ICANN's board selects the organization's next leader. ICANN announced today the hiring of Kurt Erik “Kurtis” Lindqvist as its new president and CEO, effective December 5. Lindqvist has served as CEO of the London Internet Exchange (LINX) since ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN names new President and CEO
· Policy & LawCompany says Chill.com domain name has been misappropriated
· Policy & LawNew board discovers alleged takeover of domain name. In 2022, I interviewed Callum Sommerton, CEO of Chill Brands Group (London: CHLL). The company had just acquired the chill.com domain name for $1.6 million, and things were looking up for the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The efficient domain portfolio – DNW Podcast #488
· PodcastsLearn how to trim your domain name portfolio. Sometimes, letting go of domain names is the hardest part. But not for my guest this week, domain investor and entrepreneur Yoni Belousov. Yoni is a long-time domain name investor, and on today’s show, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy to enter the S&P 500
· Domain RegistrarsStock gets a lift after index announces its inclusion. The S&P Dow Jones Indices announced Friday afternoon that domain name company GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) will join the S&P 500 index. Shares in GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) jumped in after-hours ... Continue Reading1 Comment
First .blockchain applicant steps forward
· UncategorizedUnstoppable Domains and Blockchain.com announced they will apply for .blockchain. .Blockchain is sure to be one of the most-applied-for top level domain names in the next round of ICANN expansion. This week, two companies announced they are ... Continue Reading2 Comments
ConvertKit to rebrand as Kit, acquires Kit.com
· Domain SalesPopular creator platform takes another stab at a rebrand. Email marketing platform ConverKit has acquired the domain name kit.com ahead of a rebrand to Kit. The platform hopes to become "the operating system for the creator economy" and believes ... Continue Reading2 Comments
End user domain name sales up to €55,000
· Domain SalesA shopping list app, a musical instruments company and a real estate business bought domain names. I'm taking a few minutes out of the NamesCon conference to do this week's end user sales list. I only found seven end user sales from the Sedo list, but ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
May’s top domain name stories
· UncategorizedGoDaddy, a cybersquatting lawsuit, and Squarespace made the news in May. Here's a look back at the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by pageviews. 1. GoDaddy gets reverse domain name hijacking win - A World Intellectual Property ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Maker of Beechcraft airplanes tries to hijack domain names
· Policy & LawTextron Innovations, the company that owns the Beechcraft brand of airplanes, has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. The company filed a cybersquatting dispute against the domains HioBeech.com and BayAreaBeech.com. These domains are ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN wrestles with how to avoid new TLD payoffs
· UncategorizedOrganization wants to eliminate private auctions in next round of new top level domain name expansion. In the 2012 round of new top level domain name expansion, ICANN encouraged parties that applied for the same string to work it out amongst ... Continue Reading3 Comments