When the Domain Sales Boom Ends One Expert Thinks The Culprit May Not Be the One You Expect
Some think competition from NFTs and crypto could siphon money away from domains but those are not big concerns to Neil… Read more
Glenn Beck’s non-profit defends domain in cybersquatting dispute
Non-profit said it acquired HonestHistory.com for an online archive of historical artifacts. Mercury One, a non-profit f… Read more
November’s top domain name stories
What happened in November in the domain business. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by v… Read more
Verse upends Meta in new TLDs
Meta wasn’t the most popular keyword in Donuts’ domains last month. Donuts has published its monthly domain trends repor… Read more
GoDaddy to roll out Radar to all Investor app users
Feature makes it easier to find good domains that are about to be sold. Next week, GoDaddy will roll out its new Radar f… Read more
That time everyone piled into .XYZ
End users are buying .xyz domains. How did we get here, and what happens in the future? Yesterday, Square announced it w… Read more
Thought Convergence Selling Off Their Top Tier .Com Domains in NameJet/SnapNames Auctions
Over 800 domains from one of the industry's best domain portfolios are going up for sale including Beer.com & many more. Read more
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by EventHorizon.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and EventHorizon.com led the way at $50,000. WZC.com was second at $46,800.… Read more
$295K Buyer of Maxima.com revealed
Maxima.com sold for $295,000 last month. Dubai Domains sold the domain name through BrandBucket. The name previously sol… Read more
Four Domain Sales Totaling Over $1 Million Lead New DNJ Chart - 6 of Top 10 are Non .Coms
The rising tide in the domain aftermarket is lifting a lot of boats. .Com remains King but other TLDs are flexing some m… Read more
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Binance.ae
Sedo released their domain name sales and Binance.ae led the way at $300,000. TestMySpeed.com was second at $69,000 and… Read more
BankofLondon.com sells for $50K at Sedo
BankofLondon.com sold for $50,000 at Sedo. When you go to the site it’s certainly an interesting message there, nothing… Read more
$400,000 sale of Overview.com Gives Braden Pollock Another Good Reason to Give Thanks Thursday
Braden Pollock will make yet another appearance on our Top Domain Sales charts later this week with a big sale of Overvi… Read more
NameCheap Launches New Domain Market With Buy It Now and Auction Options
Namecheap announced the launch of a new domain market this morning. The market is already populated with millions of auc… Read more
Why New High End Domain Marketplace Graen.com is Making Privacy Its Top Priority
New sales platforms have been launching in the current aftermarket boom. It's a crowded field but Graen.com thinks it ho… Read more
A Quartet of 6-Figure Sales Top This Week's Chart as Domains Remain Hot Commodities
Four sales totaling well over $1 million sit at the top of DNJournal's latest bi-weekly Top 20 Sales Chart as we again s… Read more
IT.com Put Its New Domain Registration Platform in the Spotlight at WebSummit 2021
Just days after announcing their $3.8 million purchase of IT.com the new owners were at Web Summit showing off their new… Read more
Measuring Success: Domain Registrations Are Surging But What Happens When It's Time to Renew?
