was nuq.com for $95,000. Bot.si sold for $20,000, and I can confirm a Chinese domain investor purchased it. Here’s…
Read more →Panelist finds that food service products company filed case in bad faith. A Nominet Domain Resolution Service panelist has found (pdf) that Especial Ltd tried to reverse hijack the domain names especial.co.uk and especial.uk. The company,…
Read more →In a recent DomainIQ domain monitor alert I received, I saw a well-known AI company’s domain name had a status change. After looking into it and seeing nothing of importance, I became curious about what domain registrars some of the most w…
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