Photos & Highlights from NamesCon Europe 2019's Show Closing Beach Party in Portugal
The 2019 NamesCon Europe conference finished its 3-day run over the weekend with a Beach Party where we learned a lot of… Read more
The good, the bad and the ugly – Afternic 2019 Edition
Back in 2016 we started a series here that looked at the best and worst about companies in the domain industry. Over the… Read more
AllMyLinks buys Links.com for €700,000
Company upgrades domain with big purchase. AllMyLinks, a service that helps followers find all of your social media acco… Read more
CentralNic raises €50 million in bond issue
Company raises debt to pay for acquisition. Domain name company CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) has successfully raised €50 in… Read more
Adam Strong, Voice.com – DNW Podcast #241
Analyzing the $30 million deal + thoughts on one-word .com domains. It’s a record-breaker: Voice.com sold for $30 mill… Read more
Afilias acquires .Global top level domain name
Afilias adds another top level domain to its portfolio. Domain name registry Afilias is acquiring the .Global top level… Read more
France appeals immunity decision in France.com case
Judge argued that sovereign immunity required discovery first. A case over ownership of France.com is moving forward, no… Read more
Photos & Highlights from Day 2 of the 2019 NamesCon Europe Conference in Cascais, Portugal Friday
The 2019 NamesCon Europe conference continued Friday in Portugal with another busy day of business and an evening cruise… Read more
Photos & Highlights from Day 1 of the 2019 NamesCon Europe Conference in Cascais, Portugal
The 2019 NamesCon Europe conference is underway and we have photos and highlights from the busy opening day for you. Read more
NamesCon Europe Live Auction List
NamesCon Europe will conduct it’s live auction today. Instructions on bidding here: http://www.namejet.com/featureda… Read more
Biggest Public Cash Domain Sale Ever Reported & Year's Highest Non .Com Sale Headline This Week's Chart
The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. So much for the summer doldrums - it was a record breaking w… Read more
Undeveloped.com Becomes DAN.COM With Launch of Their New Domain Automation Network
Domain marketplace Undeveloped.com has moved to a new domain - DAN.COM - to launch its new blockchain-powered Domain Aut… Read more
$30 Million Sale of Voice.com Sets New Record for Highest Cash Price Paid for a Domain Name
A public company has sold its Voice.com domain name for $30 million in the biggest cash sale we have seen since we began… Read more
Sedo weekly sales led by FGRE.com
Sedo reported their weekly sales and FGRE.com led the way at $35,000. iFold.com (great poker name) sold for $22,500. Bit… Read more
Close to 1,000 Libra related names registered in last 7 days
So there is a lot of discussion everywhere about Libra, Tech Crunch wrote an all you need to know, including the followi… Read more
NamesCon Global Announces Dates and Opens Registration for 2020 Show in Austin, Texas
In January NamesCon Global announced the show would move from Las Vegas to Austin in 2020 - now we have the dates and lo… Read more
A $950,000 Sale Booked by Larry Fischer and the Year's Biggest ccTLD Sale Highlight This Week's Chart
Larry Fischer landed another whale this week - topping our latest weekly sales chart with a name that hit nearly $1 mill… Read more
PIR Announces New .ORG Impact Awards to Recognize Achievements in the .ORG Community
PIR, the administrator of .ORG, has launched The .ORG Impact Awards, a new program designed to recognize .ORG website ow… Read more
