Nominet panelist rules that food service products company filed complaint in bad faith A Nominet Domain Resolution Service (DRS) panelist has determined that Especial Ltd attempted reverse domain name hijacking in a dispute over the domains especial.co.uk and especial.uk. The complainant, a company operating in the food service products sector, brought the complaint against domain … Read more

Expired domain names continue to command top dollar. Newfold Digital has published the May sales results for its two auction platforms, NameJet and SnapNames. The combined marketplaces sold 143 domain names for $2,000 or more, producing gross sales of $693,000. These figures underline that expired and deleting domains remain a fertile source of high-value digital … Read more

More site builders are using real domains, and LLM traffic remains small but growing Wix, the website building platform, has published its inaugural State of Websites report, drawing on data from its global user base. With over 300 million users in 2026, Wix offers a detailed snapshot of how websites are created, published and discovered … Read more

Expired domain platforms have a more modern look and new features. Detail pages now include AI-powered scoring. New Design Rolls Out on NameJet and SnapNames Newfold Digital has updated the designs and functionality of its expired domain auction platforms, NameJet and SnapNames. The refreshed interfaces have been available to some users for a few weeks, … Read more

Betting platform created fake site to help influencers fake wins on its real site. The Wall Street Journal published a report this weekend describing how the prediction-market platform Polymarket allegedly worked with social media influencers to stage winning bets. According to the report, several creators posted videos showing large payouts from Polymarket, but investigators found … Read more

New live site scanner makes it faster to see how domains are being used. DotDB now lets users see how a domain is being used without leaving the search results. DotDB is a popular research tool for people who want to measure the prevalence and current use of second-level domain names across multiple top-level domains … Read more

Man found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking in two UDRP cases A man in Mexico has been found to have engaged in reverse domain name hijacking in two separate Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) proceedings brought before the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The complainant, identified as Guillermo Vázquez Álvarez, pursued complaints against the … Read more

A chat with Internet Commerce Association’s leadership. Last week, the Internet Commerce Association announced changes to its board. These leadership updates mark the next chapter for the organization as it continues to represent the interests of the domain name and internet commerce communities. Longtime board member Nat Cohen has stepped into the role of president. … Read more

Company hopes to get over £20 million from antitrust claim. Team Internet Group (AIM: TIG, OTCQX: TIGXF) has announced it is pursuing a substantial damages claim against a major technology company, alleging anti-competitive conduct that disadvantaged the group for an extended period. The company says a successful outcome could be material relative to its current … Read more

Court grants GoDaddy’s motion for attorneys’ fees; domain registrant files appeal. A federal court has ordered a GoDaddy customer to pay approximately $652,000 in attorneys’ fees after losing litigation against the domain registrar. The dispute centers on the registration and suspension of the domain einthusan.tv, a site known for hosting South Asian films, and the … Read more