The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of December 2017 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry. Crypto related keywords dominate the list like last …
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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 »Third quarter of 2017 closes with 330.7 million domain name registrations on the internet
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), today announced that the third quarter of 2017 closed with approximately 330.7 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), a decrease of approximately 1.2 million domain name registrations as …
Read More »Afilias appointed to provide registry services for the .au domains
Afilias Australia Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Afilias plc, has been appointed to provide registry services for the .au domain from 1 July 2018 as part of auDA’s Registry Transformation Project. Afilias was one …
Read More »Trending domain name keywords: crypto, bit coin, ethereum, mining
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of November 2017 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry. Crypto related keywords dominate the list and have …
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 »CentralNic completed the acquisition of .sk (country code top-level domain for Slovakia)
CentralNic announced today that the acquisition of SK-NIC, the manager of the exclusive country code top-level domain for Slovakia, .sk, has now been completed. The Company’s agreement to acquire SK-NIC, the manager of the exclusive …
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 »Global growth in domains has slowed down but still was 2.5% YOY (without .xyz/.top)- New gTLD market share down from 7.5% to 6.6%
There are an estimated 311 million domains under management over 1,500+ top-level domains globally. Over the past 2 years, quarterly growth rates have been decreasing since peaks in early 2016. The slowdown is the result …
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 »Verisign Q3 report: 145.8 million .com & .net domain names (up 1.47 million)
VeriSign, Inc. reported financial results for the third quarter of 2017. Business Highlights Verisign ended the third quarter with 145.8 million .com and .net domain name registrations in the domain name base, a 1.2 percent …
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 »New .COM campaign: “With a .COM, you can beCOMe anything you want.”
Verisign just launched a new .com campaign with tagline “With a .com, you can become anything you want.” The campaign is using the domain name YouCouldBe.com. They are also making a play with the word …
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