Company argues man who registered surname as domain has no legitimate rights to it. A shoe and sandal company in Abu Dhabi has been found (pdf) guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. Speroni General Trading LLC filed a dispute against the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Shoe company steps into reverse domain name hijacking ruling
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February’s top domain name stories
· UncategorizedFrom a record-breaking domain sale to the Super Bowl, here's what made news last month. 1. AI.com domain name sold for record-breaking $70 million - Talk about smashing a record! The buyer also ran a Super Bowl commercial. The domain sold for about ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Com winners and losers: Hostinger jumps into top 10
· Domain RegistrarsSee the fastest-growing and fastest-shrinking domain registrars. Every month, I post the top domain name registrars for new .com registrations and total .com domains under management. This month, DNW is changing the format to make it more helpful. ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Escrow.com releases Domain Investment Indexes for Q3 and Q4
· ServicesDomain transaction value increased in each of the last two quarters of 2025. Escrow.com's parent company Freelancer (OTCMKTS: FLNCF) reported earnings last week. Today, Escrow.com published its Q3 and Q4 Domain Investment Indexes, providing more ... Continue Reading1 Comment
D3 plans next Dominion conference for Las Vegas in April
· UncategorizedConference promises hands-on support for buying and selling fractionalized domain names. D3, a company connecting real-world domain names to web3 technology, will hold its next Dominion conference in Las Vegas on April 29-30. The conference will be ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN cleans up more deadbeat domain name registrars
· Domain RegistrarsFive registrars receive breach notices for failure to pay accreditation fees. ICANN sent breach notices to five domain name registrars yesterday. The primary breach listed on each notice is for failure to pay accredited fees. It appears many ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Just in: Sedo’s latest end user domain name sales
· Domain SalesA Houston fertility clinic, an industrial supplies company, and a personal trainer business bought domain names. Sedo's public sales this week were led by sot.com for $46,000. At this price, it's not clear if the buyer is an end user or a domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
$500k of new expired domain name sales
· Expired DomainsNameJet and SnapNames combined for 103 sales over $2,000 in February. Newfold Digital's expired domain marketplaces, NameJet and SnapNames, combined to sell 103 domains for $2,000 or more last month. The 103 sales totaled just under $500k. Here ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Insurance SaaS business tries reverse domain name hijacking
· Policy & LawCompany found guilty of RDNH even though the domain owner didn't respond to the dispute. A company that provides technology for insurance salespeople has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. RacingSnail, Inc. filed a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy offering 3% store credit boost on domain sales
· Domain SalesIt's one of several promotions the company is offering to domain investors. GoDaddy is offering a 3% sweetener to Afternic sellers who are willing to accept sales payouts in store credit. The promotion runs from March 1st until April 30th, 2026, ... Continue Reading1 Comment