Final Countdown to NamesCon Europe 2019 Underway - Here's What to Expect from the Big Show in Portugal
NamesCon Europe gets underway two weeks from today in Cascais, Portugal with connected with show organizers to get you t… Read more
Diverse Week for Domain Sales With a Pair of 3-Letter .Coms, 5 ccTLDs and 3 .ORGs in the Top 20
We didn't see any 6-figure domain sales this week but we did see a wide assortment of domains on our latest weekly Top 2… Read more
Photos & Highlights From the 2019 Global Digital Summit in Xiamen, China
China's 2019 Global Digital Summit wrapped up over the weekend and we have photos & highlights from the big event in the… Read more
Latest Verisign Quarterly Report Says Worldwide Domain Registrations Increased By 18 Million In Past Year
Verisign has released their latest Domain Name Industry Brief covering 1Q-2019. There is good news for .coms and ccTLDs… Read more
Free.Games Tops This Week's Chart After Changing Hands for Big Bucks in Year's Biggest Non .Com Sale to Date
Last year four reported new gTLD sales reached six figures. With this year almost half over none have been reported at t… Read more
Guta.com's Latest Quarterly Report on Premium Domain Sales Provides Insight Into 1Q-2019 Market Activity
Brokerage firm Guta.com has some interesting sales data in their latest quarterly report. One-word .com dictionary domai… Read more
Sedo Cooks Up One of Year's Five Biggest Sales to Date to Top This Week's Chart
Sedo Senior Broker Dave Evanson was back in the sales kitchen this week, cooking up his latest six-figure chart topper. Read more
New Escrow.com Report Shows Domain Sales Rebounding - Up 10% in Q1-2019 From 4Q-2018
Escrow.com's new quarterly Domain Investment Index report covering Q1-2019 includes a lot of good news for domain invest… Read more
Mega Sale of Medidata.com Tops This Week's Domain Sales Chart and Ranks #3 Year to Date
George Kirikos has uncovered another high end domain sale that tops this week's sales chart and takes a place among the… Read more
China's Global Digital Summit Returns to Xiamen May 31-June 1 for 2019 Event at the Swiss Hotel
Last year's Global Digital Summit in China was so well received show organizers decided to stage the upcoming 2019 confe… Read more
Chicago.info and Opinions.org Sold for About the Same Price. Which One Was the Better Buy?
These two domains from our latest weekly domain sales report look to be great buys at just over $2,000 each. Which one d… Read more
A Two-Character .COM and One of Year's 5 Biggest ccTLD Sales Headline This Week's Chart
The new weekly domain sales report is out. While no blockbuster sales were reported seven solid mid range sales earned s… Read more
Sedo Removes Minimum Sales Fee & Lowers Minimum Bid Requirements for the Rest of 2019
Sedo has just made flipping domains at the lower end of the price spectrum a much less expensive sales strategy. Read more
LosAngeles.com & SanFrancisco.com Added to Unprecedented Big City Geodomain Portfolio Sale
The remarkable portfolio of 20 big city .com geodomains that Geocentric Media put on the market last month has gotten ev… Read more
NamesCon Europe Releases New Information on the Event Coming to Portugal in June
The 11th annual edition of NamesCon Europe (formerly Domaining Europe) is coming up in June. A preliminary agenda and mo… Read more
A One-Word .COM & Year's Biggest ccTLD Sale to Date Headline This Week's Domain Sales Chart
It would be fair to call this week's #1 reported domain sale a monumental sale. We also saw the biggest ccTLD sale of 20… Read more
eCommerce.co & RealEstate.asia Sold for About the Same Price: Which One Was the Better Buy?
