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BigCommerce launches new parent brand on $2.4 million domain commerce.com
The rather generic brand will get a boost from great domain name. Ever since BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC) acquired commerce.com for $2.444 million earlier this year, the question has been what it would do with the domain. Today, the company announced a...
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BigCommerce launches new parent brand on $2.4 million domain commerce.com
The rather generic brand will get a boost from great domain name. Ever since BigCommerce (Nasdaq: BIGC) acquired commerce.com for $2.444 million earlier this year, the question has been what it would do with the domain. Today, the company announced a...
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July 31, 2025, 11:08 pm
Domain Name Wire
How to use ChatGPT agent mode to automate domain investing tasks
ChatGPT can now automate domain investing tasks, such as finding end user buyers for your domains. ChatGPT’s agent mode is a game-changer. It can automate research and tasks, going as far as logging into services to grab data or complete repeti...
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How to use ChatGPT agent mode to automate domain investing tasks
ChatGPT can now automate domain investing tasks, such as finding end user buyers for your domains. ChatGPT’s agent mode is a game-changer. It can automate research and tasks, going as far as logging into services to grab data or complete repeti...
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July 31, 2025, 7:32 pm
Domain Name Wire
French environmental company attempts reverse domain name hijacking
Company filed cybersquatting dispute against domain registered before it had trademark rights. French Blunomy Advisory, an environmental consulting firm, has been found (pdf) to have tried to reverse hijack the domain blunomy.com. The company filed t...
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French environmental company attempts reverse domain name hijacking
Company filed cybersquatting dispute against domain registered before it had trademark rights. French Blunomy Advisory, an environmental consulting firm, has been found (pdf) to have tried to reverse hijack the domain blunomy.com. The company filed t...
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July 31, 2025, 3:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
See the top 20 keywords in sold aftermarket domains
AI and my remain hot in aftermarket sales. Afternic has published a list of the top 20 keywords in domains sold on its platform in May. AI and my remain at the top of the list. The keywords have been on the chart every month for the past year. One in...
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See the top 20 keywords in sold aftermarket domains
AI and my remain hot in aftermarket sales. Afternic has published a list of the top 20 keywords in domains sold on its platform in May. AI and my remain at the top of the list. The keywords have been on the chart every month for the past year. One in...
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July 30, 2025, 6:13 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN sends breach notice to domain registrar Webnic
Domain industry overseer says domain registrar is lax when investigating and responding to DNS abuse complaints. ICANN has sent a breach notice (pdf) to Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc, a fairly large domain name registrar in Asia. ...
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ICANN sends breach notice to domain registrar Webnic
Domain industry overseer says domain registrar is lax when investigating and responding to DNS abuse complaints. ICANN has sent a breach notice (pdf) to Web Commerce Communications Limited dba WebNic.cc, a fairly large domain name registrar in Asia. ...
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July 30, 2025, 4:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Domain transactions declined at Escrow.com in Q2
Despite sequential decline, first-half dollar volume was up sharply compared to last year. Domain transaction dollar volume at Escrow.com slipped in Q2 compared to Q1, the company reported today. However, it was up for the first half of 2025 compared...
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Domain transactions declined at Escrow.com in Q2
Despite sequential decline, first-half dollar volume was up sharply compared to last year. Domain transaction dollar volume at Escrow.com slipped in Q2 compared to Q1, the company reported today. However, it was up for the first half of 2025 compared...
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July 29, 2025, 2:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Now available: Domain Name Wire App
Stay connected with the DNW App for your Apple or Android device. The way we consume and interact with news continues to change. With that in mind, I’m excited to announce the launch of the Domain Name Wire App. Over the past few years, I&rsquo...
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Now available: Domain Name Wire App
Stay connected with the DNW App for your Apple or Android device. The way we consume and interact with news continues to change. With that in mind, I’m excited to announce the launch of the Domain Name Wire App. Over the past few years, I&rsquo...
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July 29, 2025, 1:58 pm
Domain Name Wire
How Verisign thinks AI will impact domain names
Verisign’s CEO talked about the impacts on last week’s earnings conference call. On DNW Podcast #545, I discussed how AI is impacting domain names with Carlos Armada of name.com. What does Verisign, the .com and .net registry, think the i...
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How Verisign thinks AI will impact domain names
Verisign’s CEO talked about the impacts on last week’s earnings conference call. On DNW Podcast #545, I discussed how AI is impacting domain names with Carlos Armada of name.com. What does Verisign, the .com and .net registry, think the i...
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July 29, 2025, 12:39 pm
Domain Name Wire
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway to sell up to 1/3 of stake in Verisign
Company files with SEC to sell large portion of its holdings of .com registry. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has filed to sell about 1/3 of its holdings in .com/.net registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN). The company currently owns 14.2% of co...
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway to sell up to 1/3 of stake in Verisign
Company files with SEC to sell large portion of its holdings of .com registry. Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has filed to sell about 1/3 of its holdings in .com/.net registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN). The company currently owns 14.2% of co...
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July 28, 2025, 10:32 pm
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Indian ride hailing company loses cybesquatting complaint against ola.com
Company fails to secure valuable domain through World Intellectual Property Organization. ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd., an Indian company that runs the ride-hailing app Ola, has lost (PDF) a cybersquatting complaint it filed against the valuable domain...
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Indian ride hailing company loses cybesquatting complaint against ola.com
Company fails to secure valuable domain through World Intellectual Property Organization. ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd., an Indian company that runs the ride-hailing app Ola, has lost (PDF) a cybersquatting complaint it filed against the valuable domain...
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July 28, 2025, 6:04 pm
