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Italo brand: Rail rival’s domain strategy backfires in third UDRP clash

Italy’s high-speed rail operator Italo – Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori S.p.A. took aim at five domains incorporating its brand: italopass.com, italorail.com, italoticket.com, italotickets.com, and italotours.com. All were registered by a US-based travel executive behind ItaliaRail, a booking service for Italian train routes—primarily promoting Italo’s competitor, Trenitalia. The case marked the parties’ third UDRP dispute, with Italo […]The post Italo brand: Rail rival’s domain strateg

309 Domain Discoveries for July 4th

Every day we scan more than one hundred thousand domains across all the major marketplaces and pending delete lists to find domains you can buy that have sold in the past. Sale history, like the age of a domain name, is a great proxy for quality to help the cream rise to the top. Today’s list has 309 domains for sale with history. […]

$455k in Sales on July 3rd – USAX.com sold for $85,000 – Daily Market Report

The top sale of the day was USAX.com which sold for $85,000 at Private. NameBio recorded 433 sales $100+ for a total of $430,287 with an average sale price of $994. Compared to the previous day there was a decrease of 11% in the number of sales and the total dollar amount decreased by 60%. We also recorded an additional 1,910 sales below $100 for a total of $24,542. […]

DomainSherpa Review – July 3, 2025 – Live By The Sword

What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?In this show:• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 26:41 mark) where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for by the Sherpas and discuss the reasons behind their evaluations. Today's domains are YUKU.ai, WesternCouture.com, Sword.com, and Woohoo.app.• They review a list of domains about to come up for auction on NameJet.com, including Seedlings.com, BabyLabs.com, Presumptuous.com,

Took 10 years for ICANN to return to Dublin

ICANN moved its upcoming event, ICANN84, away from Muscat, Oman. Citing current conditions in the middle east, ICANN moved its 27th annual general meeting to Dublin, Ireland. The event will take place on October 25-30, 2025. The city of Dublin was the host for ICANN54—30 full sessions ago—which took place in October 2015. Noting the […]The post Took 10 years for ICANN to return to Dublin appeared first on DomainGang.

Dropped Domains, July 3: ImportantAnswers.com, DomainIssues.com, ProperlyFixed.com and 126 More!

All of the 129 names below have just been deleted and are available for registration at the moment of writing. To provide even more good news, you can get dot coms at just $5 over at Unstoppable Domains each Friday by clicking HERE or on the banner above. They’re losing money on each name they offer at this price, as five bucks is basically half of the wholesale cost that they themselves have to pay.…

Arachne.com: Greek spider name sold to Conair entrepreneur

Arachne is a figure from Greek mythology known for her skill in weaving. Her tale talks about her ultimate transformation to a spider, the Greek name’s meaning. The matching .com domain, Arachne.com, was registered in early 1995, at time when all .com registrations were free. Its registrant, Elizabeth Stokes, formed Arachne Software during the time […]The post Arachne.com: Greek spider name sold to Conair entrepreneur appeared first on DomainGang.

310 Domain Discoveries for July 3rd

ICANN eats its own dog food with Universal Acceptance

The organization takes another step to enable all domains to work with its systems. More than a year after ICANN staff gained the ability to send and receive emails from internationalized domain names (IDN), the organization has taken another step on the Universal Acceptance path. The non-profit domain overseer announced this week that individuals with […]Post link: ICANN eats its own dog food with Universal Acceptance© DomainNameWire.com 2025. This is copyrighted content. Domain Name Wire

$1.09m in Sales on July 2nd – Cloud.ai sold for $600,000 – Daily Market Report

GoDaddy had the top sale of the day for two days in a row, this time it was Cloud.ai which sold for $600,000. NameBio recorded 487 sales $100+ for a total of $1,067,261 with an average sale price of $2,192. Compared to the previous day there was a decrease of 7% in the number of sales but the total dollar amount increased by 158%. We also recorded an additional 2,059 sales below $100 for a total of $26,258. […]

Comparing Backorder Services: A Side-by-Side Review

Domain backorder services are a specialized part of the domain name industry that cater to users seeking to acquire already-registered domain names once they expire and are dropped by the registry. These services monitor domains nearing expiration, and when they are released back into the pool of available domains, the backorder service attempts to register them on behalf of the client. Because of the competitive and often time-sensitive nature of expiring domains, numerous companies have develo

Escrow.com vs. Afternic vs. PayPal: Fee Breakdown

When it comes to buying or selling domain names, choosing the right payment and transaction platform is critical to protecting both parties and ensuring a smooth transfer. Beyond trust and reliability, one of the most important aspects of this decision involves understanding the fees involved. Each service—Escrow.com, Afternic, and PayPal—offers different benefits, protections, and fee structures. The differences in how these platforms calculate and apply fees can significantly affect the final

How Domain Registrars Work Behind the Scenes

The domain name system (DNS) forms one of the most foundational components of the internet, translating human-friendly website names into machine-readable IP addresses. At the core of this vast, intricate infrastructure are domain registrars—companies that facilitate the reservation of internet domain names. While the user-facing process of registering a domain might seem simple, the behind-the-scenes mechanics involve an elaborate interplay between several technical and administrative entities,

Registrar Hacks 101: Lessons From Past Breaches

The domain registrar industry, once seen as a quiet corner of the internet infrastructure, has increasingly become a target for cybercriminals seeking access to high-value digital assets. The registrar’s position as the custodian of domain ownership makes it a particularly attractive vector for attack, with the potential fallout ranging from website hijackings and DNS redirection to data theft and reputational damage. Over the past decade, a series of high-profile breaches have revealed systemic

The Benefits of Anycast DNS for Large Portfolios

Managing a large domain name portfolio requires not only efficient administrative tools but also a robust and scalable DNS infrastructure that ensures performance, reliability, and security across hundreds or thousands of assets. For organizations, registrars, or domain investors with such expansive holdings, the adoption of Anycast DNS architecture offers a transformative advantage. Unlike traditional unicast DNS setups where a single DNS server has a unique IP address and all queries must reac

Registries vs. Registrars: The Ultimate Comparison

In the domain name ecosystem, two key entities operate behind the scenes to enable the registration and management of internet domains: registries and registrars. While their roles are interdependent, they function at different layers of the domain infrastructure, each with distinct responsibilities, regulatory oversight, and technical implementations. Understanding the difference between registries and registrars is essential for anyone involved in domain investment, website development, brand

Domain Spy Tools for Competitive Intelligence

In the digital economy, where a domain name can make or break a brand’s visibility and strategic positioning, the ability to monitor competitors’ domain activity has become an essential part of market research and tactical decision-making. Domain spy tools, often used under the broader umbrella of competitive intelligence, enable businesses, marketers, and domain investors to analyze competitor moves, uncover expansion plans, track acquisitions, and identify vulnerabilities in digital foot

Using Zero-Click Ads for Faster Monetization

Zero-click advertising is an advanced monetization method increasingly used by domain investors seeking faster and more seamless revenue generation from parked or undeveloped domains. Unlike traditional pay-per-click (PPC) models where users land on a domain parking page and must manually click on an ad to generate earnings, zero-click ads eliminate the intermediate step by redirecting the visitor instantly to a third-party advertiser’s landing page. The moment the visitor types in the dom

Estate Planning for Domain Investors

As the domain name industry matures and domain portfolios increasingly represent substantial financial assets, estate planning for domain investors has become a critical yet often overlooked necessity. Domain names, unlike physical property or traditional financial accounts, are intangible digital assets with unique access mechanisms, transfer processes, and valuation challenges. Without proper planning, portfolios worth thousands or even millions of dollars can become inaccessible or severely d