News

Read about last month’s top news, including why .com is growing again. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views: 1. Judge allows expired domain clawback lawsuit to ...
Tucows reported revenue growth in its domains business in the second quarter, despite its domains under management going down due to a major reseller. The company said last night that domains revenue ...
It’s the second time Namecheap has filed a UDRP against the same man. Namecheap has won (pdf) a second cybersquatting case against a man in Germany who has registered domains including the Namecheap ...
Panel determines UDRP was filed in abuse of the policy. Australian hospitality software company Redcat Pty Ltd tried to reverse hijack the domain name redcat.com, a World Intellectual Property ...
All domain segments are growing, and expired domain revenue continues to grow. Tucows reported Q2 earnings this afternoon. Overall, the company’s revenues increased 10% year-over-year to $98.4 million ...
Primary and aftermarket domain revenue jumped in Q2. GoDaddy (NASDAQ: GDDY) reported Q2 earnings after the markets closed this afternoon. For the quarter, revenue clocked in at $1.2 billion, up 8% ...
GoDaddy has revealed how hard losing its .co registry back-end deal will hit revenue, but insisted that it has no plans to exit the registry business. The company said in its second-quarter earning ...
American vintners are worried that someone might steal their protected regional names in the next new gTLD round. The Napa Valley Vintners has written to ICANN to “express strong opposition to the ...
Want an expiring domain from one of these registrars? You should backorder them at NameJet or SnapNames. Last month, NameJet and SnapNames began auctioning expired domains from BlueHost and HostGator.
A fashion clothing store, a computing resources business, and a Chevrolet dealer bought domain names. Sedo is taking a short summer break from reporting domain sales. But I know how much you all need ...
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) ...
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 ...