WEEK IN DOMAINING # 55

[Sarfraz S]

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HIGHLIGHTS​

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  Escrow .com: 2025 Master of Domains. Read more​
  
  
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  ICANN Publishes Fiscal Year 2025 Third-Quarter Management Financial Results. Read more​
  
  
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  Kaufmann picked for ICANN board. Read more​
  
  
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  .ORG Impact Awards: Submissions are officially OPEN for 2025. Read more​
  
  
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  ICANN Seeks Feedback on New Policy Status Report. Read more​
  
  
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  Gname adds another 200 registrars. Read more​
  
  
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  The Latest in New gTLDs: Markmonitor’s Q2 2025 Report. Read more​
  
  
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  ICANN Webinar Will Introduce Complete Draft Applicant Guidebook. Read more​
  
  
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  Niche web sites: Adam Dicker selling former business domains. Read more​
  
  
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  ICANN : Office of the Ombuds Baseline Survey Now Open. Read more​
  
  
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  ICANN Seeks Comments on Updated Code of Conduct. Read more​
  
  
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  ICANN Board Adopts FY26–30 Operating Plan and FY26 Operating Plan and Budget. Read more​
  
  
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  Sedo weekly domain names sales led by Bookz .com. Read more​

LEGAL NEWS​

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  UDRP: Tomo .com was denied. Read more​
  
  
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  RDNH in Iaa .org. Read more​
  
  
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  RDNH in Zaddy .com. Read more​
  
  
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  RDNH in Ks .com. Read more​
  
  
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  UDRP: Roboflowsystem .com was denied. Read more​
  
  
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  UDRP: Fareporto .com was denied. Read more​
  
  
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  UDRP: Principal .money was denied. Read more​
  
  
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  Entrepreneur Media sues operator of typo website. Read more​
  
  
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  AnnualCreditReport .com operator files cybersquatting lawsuit. Read more​
  
  
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  Another order of default issued against former Epik CEO Rob Monster. Read more​
  
  
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  Pay .com .au secures domain name after suing seller who backed out of deal. Read more​

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BLOGS​

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  Is There a Scarcity of Domain Names for Company Use? by Bob Hawkes. Read blog​
  
  
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  A day in the life of a domain investor by Andrew Allemann. Read blog​
  
  
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  Digital Gold Rush or Online Land Grab? Domain Investors Under Fire for Driving Up Prices by Bill Hartzer. Read blog​
  
  
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  Web3 Domains Explained: How .LOCKER Improves Flexibility Online by Aleksandra Vukovic. Read blog​
  
  
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  ICANN kills off diversity and inclusion by Kevin Murphy. Read blog​
  
  
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  An Update From the 2025 Nominating Committee by Amir Qayyum. Read blog​
  
  
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  Rick Schwartz Responds to Digital Citizens Alliance Report by Elliot Silver. Read blog​
  
  
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  The Evolving Landscape of Search, SEO, and the Role of Domains by John Colascione. Read blog​
  
  
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  Have a Hexonet account? Act now if you don’t want your domains at Moniker by Andrew Allemann. Read blog​
  
  
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  Essay Part 2: Demands and Expectations by Gerald M Levine. Read blog​

PODCAST / INTERVIEW​

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  Trouble at the finish line – DNW Podcast #534. Listen​
  
  
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UPCOMING EVENTS​

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  Web Summit : May 27-30, 2025 | Vancouver, Canada​
  
  
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  TechEx North America : Jun 4-5, 2025 | California, USA​
  
  
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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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  TechEx Europe : Sep 24-25, 2025 | Amsterdam, The Netherlands​
  
  
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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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  TechEx Global : Feb 4-5, 2026 | London, UK​

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Keep Domaining. See you next week,​

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

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