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Today
in The
Lowdown:
Even though domain names are absolutely
essential to the functioning of the Internet itself and are extraordinarily valuable brands,
few books have been written about the business - especially the digital asset investing side of it. As a result, many have little understanding of what it is all about.
So, veteran broker David Clements has written a new book designed to
clear up some of the mystery!
Also
inside:
A fast 2025 start for the domain aftermarket continued with five more
six-figure sales reported over the past fortnight. We also saw another big
wave of .AI sales with nine of those flooding our latest all extension Top
20 Sales Chart. To top it off the ccTLDs posted their
biggest sale since 2023.
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The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
Quality Trumps Quantity: Lessons Learned from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West 2014
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/may-june.htm#sthash.TGjujBZO.dpuf
Quality Trumps Quantity: Lessons Learned from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West 2014
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/may-june.htm#sthash.TGjujBZO.dpuf
The
State of the Industry 2025: 30 Domain Experts Weigh in On What Mattered in 2024
and Where Money Will Be Made This Year
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Welcome to our 21st Annual
State of the Industry Cover Story.
As we have done every January for the past two decades, we called on experts
from all corners of the industry to find out what they viewed as the key
developments of the past year and what they are expecting to see in the year
ahead. We contacted successful domain buyers, sellers, brokers, and developers
as well as high level corporate leaders representing registries and registrars, aftermarket sales platforms and a variety of innovative service providers.
They responded with invaluable information and advice about the
developments that mattered most in 2024 and where to find the top
opportunities in 2025. Full
Story Here
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The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
Quality Trumps Quantity: Lessons Learned from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West 2014
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/may-june.htm#sthash.TGjujBZO.dpuf
Quality Trumps Quantity: Lessons Learned from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West 2014
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/may-june.htm#sthash.TGjujBZO.dpuf
Who
Says You Can't Beat the House? The ICA Wins Again With Record Turnout for 2025
Meeting in Las Vegas
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Welcome
to the 10th edition of our annual State
of the Industry Cover Story. Every
January since 2005 we have assembled a
distinguished panel of experts drawn from
every corner of the industry-
including domain investors, developers,
top corporate leaders and attorneys
- to give us their thoughts on the key
trends of the past year and what they saw
coming our way in the new year ahead.
This year we
have put together our biggest panel ever, 17
of the industry' best and brightest, and
split them into two groups of eight each -
one comprised of investors &
developers and one of corporate
leaders. We will the extra spot with
an attorney who has a foot firmly planted
on each side of the line.
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/january.htm#sthash.YJo3bmZs.dpuf
Welcome
to the 10th edition of our annual State
of the Industry Cover Story. Every
January since 2005 we have assembled a
distinguished panel of experts drawn from
every corner of the industry-
including domain investors, developers,
top corporate leaders and attorneys
- to give us their thoughts on the key
trends of the past year and what they saw
coming our way in the new year ahead.
This year we
have put together our biggest panel ever, 17
of the industry' best and brightest, and
split them into two groups of eight each -
one comprised of investors &
developers and one of corporate
leaders. We will the extra spot with
an attorney who has a foot firmly planted
on each side of the line.
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/january.htm#sthash.YJo3bmZs.dpuf
The
Internet
Commerce Association (ICA),
the
non-profit organization that fights to protect domain registrant's
rights, welcomed their biggest crowd to date at their 2025
Annual Meeting in Las Vegas January 26-28. For
the third year in a row the event was held at the massive Resorts
World complex. This
year's scene was one that few could have envisioned less than four years
ago when the ICA made their first visit to Las Vegas. With the word out
now, some 200 industry professionals
traveled from around the world for the just
concluded 2025 meeting - a turnout that left
no doubt this event is worthy of its kickoff
position at the top of the industry's
annual calendar.
Full
Story Here
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A
scene from the 2025 ICA Annual Meeting
at Resorts World in Las Vegas
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The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
The Amazing Ascent of Whisky.com: How Michael Castello Turned a Free Domain
Into a $3.1 Million Sale - See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/february.htm#sthash.jnkq2io9.dpuf
Quality Trumps Quantity: Lessons Learned from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West 2014
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/may-june.htm#sthash.TGjujBZO.dpuf
Quality Trumps Quantity: Lessons Learned from T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West 2014
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/may-june.htm#sthash.TGjujBZO.dpuf
How
Domain Industry Pioneers at D3 Are Building a Bridge That Would Let Web2 and
Web3 Play Together
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Welcome
to the 10th edition of our annual State
of the Industry Cover Story. Every
January since 2005 we have assembled a
distinguished panel of experts drawn from
every corner of the industry-
including domain investors, developers,
top corporate leaders and attorneys
- to give us their thoughts on the key
trends of the past year and what they saw
coming our way in the new year ahead.
This year we
have put together our biggest panel ever, 17
of the industry' best and brightest, and
split them into two groups of eight each -
one comprised of investors &
developers and one of corporate
leaders. We will the extra spot with
an attorney who has a foot firmly planted
on each side of the line.
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/january.htm#sthash.YJo3bmZs.dpuf
Welcome
to the 10th edition of our annual State
of the Industry Cover Story. Every
January since 2005 we have assembled a
distinguished panel of experts drawn from
every corner of the industry-
including domain investors, developers,
top corporate leaders and attorneys
- to give us their thoughts on the key
trends of the past year and what they saw
coming our way in the new year ahead.
This year we
have put together our biggest panel ever, 17
of the industry' best and brightest, and
split them into two groups of eight each -
one comprised of investors &
developers and one of corporate
leaders. We will the extra spot with
an attorney who has a foot firmly planted
on each side of the line.
- See more at: http://www.dnjournal.com/cover/2014/january.htm#sthash.YJo3bmZs.dpuf
Two
of the most widely-known and successful
players in the traditional domain world, Fred
Hsu and Paul Stahura, have joined
forces in a new company, D3,
that hopes to make it possible for all domains,
including new Web3 TLDs, to work on
the current Domain Name System (DNS). When
you look at the hurdles involved in building Web3
compatibility into Web2's 40-year-old DNS, it would appear to be
a nearly
impossible task. However, over the past three decades
Fred and Paul have accomplished things few
would have dreamed of. Here
how they plan to pull off yet another
miracle, one that would dramatically change
the domain business as we know it.
Full
Story Here
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D3
Co-Founder and CEO Fred Hsu (left)
and Co-Founder Paul Stahura
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