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WEEK IN DOMAINING # 36

Sarfraz S

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WEEK IN DOMAINING

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HIGHLIGHTS


  • ICANN hit by DDoS attack. Read more


  • 2025 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award Nominations. Read more


  • Dan .com merges with Afternic. Read more


  • 5 Years of Domain Smoke. Read more


  • Veed .com founder shares acquisition price, hints of $80,000 dollar sale. Read more


  • GoDaddy shuts down Dan’s integration with Efty. Read more


  • Squarespace gets sweetened $7.2 billion takeover offer. Read more


  • Hackers break .mobi after Whois domain expires. Read more


  • ICANN Seeks Input on Additional Reference Label Generation Rules and Updates. Read more


  • Early registration open for Domainer Expo coming this December in Las Vegas. Read more


  • GoDaddy announces next premium domain auction. Read more


  • The biggest .com registrars, ranked. Read more


  • China loses over half a million domains. Read more


  • ICANN Extends Deadline for NextGen@ICANN82 Program Applications. Read more


  • Sedo: Most searched keywords for August 2024. Read more


  • NameJet/SnapNames 3 months of sales data released. Read more


  • ICANN Seeks Input on Proposed Language for Next Round Applicant Guidebook. Read more


  • ASAP .com Sold in Bankruptcy Auction. Read more


  • Sedo weekly domain name sales led by CV .co. Read more


  • End user domain name sales up to $265,000. Read more


  • Venmo and PayPal integrate Ethereum Name Service addresses. Read more
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LEGAL NEWS


  • RDNH in Gosno .com. Read more


  • UDRP: Narecycles .com was denied. Read more


  • RDNH in Pools123texas .com. Read more


  • RDNH in Wandafilm .com. Read more


  • UDRP: Qw .com was denied. Read more


  • UDRP: Notinok .shop was denied. Read more


  • UDRP: Jouvenceartisanale .com was denied. Read more


  • UDRP: Keeper .com was denied. Read more


  • UDRP: Borboninternational .com was denied. Read more


  • Peppercorn .com: UDRP returns domain to rightful owner 15 years later. Read more


  • Outside Interactive sues to get outside .com. Read more


  • Russia calls for ICANN to split from US. Read more


  • USPTO infringement via the matching .com domain name. Read more


  • Araldi .com: Four years after a GoDaddy auctions pickup, domain is lost in a UDRP. Read more


  • Namecheap Flagged for EU ‘Piracy Watchlist’ After Failing to Block Infringing Sites. Read more


  • Internet Archive Loses Landmark E-Book Lending Copyright Appeal Against Publishers. Read more


  • FBI seizes Russian fake news domains. Read more


  • Chinese registrars back in trouble after porn UDRP suspension. Read more


  • Russia challenges .aero domain suspension, seeks ICANN mediation. Read more
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BLOGS


  • Eleven Things About Domain Name Sell-Through Rates by Bob Hawkes. Read blog


  • 5 Ways to use Afternic to make informed renewal decisions by James Iles. Read blog


  • Beyond .Com: Are Alternative Extensions Worth The Risk For Your Brand? by Darpan Munjal. Read blog


  • Navigate the complexities of MX records and optimize DNS settings for fail-safe email success by Simone Catania. Read blog


  • Wasted Everyone’s Time by Defending the Indefensible by Ankur Raheja. Read blog


  • Effective brand strategies for global visibility by Eshan Pancholi. Read blog


  • GoDaddy Auctions: “Improve chances of winning this domain!” by Elliot Silver. Read blog


  • Afternic experience of August 2024 by AbdulBasit Makrani. Read blog


  • Importance of Owning a Domain: Securing Your Digital Identity by Christine King. Read blog


  • Further Explorations in Brandable Domain Names: Sensational Spellingz by David Barnett. Read blog


  • NIS2 Consultation and Next Steps by Dimitris Zacharias. Read blog


  • System Critical Updates Available by Mr. Sten Lillieström. Read blog

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PODCAST / INTERVIEW


  • The Power of Domain Names with Ryan Ewen: Strategic Investments That Pay Off. Listen


  • Connecting domains to services – DNW Podcast #499. Listen


  • DomainSherpa Review – Full Disclosure. Watch


  • Entrepreneur Steven Tey of Dub .co. Read
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UPCOMING EVENTS

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NEW LAUNCH


  • Unveiled the official logo for the Domainer Mixer event. Explore


  • Domain Price Game : A free web game where you guess the values of recent domain name sales. Explore


  • Digital Candy Community by Ryan Ewen. Explore


  • Have I Been Squatted? Protect your domain and brand from typosquatting attacks. Explore


  • Atom’s AI-Generated Images: Elevate Your Domain Listings to the Next Level. Explore

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JOBS


  • Explore openings at Newfold Digital. Know more


  • Find your perfect role at GoDaddy. Know more


  • Chief of Staff at Tucows Domains. Know more
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DEALS


  • Namecheap Monthly Coupons. Explore


  • Porkbun Monthly Domain Deals. Explore


  • Early registration offer for Domainer Expo event. Explore


  • Advance registration offer for Domain Days event. Explore


  • Freename unlimited use 35% off - Promocode ‘BACK35’. Explore.​

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RECOMMENDATION


  • Domnomics: The business of domain names. This Kindle book from John McCormac explains the business of domain names. Explore


Keep Domaining. See you next week,​


Sarfraz Saleem
Founder | DomainBuddy.in & DNGuide.in
Editor-in-Chief | WEEK IN DOMAINING​




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