Domain Name Wire NEWS

New top level domain applicants to get $41 million in refunds  99
Applicants will get about $24,000 back for each application. Companies that applied for new top level domain names this year are gettin...
Domain Name Wire - 14 hr 10 min ago
Shopify filing confirms $99 million acquisition of shop.com domain name  117
Domain sale sets record for publicly known domain transactions. Shopify (NASDAQ: SHOP) released earnings today, and its quarterly SEC f...
Domain Name Wire - 17 hr 25 min ago
Hey lawyers, UDRP isn’t a shortcut for trademark litigation  92
Another UDRP complaint tries to turn a trademark dispute into a cybersquatting case. Lawyers, repeat after me: the Uniform Domain Name ...
Domain Name Wire - 18 hr 3 min ago
Are these TLDs this round’s .sucks?  79
Brands railed against .sucks in the 2012 round. How will they feel about some of these 2026 applications? Trademark holders threw a fit...
Domain Name Wire - 21 hr 40 min ago
The fascinating afterlife of expired domains  135
Sean Markey goes down many rabbit holes looking at what happened to expired domain names. Hello, back with you from a little COVID-19 h...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 2, 2026 - 12:26
How to choose domains to hand register – DNW Podcast #610  107
Phil Davis explains the keywords and strategy that helped him build a portfolio of over 20,000 hand registered domains. I get a lot of ...
Domain Name Wire - Monday, November 2, 2026 - 11:30
Large U.S. domain registrar to be auctioned with no reserve  183
Registrar has one million DUM and multiple accreditations. Applicant Auction is managing a no-reserve auction of an unnamed domain regi...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, October 30, 2026 - 13:32
Will pickleball get its own .pickleball domain?  133
Identity Digital selected .pickleball as a replacement string on three applications. Earlier this month, ICANN revealed the application...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, October 30, 2026 - 11:23
Spooky domain sales that ghosted the internet  145
These expensive domains aren’t developed yet. Sometimes we see domains sell for big money and then sit there idle. In the spirit ...
Domain Name Wire - Friday, October 30, 2026 - 9:16
Aftermarket propels GoDaddy in Q3  141
Large number of big aftermarket transactions helps GoDaddy increase aftermarket revenue. GoDaddy’s (NYSE: GDDY) domain aftermarke...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, October 29, 2026 - 18:50
Afternic enables down payments on LTOs  162
Company suggests using down payments judiciously, as they could impact sales. Afternic introduced a new feature today that allows domai...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, October 29, 2026 - 13:26
Three people applied for their own name as top level domains  163
One application matches a first name and two match surnames. Is having your own name as a top level domain the ultimate vanity? Three n...
Domain Name Wire - Thursday, October 29, 2026 - 11:32
Speakers bureau tries to reverse hijack domain name  126
Domain was registered six years before the speakers bureau launched. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found (pdf...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, October 28, 2026 - 13:44
Nineteen recent end user domain name sales  159
A baby clothing company, two furniture businesses, and a medical supply store bought domain names. I’ve been traveling a lot late...
Domain Name Wire - Wednesday, October 28, 2026 - 12:57
The big battle for .agent  203
Google, OpenAI, and Meta are among the companies fighting to control the .agent domain. Many predicted that .agent  would be very ...
Domain Name Wire - Tuesday, October 27, 2026 - 10:7

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