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Increasing Corporate Confidence Equals Bull Market for Premium Domain Names

April 17, 2025 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

The current record for the highest publicly reported domain sale is $30 million in 2019. If this domain sells at or near its asking price, it would more than triple this record, marking a significant milestone in the domain industry. File photo: Kathy images, licensed.

WEST PALM BEACH, FL –  The domain name industry is experiencing a surge in high-value sales this year, likely driven by renewed corporate spending confidence and increased demand for premium digital assets. Industry data and market activity suggest that 2025 could be one of the most active and lucrative years ever recorded in the secondary domain market. According to DNJournal, pretty-much 'the' single leading authority on publicly reported domain name … [Read more...]

Growth Of New Generic Top-Level Domains Impacting Traditional .COM and .NET

April 3, 2025 By John Colascione 2 Comments

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PALM BEACH, FL - The growth of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) is reshaping the domain name industry, introducing a wave of innovation and diversification that challenges the long-standing dominance of traditional gTLDs like .COM and .NET. This transformation is not just technical but represents a fundamental shift in how businesses and individuals approach their digital identities. Expansion of the Domain Name System The introduction of new gTLDs stems from … [Read more...]

Scammers & Cybercriminals Using Cheap New Domains To Host Fake Websites

December 12, 2024 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

Scammers Cybercriminals Using Cheap New Domains To Host Fake Websites

BOSTON, MA - A new report is pointing to new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) launched within the past few years, such as .Top, and .Shop as contributing to an increase in use by scammers and cybercriminals due to the fact that – given their relatively new status on the market – they are cheaper to register compared to more established domains. According to Interisle Consulting Group’s newly-published Cybercrime Supply Chain 2024 report, 16 million cybercrime events … [Read more...]

These Countries Are Beniffting Big from Their Distinctive Top-Level Domains

October 18, 2024 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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PALM BEACH, FL -The rise in prominence of artificial intelligence in the tech industry has proven to be a significant boon for Anguilla, which has seen a huge spike – and along with it, a lucrative revenue stream – from companies and organizations seeking to register the small Caribbean island nation’s top-level domain (TLD) of “.AI.” This development has been making headlines in the press, but Anguilla isn’t the only country with a TLD that is desired across the globe for … [Read more...]

Unstoppable Domains and Blockchain.com Partner to Launch “.blockchain” Domain

June 21, 2024 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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LAS VEGAS, NV - Unstoppable Domains, a crypto domain name and wallet address registrar, has announced they have teamed up with Blockchain.com in order to launch a “.blockchain” domain name system (DNS)-enabled Web3 domain, with plans to go on to commercialize the joint venture for profit. A web3 domain name is a a decentralized, blockchain-based domain name that's registered on a crypto network, like Ethereum or Algorand. Web3 domains are also known as … [Read more...]

Unstoppable Domains & Secret Network Launch “.Secret” Top-Level Domain (TLD)

May 30, 2024 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

Unstoppable Domains & Secret Network Launch “.Secret” Top-Level Domain (TLD)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Digital identity provider Unstoppable Domains (UD) and Secret Network, the confidential computing layer of Web3, officially announced on Thursday, May 30 that they have launched the ".Secret" Web3 top-level domain (TLD), which will offer enhanced digital privacy and communication for users within the blockchain community. The .Secret TLD – which will function as both a web address and digital identifier – represents a huge leap in terms of privacy for … [Read more...]

Stupid Question: “Why Not Just Stick With .io?” 10 Years Later, Answer Remains Clear

March 31, 2024 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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SOUTH FLORIDA - A startup I never heard of caught my attention when it appeared on DomainInvesting.com for its strategic and necessary (in my opinion) acquisition by ownership of their “.com” domain name, YouForm.com, a business that had been using the popular - while not as good, io domain, YouForm.io. Youform is a free form builder that provides unlimited forms and responses. It is an alternative to Typeform and Formidable. Youform’s features include a drag-and-drop … [Read more...]

