Domain pitched to sports teams, clubs, sailing crews, etc. INWX Domains GmbH, a domain name registrar headquartered in Berlin, has formally applied for the .crew top-level domain. The application positions this new TLD as a focused, descriptive space intended for groups and organizations that collaborate closely to achieve shared goals. The registrar describes the intended … Read more

Editor’s note: When an expired domain with little apparent value sells for a high price, the buyer is often paying for SEO equity rather than the name itself. After a long break, I’m happy to welcome Sean Markey back to analyze these domains and other SEO topics. Leave a comment if you have questions for … Read more

The Netherlands will have three local TLDs. Twente, a region in the eastern Netherlands, is set to receive its own top-level domain (TLD). The application for .twente has been submitted during the current expansion round of internet domain names, marking a notable step toward greater regional digital identity for the area. Dotlocal, the organization behind … Read more

Get EPP/auth codes in bulk with Claude and your browser Moving domains between registrars often requires an EPP or transfer authorization code for each name. While some registrars provide a bulk export of these codes, many do not — which forces you to retrieve each code individually through the control panel. That manual approach is … Read more

Stolen domain recovered through a cybersquatting claim. Dharmasthala Temple. Image from Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Educational Society. Shri Dharmasthala recovers stolen domain name after UDRP proceedings Shri Dharmasthala, a major religious and cultural institution in South India with a history stretching back more than eight centuries, has successfully regained control of its official domain name after … Read more

End User Domain Sales Report: Notable Purchases from Sedo’s Weekly List A major semiconductor company, a Toronto rental property, and a Nigerian real estate firm bought domain names. Each week Sedo publishes a list of notable domain transactions, and this roundup highlights confirmed end user purchases from the latest release. These sales represent a range … Read more

An RV dealer, a texting app, and a knife seller bought domain names. Here’s a roundup of end-user domain purchases recorded on Sedo during the final week of August. The list highlights a mix of industries making strategic buys—from automotive retail and consumer apps to food and culinary commerce. These acquisitions show how organizations continue … Read more

New registration rules for .com.au domains could cause chaos. The board of auDA, the organization responsible for managing the .au namespace, has voted to adopt a significant change to the registration rules for .com.au domains. This decision, announced recently, could render a substantial number of existing domain names ineligible under the updated criteria. With roughly … Read more

This panelist needs a refresher. A recent UDRP decision involving the domain quobly.com was decided in favor of the domain owner, but the dissenting opinion in the case raises serious questions about the panelist’s application of established UDRP principles. The dispute originated from Quobly, an entity that uses the domain quobly.io, which filed a complaint … Read more

It’s Booth’s second win in as many months. Domain investor James Booth successfully defended a cybersquatting complaint seeking the transfer of the domain semify.ai. The complaint was brought by SEO company Semify, LLC, which operates the semify.com website and asserted rights in the SEMIFY name. A three-member panel convened by the World Intellectual Property Organization … Read more