The latest of CENTRs ‘DomainWire Stat Report’ is available (Quarter 3, 2015). The report provides a global status update on top level domains (legacy gTLDs, new gTLDs and ccTLDs) with a focus on European ccTLDs. …
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Minds+Machines Makes $1.18 Million From .Law Early Access Program & $100K From Premium Domains
Minds + Machines Group Limited, provided an update of its operations for Q3 2015. During the EAP period of 12-19 October, orders exceeding $1.18 million were received, with some significant premium sales held back until …
Read More »36% Of U.S. Banks Have Purchased .BANK Domains Names
fTLD Registry made an announcement today that 36% of U.S. banks have purchased a .BANK domains name. “In the United States there are approximately 6,800 banks. Right now, you’ll find most of them online at …
Read More »Growth Of 1.1% In 2015 For The “Big Six” Legacy TLDs (Vs. 2.5% in 2014)
The Afnic Industry Report on Domain Names analyses the prospects for growth in 2015 of the 6 main Legacy gTLDs: the .com, .net and .org stand up better than .biz, .info, and .mobi. It shows …
Read More »StartingDot Publishes Q3 2015 Premium 50 New gTLDs
The Q3 installment of the 2015 Premium TLD 50 is now available and last quarters analysis shows a number of movers and shakers in the top 50. StartingDot’s very own .ski premium TLD jumped into the Top 50 immediately on …
Read More ».XYZ Domain Name Trademark “Infringement”: Registrants Are Guilty Until Proven Innocent
I got an email from a reader that thought he had received a UDRP or a URS on his .xyz domain name. It turned out he was wrong. The registry had suspended his domain name. …
Read More ».Bank Has 6,000 Applications & A 97% Approval Rate
As of today, fTLD has received more than 6,000 applications for .bank domain names and approximately 5,400 have been approved for an approval rate of 97%. The most common reason for a an application to …
Read More »New gTLD Utilization Report: .Brand Domain Registrations Increase By 50%
The October Special Edition of CSC’s New gTLD Utilization Report shows the pace of .brand registrations accelerating with a 50% increase since the September report. The report shares further examples of .brands in use and …
Read More ».NYC Celebrates Its Anniversary By Releasing Over 16,000 .NYC Domains
New York City and Neustar, the official registry operator for .nyc, released today over 16,000 new .nyc website addresses for businesses, organizations, and individuals with a physical address in the five boroughs. Domain names are …
Read More ».Online & .Tech In The Streets Of San Francisco (video)
Radix, the .online/.tech/.website registry, published a video from their PR efforts in the streets of San Francisco. “We were creating a buzz on the streets, talking about the awesome new domain names available – .TECH …
Read More »This Is What Will Happen To Expired .NYC Domain Names
ConnectingNYC.org asked the .NYC registry, Neustar, what will happen to the first year registrations of .nyc domain names that are beginning to expire. .NYC domain names will drop as usual and no domains are going to be …
Read More »Google Domains Adds Nearly 90 Donuts Domains To Its Inventory
Donuts Inc., the largest registry for new domain names, like .guru, .media and .photography, said today that Google has added nearly 90 of the company’s domain options to its domain name sales platform, bringing a more diverse …
Read More »Record Breaking Q3 For StartingDot Premium Names (.ski domain sells for 5 figures)
With all 3 of the StartingDot TLDs now rolled out, and more registrars than ever offering .archi, .bio and .ski, demand has been increasing for StartingDot domain names in general, and premium names in particular. …
Read More ».Club To Auction 25 Domain Names (c.club, PC.club, etc.)
Jeff Sass, CMO of .Club, revealed at The Domain Conference that the .Club registry will be holding an auction in China in November. The auction will feature 24 2-character .club domains and the 1-character domain name …
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