New 2024 Global Domain Report Notes “Game Changing” Industry Insights for “.AI”

March 21, 2024 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

Global Domain Report 2024

CAMBRIDGE, MA - InterNetX and Sedo Have released their 2024 Global Domain Report, which breaks down the domain industry and examines trends and shifts that are expected in the upcoming year, with the main emphasis being placed upon tech developments and the evolution of AI and its growing influence upon the internet. The free-to-download 80-page report – of which this article will provide a brief summary – noted that 359.8 million new domains were registered in 2023, … [Read more...]

New Top-Level Domains Disallowed from Using “Closed Generics” by ICANN

January 25, 2024 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

ICANN

LOS ANGELES, CA - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) – the nonprofit organization that oversees the domain industry – announced that, in the next round of domain expansion and going forward, they will no longer be allowing entities registering new Top-Level Domains (TLDs) to utilize what is known as “closed generics.” Closed generics are essentially TLDs that are owned or are exclusive to one company that use generic and/or dictionary terms; … [Read more...]

Q3 Domain Report: Slight “.COM” Reg Decline, New GTLDs Enjoy 10% Increase

November 24, 2023 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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RESTON, VA - Verisign, the company that is the authoritative registry for the .com, .net, and .name generic top-level domains (TLDs) and the .cc country-code top-level domain, released their 3rd quarter 2023 Domain Name Industry Brief (DNIB) this week that reveals by the end of the latest quarter, total domain registrations across all TLDs worldwide have reached 359.3 million.  That number represents a 2.4 percent increase year over year, amounting to an … [Read more...]

Casino gTLD Domain Owners Continue to Cash In As “Betting.online” Sold at $400,000

October 30, 2023 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

Gaming Domains

SCOTTSDALE, AZ - As verified by domain registry operator Radix, Casino.online, a casino review website, has announced they have purchased the “betting.online” domain for the price of $400,000. The price is record-setting for domain transactions within the generic top-level domains (gTLDs) category and currently ranks as the joint fifth-highest domain sale across all top-level domains (TLDs) for 2023.  Casino.online’s CEO, Patrick Gerhard, issued a statement … [Read more...]

Early Access to Google’s New Domain Will Require Overwhelm “.ing” Investment

October 6, 2023 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

Early Access

Later this month, Google will be launching a new top level domain name that is sure to attract attention. Known as a “domain hack,” the new “.ing” domain name can be used to spell out clever takes of common phrases to create memorable website names; examples include “Fish.ing,” “Out.ing,” “Engineer.ing,” and “Breed.ing,” among countless others.  As with many new gTLDs, there will be A) a sunrise period for trademark holders and then B) an auction-style initial … [Read more...]

Recent SEDO Weekly Sales List Includes “LLL.org” Domain Name Sale for $35,000

December 26, 2022 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

Sedo

PALM BEACH, FL – According to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report, the three letter “LLL” web address "FTP.org" just sold for $35,000.00. Other recent sales of “LLL.org” specifically with SEDO were "KDY.org" ($9,800.00) "TXR.org" ($8,800.00), "ZSP.org" ($8,800.00), and "SGB.org" ($5,500) - all recently, within the last few months. The only “LLL.org” that sold (publically) for more than "FTP.org" in 2022, was VIP.org … [Read more...]

SEDO Weekly Sales List Includes One Word Alternative Domain Fetching $8,600

September 28, 2022 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

Sedo

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The one-word domain “Editing.com” has sold for $46,000 this past week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. The web address is currently leading to a GoDaddy landing page where it appears to remain for sale. Also notable is the .eu European Union country code top-level domain “SCP.eu” that sold for 27,500 EUR ($26,520) and a .fund domain “Light.Fund” which fetched $8,600. Each … [Read more...]

Forbes Details How Mission Critical “.com” Domains Remain; Naysayers Delusional

September 12, 2022 By John Colascione 1 Comment

Naysayers Delusional

PALM BEACH, FL – While I periodically entertain alternatives and still hold and use a few, I remain a big believer in the “.com” domain name extension over any other available alternative in nearly any scenario. There are only a few cases where an alternative makes sense and looks good, but remains vulnerable. I have always based this very simple and what should be obvious logic to what has taken place for general marketing in the past with the “1-800” business which … [Read more...]

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