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31 end user domain name sales up to $420,000
A vacation rental site paid dearly for a .de domain name. My heart skipped a beat when I saw the top .com sale on Sedo’s sales list this week. I previously owned buno.com, which sold for $95,000. I sold it for pennies. Granted, that was back in...
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31 end user domain name sales up to $420,000
A vacation rental site paid dearly for a .de domain name. My heart skipped a beat when I saw the top .com sale on Sedo’s sales list this week. I previously owned buno.com, which sold for $95,000. I sold it for pennies. Granted, that was back in...
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July 23, 2025, 1:04 pm
Domain Name Wire
Freename scores $6.5 million Series A
Company says funding will help it bridge the gap between web3 and DNS. Web3 naming platform Freename has secured a $6.5 million Series A round, the company announced today. That’s on top of a $2.5 million seed round it raised in 2023. Like many...
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Freename scores $6.5 million Series A
Company says funding will help it bridge the gap between web3 and DNS. Web3 naming platform Freename has secured a $6.5 million Series A round, the company announced today. That’s on top of a $2.5 million seed round it raised in 2023. Like many...
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July 22, 2025, 9:09 pm
Domain Name Wire
Saw.com launches new site with marketplace search functionality
“Marketplace-first” design could bring more visibility to domains listed on Saw.com. Saw.com has relaunched its website in a way that could deliver more buyers to domains listed through the company. The company’s previous website fo...
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Saw.com launches new site with marketplace search functionality
“Marketplace-first” design could bring more visibility to domains listed on Saw.com. Saw.com has relaunched its website in a way that could deliver more buyers to domains listed through the company. The company’s previous website fo...
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July 22, 2025, 8:56 pm
Domain Name Wire
13 years later, court rules Tucows can keep marker.com domain name
Court finally overturns UDRP decision for 2012. The wheels of justice turn slowly. Very slowly. Thirteen years after a UDRP panelist ordered Tucows to transfer the domain name marker.com to Marker Völkl (International) GmbH, a Canadian court has...
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13 years later, court rules Tucows can keep marker.com domain name
Court finally overturns UDRP decision for 2012. The wheels of justice turn slowly. Very slowly. Thirteen years after a UDRP panelist ordered Tucows to transfer the domain name marker.com to Marker Völkl (International) GmbH, a Canadian court has...
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July 22, 2025, 8:44 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain registrars agree to pay ICANN more money
Fee increases will hit drop-catching companies the most. ICANN-accredited domain name registrars have voted to increase the amount of money they pay ICANN each year. In October, ICANN announced plans to increase costs on registries and registrars. On...
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Domain registrars agree to pay ICANN more money
Fee increases will hit drop-catching companies the most. ICANN-accredited domain name registrars have voted to increase the amount of money they pay ICANN each year. In October, ICANN announced plans to increase costs on registries and registrars. On...
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July 22, 2025, 4:41 pm
Domain Name Wire
NameJet and SnapNames combine to sell nearly $600k of $2k+ domains in June
The top sale was a one-word domain with a long history. NameJet and SnapNames reported a strong sales month in June. The two domain auction platforms combined to sell 106 domains for $2,000 or more, totaling $593k. Here are some of the domains that s...
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NameJet and SnapNames combine to sell nearly $600k of $2k+ domains in June
The top sale was a one-word domain with a long history. NameJet and SnapNames reported a strong sales month in June. The two domain auction platforms combined to sell 106 domains for $2,000 or more, totaling $593k. Here are some of the domains that s...
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July 22, 2025, 4:20 pm
Domain Name Wire
Name.com launches new API built for the AI world
Rebuilt API integrates with AI agents and dev tools to streamline domain registration and deployment at launch time. One open question about AI is how it will impact domain name registrations. On the one hand, I think the number of people registering...
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Name.com launches new API built for the AI world
Rebuilt API integrates with AI agents and dev tools to streamline domain registration and deployment at launch time. One open question about AI is how it will impact domain name registrations. On the one hand, I think the number of people registering...
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July 22, 2025, 1:00 pm
Domain Name Wire
Panel rejects refiled UDRP but majority declines to find reverse domain name hijacking
Panel finds Complainant didn’t meet grounds to refile the case. A three-person UDRP panel has denied a refiled dispute, but the majority of the panel declined to find reverse domain name hijacking. Tiger Aesthetics Medical, LLC, which uses the ...
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Panel rejects refiled UDRP but majority declines to find reverse domain name hijacking
Panel finds Complainant didn’t meet grounds to refile the case. A three-person UDRP panel has denied a refiled dispute, but the majority of the panel declined to find reverse domain name hijacking. Tiger Aesthetics Medical, LLC, which uses the ...
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July 21, 2025, 3:49 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain investing on a small budget – DNW Podcast #544
Turning $500 into a profit through domain investing. Could you start domain investing from scratch with only $500 in your pocket? On today’s show, I discuss GoDaddy’s domain investor contest and how I’m learning first hand of the ch...
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Domain investing on a small budget – DNW Podcast #544
Turning $500 into a profit through domain investing. Could you start domain investing from scratch with only $500 in your pocket? On today’s show, I discuss GoDaddy’s domain investor contest and how I’m learning first hand of the ch...
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July 21, 2025, 3:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
Video: Get domain data through Domain Academy
As a follow-up to my DotDB video, see how to get some of this data (and more) through GoDaddy Domain Academy. Earlier this week, I posted a video showing how to use DotDB to research the number of top level domains a domain is registered in. GoDaddy ...
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Video: Get domain data through Domain Academy
As a follow-up to my DotDB video, see how to get some of this data (and more) through GoDaddy Domain Academy. Earlier this week, I posted a video showing how to use DotDB to research the number of top level domains a domain is registered in. GoDaddy ...
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July 18, 2025, 8:48 pm
