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

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

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

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

UPCOMING EVENTS

• APTLD86 : Sep 17-20, 2024 | Da Nang, Vietnam

• Aspen Digital CyberSummit : Sep 18 | Washington DC, USA

• TPRC52 : Sep 20 | Washington DC, USA

• Digital Asset Congress 2024 : Sep 23-25, 2024 | Reykjavík, Iceland

• ICANN DNS Symposium : Sep 25 | Santa Marta, Colombia

• CyberChess : Oct 1-2, 2024 | Riga, Latvia

• TLDCON 2024 : Oct 4-7, 2024 | Minsk, Belarus

• Domain Days Dubai 2024 : Nov 05-06, 2024 | Dubai, UAE

• ICANN81 Annual General Meeting : Nov 9-14, 2024 | Istanbul, Türkiye

• 2024 Canadian IGF : Nov 27, 2024 | Ottawa, Canada

• Domainer Expo : Dec 05-06, 2024 | Las Vegas, USA

• IGF 2024 : Dec 15-19, 2024 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

• ICA Annual Member Meeting : Jan 26-28, 2025 | Las Vegas, USA
  

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

JOBS

• Explore openings at Newfold Digital. Know more

• Find your perfect role at GoDaddy. Know more

• Chief of Staff at Tucows Domains. Know more

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