Domain Investing
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.ru domains fly off the shelf as Western sanctions bite
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Russia’s ccTLD has posted very impressive growth in registrations for 2023, attributable largely to sanctions related to the country’s invasion of Ukraine. ccTLD.ru, the registry…
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ICANN approves domain takedown rules
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ICANN’s board of directors has formally approved amendments to its standard registry and registrar contracts aimed at forcing companies to take action against domains involved…
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ICANN approves domain takedown rules
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ICANN’s board of directors has formally approved amendments to its standard registry and registrar contracts aimed at forcing companies to take action against domains involved…
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Watch Out for Fraudulent Afternic Listing Emails
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Domain Investing: Last Summer, I wrote an article urging caution to domain investors who might be tempted to blindly approve “Authorize your domain listings” emails from Afternic. If someone…
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ICANN board nixes “closed generics” in next new round of TLDs
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Applicants will not be able to use generic terms exclusively. ICANN’s Board of Directors has confirmed that it will not allow so-called “closed generics” in…
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Building for Domain Investors is Happening
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Domain Investing: One of the criticisms of companies catering to domain investors is the lack of innovation in the space. Those people aren’t wrong. There are a handful of…
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Buckley Media Grows and Rebrands as Defining.com
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Domain Investing: A few weeks ago, I learned that Shane Cultra was teaming up with Kate Buckley and joining her domain brokerage firm, Buckley Media. Although I did not…
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After 14 years, ICANN practices what it preaches on IDNs
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Almost 14 years after the first non-Latin domain names were added to the DNS root, ICANN has finally declared itself IDN-compatible. “ICANN staff can now…
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Being Impersonated on Twitter
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Domain Investing: Yesterday evening, I was made aware that someone appears to be impersonating me / my account on Twitter / X. As you can see from what Ravi…
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Escrow.com: $383.3m in Sales in 2023
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Domain Investing: As the year ended, Escrow.com shared its 2023 Domain Trends report. The report left me with a few questions primarily related to total sales volume compared to…