You no longer need a dev team to access and analyze data. For years individual domain investors have faced a clear disadvantage compared with larger firms. The gap was driven primarily by two factors: access to large, well-structured data sets and the technical resources needed to collect, process, and analyze that data. Today, advances in … Read more

A networking company, a fiber laser cutting tool distributor, and an industrial fluids company bought domains this week. Sedo’s top public sale this week was sif.org for $45,000. While the buyer has not been publicly identified, the sale highlights continued demand for strong, short domain names that can serve organizations, foundations, or industry groups. Below … Read more

Unlike new TLD launches, there was no one‑year junk drop. But many domains are coming up for renewal. Last week, domain registrar Dynadot announced a new auction category designed to help customers sell domain names they do not intend to renew. The program launches with .ai domain names and aims to give registrants an option … Read more

Digging into .AI and how artificial intelligence is changing how people build on the web. On this week’s show, Nadya Frost of domain and hosting analytics company ShareShift shares compelling data about the .AI domain space and broader trends tied to artificial intelligence. The conversation explores how AI is reshaping the technologies people choose when … Read more

UDRP Panel Concludes Planet Harvest Tried Reverse Domain Name Hijacking The domain name was registered more than two decades before the company had any trademark rights. A dispute over the domain planetharvest.com ended with a panelist finding that produce company Planet Harvest, LLC attempted reverse domain name hijacking. The company operates at a different web … Read more

A nonprofit that raised funds for .meow through Kickstarter has selected its backend provider. dotMeow Foundation, a Belgian nonprofit focused on fostering social inclusion, strengthening community ties, and empowering LGBTQIA+ people, announced that it has chosen CORE as the registry service provider for the .meow top-level domain. The foundation previously raised €122,000 via a Kickstarter … Read more

Insurer goes after business using matching .io domain name. SageSure, a well-known insurer that provides coverage in catastrophe-prone U.S. states, has initiated legal action against the operator of the domain SageSure.io. The company that owns and operates the .com domain is asserting that the .io site creates consumer confusion and infringes on its rights. According … Read more

Who the top 20 domain registrars are for European ccTLDs, and how they’re trending. This article summarizes the largest domain registrars operating across Europe for country-code top-level domains (ccTLDs) and highlights recent share movements. Earlier coverage examined how the European domain market differs from other regions, with a strong emphasis on ccTLDs, and reviewed which … Read more

Sedo weekly end-user domain sales roundup: fig tree seller, personal trainer, speakers bureau and more Sedo’s top public sale this week was the three-letter domain nuq.com, which sold for $95,000. Another notable sale was bot.si at $20,000, confirmed purchased by a Chinese domain investor. Below is a curated list of end-user domain acquisitions recently completed … Read more

Domains using zero-click monetization continue to forward to scam sites. A zero-click redirect went to this fake Apple Support site. Tech support scams continue to exploit zero-click monetization networks, including large wildcarded namespaces such as the .ph country-code domain. These scams present a persistent threat to users who type or mistype domains and are automatically … Read more