DigitalTown, Inc. announced the launch of SmartWebtm, a comprehensive approach for making the consumer-facing web intuitive, secure and personalized. The initial launch includes the domain extensions .CITY, .MENU and .BIBLE with many more pending. The …
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Donuts appoints Bruce Jaffe as CEO
Donuts Inc. today announced the appointment of Bruce Jaffe as chief executive officer. Paul Stahura, Donuts’ co-founder and current CEO, will continue to serve in a full-time role as executive chair of Donuts’ board of …
Read More ».NET domain name registrations and renewals will cost more than .COM on February 1st
The .NET domain name registration and renewal wholesale price goes up on February 1st, 2017. Verisign, the .net registry, announced the increase in the annual fee for a .net domain name registration from $7.46 to …
Read More »947 1-character new gTLD domains no longer in the zone
Andy Brier of NameStat.org and Name Metrics Ltd made a blog post that lists 947 one character new gTLD domains that were once registered but are no longer in the zone. They are now either …
Read More ».NYC to auction 24 fashion related domain names (Fashion.nyc,Shop.nyc)
Auctions.nyc and the City of New York will have their 2nd auction of premium .NYC domains. This time 24 fashion related domain names like Fashion.nyc, Shop.nyc and Makeup.nyc will be auctioned at Snapnames.com. The .NYC …
Read More »Sex.city is the 1st confirmed New gTLD sale of 2017 – Guess the renewal price…
The domain name Sex.city sold at Sedo and is the 1st confirmed New gTLD sale of 2017. The domain was bought for $2,150 and the new owner is (surprise, surprise) from Amsterdam. When I saw …
Read More »Attorney invests $500k+ in new domains (Dui.attorney for $100k+, etc.)
Here is what domains attorney Charles Gucciardo bought with more than $500,000. Attorney Charles Gucciardo of The Gucciardo Law Firm, PLLC discussed his interest in new TLDs and motivation for registering dozens of domains in …
Read More »Amazon and “broken bones” dominate trending keywords in .COM & .NET domain names
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of December 2016 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry. Not a single common keyword in the .com …
Read More »Rightside plans to sell more New gTLD domains using registrars and domain brokers
Rightside wants to make it easier for people to buy its New gTLD Platinum domain name inventory so today it launched two new programs that will expand access to high-value premium domains across all 40 …
Read More ».Shop and .Site extensions get approval from the Chinese government
.Shop and .Site just received a big holiday gift from the Chinese government today! The 2 new extensions got government approval from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology today and join .Club, .Vip and .XYZ …
Read More »Donuts extends “Domains Protected Marks List Plus” offering through March 31, 2017
In September, Donuts announced that for a limited time, they would make Domains Protected Marks List (DPML) Plus available as an enhancement to their legacy service. DPML Plus was to be available until December 31, …
Read More »Share your New gTLD domain name sales (and post your domains for sale also!)
This is a post where you can share your New gTLD domain name sales but with a twist! For every sale of yours you post you can also post another domain name for sale. (e.g. …
Read More »People trying to unload 1-letter New gTLDs with expensive renewals
I have noticed a small trend in 2016 where people are trying to auction off and practically unload New gTLD domains with expensive renewals. It was easier to notice in short domains namely 1-letter domains. …
Read More »How brands use their new domain name extensions
It is almost 3 years after New gTLDs came out and more than 18 months after the first .brands came out, how have brands made the move to the new extensions? How is this innovation …
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