Name vs. Name is back for a 3rd round - one pitting a ccTLD against a non .com gTLD. Both have great keywords and sold f… Read more
Sedo Bags Another 6-Figure Sale and .CLUB Rings Up the Year's Biggest Non .COM gTLD Sale to Date
The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. Highlights included the 17th six-figure (or higher) sale rep… Read more
Domain Registrants Urged to Weigh In On Unlimited .ORG Price Hikes Before Monday Deadline
.ORG domains may end up costing a lot more money if an ICANN proposal to allow unlimited increases passes. Time is runni… Read more
Criminal Hired to Force Domain Owner to Transfer a Name at Gunpoint Gets Shot Himself
Poetic justice? In addition to getting shot with his own weapon the crook was sentenced to 20 years in prison with the g… Read more
Chinese Company's $1.79 Million Purchase of a 2-Letter .COM Tops This Week's Sales Chart
In the 2nd biggest domain sale reported so far this year a Chinese company announced spending over $1.79 million on a 2-… Read more
It Pays to Speak Up: Australian Domain Authority Rejects Attempt to Ban Domain Investing There
After a flood of protests auDA, the administrator of Australia's .AU ccTLD, has rejected a proposal that could have led… Read more
Australian Entrepreneurs Up in Arms Over Proposed Rules That Could Ban .AU Domain Investing
Domainers in Australia are sounding a red alert as new rules being considered by AuDA could lead to a ban on domain inve… Read more
Snake.com Slithers to Top of This Week's Domain Sales Chart With 6-Figure Strike
This week's top sales included one of the year's 10 biggest sales to date, the biggest ccTLD sale of 2019 and two of the… Read more
George Kirikos Launches New Blog at FreeSpeech.com and The Fireworks Have Already Begun
Outspoken domain industry expert George Kirikos launched a new blog at FreeSpeech.com on Friday and it is already making… Read more
20 Big City .Com Domains For Sale in 1 Lot: Philadelphia.com, Houston.com. SanDiego.com & More
GeoCentric Media has assembled a dream portfolio of big city .com geodomains that has been put on the market as a single… Read more
Six Figures Paid for a Four-Digit .Com That Tops This Week's Domain Sales Chart
The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. A $110,000 numeric domain heads our latest all extension Top… Read more
Sale of NorthDakota.com Puts New Yorker in Charge of Developing Site Devoted to the State
New Yorker John Colascione and North Dakota didn't have a lot in common - but that immediately changed with the sale of… Read more
Total Domain Registrations Worldwide Jumped Nearly 5% in the Past Year According to Verisign
Verisign has released their latest Industry Brief. The report said total domain registrations across all TLDs hit a reco… Read more
IT Company Cumberland Fills the Gap With a 6-Figure Purchase of This Week's Chart Topper
Thanks to a big IT Company's decision to upgrade their domain - Cumberland.com sold for big bucks to top this week's dom… Read more
CBDOil.com Sells for Over $500,000 - Buyer Joe Vargas Tells Us Why It Was a Bargain
CBDOil.com has changed hands for over half a million dollars in one of the three biggest publicly reported domain sales… Read more
BRANDIT Names Industry Veteran Executive Lance Wolak to Lead Their North American Business
BRANDIT, a global provider of Corporate Domain Services, has brought Lance Wolak on board as Partner BRANDIT North Ameri… Read more
StartupFunding.com vs. CryptoMining.org: Both Sold for Same Price, Which Was Best Buy?
Our initial test of Name vs. Name went well so we now bring you round 2. Each name sold for $4,000. Which was the better… Read more
A 3-Letter .Com and the Year's Biggest ccTLD Sale to Date Top This Week's Sales Chart
The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. A 3-letter .com and 2019's biggest ccTLD sale to date set th… Read more
Tucows Acquires European Domain Registrar Ascio in $29 Million Deal
Tucows, who already operates OpenSRS and Enom, has become an even bigger domain reseller after acquiring Europe's Ascio… Read more
QV.net and Insurance.us Sold for the Same Price. Which One Was the Better Buy & Why?
