Global domain name growth has slowed down during the first quarter of 2019. That is not a concern to me as growth is bound to slow down sometime, especially for New gTLDs. We have enough …
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.Blog leaves Nominet for CentralNic
The .Blog domain name registry, owned by Automatic and WordPress, has decided to leave Nominet for CentralNic regarding registry backend services. .Blog was launched using Nominet but the registry has decided to switch to CentralNic …
Read More »Escrow.com report: domain sales rise while developed websites hit an all-time high
Escrow.com released its Domain Investment Index for Q1 2019 that provides insight into the domain name market for the quarter as compared to previous quarters. The latest data from Escrow.com reveals a variety of factors …
Read More ».Gay domain names are coming later this year
Top Level Design, the .gay registry, is preparing for the launch of .gay domain names on October 11th, 2019. This past week, they convened an advisory council meeting within community members to better refine the …
Read More »Thiink.com sold for $50,000. Did I miss something?
I see some domain names sell for high prices everyday. I mean domains that I don’t see much value into. Most of the times if you make a Google search then you will probably find …
Read More »NamesCon Europe 2019 Keynote: Life and Business Lessons from a Pro Surfer
NamesCon announced today their first keynote speaker for NamesCon Europe 2019: professional big wave surfer Andrew Cotton. “Andrew has built a life and career out of embracing the awesome power of the ocean. As one …
Read More »1st time since 1986 the number of .DE domains drops
Every year, the precise geographic distribution of .de domains is mapped in the annual regional domain statistics published by DENIC. The registry managing all domains with the ending .de now presents the results of 2018. …
Read More »1 more day to comment opposing the .BIZ price increase
Please spend 5 minutes TODAY to send an email to ICANN about opposing the .biz domain name price increase and URS! This is the email address to use: comments-biz-renewal-03apr19@icann.org You just send a simple email …
Read More »CentralNic announced 2018 results
CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) announced audited results ahead of consensus forecasts for the year ended 31 December 2018. Financial Summary Revenue up 100% to £42.7m (2017 £21.4m*) Gross Profit up 69% to £19.7m (2017: £11.6m*) Adjusted …
Read More »Tucows has a drop in net revenue and income
Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ:TCX, TSX:TC) reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019. All figures are in U.S. dollars. Tucows first quarter 2019 results include 13 days of contribution of Ascio Technologies …
Read More »You can now pay GoDaddy domain name auctions with 2 different credit cards!
For years now I have been complaining that there is not enough time to pay by wire transfer for a domain name won at GoDaddy auctions. Last time I wrote about this was last summer: …
Read More »ICANN: Party like it is 1998
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced the locations for two of the 2021 ICANN Public Meetings. Cancún, Mexico, will host ICANN70 from 20-25 March 2021. The Community Forum will be held …
Read More »Please spend 5 minutes to send an email to ICANN about the .asia price increase!
Please spend 5 minutes TODAY to send an email to ICANN about opposing the .asia domain name price increase by instituting a price cap! This is the email address to use: comments-asia-renewal-27mar19@icann.org You just send …
Read More ».Club reports 2019 domain sales including Business.Club
The .Club registry reported their 2019 domain name sales so far including Business.Club that was sold for $60,936 at Names.Club. Business.Club is now the leading New gTLD sale of 2019. You can see all New …
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