ICANN Highlights IDN Progress With Release of IDN Annual Report June 2025
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today published the IDN Annual Report June 2025, providing a comprehensive overview…
UK travel company tries reverse domain name hijacking
Company tried to buy the domain name before filing a cybersquatting complaint. A Nominet Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) panelist has found (pdf)…
Belgium Targets Internet Archive’s ‘Open Library’ in Sweeping Site Blocking Order (Update)
The Business Court in Brussels, Belgium, has issued a broad site-blocking order that aims to restrict access to shadow libraries…
Rumble CEO Partners with Truth Social Despite Adult Domain Past
The Unlikely Alliance in Tech and Politics In the intersecting worlds of technology and conservative politics, few figures embody contradiction…
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…
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…
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…
Bite.me headlines premium .me sales this year
Mean Girls star Renee Rapp picks up bite.me for upcoming album. The registry for .me domain names has revealed that…
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…
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…
Four reasons why .com is growing again
Here’s why Verisign predicts its domain base will grow again this year. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) released its Q2 earnings yesterday and issued…
Unstoppable Domains courts domain investors with more $5 .com domains
Select investors can get up to 200 .com registrations for $5 each. Unstoppable Domains has introduced a Domainer Club, offering…
What the weak dollar means for domain names
Domain names are now cheaper in many countries. The U.S. dollar is declining in value, and that could have interesting…
AI is changing the domain business – DNW Podcast #545
A discussion about AI’s impact on domains. AI is changing every industry, and the domain name business is no exception.…
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…
Indian ride hailing company loses cybesquatting complaint against ola.com
Company fails to secure valuable domain through UDRP after trying to buy domain for over $1 million. ANI Technologies Pvt.…
Time is running out to win this month’s domain trivia contest
Answer 10 questions by July 31. The deadline for this month’s Domain Name Wire trivia contest is nearly here. Just…
Testing the latest updates to Dharmesh Shah’s AI domain appraiser
Domain valuation agent is improving, but still has issues. Dharmesh Shah, the HubSpot co-founder and AI enthusiast who sold Chat.com to…
DNIB.com Reports Internet Has 371.7 Million Domain Name Registrations at the End of the Second Quarter of 2025
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of critical internet infrastructure and domain name registry services, today announced that, according…
Verisign raises guidance after .com grows again in Q2
Company now predicts return to annual growth in domain base. Verisign (VRSN), the registry for .com and .net domain names,…