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 …
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.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. …
Read More »Final results of the .AT domains auctions (1,000 domains sold for $1M+)
More than 1,000 domains worth more than $1M were successfully sold during three .AT short domain name auctions. The third and final .AT short domain auction closed on Monday with nearly 4,000 placed bids and more …
Read More ».BUZZ domain registry auction rules (scheduled for December 8, 2016)
dotStrategy Co., the operator of the .buzz Top Level Domain (TLD) released the guidelines and rules for the upcoming .buzz auction scheduled for Dec 8th, 2016. Highlights of the auction proceedings include: · …
Read More ».ART domains launch with more than 60 early adopters
.ART announced that more than 60 world-renowned museums and arts organisations will launch dedicated websites on the new top-level domain, including the Art Institute of Chicago, Centre Pompidou, Fondation Beyeler, Fondation Cartier, Guggenheim Museum, Hauser …
Read More »“.blog domains are not available!”
I just received today the funniest newsletter email from the .blog registry with the subject “.blog domains are not available!”. Someone made the best typo of the year in time for Black Friday! It is …
Read More »Hong Kong registrar stops offering .TOP domain registrations
Cnobin, a Hong Kong based registrar, announced that it has stopped offering .TOP domain name registrations effective immediately. At first this seemed strange for a Hong Kong registrar as Chinese registrants hold almost 80% of …
Read More »Results from the .AT short domain name auctions
The 1st and 2nd of the 3 .at short domain name auctions have ended with nearly 800 domains selling. The 1st .AT short domain auction closed last week with 6,000 bids originating from countries like …
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