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Amazon went into sunrise with three gTLDs this week, and I thought it might be interesting to pore over the latest zone files to see which companies are the most motivated to protect their brands nowadays. First, because sometimes the results are just weird. Second, because countless new gTLD...

This year has already been a year of innovation at Afternic, with some key Transaction Assurance, Self-Brokerage, and AI updates. As we continue adding value to sellers, here are some of our latest release highlights, designed to help you close more deals, manage your portfolio more efficiently...

New laws target the domain names and subdomains of ticket sellers. U.S. states are targeting ticket resellers that use domains or subdomains with the names of artists or venues in them. New legislation in Michigan targets this practice, which may be designed to deceive consumers into buying...

Registering a .us domain has become untenable for consumers due to fully-public Whois information. For years, spamming and cold-calling operations thrived on Whois data. Whenever a new domain was registered, they’d relentlessly contact the new registrants, trying to sell them services. Then GDPR...

The top domain name sale of the day was Imlcc.org selling for $30,101.00 at GoDaddy. NameBio tracked 533 domain sales $100+ for a reported total of $432,228 with an average price of $810.93 per sale. Compared to the day before, there was a decrease of 11% in the number of sales but the total...

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Another long-dormant gTLD from the 2012 round is set to launch soon. Documents filed with ICANN show that the Chinese software company Qihoo 360 is set to launch .yun, the Pinyin transliteration of the Chinese word and Mandarin character meaning “cloud”. The ICANN web site states that .yun will...

The hits just kept on coming in the domain aftermarket over the past two weeks. Despite an NDA we got a hint about the price range a Phoenix.com sale fell in. There was also an impressive group of six-figure sales - all from either .com or .ai. Those two TLDs combined to take 18 of 20 chart...

People want trademarks for top level domains even though the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office won’t grant them. As happened before the last round of top level domain name expansion, individuals and companies are tipping their hands on top level domain ideas through trademark filings. Never mind...

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The impact of registry deals will be more visible in profits than in revenue. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) has published answers to analysts’ questions about its recent earnings. Some investors asked about the financial impact recent Tucows Registry wins, such as NIXI (.IN) and Radix, will have on the...

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Expert Insights on What’s Next for the New gTLD Program Back in March, the ICA hosted a well-attended webinar on the next round of new gTLDs—and the strong interest and evolving landscape made it clear there’s more to cover. As the next application window approaches, we’re bringing in a curated...

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A paper company, a water filter seller, and a GPT-optimization company bought domain names. Sedo’s top end user sale this week was a (checks notes)… dot club? Well, sort of. The top identifiable end user sale was a .club. The domain was apparently purchased for its backlink profile and prior...

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The top domain name sale of the day was HipCast.com selling for $15,805.00 at GoDaddy. NameBio tracked 596 domain sales $100+ for a reported total of $418,141 with an average price of $701.58 per sale. Compared to the day before, there was an increase of 5% in the number of sales but the total...

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