NamesCon Global 2026 concluded in Miami with industry awards, discussions about artificial intelligence and the next generation of internet entrepreneurs, and the highly anticipated Beanstalk Challenge finale. The second day featured Escrow.com's Master of Domains awards, recognizing some of the industry's most successful domain brokers,...
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A firsthand look inside NamesCon Global 2026 at Ice Palace Studios in Miami, where domain name investors, brokers, registrars, and technology executives have gathered to discuss the future of the...
Another domain, another million. The $1 million sale of Epidemic.com adds to a growing list of high-dollar domain transactions in 2026. So far, 13 publicly reported sales have topped $1...
Shopify paid $200,000 for Shop.app in 2020. Now, its reported $99 million purchase of Shop.com has set a new all-time domain sales record. The deal underscores how much companies will...
PALM BEACH, FL – X, formerly Twitter, has opened its Lead Generation Ads to advertisers globally, including small businesses and those managing their own campaigns. The format allows prospective customers
PALM BEACH, FL – Startups frequently launch with the domain name they can obtain, then pursue the one they ultimately want as the business develops and its resources grow. AI
NEW YORK, NY – They say if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere. But what if you own NewYork.com? It is a question I
SWITZERLAND – A Danish renewable energy company that tried repeatedly to buy WindSpace.com has lost its bid to obtain the domain through a cybersquatting complaint, with a WIPO panel finding
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Businesses giving artificial intelligence permission to perform tasks should take a closer look at the responsibilities that come with that access. Google has notified customers
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The PHP development team released emergency security updates on October 21, 2026, addressing two critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute malicious code on
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – One of the most practical ways to reduce a WordPress website’s exposure to security problems is to keep its plugins to the minimum necessary. A
MIAMI, FL – GoDaddy Chief Executive Officer Aman Bhutani will deliver a keynote at NamesCon Global in Miami, organizers announced in an October 16 email to attendees and subscribers. The
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Companies have spent years tracking where they appear in Google results. Now some are using automated tools to monitor what ChatGPT and Perplexity say about
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – I’ve never been particularly enthusiastic about Google’s Local Services Ads program. In my experience working in internet marketing, I’ve generally found the leads expensive, sometimes
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has revealed 1,615 applications for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), potentially introducing hundreds of additional Internet address
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Google is accelerating its push into workplace artificial intelligence, positioning its Gemini technology as a tool capable of doing more than generating content, answering questions
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA – Google Ads is relaxing its business name requirements, giving verified advertisers more flexibility when their recognized brand name does not match the domain used in an
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two of the most security-sensitive organizations in the United States have been dealing with major data breaches at nearly the same time, exposing sensitive information connected to
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A push by President Donald Trump to replace the term “Artificial Intelligence” with “Super Intelligence” is creating an unexpected surge in demand for Slovenia’s .SI country-code domain.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – This evening I was reading DN Journal’s recent profile of veteran domain investor Yoni Belousov when I found myself asking a fairly simple question: What
The iconic Nashville.com domain name has been sold after more than two decades under the ownership of the Castello Brothers. Here’s what we know about the historic geo-domain transaction, and...
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Internet users have been told for years to inspect a website address before clicking a suspicious link. A phishing technique known as a homoglyph attack