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
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
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
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 the major details that remain undisclosed.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – EstiBot has launched SoldNames.com, a free database combining historical domain sales with live domain auctions, adding another piece to a growing collection of tools that
MIAMI, FL – Rick Schwartz’s Beanstalk Challenge has succeeded at one thing beyond dispute: getting valuable domain names developed. In roughly six months, dozens of premium domains that previously sat
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – More than a decade ago, the Internet was supposedly about to change forever. ICANN opened the floodgates to hundreds of new generic top-level domains, or
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The latest DNJournal Year-to-Date Top 100 Domain Sales Chart, reflecting publicly reported transactions through July 5, 2026, shows a domain aftermarket being shaped by two
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Call Tracking Metrics has officially rebranded as CTM, adopting the premium three-letter domain CTM.com as its primary web address. The company announced the change on
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – In the world of premium domain names, the headlines usually belong to the domains themselves. A one-word .com sells for hundreds of thousands of dollars
For years, conventional wisdom has suggested that the best domains are those with an obvious meaning - names that instantly tell people what a business does or clearly identify a product, service, or industry. It's advice I've shared myself. Then I looked at the latest DN Journal domain sales report. Among the week's top reported sales were Kiven.com ($94,888) and Balaena.com ($89,000). Neither is a name that most people would instantly recognize or associate with a particular business. Neither immediately tells you what the business is about. Yet buyers were willing to spend nearly six figures to acquire them.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Google’s latest advertising policy update may not have been intended for the domain industry, but domain investors and brand owners should probably pay attention. In
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Every time a major domain sales report is released, investors naturally look to the top of the chart for clues about where the market is
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – For much of the internet’s early history, Ask.com was a prominent search engine that just failed to keep pace with the rise of Google. But
PALM BEACH, FL – When I first saw this DNW headline, I thought I had been accidentally redirected to The Onion or The Babylon Bee. That is how absurd this
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – While conducting valuation research for a client, I compiled a dataset of comparable three-letter .com domain sales that revealed some interesting patterns worth sharing. Three-letter
PALM BEACH, FL – The latest Global Domain Report, published by InterNetX in collaboration with Sedo, is over 100 pages long and packed with charts, data, and industry commentary. It
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – When the domain Icon.com was reported to have sold for $12 million, it quickly became one of the most talked-about transactions in the domain industry.
WEST PALM BEACH, FL – Apparently, if we still believe premium domain names begin and end with .com, we’re watching the market through a rear-view mirror. The recently reported $1.2
PALM BEACH, FL – The reported $70 million sale of AI.com is now the highest publicly disclosed domain transaction in history, surpassing the $30 million sale of Voice.com in 2019.