Epik issues an update on recent data intrusion
The story of the past few days has been the data breach at Epik. The Namepros thread has been the most popular thread on… Read more
SC Johnson terminates remaining dot-brand top level domains
SC Johnson turns .off its new top level domains. Consumer products company SC Johnson has told ICANN it wishes to termin… Read more
Epik breach: credit card woes, Whois data
Credit card exposure from breach could have a major impact on customers. I’ve been writing a lot about the Epik security… Read more
Selling more geo domains – DNW Podcast #355
Can SquadHelp crack the geo domain sales code? Can SquadHelp crack the code to help you sell more geo domains? On today’… Read more
Epik sends hack notice, warns on credit cards
Registrar says payment card information may have been compromised. Late Saturday night, domain name registrar Epik sent… 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
.ORG Impact Awards draw record number of nominations
PIR receives over 600 nominations for this year’s awards. Public Interest Registry (PIR) received a record number of nom… 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
NameJet/Snapnames July and August sales led by BestShop.com
NameJet and Snapnames released two months of sales data. July and August. July Highlights: Top NameJet Sale: Turret.com… Read more
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Homesome.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and Homesome.com led the way at $59,999. Portfolio.io was second at $35,000… 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
NamesCon/RightOfTheDot open pre-bidding for first group of names to be auctioned
The first group of premium domain names / Digital real estate and assets have been made available for pre-bidding in the… 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
Three Different Domain Auctions Will Be a Big Part of the Action at NamesCon Online Next Month
When NamesCon Online returns September 22-24, domain buyers and sellers will have multiple opportunities to ply their tr… Read more
Domain Sales Boom Not Limited to Aftermarket - Radix Hit New High in Premium Registration Revenue in 1H-2021
They say a rising tide lifts all boats and that seems to be the case in the domain business this year. Read more
The Domain Social is Going Out With a Bang - Free 9-Day Domainer Week Event Begins Thursday
After more than a year of weekly Domain Socials, the party is about to end, but not before a giant 9-day domain business… Read more
With the Agenda Now Set and the Show Just 4 Weeks Away NamesCon Online is Ready to Rock Again
NamesCon Online returns for a star-studded autumn edition September 22-24, 2021. Sessions will run concurrently on two s… Read more
George Kirikos Uncovers a $3.3 Million Blockbuster - the Biggest Domain Sale of the Year to Date
The world's #1 domain sleuth, George Kirikos, has done it again. George's latest multi-million dollar find is the bigges… Read more
Larry Fischer Logs His 2nd 7-Figure Sale THIS WEEK and Morgan Linton Brokers a $542,500 Deal
OK, this is getting crazy! Less than 24 hours after we reported a 7-figure sale from Larry Fischer, he announced another… Read more
7-Figure Sales Streak Reaches 6 Reports in a Row - Latest One Leads New DNJ Chart at $2,500,000
In the current domain aftermarket boom, 7-figure sales have become a regular occurrence. The latest one is the 2nd bigge… Read more
Larry Fischer & Ari Goldberger Team Up to Close a $2.5 Million Sale of Marketing.com
Two industry pioneers have teamed up to close another blockbuster sale in the 2nd highest publicly reported transaction… Read more
Campaign Led by Radix's .Tech Domains Raises $62,000 to Expand Computer Science Access in Schools
Working with Code.org, Domain.com, GoDaddy Pro and Namecheap, Radix's .Tech Domains led a campaign to give under-served… Read more
5 for 5: A Fifth Consecutive 7-Figure Sale That Ranks #3 YTD Tops New DNJournal Chart
If the summer doldrums still exist, the domain aftermarket apparently didn't get the memo! Business remains red hot in D… Read more
Bhavin Turakhia’s Titan Raises $30 Million from Automattic to Re-invent Professional Email for Web Presence Providers
After big hits with Radix, Flock and Zeta, serial entrepreneur Bhavin Turakhia is on his way to another with email innov… Read more
George Kirikos Uncovers One of the 3 Biggest Domain Sales Reported YTD as 7-Figure Bell Rings Again
Home prices have been going crazy over the past year but virtual real estate has been booming too with 7-figure sales be… Read more
GoDaddy Releases Top 20 Sales From February - Seven Reach 6 Figures Including a $792,000 List Topper
GoDaddy's latest list of their aftermarket domain sales (from February) is full fo 6-figure eye poppers. Read more
New gTLDS Past, Present & Future: Industry Expert Karn Jajoo Opines on the Evolution of Domain Names
With talk heating up about a 2nd round of new gTLDS, the time is right for an evaluation of where the new G's are now an… Read more
ICA Public Webinar August 4 to Address Plans for a Second Round of New gTLDs
9 years have passed since the first round of new gTLDs opened. Those interested in applying for a gTLD in round 2 will w… Read more
Andrew Rosener Confirms MediaOptions Sold Wise.com for $2 Million Last Year Giving DNJ 2020 Top 100 Chart a New Leader:
The question of whether or not a reported $2 million sale of Wise.com involved more than one domain has been answered. Read more
For the 4th Report in a Row a 7-Figure Sale Caps DNJournal's Top 20 Domain Sales Chart
Summer is here and a lot of people are on vacation but high end domain buyers have yet to take a break! Another $1 milli… Read more
Andrew Allemann & Ron Jackson Discuss .US Domains & the Year's Biggest Domain Sales Overall
Andrew and I covered two bases on the new DNW podcast today - .US domains and the year's biggest sales across all TLDs. Read more
There is a New Dan in Town! Dan.com 2.0 Arrives With Stylish New Interface and Enhanced Feature Set
Popular domain sales and escrow platform Dan.com had gotten a major makeover and there is lots to like in Dan 2.0. Read more
VIP Brokerage & DomainAssets.com Close 7-Figure Sale of EE.com in One of Year's Biggest Sales to Date
Due to their rarity, we don't see many 2-letter .com sales, especially ones that can be publicly reported - but we have… Read more
New Quarterly Reports From Guta.com and GGRG.com Reveal Domain Sales Gains in 2Q-2021
With the 2nd quarter of 2021 now in the books, we have gotten new quarterly reports from two of the industry's leading d… Read more
Big Domain Sales Continue to Burn Up the Charts: 7-Figure Bell Rings Again and 10 Hit 6 Figures
Temperatures aren't the only thing sizzling this summer as big domain sales continue to bust out all over. Read more
Born on the 4th of July! .US Gets Its Own News & Information Website - American Domain Names at ADN.US
My nearly 20 years in the domain business happened because of a .US ad I saw in 2002!. Today I gave something back to Am… 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