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 …
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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 …
Read More ».CLUB launches name blocking brand protection service
.CLUB Domains, LLC has launched the Trademark Sentry Unlimited Name Blocking Service, designed to offer qualified brands and trademark holders protection in the .CLUB namespace. The Unlimited Name Blocking Service (UNBS) protects a trademark from …
Read More »Sedo removes the minimum fee through the end of 2019
Sedo created a fuss today about removing the minimum fee for sold domains. First of all, it is not for all domains AND this “promotion” runs only through the end of 2019! This promotion runs …
Read More »NamesCon Europe 2019 announces topics of expert panels
NamesCon Europe 2019 announced the topics covered by the expert panels. Some of the topics our expert panels will be covering include: Dark Horses and Long-Shot Opportunities: Where to Invest in Today’s nTLD Market On the …
Read More »Wake up people! ICANN and the registries want to steal your domain names!
This is not just about .asia that no one cares about. Not even .org. It is about ICANN and the legacy registries starting an attack on all our domain names. It started with Verisign asking …
Read More »Verisign .com monopoly reports an operating margin of 65.4%
The Verisign .com monopoly reported a huge operating margin that was 65.4 percent for the first quarter of 2019. Instead of being grateful for this gift that it is being given they are asking for .com …
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