Two very different domain names may sell for exactly the same price. Examining why may show what attributes domain buyer… Read more
Five 6-Figure Domain Sales Hit This Week's Chart as NameJet/ROTD Report Closed Sales
NameJet & RightOfTheDot.com spent much of February closing sales from their live auction at NamesCon. The results put so… Read more
Radix Reports a 30% Rise in Revenue That Pushed the Registry Operator's 2018 Profit Up 45%
Radix, one of the world’s largest new TLD portfolio registries, announced that it grossed $16.95 million in total reve… Read more
Domain Freaks Sighted at ICANN 64 Meeting Currently Underway in Kobe, Japan
I can see where this headline might cause some concern but there is really nothing to worry about - these are friendly f… Read more
NDA Keeps Multi-Million $ Sale of Chocolate.com from Topping New Chart But It's a Big Win for Kate Buckley
Kate Buckley has just closed another major domain sale, brokering a multi-million dollar deal for Chocolate.com. More on… Read more
Afilias Elevates Ram Mohan to Chief Operating Officer of the World's 2nd Biggest Registry Operator
Afilias has announced that Ram Mohan has been named Chief Operating Officer at a company he has spent the past 18 years… Read more
Three Familiar Faces Added to Executive Team at Public Interest Registry/.ORG
New CEO Jon Nevett continues to build an all-star executive team at Public Interest Registry (.ORG) with 3 additions ann… Read more
New CEO Matthias Conrad is Planning to Step on the Accelerator at Sedo
For only the 3rd time in 20 years, Sedo has a new CEO. We connected with Matthias Conrad to learn more about his plans f… Read more
The Domain Battle That Pitted Ari Goldberger Against Michael Cohen and The Trump Organization
In the wake of this week's developments in Washington DC this previously untold story (with a domain twist) is an releva… Read more
FactoryDirect.com Tops This Week's Sales Chart With Multiple gTLDs & ccTLDs Also in the Mix
The past week's domain sales activity was concentrated in the mid-range of the market with variety replacing high end sa… Read more
Rick Schwartz is Returning to the Conference Game With an Intimate August Event in Asheville
15 years after launching the 1st major domain conference and 5 years after his last one, TRAFFIC Co-Founder Rick Schwart… Read more
Chaos Reigns on This Week's Domain Sales Chart - Top Two Sales Total Nearly 500K
The 2019 sales season continues to show strength. Our latest weekly Top 20 Sales Chart is led by a pair of heavyweights… Read more
New Public Interest Registry CEO Jon Nevett Seeks to Position .ORG as the Best TLD, Period
In the early days of domaining people debated whether .net or .org was the best alternative to .com. The new CEO at PIR… Read more
4-Letter .Coms Hit a New High in 4Q-2018 According to GGRG's 11th Quarterly Liquid Domains Report
The biggest surprise for many in GGRG's latest quarterly report on short .com sales will be seeing a record high in doll… Read more
Remembering Millie: A Fond Farewell to the One in a Million Matriarch of Domaining's First Family
Carmella Savanello (AKA Millie) has left the building but before her passing the inspiring matriarch of the Neu family l… Read more
A Trio of 3-Letter .Coms Helped the .Coms Sweep 18 of the Week's Top 20 Domain Sales
The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. Just as we have seen in past years, short .coms are leading… Read more
NamesCon Global 2019's Trend Report is the Next Best Thing to Having Been There
If you weren't able to make it to the NamesCon Global 2019 conference in Las Vegas, a detailed new report will give you… Read more
Two More Six-Figure Sales Help Keep the Early 2019 Domain Sales Season on Track
After being away for NamesCon last week we bring you totally up to date on domain sales data we have collected over the… Read more
Always Smiling: We've Lost One of Our Brightest Lights But We Celebrate Charlotte Gilbert's Life
In trying to find words that could convey the sense of loss so many felt after Charlotte Gilbert's passing we realized t… Read more
A Second Radix New gTLD Has Reached 1 Million Registrations with .SITE Joining .ONLINE
Radix Registry announced their .SITE TLD has passed 1 million domains making them the first new gTLD portfolio operator… Read more
Using December .Com and .Net Registration Trends to Discover Keyword-Rich Domain Names
Verisign publishes a monthly blog post series that identifies the top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net i… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in December
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
.Net: A Timeless Classic
Some things stand the test of time, like .net, one of the original domains on the internet. In fact, the first domain na… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in November
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
Q3 2016 DDoS Trends Report: UDP Flood Attacks Make Up 49 Percent of Attacks
Verisign just released its Q3 2016 DDoS Trends Report, which provides a unique view into online distributed denial of se… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in October
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
Google publishes their TLD registry software: Nomulus
Google announced this morning that they are releasing their TLD registry platform, Nomulus, which is written in Java, un… Read more
A Great Collaborative Effort: Increasing the Strength of the Zone Signing Key for the Root Zone
A few weeks ago, on Oct. 1, 2016, Verisign successfully doubled the size of the cryptographic key that generates Domain… Read more
8 Tips to Find Your Perfect .Com Domain Name
So you’ve decided that you want a domain name, congrats! Your first instinct is probably to register your domain name… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in September
