New owners of Fyre Festival brand file lawsuit to get matching domain name
It’s the company’s second attempt to get the domain name FyreFestival .com. A company that is trying to resurrect the…
Top stories: Namecheap, Markmonitor, and Team Internet
Two acquisitions highlighted the top stories in the domain business last month. These were the top stories on Domain Name…
City of Lander launches new .gov website and email domain
Lander, Wyo. – The City of Lander is proud to announce the successful transition of its website and email addresses…
Domain Days Dubai 2025 set to unite global domain, web hosting leaders this October
Domain Days Dubai 2025, the Middle East and Africa’s premier conference dedicated to domains, web hosting, and cloud technologies, is…
New Paper Proposes ‘Attested DNS’ to Secure Domain Names with Trusted Hardware
A new proposal from researchers at Azure Research aims to embed confidential computing into the core of the internet’s naming…
Oink! Porkbun hits 3 million domain names
Registrar that doesn’t take itself too seriously marks another milestone. Domain name registrar PorkBun announced today that it now has…
Over-caffeinated Jiggle.com cybersquatting claim was reverse domain name hijacking
New company tried to snag aged domain through UDRP. Can consuming too much caffeine lead to making spurious cybersquatting claims?…
Identity Digital is hiking domain prices: see the biggest increases
Smaller zones see massive increases; .lotto prices to increase $100/year. Identity Digital, the largest top level domain company in terms…
Domain reseller platform OpusDNS launches
Reseller registrar launches after building buzz at industry conferences. At long last, domain reseller registrar OpusDNS has launched. The company, which sponsored…
Clarifying Sedo’s fee for transaction confidentiality
Most transactions can be kept confidential without paying a fee. Sedo provides a great service to the domain name community…
Butte County to change domain for county website from .net to .gov
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. – Butte County Government will be changing its domain from “buttecounty.net” to “buttecounty.ca.gov” to comply with a new…
Google Explains Expired Domains And Ranking Issues
Google’s John Mueller answered a question about an expired domain that was unable to rank for relevant search queries, including…
Companies bought these 14 domains this week
An industrial parts company, a law firm, and a private equity research platform bought domain names. Before we proceed to…
Squarespace joins Internet Commerce Association; Doerr to join board
Top domain registrar with over 13 million domains is now a member of organization that defends domain registrant rights. Squarespace,…
Domain Days Dubai 2025: The premier forum for internet domains and the web hosting industry returns for third edition
Dubai, UAE: Get ready for the return of Domain Days Dubai 2025 – the Middle East and Africa’s must-attend conference on…
Google: Old Domain History/State Needs Time To Be Shaken Off
We covered the topic of taking over an old domain name from someone else and how that can sometimes be problematic in…
Cyber fraudsters clone UP Board website; 3 fake domains blocked
Based on a complaint filed by UP Board additional secretary (administration) Satyendra Kumar Singh at the Cyber Crime police station…
Streameast Reclaimed Domain Name Previously Seized By the U.S. Government
Pirate sports streaming site Streameast has quietly reclaimed one of the domain names the U.S. authorities seized last year. No…
How asking prices could impact domain price negotiation and sales
You might want to use specific numbers for buy now and round ones to spur negotiations. One of my favorite…
Amazon launches .fast, .talk, and .you domain names today
Three new top level domains become available this week. Amazon Registry is launching three new top level domain names today:…