The report shows that .com is used as top level domain by 49.6% of all the websites. The only two New gTLDs that are used in more than 0.1% of websites are .xyz and .club. …
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.Store Domains Launching In June 2016
Radix, the portfolio registry behind several new extensions including .site, .tech & .online announced they are gearing up for the launch of the first TLD to focus on the e-commerce market – .STORE A trillion …
Read More ».Bank Releases 1 & 2 Character Domains For $2,500 Per Year
The fTLD registry posted two Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to allocate previously reserved names in .BANK and details are available at https://www.ftld.com/request-for-proposal-rfp-to-allocate-reserved-names/. Here are some RFP highlights: – Proposals for Domain(s) of Interest must be …
Read More »New gTLD Report: Some TLDs Experience Up To A 40% Squating Rate
Mark Monitor published its latest gTLD (NgTLD) Quarterly Report, which delivers unique insight into the new gTLD Program. The report provides detailed information on .Brand registration and marketing activity, current trends and news relevant to businesses …
Read More »Rightside Announces Q4 & 2015 Results: Revenue Grows to $8.4 Million (Up 11%)
Rightside Group, Ltd. (Nasdaq:NAME), announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2015. Business Highlights: Rightside’s 39 owned and operated gTLDs in general availability ended 2015 with over 400,000 registered …
Read More »1st Healthy Domains Initiative (HDI) Summit By The DNA
The Domain Name Association (The DNA), the Internet domain industry’s trade association, announced that it conducted its inaugural Healthy Domains Initiative (HDI) summit last week, a meeting focused on healthy growth within the domain name …
Read More »PIR (.ORG Registry) Looking For New Back-End Domain Service?
Public Interest Registry, the not-for-profit operator of the .org, .ngo and .ong domains, today announced the upcoming issuance of a Request for Information for the procurement of its back-end registry services. Afilias, the current PIR …
Read More ».Com & .Net Domains Ended 2015 At 139.8 Million Registrations (6.3% Increase & 71.9% Renewal Rate)
VeriSign reported domain name business and financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2015. Business Highlights: Verisign Registry Services added 4.6 million net new names during the fourth quarter, ending with 139.8 …
Read More »Top 10 Trending Keywords in .COM & .NET Registrations in January (China Related Keywords Dominate .COM)
The top 10 trending keywords registered in .COM and .NET during the month of January 2016 were published by Verisign. China related domain names dominate the .com list. “Smith” and “Lock” are the only common …
Read More »Donuts Partners With The MPAA To Reduce Online Piracy
Donuts and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) jointly announced an agreement to help ensure that websites using domains registered with Donuts are not engaged in large-scale piracy. Under the terms of the agreement, …
Read More »New gTLD Utilization Report (.brands, “suspicious” new gTLDs & .bank)
The latest edition of CSC’s New gTLD Utilization Report shows .brand launches continuing to pick up speed, more new gTLDs climbing up the Alexa rankings and some interesting examples of new gTLDs in use. They …
Read More »Do You Want To Activate Astoria .nyc Or Harlem .nyc? A “Without Cause” Clause Might Stop You!
The deBlasio Administration’s licensing initiative for the neighborhood domain names is currently accepting applications. So if you’re a neighborhood activist or budding media mogul, and want to activate Astoria.nyc, ConeyIsland.nyc, GreenwichVillage.nyc, Harlem.nyc or any of …
Read More »GodsOfEgypt.MOVIE Is The 1st New Domain In A Super Bowl Ad (GodsOfEgyptMovie.com Is Parked)
During yesterday’s Super Bowl coverage, a trailer for the upcoming film Gods of Egypt aired that directed viewers to the domain name GodsOfEgypt.MOVIE. This was a first time that a New TLD domain name was …
Read More ».EU Domains Increase To 3.87 Million
The latest progress report from the .eu registry, EURid, is out and is showing that during Q4 2015, the number of .eu registrations increased by 7 937 domain names, a net increase of 0.2%, to …
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