ICANN renewed the .ORG Registry Agreement with no price caps while the .org registry operator with the funnier name (PIR) Public Interest Registry issued the statement below. Name is funny because the only thing that …
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Trending domain name keywords: coupons, mushroom, shroom, abuse, apple
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of May 2019 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry. You can find the list from last month here. …
Read More »Second level .au domain names are coming this year
Second level .au domain names – such as forexample.au – will soon be available in the .au country code Top Level Domain (ccTLD) after the auDA board adopted the proposed Implementation Rules for the .au …
Read More »Do you want more funding for your startup? Get a .com domain name!
People are looking for real numbers regarding domain names so here they are! This is proof based on real business numbers. Do you want more funding for your startup? Get a .com domain name! Simple …
Read More »Trending domain name keywords: drug, rehab, freedom, repro
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of April 2019 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry. You can find the list from last month here. …
Read More »Global domain name growth slows down
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 …
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 »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 …
Read More »Namecheap opposes domain name price increases
Namecheap is the first registrar that I see opposing the removal of price caps on several legacy top level domains such as .org, .info and .biz. (Also don’t forget .asia.) If you see any other …
Read More »Trending domain name keywords: blockchain ,stadia, chain, assistance
Is blockchain back? Some people that have started registering loads of blockchain domains seem to believe it. I know that it was never gone but the big hype has subsided. The top 10 trending keywords …
Read More »Domains grow 3.7% to 348 million across all TLDs in 2018
CENTR published its CENTRstats Global TLD Report quarterly publication covering status and trends in global top-level domains with a focus on European ccTLDs (country code top-level domains). Global Market The global TLD market is estimated …
Read More »Trending domain name keywords: Apex Legends, worlds, studios, dentistry
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of February 2019 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry. You can find the list from last month here. …
Read More »Trending domain name keywords: keto, property, trial, legal, litigation, custody
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of January 2019 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry. You can find the list from last month here. …
Read More ».Com and .Net domains increase to 153 million in 2018 (up 4.5% from 2017)
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2018. “2018 was a strong year for Verisign. The domain name base and revenues grew; we divested non-core assets; and …
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