Today is the last day to get the $399 early-bird pricing on NamesCon 2016. The offer expires on October 31st, and you can save 60% ($600) off your NamsCon ticket. The price keeps increasing to $999 …
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Which 38 Cities Have Their Own Top Level Domain? (Infographic)
Christopher Hofman Laursen from the European Domain Centre published a moving infographic displaying all 38 cities from all over the world that have their own new gTLDs. “By now most people know that a lot …
Read More »No Domain Name Is Worth That Much!
I get many inquiries and a lot of the people are trying to convince me to accept their low ball offer. I find quite amusing the times they are trying to convince me that no …
Read More »2-Letter .Club Domain Sells For $15,000 While 1-2 Character .Club Auctions Begin
The .Club registry announced today that it sold its first 2-letter .club domain name for $15,000 in a direct sale. The domain name will be featured in the next .club monthly sales report that is …
Read More »Report: 298.4 Million Domains, New gTLDs Have 30% Growth
The latest of CENTRs ‘DomainWire Stat Report’ is available (Quarter 3, 2015). The report provides a global status update on top level domains (legacy gTLDs, new gTLDs and ccTLDs) with a focus on European ccTLDs. …
Read More »Dynadot, Above, Hexonet & Fabulous Registrars Issue Warning About Phishing Emails
Dynadot, Above, Hexonet Fabulous and many other registrars have issued warnings about phishing emails that have been sent in the past 24 hours. Here is the warning that Dynadot issued:
Read More »Minds+Machines Makes $1.18 Million From .Law Early Access Program & $100K From Premium Domains
Minds + Machines Group Limited, provided an update of its operations for Q3 2015. During the EAP period of 12-19 October, orders exceeding $1.18 million were received, with some significant premium sales held back until …
Read More »My Personal View On The Adam Dicker Issue
In the past 3-4 weeks I have been so busy that I didn’t even had time to read about what seems to be one of the biggest scandals in domain name industry. Although in reality …
Read More »Domains For Sale: FreeSmiley.com, XFX.org, JEL.org, Rodeo.info, Cox.info, World.Poker
I am selling the following domain names because they are part of a joint venture that is being dissolved. Please contact me if you have a serious offer using the “contact us” form. Payment will be …
Read More »36% Of U.S. Banks Have Purchased .BANK Domains Names
fTLD Registry made an announcement today that 36% of U.S. banks have purchased a .BANK domains name. “In the United States there are approximately 6,800 banks. Right now, you’ll find most of them online at …
Read More »Introducing the “Character Balance Score” – New gTLD Domain Name Sales & The Number Of Characters
This is my first article that has been published in the traditional style: in a paper magazine. The magazine is called State of the Domains and is published by the Domain Name Association. I would …
Read More »Growth Of 1.1% In 2015 For The “Big Six” Legacy TLDs (Vs. 2.5% in 2014)
The Afnic Industry Report on Domain Names analyses the prospects for growth in 2015 of the 6 main Legacy gTLDs: the .com, .net and .org stand up better than .biz, .info, and .mobi. It shows …
Read More »StartingDot Publishes Q3 2015 Premium 50 New gTLDs
The Q3 installment of the 2015 Premium TLD 50 is now available and last quarters analysis shows a number of movers and shakers in the top 50. StartingDot’s very own .ski premium TLD jumped into the Top 50 immediately on …
Read More ».XYZ Registry Unsuspends Domain Name That Was Wrongfully Suspended
Last week I wrote about a reader that complained that his .xyz domain name was suspended by the registry after a trademark complaint. I advised the reader to reply to the registry with a simple …
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