Andrew Allemann

Seattle

Owner Writer and Editor at domainnamewire.com

Domain Name Wire domain news by Andrew Allemann: new TLDs, domain investing, UDRP, domain name sales.

Featured in: Favicon

medium.com Favicon

namecheap.com Favicon

newsbreak.com Favicon

puertoricotravelwire.com Favicon

puertoricobusinesstribune.com Favicon

puertoricotechnologytoday.com Favicon

thegermanbusinessreport.com Favicon

einnews.com

Articles

PayPal wants patent for system that scans newly-registered domains

1 week ago | domainnamewire.com | Andrew Allemann

Patent describes automated crawler and checkout simulator to spot fraud in newly-registered domains. PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) has filed a patent application describing a method to proactively detect scam websites by automatically crawling newly registered domains and simulating checkout processes.
End user rewind: more domain name sales

1 week ago | domainnamewire.com | Andrew Allemann

An AI-tax preparation tool, a corporate events company, and a workplace violence prevention business bought domain names. Every week, I publish an end user domain sales report. This report reveals which end users bought domain names at Sedo during the past week. With most Whois records now obscured by privacy services, the most common way I’m able to determine the end user is if the site resolves to an active website.
Build your list: registrar offers $4.99 .com registrations

1 week ago | domainnamewire.com | Andrew Allemann

Name.com offers significant discount on .com domains for one week. Do you have a list of .com domains you want to hand-register? You might want to wait a few more days. Domain Name Wire readers know that I rarely write about sales on domain registrations, but some are too good not to cover. Name.com is offering unlimited $5.99 .com domain registrations from June 3 to June 10. It’s even cheaper if the matching .xyz domain is available. In that case, you can add both to your cart for only $4.99.
GoDaddy plans next premium auction, including registry-owned .io domains

1 week ago | domainnamewire.com | Andrew Allemann

GoDaddy plans featured auction that will include registry-owned .io domains. GoDaddy has announced that its next featured auction event will begin on June 10, with auctions concluding on June 17 and 18. This auction will include third-party inventory, as it did last time. Notably, Identity Digital is auctioning 170 .io domain names that had been held back from registration. This includes nine two-number .io domains, such as 07.io and 37.io.
Identity Digital releases Q1 data on premium domain sales and keyword trends

1 week ago | domainnamewire.com | Andrew Allemann

.Global domains among most-sold premium domain names. Identity Digital has published a summary of domain name data from Q1 2025. The company is the largest domain name registry in terms of number of TLDs, with nearly 300. The company revealed 20 premium domain names registered during the quarter, including seven .global domains: architecture, gateway, usd, orbit, eb, cloud, and tc. Many of these premium domains have already been developed.
Artificial intelligence remains hot for domain names

1 week ago | domainnamewire.com | Andrew Allemann

AI, my, and group top the list of keywords in sold domain names. Afternic has released its latest list of hot keywords in the aftermarket, and AI leads the list again, other than for the filler word ‘the’.
GoDaddy patent targets spam-induced domain search overload

1 week ago | domainnamewire.com | Andrew Allemann

A newly issued patent aims to mitigate “resource starvation” resulting from bulk domain availability queries. Domain registrar GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) has secured a patent designed to address spam-induced resource depletion caused by excessive bulk domain name searches. U.S. Patent number 12,316,600 (pdf), titled Dynamic systems for migrating spam-induced resource starvation domain name search methods of use thereof, outlines a method to identify and limit abusive domain availability checks.
Atom becomes an ICANN-accredited registrar with big plans

1 week ago | domainnamewire.com | Andrew Allemann

Marketplace will build a registrar from the ground up to benefit domain investors and buyers. Domain marketplace and naming platform Atom announced today that it has obtained registrar accreditation from ICANN. Becoming a registrar provides significant advantages for a domain marketplace, streamlining the management of domains and transfers, particularly for lease-to-own transactions. Atom, however, has bigger ambitions beyond backend management.
Domain changes: old domain doesn't work for new business focus - Domain Name Wire

1 week ago | domainnamewire.com | Andrew Allemann

When State Creative decided to focus on WordPress security and maintenance, it’s old domain no longer fit. This is part of a series about companies changing their domain names. See other stories in the series here. Garrett Goldman, Managing Partner of StateWPOur domain switch wasn’t just about branding. It reflected a complete pivot in what our company does. We originally operated as State Creative, a web design and development firm.
What’s next for dot-brands - DNW Podcast #536

1 week ago | domainnamewire.com | Andrew Allemann

ICANN’s Theresa Swinehart discusses brand applications in the upcoming round of top level domains. The next application window for top level domain names opens next year. It’s been more than a decade since the last round, and a lot has changed in both the domain name industry and the broader internet landscape. On today’s podcast, I’m joined by Theresa Swinehart, ICANN’s SVP of Global Domains and Strategy, to discuss one key category of applicants: brands applying for so-called dot-brand domains.