Originally purchased in the late 1990s, these domains represent the apex of the Domain Name System, offering unparalleled opportunities for businesses seeking to secure top-tier digital real ...
Innovative, forward-thinking brands are discovering the power of creative domain extensions like .studio. They offer personalization, authenticity, and relevance, while instantly conveying a brand’s purpose, closing the divide between its domain name and identity.
Unstoppable Domains, an ICANN-accredited registrar and leader in digital identity, today announced a strategic partnership ...
A small island nation named Anguilla, located in the Caribbean and relatively unknown, has unexpectedly struck a financial ...
When we stumbled upon Milk.com, we were mystified. It appears to be someone’s personal website. But memorable domain names can be worth a million dollars or more. So, why is someone using this valuable internet real estate to post their resume and favorite recipes? Back in the internet’s early days, it was easy to get a domain name. They were cheap or even free. The first people to grab them may now be holding onto assets that can sell for millions of dollars. These potential profits have attracted a unique breed of investor who buys and sells domain names, gambling on the value of everyday words. On our latest show: What is a domain really worth? And we ask the owner of milk.com why he’s not selling — and if there’s a price that might change his mind.Planet Money is writing a book! Sign up for updates about pre-sale special gifts and for book tour events.Subscribe to Planet Money+Listen free: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, the NPR app or anywhere you get podcasts.Facebook / Instagram / TikTok / Our weekly Newsletter.This episode was hosted by Alex Mayyasi and Jeff Guo. It was produced by Willa Rubin and edited by Jess Jiang. It was fact-checked by Sierra Juarez and engineered by James Willetts. Alex Goldmark is Planet Money's executive producer.
On Wednesday, however — just in time for the NFL season — Streameast suddenly shut down, just as the anti-piracy group ...
With thousands of domain extensions and more than 332 million registered domain names, premium domain names, like premium real estate, are exponentially increasing in value.
San Francisco, California, September 2nd, 2025, ChainwirePre sale opens today and .AGI will mint on 0G in Q1 2026 with plans ...
Email spoofing and phishing can destroy brand reputation, erode trust, and cause major financial loss. As a domain registrar or web hosting provider, you’re key to protecting your […] ...
Google has updated its help documentation to specify that Google Search now considers .ai domain names as a generic top-level domain, such as a .com, .org and others. Google posted the update over ...
Selecting and protecting the right website domain name could be make or break for many small businesses looking to hold onto their intellectual property.
Anguilla owns the .ai web domain, and founders in the AI space are paying the country millions to license its use.
Anguilla, a small Caribbean island, is generating millions through its unique internet domain, .ai, thanks to the rise of Artificial Intelligence.
Lloyds Auctions lists 280 Bitcoin-related domains in a single lot, following the $3M sale of XBT.com as crypto and Web3 names ...
Auction house Lloyds is offering a bundle of over 280 Bitcoin domain names, including some it believes are tied to early developers.
Auction house Lloyds is offering a bundle of over 280 Bitcoin domain names, including some it believes are tied to early developers.
The internet has come a long way since the first domain name was registered in 1985. Even longer when you consider it was only 1994 when a WIRED writer contacted McDonald’s to see if they were interested in registering mcdonalds.com, and, well, got nowhere. Indeed, the state of the domain-name industry has vastly changed.
The hidden domain tax is real. A clunky name raises CAC, kills referrals, and slows hiring. Here’s how strong domains compound in your favor.
Freename, a leading domain registrar bridging DNS and Blockchain technologies, today announced the closing of a $6.5 million Series A funding round.
The British territory of Anguilla, for instance, makes a third of its revenue selling the .ai domain name to artificial intelligence companies. In some cases, journalist Amy Thorpe says, these islands’ outsize presence online contrasts with their diminishing presence on Earth as sea levels rise.