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
Why .Com is the Venture Capital Community’s Power Player
Article from Cara Hayes, Verisign director of digital marketing, previously published in WIRED. The Venture Capital (VC)… Read more
Defending Against Layer 7 DDoS Attacks
Layer 7 attacks are some of the most difficult attacks to mitigate because they mimic normal user behavior and are harde… Read more
Verisign Q2 2016 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to Approximately 334.6 Million Domain Names in the Second Quarter of 2016
Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the internet grew by approxima… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in August
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
Increasing the Strength of the Zone Signing Key for the Root Zone, Part II
A few months ago I published a blog post about Verisign’s plans to increase the strength of the Zone Signing Key (ZSK)… Read more
Verisign Announces .닷컴 and .닷넷 Domain Names Are Now Available for General Registration
Guest post from June Seo, Director, Verisign Naming Services Korea Today, Verisign is excited to announce that .닷컴… Read more
Verisign Q2 2016 DDoS Trends: Layer 7 DDoS Attacks a Growing Trend
Verisign just released its Q2 2016 DDoS Trends Report, which provides a unique view into online distributed denial of se… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in July
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
Many .Com Domain Names with the Same Keywords as Premium New gTLDs Are Available for Registration
Earlier this month, Andrew Allemann wrote a post on notable NameJet sales in which he discusses the sale of PropertyReha… Read more
Internet Grows to 326.4 Million Domain Names in the First Quarter of 2016
Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the internet grew by approximat… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in June
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
Verisign Named to the Online Trust Alliance’s 2016 Honor Roll
Verisign is pleased to announce that we qualified for the Online Trust Alliance’s (OTA) 2016 Honor Roll for showing a… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in May
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trends reflected by domain n… Read more
7 Key Questions to Ask When Choosing a Domain Name Extension
In the last three years, almost 1,000 new generic top-level domains (new gTLDs) have entered the market, increasing the… Read more
Verisign Announces .コム Domain Names Are Now Available for Anyone to Register
Guest post from Manish Dalal, Vice President, Verisign Naming Services, Asia-Pacific Today, Verisign is excited to annou… Read more
How Keyword-Rich Domain Names Positively Affect Search Click-Through Results
Every day, billions of searches (also called search queries) take place online. These searches often include a variety o… Read more
Verisign Q1 2016 DDoS Trends: Attack Activity Increases 111 Percent Year Over Year
Verisign just released its Q1 2016 DDoS Trends Report, which provides a unique view into online distributed denial of se… Read more
We Need You: Industry Collaboration to Improve Registration Data Services
For more than 30 years, the industry has used a service and protocol named WHOIS to access the data associated with doma… Read more
Your Personal Brand Starts Online
They say first impressions are the most lasting. Today, that first encounter – whether you’re looking for your dream… Read more
Verisign Launches New gTLDs for the Korean Market, .닷컴 and .닷넷
Guest post from June Seo, Director, Verisign Naming Services Korea Verisign is pleased to announce the launch of our pha… Read more
Verisign Opens Landrush Program Period for .コム Domain Names
Guest Post from Manish Dalal, Vice President, Verisign Naming Services, Asia-Pacific Today, the Landrush Program Period… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in April
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of April 2016 are below. Any surprises? Click… Read more
Increasing the Strength of the Zone Signing Key for the Root Zone
One of the most interesting and important changes to the internet’s domain name system (DNS) has been the introduction… Read more
Internet Grows to 314 Million Domain Names in the Fourth Quarter of 2015
Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the Internet grew by approximat… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in March
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of March 2016 are below. Any surprises? Click… Read more
Verisign Q4 2015 DDoS Trends: Attack Activity Increases 85 Percent Year Over Year
Verisign just released its Q4 2015 DDoS Trends Report, which provides a unique view into online distributed denial of s… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in February
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of February 2016 are below. Any surprises? Cli… Read more
The Cyberthreats and Trends Enterprises Should Watch in 2016
Every year, Verisign iDefense Security Intelligence Services produces its Cyberthreats and Trends Report, which provides… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in January
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of January 2016 are below. Any surprises? Clic… Read more
How to Choose a Cyberthreat Intelligence Provider
Throughout the course of my career I’ve been blessed to work with some of the most talented folks in the security and… Read more
Priority Access Program for Verisign’s First IDN New gTLD, .コム
Guest post from Manish Dalal, Vice President, Verisign Naming Services Asia Verisign launched its first IDN new gTLD,… Read more
Thank you for your support!
