The new ICANN.org website is ready and it’s official launch will be next month. You can already see it live at new.icann.org. ICANN is due to migrate to the new site in April – but …
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ICANN Introduces the New Global Domains Division (GDD) Portal
ICANN introduced the new Global Domains Division (GDD) portal. ICANN’s Global Domains Division (GDD) oversees generic domain operations, domain name industry engagement and Web services, with the goal of having all of these pieces coming …
Read More »Domain name KIK.DE sells for 178,500 EUR at Sedo
The domain name KIK.DE sold at Sedo for 178,500 EUR or about $246,000 this Friday. The domain was bought by a German clothing company name KiK Textilien & Non-Food GmbH. The domain KIK.DE already redirects …
Read More »Domainers Choice Awards 2014 Nominees (Where is Rick Schwartz?)
The Domainers Choice Awards 2014 nominees were announced today and one major domainer name is missing from the nominees: Rick Schwartz. I voted for him as a nominee for the Domain Ambassador award. I know …
Read More »CentralNic signs registry service contract with Radix for .website, .press, .host and .space
CentralNic Group, the internet platform business which earns revenues from the worldwide subscription sales of domain names, has added four valuable domain names to its existing portfolio of 25 “uncontested” domain names that are ready …
Read More »ICANN 49 meeting in Singapore: Internet Governance, New gTLDs, Privacy & Proxy Services
ICANN 49 meeting in Singapore is underway (March 23 – 27) and these are 3 of the subjects in this meeting that I am interested in: Internet Governance – IANA transition This will be the …
Read More »Sedo sells 691 domains worth $1.5 million: 1905.com at $57k, Trace.com at $50k (Mar 10 to Mar 16)
In the past week (Mar 10 to Mar 16), 691 (677 last week) transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.5 million ($1.3m last week). Only 252 (218 last week) domains from …
Read More »Google’s Webmaster Academy is now available with new and targeted content
Google’s Webmaster Academy is now available with new and targeted content! Two years ago, Webmaster Academy launched to teach new and beginner webmasters how to make great websites. In addition to adding new content, Google …
Read More »Sedo sells 677 domains worth $1.3 million: Jamrock.com $68,750, imeeting.com $47,750 (Mar 3 to Mar 9)
In the past week (Mar 3 to Mar 9), 677 (582 last week) transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.3 million ($1.3m last week). Only 218 (192 last week) domains from …
Read More »Afternic/Go Daddy Weekly Domain Sales: QY.com $100,000, Swimsuit.photos $3,550 (3-10-14 to 3-16-14)
Afternic and Go Daddy published their combined weekly domain name sales. The total sales for week 3-10-14 to 3-16-14 were $2.112.576. This report includes some nice New gTLD auction sales such as swimsuit.photos for $3,550 …
Read More »Are you Mcconnelling.com or Mcconnelling.org?
#McConnelling is the latest trend to hit Twitter and YouTube thanks to Jon Stewart and Mitch McConnell, a United States Republican Party Senator from Kentucky. The trend started when Jon Stewart made fun of Mitch …
Read More »Is .Uno The First Cybersquatting Registry? (TedCruz.uno, HillaryClinton.uno, MittRomney.uno)
Is .Uno The First Cybersquatting Registry or are they just running a cheap PR trick to draw attention to their New gTLD? I noticed that Dot Latin LLC, the .uno registry, used the 1API registrar …
Read More »Donuts: 280,000+ domain name registrations in 43 New gTLDs
Donuts published yesterday some stas on how their New gTLD registry is doing up to now. Here are the numbers: The numbers continue to grow during the 25th anniversary year of the Internet and the most …
Read More »Neustar Acquires .CO Internet S.A.S. for $109 million
Neustar, Inc. (NYSE: NSR), a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information and analytics, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire .CO Internet S.A.S. and certain associated assets. .CO Internet is the …
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