Saw.com posted on X that they made 19,376 phone calls, 91,408 texts and over 640,000 emails in 2025. They reached the $100M milestone in November. Saw.com has been a sponsor here and Jeff Gabriel has provided a lot of valuable insight on my phone calls with him. I believe his appearance on the Exit podcast was a great watch. At https://t.co/6fileOX0XS, this is what it took to move the … [Read more...]
Rick Schwartz celebrates his 30th anniversary in domains
Rick Schwartz posted on X that today December 26 is a special day for him. It's the 30th anniversary of his start in the domain business. The post is worth a read and now that the account is not private many more people can read Rick's posts. Happy 30th Anniversary, Domain King!!"Twas the day after Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except my Microsoft … [Read more...]
Merry Christmas from TheDomains.com
To all our readers and sponsors that celebrate Christmas, Michael and I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. I hope what you and your family desire comes to fruition at this special time of the year. Be safe and Be Merry. … [Read more...]
Scammers exploit official Google domain to send phishing emails
Cybernews.com published an article about scammers actually using Google's domain name Google.com to send phishing emails. This is kind of nuts. From the article: Scammers have found a way to send fraudulent emails using Google’s official @google.com domain by abusing Google Cloud automation tools. Thousands of organizations received phishing emails that evaded security detection. If you … [Read more...]
Simone Catania takes a look back at how the Global Domain Report 2025 sentiments played out
Simone Catania published a very long and detailed post on CircleID about how predictions or sentiments with regards to their 2025 Survey took shape. Did 2025 live up to expectations? Going into 2025, survey respondents were cautiously optimistic: Their expectations were shaped by a visible cooling in 2024, when global domain registrations grew by only about 1.2%, reaching roughly 364.3 … [Read more...]
Hello.ae Launches Premium .AE Domain Name Auction Platform
Hello.ae, a UAE-based domain registrar and marketplace focused on the .ae namespace, today announced the launch of its premium .ae domain auction platform. The new offering is expected to generate strong interest as the UAE continues to establish itself as a leading hub for startups and digital entrepreneurship. The company issued a full press release here … [Read more...]
ICANN will open the application submission period for next round of new gtlds 4/30/26
ICANN will open applications for new top-level domains in April 2026. The next round is certainly going to be interesting. What will new applicants learn from past mistakes? What will happen with Web3 extensions looking to get the matching DNS based extension. From the release: LOS ANGELES - 16 December 2025 - The Internet is constantly evolving – transforming and changing as users innovate … [Read more...]