Domain Name Wire NEWS

New Domain Rating scores coming soon  15
Sean Markey explains what’s changing and whether you should care. If you dabble in the SEO side of domain names, or pay attention...
Domain Name Wire - 26 min ago
.Com rankings: Amazon sees a surge  72
Amazon jumps; Chinese registrars remain among the losers. ICANN has published the latest registrar-by-registrar data for the .com names...
Domain Name Wire - 5 hr 38 min ago
Afternic sweetens deal for using its landers through end of year  69
GoDaddy CEO Aman Bhutani delivered a keynote address yesterday at NamesCon in Miami, during which he announced a bonus program for Afte...
Domain Name Wire - 7 hr 13 min ago
The race to the bottom in domain pricing  147
With major registrars selling domains at or below cost, it’s getting harder for smaller competitors to win domain investors on pr...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, November 11, 2026 - 10:19
After a decade of waiting, .web finally gets a launch date  109
Sunrise set for December 10; general availability on April 6, 2027. Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has filed its official documents with ICANN...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, November 11, 2026 - 9:1
Verisign reverses course: third level .name domains will stay  124
Long-time registrants can keep their domain names. In a win for registrants, Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has nixed plans to terminate third...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, November 10, 2026 - 10:22
Identity Digital launches “domain options” for domain investors  148
Domain investors can take a two-year option on premium domains without paying the full registration price. Domain registry Identity Dig...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, November 10, 2026 - 9:30
Man goes two-for-two in reverse domain name hijacking  127
Two complaints, two losses, and two expensive lessons. Here’s an idea for anyone considering filing multiple cybersquatting dispu...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 9, 2026 - 13:9
Elon Musk’s X Corp takes down phishing domains  112
X Corp., the company behind the X social media platform, has successfully obtained control over 40 domains it says were used in phishin...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 9, 2026 - 12:50
Small portfolio, big sales – DNW Podcast #611  117
Joshua Schoen’s portfolio is small but mighty. Domain investor Joshua Schoen has a portfolio of fewer than 300 domains. But pound for p...

Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 9, 2026 - 11:30
Rick Schwartz’s Beanstalk Challenge sues competing domain startup program  237
Lawsuit alleges trademark infringement and cybersquatting over BeanstalkX brand and two domain names. Domain investor Rick SchwartzR...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, November 6, 2026 - 23:26
Tucows lowers domains guidance, blames expired domains  162
Company says expired domain revenue has moderated in the second half of the year. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported Q3 earnings after the m...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, November 6, 2026 - 11:23
October’s top news: new TLDs, .si and more  140
Here’s what caught attention in October. October was a busy month for domain news thanks to the reveal of new top level domain ap...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, November 6, 2026 - 9:49
But…but…I couldn’t buy the domain I want!  172
A nonprofit tries a unique argument in cybersquatting claim. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Neta Foundat...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, November 5, 2026 - 13:6
Germany’s .de domain name turns 40  125
The popular ccTLD now has over 18 million registered domains. One of the internet’s most popular country code domain names turns ...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, November 5, 2026 - 10:33

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