Did you know, that .ai didn’t start as “artificial intelligence” at all?

It’s Anguilla’s ccTLD, created in 1995. It's a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean.

Ironically, three decades on very few remember this extension's routes – the majority uses it for AI startups worldwide.

Your domain isn’t just a URL, it’s your nameplate online. Keep it short, spellable, and true to what you do.

How to pick, test, and lock the right one — full guide: https://get.it.com/blog/how-to-find-a-domain-name-for-a-personal-website/

ICANN has recently closed comments on the draft Applicant Guidebook — the playbook that sets who can apply for new gTLDs, what to submit, and how bids are judged.

The final version lands later this year, keeping the application window set for April 2026. Stay tuned for more updates.

ChatGPT answers with your content — if it can find it.

63% of sites already get traffic from AI chatbots, and ChatGPT drives half of that. Get indexed, allow GPTBot; full how‑to: https://get.it.com/blog/how-to-optimize-your-website-for-chatgpt-search/

StrongestLayer warns that most AI phishing skips malware — it straightforward clones your pages on fresh look‑alike domains.

Blocklists miss that.

Once a week: search for lookalike domains with letter swaps/hyphens, check for weird redirects, flag offenders fast. Add this into your security routine.

Fun fact: .tv wasn’t made for television related websites — it’s Tuvalu’s ccTLD.

Leasing it worldwide funded tiny country's infrastructure and made it possible to join UN.

Stop guessing, start testing: our step-by-step A/B guide shows how one clear hypothesis and the right metrics can lift conversions fast.

Get the playbook: https://get.it.com/blog/a-b-testing-for-your-website-an-ultimate-guide/

Very few know, that .me isn’t just for personal blogs — it’s Montenegro’s country code.

Selling .me domains abroad has added €20+ million to the national budget and now accounts for roughly 2% of the country's exports.

Your traffic is solid, but conversions are lagging?

Before you panic, check your page speed, CTAs, and layout — even small changes drive results.

Here’s how to fix what’s broken:
https://get.it.com/blog/how-to-boost-conversion-rate-on-your-website-5-practical-tips/

Did you know, that no one can register .example.com, .example.org, or .example.net?

Internet standards (RFC 2606/6761) reserve them forever so they can be used as safe placeholders in docs, demos, and tests — addresses that never point to real sites.

You’ll see them in guides, screenshots, and automated QA, where real domains could confuse users or hit someone else’s site.

How does a 500-year-old game become a modern brand?

With a new reading and clear storytelling. The World Chess CEO Ilya Merenzon shares how design-as-strategy, a culture-first lens, and a website that bridges events and streaming made the shift.

Read here ↩️

AI search reality check: according to Semrush, Reddit accounts for 40.1% of sources cited in AI responses, often outranking brand pages — another sign that community-edited content shapes what people see in AI results.

Did you know how many top-level domains exist? 1,591! Here’s the breakdown:

🔹1,249 generic TLDs (e.g., .com, .net)
🔹316 country-code TLDs (ccTLDs)
🔹10 test TLDs — reserved “practice” endings to test DNS and new scripts
🔹.arpa — the infrastructure zone reserved for Internet/DNS operations

Domain expired? Act fast: check status in your registrar, renew in grace if available, or use redemption/backorder before deletion.

Then set auto-renew and multi-year terms so it doesn’t happen again.

Full guide ↩️

Global domain registrations reached the massive 371.7M in Q2 2025 – according to the latest DNIB report.

Growth is led mainly by ccTLDs, which added 500K+ names this quarter — signaling strong local-market demand and trust in country-code namespaces.

History lesson of the day: until 1995, domains were totally free. After fees arrived, volumes of registrations surged — from a bit less than 15,000 per year (1985–1992) to 100,000+ per day in 1995.

How come? The web went mainstream, and a paid model funded registrars, tools, and marketing — making it easy for businesses to buy domains and treat them as real assets.

🚀100,000 domains in 4 years!

it.com celebrates a major milestone — growing from a spontaneous idea into one of the fastest-rising registries, with layered meaning (IT, Italy, creative combos) and strong registrar partnerships.

Kudos to GoDaddy, Namecheap.com, Dynadot, Sav.com, Porkbun, GNAME and CentralNic for their support.

Read the full story of it.com from our Co-founder & CEO Andrey Insarov on Sully’s Blog ⬇️

https://sullysblog.com/8237-2/

Google AI Max runs search ads for you: it decides who to show, how much to bid, and tests your ad images and text — without you building long keyword lists.

Rollout started Q3 2025. With it you gain simplicity, but lose some manual control.

When it fits and how to prepare ↩️

Today we celebrate 🥇 and 🥈 at the w3 Awards!

Our project “Hans Niemann vs. You”, hosted on chеss.it.cоm, won Gold for Best Audience Integration and Silver for Hybrid Experiences.

106K players. 132 countries. One AI-powered game with Grandmaster Hans Niemann. Big thanks to World Chess and Web Summit for helping make this happen.

Combosquatting happens when attackers register domains that mix a brand name with another word — for example, facebооk-login.cоm or amazоn-secure.net.These may look legitimate to some users but are often used for phishing and fraud.

A study on arXiv found that nearly 60% of such domains stay active for over 1,000 days, showing how persistent this threat is.

Regularly audit and monitor your domain portfolio to spot and block such risks early.