Cybersquatting Complaints Are Up 12 Percent — The Domain Market’s Legal Department Is Having a Growth Quarter

A GigaLaw report cited by Domain Name Wire says UDRP decisions rose 12% year over year in Q2, suggesting brand conflict is scaling nicely alongside domain registrations.

Afternic Finally Makes Its Request-Price Lander Behave More Like Commerce and Less Like a Waiting Room

GoDaddy’s domain marketplace has improved its Request Price lander so visitors can receive prices instantly, a small product change with large implications for domain liquidity.

The Internet Has Crossed 400 Million Domain Names — A Round Number With a Very Large Renewal Bill

Verisign’s latest industry brief puts the global domain base above 400 million, a reminder that the web’s land rush never really ended; it merely learned to auto-renew.