Sell a domain name for bitcoin? Make sure to report it to the IRS
A crypto transaction is not a tax-free transaction. U.S. taxpayers who sell domain names for cryptocurrencies such as bi… Read more
Sweet spot: nouns with no plurals
Some nouns have rarely-used plurals. I’ve acquired domain names to start businesses, and I’ve talked to lots of entr… Read more
How Chris Snyder acquired Banks.com
Banks.com was once a publicly traded company. Elliot Silver reported in 2010 about an agreement with Domain Capital. I j… Read more
Pocketbook e-reader company sues over Pocketbook.com
After losing UDRP for Pocketbook.com, e-reader maker tries U.S. courts. PocketBook International SA, a company that sell… Read more
Just bidding on domain names for shits and giggles
Not every bid is a bid to win MapleDots came back to Namepros and detailed an auction battle that he had with Huge Domai… Read more
Short But Sweet Europe Track Added to a Tasty Menu That Gave NamesCon Online Global Appeal
We couldn't catch up with Europe Track sessions at NamesCon Online until the replays were available. Here's who appeared… Read more
How I’m investing in domains these days
I’m planting lots of small seeds and making marginally bigger bets. There are lots of great domain investors out there… Read more
Moderna buys a vaccine domain, Microsoft sells, and more end users
Moderna buys a domain and Microsoft sells one. Moderna, a healthcare company trying to create a Covid-19 vaccine, bought… Read more
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Trajectory.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Trajectory.com led the way at $50,000. WOWCasino.co.uk was second at 23… Read more
Photos & Highlights From the South Asia Track That Helped Make NamesCon Online a Worldwide Hit
We checked out all of the replays of the South Asia Track sessions at NamesCon Online to bring you photos & highlights f… Read more
ThePirateBay.com closes at $35,150 at DropCatch
A few days ago I wrote about PirateBay.org closing at $50,000 on DropCatch. Next in line was ThePirateBay.com, also caug… Read more
With NDA Keeping the Lid on a 7-Figure Sale, Mid Five-Figure Domains Dominate Latest Sales Chart
Million dollar sales are still happening, but the most of the action the first half of September was in the mid range of… Read more
Radix Racks Up Nearly $1 Million in 1H-2020 Premium Domain Sales & Rolls Out New Name Spinner Namify
Things are heating up at Radix. The company has announced record premium domain sales and just launched an innovative na… Read more
Friday's Closing Day Photos & Highlights From a Fabulous First Edition of NamesCon Online
...and that's a wrap! The first NamesCon Online conference is history - and it made history in an industry that continue… Read more
NamesCon.Online Doubled Down on Day 2 With Conference Expanding to 6 Separate Tracks
After a busy opening day Wednesday, the first NamesCon Online conference got even busier Thursday with 3 more tracks add… Read more
Day 1 at NamesCon.Online Delivered Excellent Content on a Versatile Trouble Free Platform
With excellent speakers, fresh, timely content and easy to use networking opportunities,NamesCon Online is delivering an… Read more
NamesCon Online Ready for Launch Wednesday With LIVE Sessions on Impressive New Platform
I got a peak behind the NamesCon Online curtain during a rehearsal session today and came away very impressed with what… Read more
Verisign Report Reveals Global Domain Registrations Have Passed the 370 Million Mark
Web users love domain names. 15 million more were registered worldwide in the past year, sending the global total to ove… Read more
Marketing Domains in the Midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic
When people have to be cautious with their money, industry marketers have to show domains are more valuable than ever in… Read more
Three-Word .Com Goes for Nearly $400,000 to Take a Spot Among Year's 3 Biggest Sales to Date
The new domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. The past fortnight produced some solid sales as the market continue… Read more
Sedo Names New CEO - Michael Robrock Promoted to Top Spot After Coming On Board as COO Last Year
Just 13 months after being named COO, Michael Robrock has been promoted to CEO at aftermarket giant Sedo. Read more
After Traveling a Parallel Path to Success, Efty and DAN.com Join Forces in Marketplace Integration
Efty.com & DAN.com have been two of the most innovative companies in the domain space in recent years - now they are wor… Read more
NamesCon Online Agenda Features Over 50 Sessions Spread Across 3 Days Next Month
The full agenda has been released for NamesCon Online, a 3-day virtual conference that is coming up September 9-11, 2020… Read more
Braden Pollock Rings Six-Figure Bell with Interlock.com to Top This Week's Sales Chart
Braden Pollock's latest 6-figure sale tops DNJournal's latest Sales Chart. We also saw 3 of the year's 10 biggest non .c… Read more
Domain Monetization Expert Michael Gilmour Gifts Industry with Series of Free Master Class Videos
If you are interested in domain monetization, Michael Gilmour has posted 10 free video lessons so you can learn all abou… Read more
List 001: Handpicked Expired Domains Are Back! (101 Available Domains)
Today we’re bringing back a DotSauce classic, our handpicked expired domain lists. It was a favorite among all our rea… Read more
New FLATSite Converter Aims to Make WordPress Sites Faster, More Secure and Cheaper to Host
Domain industry veteran launches new service designed to convert WordPress sites into lean, low cost, secure websites th… Read more
Year's Biggest ccTLD Sale of the Year to Date Gives Sedo Top Spot on This Week's Sales Chart
A quarter-million $ ccTLD tops this week's domain sales chart . The .coms also posted a solid 6-figure sale and the non… Read more
New Domain Marketplace at SAV.com Offers Buyers & Sellers an Economical Option
After entering the domain registration business with SAV.com last year, veteran domain investor Anthos Chrysanthou has a… Read more
Humble Domain Industry Icon Nat Cohen Goes Deep in Revealing New Interview at GGRG.com
Nat Cohen owns won of the world's best domain portfolios (he has over 1,000 3-letter .coms alone!) but has never been on… Read more
Guta.com Breaks Down 2Q-2020 Premium Domain Sales Trends in Their New Quarterly Report
International domain brokerage Guta.com breaks down the strengths and weaknesses they saw in the premium domain market i… Read more
The Year's First Online Domain Conference is Underway at TheDomainShow.com
The free admission event got underway Thursday and will be continuing through Saturday with a line up featuring over 30… Read more
A Six-Figure Memento Will Help Sedo's Dave Evanson Remember This Week's Sales Chart
A .com, a ccTLD & a non .com gTLD hold the top spots on DNJ's new chart. PLUS - a treasure trove of previously unreporte… Read more
Merger of i2Coalition & The Domain Name Association Creates Powerful Internet Infrastructure Advocacy Group
When it comes to having your voice heard, the bigger the better. This merger of two important forces looks like a positi… Read more
SedoMLS Brokerage Expands Its Reach with Major European Registrar united-domains Coming On Board
Potential domain buyers are almost always frustrated to find their first choice domain is taken. Several registrars have… Read more
Vehicle.com Keeps Monte Cahn Parked in Top Spot on the Domain Sales Chart with Morgan Linton Also Lighting Up the Leader Board
Monte Cahn & Morgan Linton lit up this week's domain sales chart. Monte now has back to back #1 wins and Morgan notched… Read more
TheDomainShow.com Announces Speakers & Free Registration for Upcoming Online Conference
Covid-19 has temporarily closed the door on traditional domain conferences but two virtual events this summer will provi… Read more
NamesCon Rechristens Their First Virtual Event - NC 360° is Now NamesCon Online
NamesCon's new virtual conference, originally dubbed NamesCon 360, has changed names and moved to a new web address. 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