WEEK IN DOMAINING
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HIGHLIGHTS
ICANN hit by DDoS attack. Read more
2025 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award Nominations. Read more
Dan .com merges with Afternic. Read more
5 Years of Domain Smoke. Read more
Veed .com founder shares acquisition price, hints of $80,000 dollar sale. Read more
GoDaddy shuts down Dan’s integration with Efty. Read more
Squarespace gets sweetened $7.2 billion takeover offer. Read more
Hackers break .mobi after Whois domain expires. Read more
ICANN Seeks Input on Additional Reference Label Generation Rules and Updates. Read more
Early registration open for Domainer Expo coming this December in Las Vegas. Read more
GoDaddy announces next premium domain auction. Read more
The biggest .com registrars, ranked. Read more
China loses over half a million domains. Read more
ICANN Extends Deadline for NextGen@ICANN82 Program Applications. Read more
Sedo: Most searched keywords for August 2024. Read more
NameJet/SnapNames 3 months of sales data released. Read more
ICANN Seeks Input on Proposed Language for Next Round Applicant Guidebook. Read more
ASAP .com Sold in Bankruptcy Auction. Read more
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by CV .co. Read more
End user domain name sales up to $265,000. Read more
Venmo and PayPal integrate Ethereum Name Service addresses. Read more
LEGAL NEWS
RDNH in Gosno .com. Read more
UDRP: Narecycles .com was denied. Read more
RDNH in Pools123texas .com. Read more
RDNH in Wandafilm .com. Read more
UDRP: Qw .com was denied. Read more
UDRP: Notinok .shop was denied. Read more
UDRP: Jouvenceartisanale .com was denied. Read more
UDRP: Keeper .com was denied. Read more
UDRP: Borboninternational .com was denied. Read more
Peppercorn .com: UDRP returns domain to rightful owner 15 years later. Read more
Outside Interactive sues to get outside .com. Read more
Russia calls for ICANN to split from US. Read more
USPTO infringement via the matching .com domain name. Read more
Araldi .com: Four years after a GoDaddy auctions pickup, domain is lost in a UDRP. Read more
Namecheap Flagged for EU ‘Piracy Watchlist’ After Failing to Block Infringing Sites. Read more
Internet Archive Loses Landmark E-Book Lending Copyright Appeal Against Publishers. Read more
FBI seizes Russian fake news domains. Read more
Chinese registrars back in trouble after porn UDRP suspension. Read more
Russia challenges .aero domain suspension, seeks ICANN mediation. Read more
BLOGS
Eleven Things About Domain Name Sell-Through Rates by Bob Hawkes. Read blog
5 Ways to use Afternic to make informed renewal decisions by James Iles. Read blog
Beyond .Com: Are Alternative Extensions Worth The Risk For Your Brand? by Darpan Munjal. Read blog
Navigate the complexities of MX records and optimize DNS settings for fail-safe email success by Simone Catania. Read blog
Wasted Everyone’s Time by Defending the Indefensible by Ankur Raheja. Read blog
Effective brand strategies for global visibility by Eshan Pancholi. Read blog
GoDaddy Auctions: “Improve chances of winning this domain!” by Elliot Silver. Read blog
Afternic experience of August 2024 by AbdulBasit Makrani. Read blog
Importance of Owning a Domain: Securing Your Digital Identity by Christine King. Read blog
Further Explorations in Brandable Domain Names: Sensational Spellingz by David Barnett. Read blog
NIS2 Consultation and Next Steps by Dimitris Zacharias. Read blog
System Critical Updates Available by Mr. Sten Lillieström. Read blog
PODCAST / INTERVIEW
The Power of Domain Names with Ryan Ewen: Strategic Investments That Pay Off. Listen
Connecting domains to services – DNW Podcast #499. Listen
DomainSherpa Review – Full Disclosure. Watch
Entrepreneur Steven Tey of Dub .co. Read
UPCOMING EVENTS
APTLD86 : Sep 17-20, 2024 | Da Nang, Vietnam
Aspen Digital CyberSummit : Sep 18 | Washington DC, USA
TPRC52 : Sep 20 | Washington DC, USA
Digital Asset Congress 2024 : Sep 23-25, 2024 | Reykjavík, Iceland
ICANN DNS Symposium : Sep 25 | Santa Marta, Colombia
CyberChess : Oct 1-2, 2024 | Riga, Latvia
TLDCON 2024 : Oct 4-7, 2024 | Minsk, Belarus
Domain Days Dubai 2024 : Nov 05-06, 2024 | Dubai, UAE
ICANN81 Annual General Meeting : Nov 9-14, 2024 | Istanbul, Türkiye
2024 Canadian IGF : Nov 27, 2024 | Ottawa, Canada
Domainer Expo : Dec 05-06, 2024 | Las Vegas, USA
IGF 2024 : Dec 15-19, 2024 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
ICA Annual Member Meeting : Jan 26-28, 2025 | Las Vegas, USA
NEW LAUNCH
Unveiled the official logo for the Domainer Mixer event. Explore
Domain Price Game : A free web game where you guess the values of recent domain name sales. Explore
Digital Candy Community by Ryan Ewen. Explore
Have I Been Squatted? Protect your domain and brand from typosquatting attacks. Explore
Atom’s AI-Generated Images: Elevate Your Domain Listings to the Next Level. Explore
JOBS
Explore openings at Newfold Digital. Know more
Find your perfect role at GoDaddy. Know more
Chief of Staff at Tucows Domains. Know more
DEALS
Namecheap Monthly Coupons. Explore
Porkbun Monthly Domain Deals. Explore
Early registration offer for Domainer Expo event. Explore
Advance registration offer for Domain Days event. Explore
Freename unlimited use 35% off - Promocode ‘BACK35’. Explore.
RECOMMENDATION
Domnomics: The business of domain names. This Kindle book from John McCormac explains the business of domain names. Explore
Keep Domaining. See you next week,
Keep Domaining. See you next week,
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