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As we say on DomainSherpa – all roads lead to domains! And today we have a Sherpa Shorts segment co-hosted by JT, Drew, and Chris of MediaOptions!
The Sherpas talk about 2025 and what they see on the horizon for 2026, focusing on the major trends of past year.
They focus a lot on AI – its current influence, how they see it playing out in the future, its impact on the domain market, and how to best leverage AI tools as a domain investor or domain business.
All this and more is coming up on today’s episode of Sherpa Shorts!
DomainSherpa January 15, 2026
As we say on DomainSherpa – all roads lead to domains! And today we have a Sherpa Shorts segment co-hosted by JT and Drew, who are joined by Matthew Gould and Brady Anthony-Brumfield, of Unstoppable Domains!
The Sherpas talk about what’s going on at Unstoppable Domains, discuss Web2 and Web3 domains, and get into some of their recent updates such as their recent integration with AfterNic, and what’s to follow on their roadmap.
They also get into the upcoming ICANN gTLD round, fractionalization of domains, domain funding, and the domain aftermarket in general.
All this and more on today’s episode of Sherpa Shorts!
DomainSherpa November 20, 2025
As we say on DomainSherpa – all roads lead to domains! And today we have a Sherpa Shorts segment co-hosted by JT and Drew, who are joined by August Piao, of Escrow.com, who is on the show for the first time!
The Sherpas talk about Escrow’s 2025 Q2 domain investment index and go over some of the reports, domain trends, size of the domain aftermarket, and domain sales.
They also get into how August got his start in the domain space and what are some of the plans and features coming up on Escrow.
Also, make sure you go to NamesCon.com to sign up for NamesCon Global 2025, which takes place in Miami on November 5-6 and don’t forget to apply the 20% DomainSherpa promo code: DS20.
All this and more on today’s episode of Sherpa Shorts!
DomainSherpa September 4, 2025
As we say on DomainSherpa – all roads lead to domains! And today we have a Sherpa Shorts segment co-hosted by JT and Drew, who are joined by Chris Zuiker and Sofia Canala, who makes her first appearance as part of the MediaOptions team!
The Sherpas introduce Sofia and her new role, talk about some recent online chatter regarding domains and social media handles, and how some conversations are better off not happening on the internet. They also talk about .com domains versus other extensions, the importance of timing when dealing with market trends, and key questions you need to ask buyers and sellers in a domain deal.
Also, make sure you go to NamesCon.com to sign up for NamesCon Global 2025, which takes place in Miami on November 5-6 and don’t forget to apply the 20% DomainSherpa promo code: DS20.
All this and more on today’s episode of Sherpa Shorts!
DomainSherpa August 28, 2025
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?
In this show:
• The Sherpas play The Domain Game (starting at the 41:20 mark) where they guess what certain domains were bought and sold for by the Sherpas and discuss the reasons behind their evaluations. Today’s domains are Freckle.io, OakleafLandscape.com, and Exitus.io.
• They also review a list of domains about to come up for auction on NameJet.com, including MountainHigh.com, Safes.com, Farmstead.com, and HorsebackRiding.com.
• The Sherpas talk a little about .ai domains, the use of AI in domaining, and the use of AI in general.
• They also discuss some recent activity of the ICA, including the project with WIPO.
• Also, DomainSherpa is now integrating with Muse.ai for episode transcripts and an AI-driven video player to easily look for topics, words, phrases, etc., and jump to the points in the video where they occur. Let us know your feedback!
• Plus, all DomainSherpa podcasts are now up on our YouTube channel at DS.tv and much more!
JT is joined by Josh, Shane, and Bar – so be sure to tune in!!
DomainSherpa April 24, 2025
What do successful domain name investors think when they value domain names?
In this show:
• We learn what the Sherpas bought or sold recently and keep score to see which Sherpas do the best at guessing the values: Orb.io, Kickstart.com, Cobrand.com & JT.vc.;
• We review a list of domains about to come up for auction on NameJet.com, including GlutenFree.com, IPAttorneys.com, & LiveClasses.com; We discuss the final sales price for Renato.com, which led to a in-show donation to the ICA;
• Plus, much more!
JT is joined by Drew, Josh Reason & Braden Pollock – so be sure to tune in!
DomainSherpa July 13, 2021
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a trade organization advocating for the rights and interests of domain name owners and related service providers, shares an eduational webinar, featuring Michael Palage and Frank Cona’s proposal for a WhoIs access that is GDPR compliant.
DomainSherpa July 15, 2019
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a trade organization advocating for the rights and interests of domain name owners and related service providers, shares its first pubic members webinar, discussing Registry Agreements, UDRP reform, Price Increases & more!
Anyone invested in domain names whatsoever should be aware of the ICA’s work. For domain investors, it’s vital to stay informed on current Registry Agreements, progress in UDRP reform, and what Price Increases truly mean to the internet.
DomainSherpa April 22, 2019
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), the only trade organization advocating for the rights and interests of domain name owners and related service providers, discusses its current work to stop another potential VeriSign .COM pricing increase & its current focus on much-needed UDRP reform.
Anyone invested in domain names whatsoever should be aware of the ICA’s work & understand Verisign’s no-bid contract to run the .COM registry. Consider signing the petition and getting involved!
DomainSherpa October 29, 2018
Large corporations have deep pockets and large intellectual property staffs with which to protect their interests, including trademarks. The result of such financial power can often be lobbyist-influenced legislation that does not favor domain name investing.
What you probably didn’t realize is that the Internet Commerce Association is a domain name trade association that since 2006 has been representing the financial interests of domain name entrepreneurs.
Michael Cyger February 4, 2013