Domain News: Weekly Digest, January 8, 2026

• Belgrade pays $3500 for town website name - Press Herald

  Belgrade pays $3500 for town website name Press Herald By MECHELE COOPER Kennebec Journal Town Manager Gregory Gill said the town last week signed an agreement with Matthew Hunt, owner of A2Z Computing Services Co. in Oakland, to buy the domain name rather than take the case to court. …

• WSJ Covers The New gTLD Program Opening This Week: “”The Race to Nab Web … - TheDomains.com

  WSJ Covers The New gTLD Program Opening This Week: “”The Race to Nab Web … TheDomains.com by Michael H. Berkens “'This week will bring the long-awaited opening up of a new realm of Web addresses in which just about any word—such as dot-furniture or dot-arcticvacations—can serve as a domain name. And to some, that spells opportunity. … and more »

• Name Adminstration Sells BKAV.com For $100000 - TheDomains.com

  Name Adminstration Sells BKAV.com For $100000 TheDomains.com by Michael H. Berkens According to a story tonight in vietnamnet.vn, BKAV, “a well known Vietnamese anti-virus solution provider announced they bought the domain name, BKAV.com for $100000 US.” “BKAV believes that in order to obtain the goal of listing … and more »

• Valero is third company to belatedly request .xxx domain name - Domain Name Wire

  Valero is third company to belatedly request .xxx domain name Domain Name Wire Register your domain names with Searchen Networks Inc., Check domain name availability. Search for domain names. Domain Name Wire is the Domain Name Industry's News Source. Energy company complains to WIPO about Valero.xxx. San Antonio, TX based energy …

• BKAV: 2.3 billion dong for Bkav.com domain name inexpensive - VietNamNet Bridge

  VietNamNet Bridge

  BKAV: 2.3 billion dong for Bkav.com domain name inexpensive VietNamNet Bridge VietNamNet Bridge – Nguyen Tu Quang, General Director of BKAV, a well known Vietnamese anti-virus solution provider, on January 4, announced that BKAV has successfully bought back the bkav.com domain name from a US Company at 2.3 billion dong. … and more »

• The Race to Nab Web Addresses - Wall Street Journal

  The Race to Nab Web Addresses Wall Street Journal By SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN This week will bring the long-awaited opening up of a new realm of Web addresses in which just about any word—such as dot-furniture or dot-arcticvacations—can serve as a domain name. And to some, that spells opportunity. … and more »

• ICANN to accept new gTLD applications from 12 January - iTWire

  ICANN to accept new gTLD applications from 12 January iTWire ICANN says that applications for new generic top level domain names (gTLD) will open on schedule on 12 January. The gTLD program - approved by the ICANN board in June 2011 - will greatly expand the current number of 22 top-level domains to include … and more »

• Web-Domain Plan Launches This Week — Are You Prepared? - AdAge.com

  Web-Domain Plan Launches This Week — Are You Prepared? AdAge.com This is the section of a domain name before the dot. Trademark holders who have registered with the clearinghouse get first crack at purchasing second-level domains on new gTLDs (pepsi.soda, for example). The clearinghouse registration will notify … and more »

• Website Marketing: Domain Names and Landing Pages - Small Business Trends

  Small Business Trends

  Website Marketing: Domain Names and Landing Pages Small Business Trends And when it comes to your website, you have to address a few key areas including the domain name, landing pages and ways to remain inspired and creative (of course that's good for your business in general). To me your website is your online home, … and more »

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