Thank you for visiting Domain Name News. As you might have noticed we’re currently not updating the site with news, bu… Read more
Five Reasons Every Small Business Needs a Website
The 2015 holiday shopping season was a good one for businesses online. Thanks to strong sales from Black Friday and Cybe… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in December
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of December 2015 are below. Any surprises? Cli… Read more
The Internet Grew to 299 Million Domain Names in the Third Quarter of 2015
Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the Internet grew by approximat… Read more
Verisign’s Perspective on Recent Root Server Attacks
On Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 2015, some of the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS) root name servers received large amounts… Read more
Launch of Verisign’s First IDN New gTLD, .コム
Guest post from Manish Dalal, Vice President, Verisign Naming Services Asia The composition of the Internet’s populati… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .Com & .Net Registrations in November
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .com and .net during the month of November 2015 are below. Any surprises? Cli… Read more
Security Intelligence Best Practices for the Financial Industry
Securing a financial organization’s applications, networks and data is more challenging today than ever before. Almost… Read more
In Network Security Design, It’s About the Users
One of the longstanding goals of network security design is to be able to prove that a system – any system – is secu… Read more
As WHOIS Transitions to RDAP, How Do We Avoid the Same Mistakes?
In 1905, philosopher George Santayana famously noted, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.… Read more
How DANE Strengthens Security for TLS, S/MIME and Other Applications
The Domain Name System (DNS) offers ways to significantly strengthen the security of Internet applications via a new pro… Read more
Domain Inquiry Analysis: Researching Offers to Maximize Domain Sales
Combining domain parking with domain inquiries is the ultimate combination for domain names that are not developed. The… Read more
How To Write Great Domain Sales Copy
You’ve registered and acquired domain names for years, and now you decided it’s time to achieve some sales. Perhaps… Read more
Live Results : NamesCon 2015 Right of the Dot Auction
DNN will be live blogging from NamesCon in Las Vegas. We do not guarantee the accuracy of these results. Check here for… Read more
TrafficZ Shutting down operations on Dec 31st, 2014
According to an email sent out by TrafficZ, it will cease it operations after Dec 31st, 2014, which is a relatively shor… Read more
Ron Jackson Finally Owns DomainNameJournal.com
For more than a decade, Ron Jackson has been producing his domain industry publication DNJournal. It’s been regarded… Read more
ICANN systems compromised through phishing attack
A number of ICANN’s staff email accounts have been compromised by a phishing attack, which lead to administrative pass… Read more
DomainFest will be part of NamesCon 2015 in Las Vegas
A change on the Namescon Agenda lead The Domains to ask if NamesCon had bought out domainFEST – well, here’s the off… Read more
Europol seizes 292 domains for counterfeit goods on Cyber Monday
The European law agency Europol has seized 292 domain names in cooperation with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce… Read more
The week in Domains (Week 49/2014)
The week in domains summarizes the domain name industry news on a weekly basis. Today with a daily sales recap, upcoming… Read more
What domains can teach about brand engagement in foreign markets
Since the early 2000s, domain names can be registered and written in any language – for example Chinese characters are… Read more
Domaining Cheat Sheet – Domain Name Industry Terms from A to Z
When it comes to the domain name industry there is a big list of technical terms and jargon that have been constantly ev… Read more
Chrome Developer Tools: The Web Developer’s Best Friend
If you’re the curious developer type like me, you may have found your way to Chrome DevTools, the advanced new way to… Read more
Will 2014 Be a Breakout Year for the Domain Name Industry?
