27 New gTLDs were approved today by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT). Domain name extensions need to get approval by MIIT so they can be sold in China and so that the …
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Donuts sells the domain name Home.Loans for $500,000
Donuts Inc. today announced home.loans was acquired for $500,000. This is the largest reported sale to date for a New gTLD domain name. This sale surpasses the sale of the domain name casino.online that was …
Read More »Another bad ICANN decision: on August 1st 2018 thousands of New gTLD domains will be blocked from registration
Another bad ICANN decision is out that will protect some privileged IGOs and INGOs and the “beloved” International Olympic Committee (IOC). Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement (RCRC), the only organization that might have warranted some additional …
Read More »Radix made $1,381,540 in premium revenue in the 2nd half of 2017
Radix published its premium domains report for the 2nd half of 2017. This report gives a full lowdown on all premium sales Radix TLDs for the period 1st July to 31st Dec 2017. Radix’s premium names are available …
Read More ».NYC has sold 515 premium .nyc domain names for a total of $595,157
.NYC celebrated its 3rd year anniversary, so they shared a few highlights to showcase how New Yorkers have helped to build and grow the .nyc domain. The .nyc domain extension consistently ranks in the top …
Read More »2018 finds New gTLDs below the 20 million domain name registration mark
We are almost 4 years into the New gTLD program and domain name registrations have fallen below the 20 million mark. These are the domain name registrations that according to NameStat.org are in the zone …
Read More »Radix expected to make $12 million in revenue in 2017
Radix revealed that it has reached $11.7 million in annual revenue and will surpass the $12 million milestone before the end of the calendar year 2017. This is the first time that Radix, a self-funded …
Read More »Neustar moves its website from Neustar.biz to Home.Neustar
Neustar, Inc. today announced that it has revamped its global website and that it is moving to its own .brand extension. Neustar’s new website is moving from Neustar.biz to Home.Neustar All of Neustar’s digital assets …
Read More »Radix shares renewal rates for .Online, .Tech and .Site (no data for its other 6 extensions)
Radix registry shared the renewal rate for three of its most popular TLDs, .ONLINE, .TECH and .SITE. Launched in July and August 2015, these 3 TLDs are up for subsequent (2nd cycle) renewal and are …
Read More ».Club sells 452 domain names for $380k (porn.club, basketball.club, coin.club)
In the third quarter of 2017 .CLUB sold a total of 452 domain names, generating $325,743.31 in single payment sales and another $55,050 in topline value of new “Easy Payment” subscription sales at www.get.club for …
Read More ».London launches marketing campaign on London Underground, billboards, digital & TV advertising
.London is launching a new marketing campaign. This new localised campaign aims to encourage London’s small businesses to show pride in their association with the capital, to help increase brand awareness, encourage new registrations and …
Read More »CentralNic secures contract to 14 New gTLDs, .sk acquisition has been delayed
CentralNic has agreed with Germany’s KSregistry GmbH for CentralNic’s wholesale division to provide its services for 14 Top-Level Domain extensions currently managed by Open Registry, which KSregistry acquired from Group NCC in 2017. Under the …
Read More ».NYC announces the 5 winners of the Best of Boroughs contest (plus some .nyc stats)
The City of New York, on behalf of .nyc, crowned the winners of the first-ever Best of Boroughs contest. The Best of the Boroughs 5 website winners are: Best of Bronx – NewDayChurch.nyc is committed …
Read More »DigitalTown acquires JustLegal.com, hires Frank Robles, Braden Pollock joins as an investor/advisor
DigitalTown, Inc. and Congo, Ltd., have entered into an agreement for DigitalTown to acquire technology, expertise, and other assets of Congo. Congo’s flagship product is JustLegal.com, an online service for legal service provider discovery. “The …
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