Sales, registrations & DUM are all measures of success in the domain business but renewals may be the ultimate test. Read more
Update on $3.8M IT.com Sale Including Payment Plan and New Use of IT.com to Sell Sub-Domains
We have new information on the $3,8 million sale of IT.com. Read more
IT.Com Sells for $3.8 Million in Biggest Domain Sale Reported Year to Date + DNJ's Latest Domain Sales Report
The latest DNJournal domain sales report is out with late breaking news stealing the spotlight! Read more
ZeroCarbon.com Sells for Mid 6 Figures in 2nd Sale at That Level This Past Week
Another big DNJ domain sales report is shaping up for release Wednesday evening with two mid six-figure sales already re… Read more
Have an Idea for an Online Store? Cash and Expert Advice From New .Store Contest Could Make it Happen
#Idea to .Store contest is offering a $30,000 cash prize pool, plus mentoring from judges who are leading experts in eco… Read more
With NIF.com Sale the Top Six 3-Letter .Com Sales Reported YTD Averaged Over $1 Million Apiece
We learned about a mid six figure sale of a three-letter .com today. The sale shows that short acronyms are winning big… Read more
Latest Quarterly Reports from Guta.com and GGRG.com Reflect Unabated Boom in the Domain Aftermarket
Two leading international domain brokerages have released their latest quarterly reports on aftermarket domain sales in… Read more
Banner Year for Domain Sales Continues As Another 7-Figure Sale Tops Latest DNJournal Chart
For the first time in 6 years EVERY name on DNJournal's YTD Top 100 Chart has reached at least 6 figures - twice as many… Read more
Fast Growing Registrar SAV.com Reaches 1 Million Domains Under Management Just 2 Years Launch
Only 43 of the nearly 3,000 domain registrars worldwide have passed the 1 million mark in domains under management. SAV.… Read more
New Partnership Between Dan.com and MediaOptions Brings Brokerage Services to Booming Marketplace
Two of the top names in the domain business, booming marketplace Dan.com and brokerage powerhouse MediaOptions have join… Read more
How an Event That Happened in India 4 Years Ago Led to One of NamesCon's Best Sessions in 2021
It may be the biggest domain event you never heard of - 7 Internet gurus spending 2 months traveling 20,000 kilometers t… Read more
Bombs Away! 2 Blockbuster Sales Totaling Over $5 Million Take Top Spots On Latest DNJ Chart
We've entered the first days of Fall but domain sales are still Rising! Two of the year's six biggest sales to date top… Read more
Back to the Future! ICA Members Got Together In Person for 15th Anniversary Meetup in Las Vegas
When the ICA held their 15th Anniversary Meetup in Las Vegas a few days ago, it was the way things used to be and the wa… Read more
Photos & Highlights from Closing Day Friday at the September 2021 NamesCon Online Conference
Over 900 registrants from 53 different countries logged in during NamesCon Online's 3-day run. Here's what happened on t… Read more
Photos & Highlights from Day 2 Thursday at the September 2021 NamesCon Online Conference
Day 2 at NamesCon Online was again jam-packed with business sessions, the ROTD live domain auction & registrants watchin… Read more
Photos & Highlights from Day 1 at the September 2021 NamesCon Online Conference
The latest edition of NamesCon Online got off to a busy start Wednesday with dozens of experts providing tips and advice… Read more
ICA & INTA Will Provide an Unprecedented Inside Look at the UDRP Process at NamesCon Online Friday
At NamesCon Online this week, some of the industry's leading attorneys will give you a never before seen, inside look at… Read more
120+ Speakers & Over 100 Sessions Makes NamesCon Online a BIG Deal With a Small Price Tag
When NamesCon Online returns next week 1500 registrants will hear from 120+ speakers spread across 4 stages, and also bi… Read more
Solid Domain Sales Fill DNJ's New Chart But For the 1st Time This Summer None Reached 7 Figures
The unprecedented string of 7-figure domain sales topping our bi-weekly Sales Chart finally ended but there was still a… Read more
ROTD Announces 1st Group of Premium Domains for Next Week's NamesCon Auction, Pre-Bidding Open Now
The upcoming NamesCon Online conference will have 3 separate domain auctions. The first sampling of names for the main e… Read more
11 Years After an Electrifying Domain Purchase, Bill Karamouzis Sells His Company for $35 Million
When Bill Karamouzis paid $350,000 for CookingGames.com people couldn't believe it, but Bill laughed all the way to the… Read more
While the Domain Aftermarket Boomed Verisign Reports New Regs Were a Mixed Bagged in 2Q-2021
Verisign's latest Domain Name Industry brief found some winners, some treading water and some losing ground in total reg… Read more
7-Figure Domain Sales Streak Accelerates With 2 Sales Totaling Nearly $4.5 Million Topping DNJ Chart
The 7-figure domain sales streak shows no sign of slowing down, in fact the pace picked up this week with TWO on the new… 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 reade… 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 wi… 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 approximat… 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) f… 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 and… 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 co… 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 job… 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 o… 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 se… 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 cy… 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, but… 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 of… 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 population… 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 d… 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 secure.… 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.” W… 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 beca… 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 as… 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 passwo… 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 officia… 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 a… 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 vi… 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. Part… 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 paten… 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 the… 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 Ma… 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 significantly… 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 rea… 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 act… 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 comm… 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 sea… 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