Cybernews.com published an article about scammers actually using Google's domain name Google.com to send phishing emails. This is kind of nuts. From the article: Scammers have found a way to send fraudulent emails using Google’s official @google.com domain by abusing Google Cloud automation tools. Thousands of organizations received phishing emails that evaded security detection. If you … [Read more...]
Simone Catania takes a look back at how the Global Domain Report 2025 sentiments played out
Simone Catania published a very long and detailed post on CircleID about how predictions or sentiments with regards to their 2025 Survey took shape. Did 2025 live up to expectations? Going into 2025, survey respondents were cautiously optimistic: Their expectations were shaped by a visible cooling in 2024, when global domain registrations grew by only about 1.2%, reaching roughly 364.3 … [Read more...]
ICANN will open the application submission period for next round of new gtlds 4/30/26
ICANN will open applications for new top-level domains in April 2026. The next round is certainly going to be interesting. What will new applicants learn from past mistakes? What will happen with Web3 extensions looking to get the matching DNS based extension. From the release: LOS ANGELES - 16 December 2025 - The Internet is constantly evolving – transforming and changing as users innovate … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by ALA.xyz
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and ALA.xyz led the way at $50,000. DaoBank.com was the top .com sale at $28,000 followed by DeepMatter.com at $19,888. 53 .com sales 19 cctld sales 10 other tld sales Domain … [Read more...]
TheDomains.com turns 18
TheDomains.com turns 18, started by one of the five greatest domain investors of all time, Michael Berkens back in December of 2007. We are closing in on 12,000 posts and have had over 117,000 comments. After many years of posting 12 hours a day, Michael is now living the good life as I see him in pics having fun in the Florida sun on Rick's boat. I have been here now for 12 years and want … [Read more...]
Rick Schwartz AiReviews.com deal sets off a flurry of AiReview related domain registrations
So back on November 14 Rick Schwartz posted on X that a domain name that he paid just $480 for had closed in a $1.3M LTO deal. Today Rick gave more info on the deal on X, he mentioned that the South Florida Business Journal covered the story. When Rick announced that the domain name was AiReviews.com, Rick helped some registrars and registries pick up domain registrations they otherwise would … [Read more...]
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by Dure.com
Updated sales report for Sedo here … [Read more...]