Domain Extensions

All 676 combinations of 2-letter .berlin New gTLD domain names were registered yesterday against ICANN rules that prohibit the registration of all 2-letter domain names in New gTLDs. Domain names like us.berlin, uk.berlin and aa.berlin …

A previous post contained a list of 89 .sucks domain names that have been registered by trademark holders during the first few days of the sunrise period for .sucks. Here is what a search for …

We are just a few days into the sunrise period for .sucks and more .sucks domain name registrations are registered (or rather applied for) daily. Latest registrations include domain names registered by Toms, Uber,

I have been holding this story for a while but I guess it is time to post it now. On Wednesday, January 14, 2015 I was attending what was probably the last session at NamesCon 2015 …

Starting Dot, the registry of .ski, .bio and .archi, launched the inaugural edition of the “PREMIUM TLD 50“, ranking of the world’s top 50 premium generic top-level Internet domains (gTLDs). The Premium TLD 50 measures …

The Domain Registrar EnCirca announced special pricing for X-Rated top-level domains. EnCirca is offering brand owners special pricing to protect their trademarks in the new X-rated top-level domains launching this spring for just $13 per …

We are just 7 days into the sunrise period for .sucks and there have been quite a few .sucks domain name registrations proving that the .sucks New gTLD is a lucrative venture. Only trademark holders …

The .Club registry announced today that in less than a year from its launch, more than 200,000 .CLUB domain names have been sold. Namestat.org reports that there are 190,554 .club domains in the zone file, …

Is it possible for a registrar to efficiently promote 1000 extensions? Bookstores usually rotate the top book sellers on their homepage. But these change as new books are released. Maybe that is true these days …

.BAR and .CLUB teamed up to exhibit at the Nightclub & Bar Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas. Here are a sample of some of the bars and clubs already using their .CLUB and …

While most people associate March Madness with the NCAA Basketball finals, the .CLUB team experienced their own March Madness traveling to and exhibiting at six different events around the world, all in the month of …

Donuts has been making a lot of posts in the past few days about the New gTLD renewal rate that is currently resting at about 70%. .Guru is doing worse than 70%. .Guru domain names …

PeopleBrowsr recently negotiated a vendor agreement with GoDaddy, and they have written a post to share their perception of GoDaddy as it prepare for its IPO. PeopleBrowsr is the registry of .CEO, .Best and .Kred new …

The number of .uk domains being registered to privacy services has grown from about 300 per month at the beginning of last year to 6,500 per month now. So while ICANN is looking to improve …