.Shop and .Site just received a big holiday gift from the Chinese government today! The 2 new extensions got government approval from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology today and join .Club, .Vip and .XYZ …
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Donuts extends “Domains Protected Marks List Plus” offering through March 31, 2017
In September, Donuts announced that for a limited time, they would make Domains Protected Marks List (DPML) Plus available as an enhancement to their legacy service. DPML Plus was to be available until December 31, …
Read More »Share your New gTLD domain name sales (and post your domains for sale also!)
This is a post where you can share your New gTLD domain name sales but with a twist! For every sale of yours you post you can also post another domain name for sale. (e.g. …
Read More »People trying to unload 1-letter New gTLDs with expensive renewals
I have noticed a small trend in 2016 where people are trying to auction off and practically unload New gTLD domains with expensive renewals. It was easier to notice in short domains namely 1-letter domains. …
Read More »201 .AT domain sales of a total of 672,402 Euro
More than 1,000 domains worth more than $1 million USD were successfully sold during three .AT short domain name auctions in November. The domains were auctioned by the .AT registry at Sedo. Bids in the …
Read More »How brands use their new domain name extensions
It is almost 3 years after New gTLDs came out and more than 18 months after the first .brands came out, how have brands made the move to the new extensions? How is this innovation …
Read More ».US considers release of 1 and 2 character domains & whois privacy for $0.50
The usTLD Stakeholder Council and Neustar, Inc., the registry operator for the usTLD, is seeking public comment on the Council’s recommendation to Neustar to release one and two character domain names in connection with the …
Read More »Q3 Liquid Domains Market: China gains market share, sales volume goes down
GGRG Brokerage Consulting and Giuseppe Graziano published the 3rd quarter Liquid Domains Market Overview partnering with Estibot’s parent company Intelium and ShortNames.com. This report is focused on the 3rd quarter of 2016 and presents key …
Read More »How much is Mike Mann making from domain names per year?
Mike Mann made 2 comments that combined offered a glimpse at his domain name business: how much he is grossing per year and how many domains he is selling. Mike Mann is the owner of …
Read More »“4 Hidden Insights of Google Analytics That Can Double Your Sales”
Art Malkov wrote another great article after “Here’s How to Make it As a Startup in New York“. This time the article “4 Hidden Insights of Google Analytics That Can Double Your Sales” was published …
Read More »The domain name i.vip sells for $100,667
According to west.cn the domain name i.vip sold for ¥700,000 (about $100,667) in an auction that ended yesterday. The sale came just days after the .vip extension got approval by the Chinese government. The domain i.vip …
Read More »Donuts acquires .IRISH new extension
In a transaction concluded last month, Donuts successfully acquired the .IRISH generic top-level domain (gTLD) from Dot-Irish LLC for an undisclosed amount. This brings the total number of domains managed by Donuts to 198. Donuts …
Read More »Enom offers an account level optional Opt-Out of the 60-day domain transfer lock
Enom is offering an account level optional OPT-OUT of the 60-day domain transfer lock on both retail and reseller accounts that will affect all domains under the account. This opt-out option is disabled by default. …
Read More »GoDaddy goes back in the Super Bowl
GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY) announced today plans to advertise in the 2017 Super Bowl. As part of its 12th Super Bowl campaign, GoDaddy plans to pull out all the stops to promote a new, yet-to-be-released …
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