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Yes, AI is still #1. Afternic has released a list of the top 20 keywords in domains that sold at Afternic in April. The top four keywords remained unchanged from March. Here’s the list of keywords for April, including their rankings from the prior month in parentheses. ai (1) my (2) group (3) bet (4) […]

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Author: Andrew Allemann
Posted: June 30, 2025, 6:30 pm

Potential for more airspace closures and travel delays push ICANN to relocate October meeting. ICANN announced today that it has moved its Annual General Meeting from Muscat, Oman to Dublin, Ireland. The move comes after tensions have ratcheted up in the Middle East, including a war between Israel and Iran. Qatar temporarily closed its airspace […]

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Author: Andrew Allemann
Posted: June 30, 2025, 5:13 pm

Ancestry.com has filed a lawsuit under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act against the domain name MyAncestryAi .com. The company filed the in rem lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Virginia, where the .com registry Verisign is located. Ancestry.com takes issue with the unknown website operator’s use of the domain name. The site claims to use […]

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Author: Andrew Allemann
Posted: June 30, 2025, 4:31 pm

Understand which domains are popular in the Middle East and learn about Domain Days. What’s the domain scene like in Dubai and the Middle East? Today’s guest, Munir Badr, shares which top level domain names are most commonly used in the area. That includes a domain name that has nothing to do with the region […]

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Author: Andrew Allemann
Posted: June 30, 2025, 3:30 pm

A WIPO panel decided to rehear a prior dispute based on new information, but the result was the same. A World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) decided to hear a refiled case, but it didn’t change the overall outcome of the domain dispute. In 2023, Lämpöpuuyhdistys Ry filed a UDRP against the domain name thermowood.com. Lämpöpuuyhdistys […]

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Author: Andrew Allemann
Posted: June 30, 2025, 3:23 pm

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