WEEK IN DOMAINING # 54

[Sarfraz S]

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HIGHLIGHTS​

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  ICANN Call for Nominations: Universal Acceptance Expert Working Group. Read more​
  
  
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  GoDaddy Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results. Read more​
  
  
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  Namesilo revenue climbs to C$55M, now has 5.7 million domains. Read more​
  
  
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  Tucows Delivers Strong Q1 with Gains in Revenue, Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA. Read more​
  
  
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  Abuse report: Dot .top is a top TLD, says Spamhaus. Read more​
  
  
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  Registrar stats: GoDaddy rebounds and Namecheap surges. Read more​
  
  
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  ICANN83 Prep Week Schedule Now Available. Read more​
  
  
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  DNForum owner acquires another domain forum. Read more​
  
  
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  Instacart was Buyer of Fizz .com. Read more​
  
  
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  Proton: Dot .me domains are safer than .com. Read more​
  
  
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  Kickstart Acquires Kickstart .com. Read more​
  
  
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  BigCommerce buys domain name for $2.4 million. Read more​
  
  
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  Sedo & InterNetX: Eco webinar broke down key domain metrics. Read more​
  
  
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  Sedo: Most searched keywords for April 2025. Read more​
  
  
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  Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Borj .com. Read more​

LEGAL NEWS​

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  RDNH in Timesnow .com. Read more​
  
  
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  UDRP: Tictaclearn .com was denied. Read more​
  
  
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  UDRP: Losangelesfitnesshub .com was denied. Read more​
  
  
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  UDRP: Luxotic .com was denied. Read more​
  
  
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  RDNH in Smartrail .com. Read more​
  
  
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  RDNH in jslidesfootwear .com and jslides .com. Read more​
  
  
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  UDRP: Kristinskogenlund .com was denied. Read more​
  
  
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  UDRP: Alstomarketing .com was denied. Read more​
  
  
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  UDRP: Clio .ai was denied. Read more​
  
  
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  Two deadbeat registrars get their ICANN marching orders. Read more​
  
  
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  Armal .com UDRP: Sole panelist hands domainer unfavorable decision. Read more​
  
  
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  The FBI uncovers 42,000 phishing domains tied to major global scam platform. Read more​

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BLOGS​

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  How I Choose LTO Length by Elliot Silver. Read blog​
  
  
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  DotMusic has sold a lot of names, but not many are turned on by Kevin Murphy. Read blog​
  
  
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  Guide to Implementing HTTPS: A Modern Necessity by Christopher G. Simon. Read blog​
  
  
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  The Interesting Stories Behind Ten Company Names by Bob Hawkes. Read blog​
  
  
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  The Greatest Domain Stories of all time – Part 1 by Raymond Hackney. Read blog​
  
  
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  Odyssey .com is Braden Pollock’s Largest Domain Name Sale by Elliot Silver. Read blog​
  
  
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  Essay Part 1: Demands and Expectations by Gerald M Levine. Read blog​
  
  
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  How New Domains are Driving DNS-based Attacks by TK Keanini. Read blog​
  
  
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  Web3 and Web2: Updates on Blockchain & Domains in 2025 by Shane Layman. Read blog​
  
  
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  Unconventional ways to find high-value expired domains by Gary Stevens. Read blog​
  
  
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  I Hate to Burst Your Bubble, But Is the Hosting Industry Headed for Another Crash? by Jordan Sprogis. Read blog​
  
  
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  Beyond WHOIS: Rethinking Domain Verification in a Post-GDPR World by Rick Crandon. Read blog​

PODCAST / INTERVIEW​

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  ICA Member Profile: Ray King. Read​
  
  
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  Analyzing the global domain market – DNW Podcast #533. Listen​

UPCOMING EVENTS​

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  Consensus 2025 : May 14-16, 2025 | Toronto, Canada​
  
  
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  Web Summit : May 27-30, 2025 | Vancouver, Canada​
  
  
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  ICANN83 Policy Forum : Jun 9-12, 2025 | Prague, the Czech Republic​
  
  
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  Domain Summit Europe 2025 : Sep 02-03, 2025 | London, UK​
  
  
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  Domain Days Dubai 2025 : Oct 22-23, 2025 | Dubai, UAE​
  
  
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  NamesCon Global : Nov 5-6, 2025 | Miami, USA​
  
  
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  CloudFest USA : Nov 5-6, 2025 | Miami, USA​
  
  
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  ICA Annual Member Meeting : Jan 15-17, 2026 | Las Vegas, USA​

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Sarfraz Saleem
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Editor-in-Chief | WEEK IN DOMAINING

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