Paul Graham co-founder of startup accelerator Y Combinator posted a few things about domain names on X. He only deals with prices. In advising Startups and helping them purchase names he mentioned he ...

Watch out for hotel pirates. NamesCon is about 10 weeks away, and it’s time to secure your hotel room if you’re attending this year’s event in Miami. As is common with conferences, “hotel pirates” are ...

Academic researchers investigate considerations when choosing a misspelled brand. The safest thing to do when choosing a ...

You can now list domains on other marketplaces as long as you price them at least 10% higher. Domain marketplace Atom has loosened and simplified its policy for listing domains on other marketplaces.

Here’s one way to pitch a domain you registered less than a year ago. Outbounding domain names is challenging. Who do you contact? How do you get their attention? I’ve been told that short and sweet ...

TISM.com sold for $17,000 / Brandable retail domain sales in 2025 and More… Here are the new discussions that caught my eye ...

ICANN’s Governmental Advisory Committee is “deeply concerned” about the credibility of the new gTLD program’s Next Round, after a scheme to broaden the geographic spread of applicants has started to ...

ICANN’s Nominating Committee has announced its annual picks for the Org’s board of directors, with two new fresh faces, both of whom have notable AI policy experience, joining. Constance Bommelaer de ...

AI-related companies and those building tools using AI bought many domains this week. AI, AI, AI. It’s a common theme in this end user domain sales report. And yet…note that the term “AI” is missing ...

Indian national ccTLD registry NIXI is reportedly planning to branch out into new gTLDs, unfortunately it’s picked two strings that are strictly banned under ICANN rules. According to an Economic ...

This new domain registrar has a lot of promise beyond just good prices. Unstoppable Domains, which began as a Web3 naming company, has reinvented itself as an ICANN-accredited registrar. Now, it’s ...

ICANN’s pilot Registration Data Request Service could live on beyond its original shelf life, if new recommendations are approved. The GNSO’s RDRS Standing Committee has reached consensus on six ...