The usTLD Stakeholder Council and Neustar, Inc., the registry operator for the usTLD, is seeking public comment on the Council’s recommendation to Neustar to release one and two character domain names in connection with the …
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Donuts acquires .IRISH new extension
In a transaction concluded last month, Donuts successfully acquired the .IRISH generic top-level domain (gTLD) from Dot-Irish LLC for an undisclosed amount. This brings the total number of domains managed by Donuts to 198. Donuts …
Read More »Verisign running a new .NET campaign
Verisign is running a new .NET campaign called “Uncommonly Timeless” that is of course using a .net domain name: UncommonlyTimeless.net. Here is why Verisign thinks you should you choose a .net domain: Est. 1985 .net …
Read More »Neustar to be acquired for $33.50 per share
Neustar, Inc. (NYSE:NSR), today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by a private investment group led by Golden Gate Capital in a transaction valued at approximately $2.9 billion, including …
Read More ».Shop reached 100,000 domain name registrations (60% coming from Europe)
GMO Registry, Inc. announced that .shop, the generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) reached 100,000 domain names. This milestone comes just over two months since .shop opened for business on September 26, 2016. On June 30, …
Read More »Donald Trump dominates trending keywords in .COM & .NET domain names
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET domain names during the month of November 2016 were published by Verisign, the .com and .net registry.. There are a lot of common keywords in …
Read More »9,300 new .CLUB premium names released tomorrow
On December 13*, at 10:00 am Eastern Time .CLUB will be releasing approximately 9,300 NEW premium names into the registrar channel in the tiered premium offerings. These names include names that were previously registered by …
Read More ».KIWI’s managing director Angus Richardson replies to fear tactics and inflated numbers accusations
.KIWI’s managing director Angus Richardson replied to accusations of inflating .kiwi domain name registration numbers and using fear tactics to force people to register .kiwi domains. This is the reply of a PR person and …
Read More »West.cn offers free .VIP transfers but only for premium domains
West.cn is celebrating the .VIP government approval in China by offering free .vip domain name transfers. But the offer is good only for certain .vip domains that are considered Chinese premiums: 1-3 letter domains 1-3 …
Read More »Using digital fear to get more domain name registrations!
It seems that the .KIWI registry is using a new technique to get more domain name registrations. Digital fear along with some old fashioned domain name inflated registration numbers. Umbrellar.nz, a New Zealand hosting and …
Read More ».EU domains: The first decade (eBook)
Want to know the origins and development of .eu domains? Then this 209-page eBook is for you. This book tells the story of how .eu was born and developed. “This book captures our story and …
Read More ».Storage domains launch on January 10 – Here are 8 developed websites from the Founders Program
.Storage had an extensive Founders Program offering the opportunity to companies to register their desired .storage domains ahead of everyone else and develop them into functional websites. Participation was on a ‘first come, first served’ …
Read More ».Club domains get government approval and can now be hosted in China
.CLUB Domains announced today that China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has granted a license to .CLUB’s Beijing based wholly foreign-owned entity (WFOE) company, making it among the very first foreign registries of a …
Read More ».VIP domains get government approval in China
Minds + Machines Group Limited (AIM:MMX) announced that it has today received official approval from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) of the People’s Republic of China for MMX’s dot VIP top-level domain. …
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