Unstoppable Domains is enabling Twitter users to claim free “domains” in its alt-root blockchain-based TLD .nft. The site offers users a domain that matches their Twitter handle. You only need to authorize its app to log in using Twitter credentials, much like other Twitter-connected apps. Actually using the name seems to require you to have [...] Continue reading →

Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and ThisAV.com led the way at $99,000. More background on this name here. Juv.com was second at $29,500 and puppytoys.com third at $20,000. 43 .com sales 30 cctld sales 10 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales are:     Domain name Date Price Currency       [...] Continue reading →

CentralNic Group PLC (LON: CNIC) posted earnings on Monday, and 2022 was a very good year. With gross revenue up 77% compared to 2021. The stock closed up on Monday. Last Price145.50 Day Change2.50|1.75% CentralNic Group PLC on Monday said it booked record revenue in 2022, owing to its “outstanding business portfolio”. The London-based domain [...] Continue reading →

Today: Includ.com sold for $6,488 / The Appraisal of Legendary.gg / Evaluating PasadenaContractors.com / and more… Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today: Appraising Jaact.com – When it comes to short, five-letter, pronounceable, brandable, .com [...] Continue reading →

The founder of a recently launched name-spinner web site says the AI-based tool has already been used a million times in a month, and I can see why. The site, SmartyNames.com, is reportedly based on the same GPT-3 natural language processing software as the incredibly popular ChatGPT chatbot. Users simply type in a description of [...] Continue reading →

It seems ICANN can multi-task, after all. Its board of directors has yet to formally approve the next application round, but staff have started looking for a company to build the application system, regardless. Org has published an RFI (pdf) for potential developers of a “gTLD Application Lifecycle System” that ICANN, applicants and third-party contractors [...] Continue reading →

Fiat Chrysler is to kill off five of its six dot-brand gTLDs, which it has never used. The company has told ICANN it no longer wishes to operate .abarth, .alfaromeo, .fiat, .maserati, and .lancia, four of its car brands. Weirdly, .ferrari, which has also never been used, is not subject to a termination notice. Perhaps [...] Continue reading →