Here’s what made the news in August.
These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire, ranked by views.
1. Man sues GoDaddy six years after he says domain was stolen – The domain was subsequently sold in an expired domain auction.
2. GoDaddy gets patent for “Recommending domains from free text” – For example, it could pull text from an “About Us” page to determine possible domains.
3. AI-related companies are buying lots of domains – Here are some examples of AI companies buying domains. Hint: the domains don’t always have ‘ai’ in them.
4. Ranking domain registrars based on the latest .com data – See how many .com domains the top registrars have under management.
5. I fell for a fake online store. I should have noticed the warning signs. I was in a hurry. I saw a great deal. I was duped.
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Real domain sales results in 2025 – They’re back! Mark Levine and Logan Flatt share their sales results through the first half of 2025.
This year’s top domain sales (so far) – Ron Jackson joins me to talk about the top sales of the year.
Source: https://domainnamewire.com/
