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Domain investors and end users alike are frustrated with GoDaddy’s domain search tool — and for good reason. Recently, investor Nikul Sanghvi posted a video on X sho
Namecheap, one of the world’s leading domain registrars and hosting providers, is set to welcome a new majority owner. According to a report in The Wall Street Journ
Freename, the Web3 naming platform best known for letting users create blockchain-based top-level domains, has officially expanded into traditional domain registrati
The no-code website builder space is heating up with the rise of AI-first development tools. Even as platforms like Wix (NASDAQ: WIX) and Squarespace work to integra
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has officially granted GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) patent number 12,399,944 for its technology titled “Recommending domains from free t
When it comes to building a brand, the safest choice is often the simplest one: use the correct spelling. Yet in today’s competitive landscape, many businesses delib
Recent Sedo sales show strong demand from AI-related companies, though many are choosing brandable names without “AI” in the domain. Highlights from last week’s end-
A Texas-based company, Padre Island Combat Cruiser Rentals, has successfully defended its right to use HumveeRentals.com after AM General LLC—maker of the Humvee—fil
Titan has signed a deal with GoDaddy (NASDAQ: GDDY) to provide its email platform to customers in India, Brazil, and other emerging markets. Targeting micro-SMBs (on
Spok Holdings (NASDAQ: SPOK) has sold Arch.com for $701,000, according to its latest SEC filing. The domain traces back to Arch Wireless, which merged with Metrocall
ICANN’s latest Verisign data for April 2025 shows key shifts in the .com market. Top 10 by New Registrations (April 2025) GoDaddy – 658,363 (down from 710,473 in Apr
GoDaddy Auctions has added two major sources of expired domains: Squarespace and Wix. Squarespace, now the 5th largest .com registrar after acquiring Google Domains
