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Verisign changes drop time for .com and .net domains
Brew some coffee; the drop is going to start early. Drop catchers, start your engines…a bit earlier. Domain registry Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) is changing the time at which .com and .net domain names drop after pending delete. Previously, domains dropped in the evening UTC. Effective October 1, Verisign is moving the drop time to start […] Post link: Verisign changes drop time for .com and .net doma
French human resources consulting company attempts reverse domain name hijacking
Company goes after domain registered well before it adopted the matching brand name. NOOUS, SAS, a French human resources consulting company, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company filed a cybersquatting claim against the domain noous.com. Noous.com was registered well before the consulting company changed its name to NOOUS in 2020. […] Post link: French human resource
Exclusive: Aruba applies for 39 top level domain strings
Aruba plans to expand beyond .cloud. Aruba S.p.A., which operates the .cloud top level domain, is expanding its domain portfolio. The company told Domain Name Wire that it applied for 39 top level domains in this year’s new TLD round. That number includes replacement strings. Aruba surprised many when it topped Amazon, Google, and others […] Post link: Exclusive: Aruba applies for 39 top level dom
This week’s end user domain name sales
A law firm, a food company, and a scaffolding lead generator bought domain names this week. Sedo’s top public sale this week was h2.com for $240,000. A domain investor bought it and has relisted it for $3 million. The second-highest sale is an adult entertainment site for $125,000; I’m not sure if the site was […] Post link: This week’s end user domain name sales © DomainNameWire.com 2026. This is
DropCatch: Backorder Time Changing
I do all of my domain name auction research in the morning while I drink coffee. I spend time analyzing the drop lists and researching the domain names that catch my attention. Typically, all of my backorders and opening bids are placed well before lunch. It looks like I am going to have to make […] Catchy.com
auDA decision could impact millions of .com.au domain registrations
Board approves changes that would make it difficult, if not impossible, to register generic/dictionary word domains. auDA, the organization that oversees Australia’s .au country code domain, is implementing a radical change to registration requirements. The group is removing a clause in the registration agreement that enables people to register generic third-level .com.au and .net.au domain […] Po
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by H2.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and H2..com led the way at $240,000. Rua68.com was second at 125,000 Euro, ($145,171). School.ai was third at $105,000. 34 .com sales 19 cctld sales... The post Sedo weekly domain name sales led by H2.com appeared first on .
Cyber.com Sold for 7 Figures via Sedo
I was looking through my DomainIQ Monitoring report this morning, and I saw some changes that were made to the Cyber.com domain name. Cyber.com had been used by a company called CyberSoft, and the domain name transferred from Network Solutions to GoDaddy under Whois privacy. The nameservers also changed, and the domain name now forwards […] Catchy.com
nameDesk publishes The 2026 new TLD round, explained
nameDesk published a very detailed guide on the upcoming new gtld round. How it’s going to work, numbers, timelines etc… From the post: What 2012 teaches The 2012 round drew 1,930 applications... The post nameDesk publishes The 2026 new TLD round, explained appeared first on .
Dynadot Announces KYC Verification for Some TLDs
Dynadot emailed customers today to introduce a new Know Your Customer (KYC) verification process that will pertain to registrants of certain domain name extensions. The registrar announced these KYC requirements are for .DE and .NO domain name registrants, but “additional extensions potentially added in the future.” Domain registrants who have .DE and .NO domain names […] Catchy.com
Careful What You Share on Social Media
Rob from Snagged shared an acquisition story that should get the attention of domain investors who share too much insight online. When he was helping a company acquire Plateful.com, the owner of the domain name used some insights Rob himself had shared in order to get a better price for the domain name. There are […] Catchy.com
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by KLO.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and KLO.com led the way at $39,500. Norgates.com was second at $15,500. Ai-Lab.com for $9,995 was an interesting buy with the hyphen I think the... The post Sedo weekly domain name sales led by KLO.com appeared first on .
Atom Appraisals Now Go Above $1 Million
Atom.com recently enabled its Instant Domain Appraisal tool to show amounts above $1 million. Prior to the change, the maximum appraisal amount was shown as > $1 million. This is a neat change for some who hold 7 or 8 figure assets, but it’s a bit of a vanity feature since an automated appraisal on […] Catchy.com
GoDaddy updates appraisal system
Back on August 10 I mentioned that David Castello was told GoDaddy would be rolling out a new appraisal system. It now looks like it’s rolling out. David posted on X that... The post GoDaddy updates appraisal system appeared first on .
Radix Announces Radix Deux: 46 Primary Applications in ICANN’s Next gTLD Round
Radix announced their plans for the next round of new gtlds. 46 strings in total. They will be going after .agent where I think we will see a lot of competition. .Agi,... The post Radix Announces Radix Deux: 46 Primary Applications in ICANN’s Next gTLD Round appeared first on .