DomainsBot releases interesting data about domain searches. DomainsBot, a service that powers many registrars’ domain search, has published some interesting data about user search behavior. The headline is that people entered fewer search queries per session in May than they did a year ago. Whereas in May 2020, about 20% of users searched just [...] Continue reading →

The 15th edition of the European Summer School on Internet Governance (EuroSSIG) took place recently in Meissen/Germany, from August 15 -20, 2021. It was the second hybrid meeting under the challenging condition of the pandemic. Eighteen fellows from 15 countries representing all regions of the world traveled to Germany, as well as five faculty members. [...] Continue reading →

This would be a good time to do a much needed domain name portfolio audit. As most of you know today is the last day to renew your .com domains before Verisign increases the wholesale price tomorrow. Verisign will increase the annual registry-level wholesale fee for each new and renewal .com domain name registration from [...] Continue reading →

A look at the final auction prices, closeouts and more from the domain auction list posted on August 30, 2021. If there is an asterisk (*) next to a price, it means that the name was at auction from a private seller (rather than an expiring name) and may have had a reserve.  I’m only showing [...] Continue reading →

Each week, Arif Mirza organizes The Domain Social, a Zoom session for domain investors to chat about domain names and domain investing. A couple of weeks ago, Arif announced a special series of panels and discussions dubbed “Domainer Week.” This series started a few days ago, and it will continue for the next few days. [...] Continue reading →

This company smartly upgraded its domain when it went global. The best deal is where all parties win, and this is also the principle that China promotes in its global strategy. One company must have heeded the advice and even implemented the principle in its domain. Awinic is an integrated circuit (IC) design house [...] Continue reading →

Now your .com or .whatever address works with ENS. ENS now supports regular domain names. Last week, Ethereum Name Service (ENS) expanded its capabilities to work with any second level domain. This means owners of .com, .net, .money, et al. domains can now use their domains as a wallet address in ENS. This makes a [...] Continue reading →