I read this post on Namepros.com that really outlines many of the misconceptions in the domain name industry, the newbies, some people that thing they know what they are doing, the domain companies and the …
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Neustar completes transition of India’s .IN ccTLD to Neustar’s registry
Neustar Data Infotech (India) Private Limited, a subsidiary of Neustar®, Inc. (“Neustar”), today completed the transition of India’s .IN country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) to Neustar’s Registry platform. A total of two million .IN domain …
Read More »Google launched .dev domains
Google registry officially launched .dev domain names yesterday. Starting February 19 at 8:00 a.m. PT and through February 28, .dev domains are available to register as part of the Early Access Program, where you can …
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 …
Read More »Names.club starts accepting any extension, including .COM names
.CLUB domains announced today that at NamesCon Global 2019 in Las Vegas the Names.club marketplace will begin allowing premium names with any extension, including .COM names, to be listed for sale. .Club is excited to …
Read More ».Club makes price changes on premium domains
.Club announced some price changes and additions to their Tier premium names available through the registrar channel, including the addition of many high-value names that have never been offered by registrars. .Club is adding a …
Read More »Price of .Club domains will increase in each of the next 3 years
The .Club registry sent notice to registrars that its wholesale pricing for registrations and renewals will increase gradually in each of the next 3 years. The current .club wholesale price is $8.05 and has been …
Read More »Trending domain name keywords: hemp, divorce, pawn, taxi, caviar
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of December 2018 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry. You can find the list from last month here. …
Read More »Trending domain name keywords: token, college, custody, litigation, paradise
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of November 2018 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry. You can find the list from last month here. …
Read More »EU/EEA citizens will be able to register .eu domains even if they live outside of the EU
The European Parliament, the Council, and the European Commission reached an agreement on 5 December on the new rules guiding the .eu top-level domain (TLD). Negotiators agreed on the reform of the .eu TLD to …
Read More »Internet grows to 342.4 million domain name registrations
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN) announced that the third quarter of 2018 closed with approximately 342.4 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of approximately 2.6 million domain name registrations, or 0.8 …
Read More »WordPress announces free .blog subdomains
Up until now webpages on WordPress.com get a unique *.wordpress.com address. WordPress announced you can now get free .blog subdomains on 28 .blog domain names the company reserved in the .blog New gTLD launch. In …
Read More »Trending domain name keywords: corporation, studio, istanbul, beach, marijuana
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of October 2018 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry. You can find the list from last month here. …
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