Generic Top-Level Domains: Will they spark a revolution in online real estate? Michael Berkens at The Domains reported a… Read more
Nearby Now Plugin Brings Dynamic Content to WordPress Using Mobile Checkins
I’m excited to have recently joined the team at Leads Nearby to lend a hand with website development and marketing. P… Read more
The 5 P’s of Domain Name Valuation Patented by GoDaddy
Website Magazine recently shared that GoDaddy, the world’s most popular domain name registar, has been granted two p… Read more
Matt Cutts: What to Expect for SEO in Coming Months
Google’s head of web spam Matt Cutts has just released a new series of webmaster resource videos. Featured below is th… Read more
Livestream CEO: Good Domain is the Best Marketing Investment Ever Made
A few months ago Inc. published a short yet inspiring video interview with Livestream CEO Max Haot on the subject of bus… Read more
FreshDrop Launches Free Domain Backordering With Pheenix
Our favorite domain name data and aftermarket research service, FreshDrop has just launched their own unique domain name… Read more
Today’s Most Marketable Domains
Domains are the foundation not just for online business, but for online marketing. At least, that was what DotSauce’s… Read more
Google Spreadsheet Trick Automatically Generates Popular Keyword Lists
One of the original Google Labs projects, Google Sets, was discontinued and later integrated as a feature in Google Spre… Read more
FreshDrop Pro’s New Domain Finding Features and Lifetime Discount
The industry veterans at FreshDrop have recently introduced new features for aftermarket and expired domain name researc… Read more
The Pitfalls of Domain Development
I can’t tell you how many domains I’ve developed for myself, but I can tell you that the number has slowed significa… Read more
Outsourcing End User Domain Sales Leads with Fancy Hands
Outsourcing time consuming tasks related to Domaining is something that I’ve thought about over the years, but never r… Read more
Another Free High Profile Backlink: Instagram Launches Web Profiles
Does social media activity contribute to SEO performance? Some say it doesn’t. I’m standing by my theory that social… Read more
Domaining Radar: A Domain Name Registrar for Geeks
New domain name industry businesses and services are cropping up at an increasing pace. The industry is growing steadily… Read more
Google Introduces Disavow Backlinks Tool for SEO
A much-anticipated new tool aimed at combating negative links has just been released by Google. Within your Google Webma… Read more
Free Escrow Service for Domain Name Sales Under $500
A revolution in buyer and seller protection for an industry that is no stranger to scams and theft is underway. Francois… Read more
Programmer Helps Narrow List of Decent Five and Six Letter Available Domains
Web developer and programmer Corey Ballou has developed a new and simple, yet refined application for discovering short… Read more
Google Launches Consumer Surveys, Offers New Revenue Stream for Publishers
Google has just launched an innovative new service that aims to monetize web content by providing crowdsourced consumer… Read more
Using Domain Names as the Cornerstone of SEO
Savvy domain investors have been aware of the concept and benefits of using keywords in their domain names for SEO purpo… Read more
Web Development Special: Start With A Great Business Website
A new year is almost here! I would like to extend a special offer to DotSauce readers seeking professional website devel… Read more
5 Tips on Using Social for SEO
Social media is often overlooked in its roll as an element of SEO. In this article I share 5 areas of interest along wit… Read more
GoDaddy Begins Marketing Premium Listings to VIP Accounts
Late yesterday, I received an email from my GoDaddy Account Manager informing me of a very interesting new service. VIP… Read more
Domain Flipping: Advanced Tips and Techniques
When you think of domain flipping what kind of time-span do you associate with it? Are you flipping domains like Bruce L… Read more
Investing In Quality Brandable Domain Names
I’m usually touting the benefits of keyword domain names in many articles. In this post I’d like to analyze another… Read more
How Steve Jobs Got The AppStore.com Domain and Trademark For Free
I’m sure you’ve all heard about Steve Jobs resigning as CEO of Apple. Today, I read a post that stood out among the… Read more
10 More Time-Saving Domain and SEO Bookmarklets
Last year, my original list of 12 domain name and SEO bookmarklets turned out to be quite a popular resource. Having ins… Read more
Handpicked Expired Domains List, Quality .Coms Available to Register
This is the fourth in a series of updates featuring handpicked expired domain name lists. These lists were originally sh… Read more