Rachel Sterling at Identity Digital published a piece today that delved into new gtlds being on the rise with tech startups. The usage of .com vs new gtlds using data from Y Combinator and Techstars.

Complainant makes arguments in its case that seem to be in defense of the domain name owner. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panel has found (pdf) Top Systems Brasil Software ...

Accelerator-backed startups increasingly turn to .ai and other alternatives. New analysis from top level domain company Identity Digital shows that young startups are increasingly turning to non-.com ...

Buyers might be more inclined to purchase a domain at the marketplace offering lower monthly payments. Elliot Silver posted today about how he handles “dual” listings that are on both Atom (premium) ...

Company tried to obtain valuable domain through UDRP after its purchase overtures were rebuffed. A World Intellectual Property Organization panelist has found Smarkets Limited to have tried reverse ...

Two large site builder platforms are now auctioning their expired domain inventory at GoDaddy. GoDaddy Auctions recently picked up expired domain inventory from two large website builder companies, ...

Domainer Expo is coming up soon and I asked founder Ish Milly if he could give some insights about the conference. 1) What made you decide to get into the conference game? I have a background ...

An interesting theory from Rank Theory. For decades, people have purchased expiring domains with lots of backlinks for their SEO benefit. Sometimes it’s to redirect them to other websites. In other ...

Company tried to buy the domain name before filing a cybersquatting complaint. A Nominet Dispute Resolution Service (DRS) panelist has found (pdf) travel company Cloud Travel to have tried reverse ...

Here are the correct answers to last month’s trivia contest. Last month, I held the first DNW trivia contest. Participants had to answer 10 questions correctly to win these prizes: $250 account credit ...

ICANN seems to have won a big victory in its ongoing tussle with Namecheap over price caps for .org and .info domains. A California court ruled late last week that it cannot force ICANN into pricing ...

ICANN has given a warning to Malaysian registrar WebNic, claiming that it has turned a blind eye to abuse reports in breach of new Registrar Accreditation Agreement rules. ICANN Compliance says the ...