Domain Extensions

The latest progress report from the .eu registry, EURid, is showning that the number of .eu registrations increased by 4,578 domain names, a net increase of 0.1%, to 3.85 million during Q3 2015. Iceland, Cyprus …

Sedo announced today that it integrated a new feature: a search filter that will only show numeric domain names in the search results. This is valuable for all Sedo customers but will especially impact the …

Rightside Group, Ltd. (Nasdaq:NAME), today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015. “In the third quarter, we, delivered record quarterly revenue and margins continue to increase year-over-year due to the impact of the …

Afilias released 2-character domains for its new extentions yesterday November 2, 2015 at 16:00 UTC. The domains are priced as premiums and will renew at premium prices. There are many 2-character options. For example the …

Christopher Hofman Laursen from the European Domain Centre published a moving infographic displaying all 38 cities from all over the world that have their own new gTLDs. “By now most people know that a lot …

The .Club registry announced today that it sold its first 2-letter .club domain name for $15,000 in a direct sale. The domain name will be featured in the next .club monthly sales report that is …

The latest of CENTRs ‘DomainWire Stat Report’ is available (Quarter 3, 2015).  The report provides a global status update on top level domains (legacy gTLDs, new gTLDs and ccTLDs) with a focus on European ccTLDs. …

Minds + Machines Group Limited, provided an update of its operations for Q3 2015. During the EAP period of 12-19 October, orders exceeding $1.18 million were received, with some significant premium sales held back until …

fTLD Registry made an announcement today that 36% of U.S. banks have purchased a .BANK domains name. “In the United States there are approximately 6,800 banks. Right now, you’ll find most of them online at …

The Afnic Industry Report on Domain Names analyses the prospects for growth in 2015 of the 6 main Legacy gTLDs: the .com, .net and .org stand up better than .biz, .info, and .mobi. It shows …

The Q3 installment of the 2015 Premium TLD 50 is now available and last quarters analysis shows a number of movers and shakers in the top 50. StartingDot’s very own .ski premium TLD jumped into the Top 50 immediately on …

I got an email from a reader that thought he had received a UDRP or a URS on his .xyz domain name. It turned out he was wrong. The registry had suspended his domain name. …

As of today, fTLD has received more than 6,000 applications for .bank domain names and approximately 5,400 have been approved for an approval rate of 97%. The most common reason for a an application to …

The October Special Edition of CSC’s New gTLD Utilization Report shows the pace of .brand registrations accelerating with a 50% increase since the September report. The report shares further examples of .brands in use and …