iStarting Dot, the registry operator for new generic top-level domains (new gTLD) .BIO, .ARCHI & .SKI, announced that the company has achieved a milestone for a young registry operator in the gTLD space: this week …
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1 & 2 Character .FR Domain Names Opening To The General Public Today
On February 16, 2015, Afnic is extending the registration of domain names under the .fr TLD consisting of only one or two character(s) to the general public. Since December 9, 2014, Afnic has allowed the …
Read More »NewYork.Cab Has A $11,500 Bid At Flippa But There Is A Catch
The domain name NewYork.Cab is at auction at Flippa with 2 days left. There have been 41 bids already and the domain name has a $11,500 bid but things are not so simple as they …
Read More »Jeffrey Sass of .Club: “We’re Asking the Wrong Questions”
Jeffrey Sass, CMO of .CLUB, wrote a very interesting article on CircleId called “We’re Asking the Wrong Questions”. Here are some of the points he made: “The story so far has been fairly predictable: registries …
Read More »Funniest Flippa Auction Ever Ends In A Few Hours: “New gtlds ruined me! IM BROKE!”
The funniest Flippa auction ever ends in a few hours and it it getting a few bids because people find it hilarious. This is the title of probably the funniest Flippa auction ever: “New gtlds …
Read More »New gTLD Weekly Launch Review: .Delivery, .Energy, .LGBT, .Casa, .Work
This week 5 New gTLDs enter General Availability, 0 New gTLDs enter the EAP General Availability and 1 strings enter the landrush phase. Afilias launches .LGBT on the 10th of February. Minds & Machines launches
Read More »2-Factor Authentication Now Available To All .UK Domain Registrants
Nominet has been investing significantly to help all .uk owners protect their domains. Following a successful launch to registrars last October, from today, registrants can opt to use two-factor authentication access to Nominet’s Online Services. …
Read More »DNA Survey: 85% Of People Type Domains Into Browsers & 60% Want More Domain Extensions
The Domain Name Association (DNA) announced the results of a recent global survey to ascertain Internet users’ attitudes toward new Internet domain-name extensions, such as “.club” and “.global,” that are being released through ICANN’s “New …
Read More »Donuts: 1.2 Million Domain Registrations Across 150 Extensions
Donuts Inc., the world’s largest registry for new generic top-level domain names (gTLDs), marked the one-year anniversary of general availability of new Internet identities, reporting that its 150 now live gTLDs are home to more than 1.2 …
Read More »Neustar 2014 Report: Revenue Up 6% & Expects More Growth In 2015
Neustar, Inc. announced results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014 and provided guidance. Results for Fourth Quarter 2014 Compared to Fourth Quarter 2013 Revenue increased 6% to $252.4 million Marketing Services revenue increased 8% …
Read More »New gTLD Weekly Launch Review: .Delivery, .Energy
This week 0 New gTLDs enter General Availability, 2 New gTLDs enter the EAP General Availability and 0 strings enter the landrush phase. 2 Donuts New gTLDs enters EAP General Availability on the 4th of …
Read More »10 Things I Learned About Chinese Domain Names
TLD Registry Ltd, the registry of Dot Chinese Online (.在线) and Dot Chinese Website (.中文网) top level domains, ran a masterclass on Chinese Domaining during the NamesCon 2015 conference in Las Vegas. Chinese IDN experts …
Read More »Funniest Flippa Auction Ever: “New gtlds ruined me! IM BROKE!”
This is the title of probably the funniest Flippa auction ever: “New gtlds ruined me! IM BROKE! – New gtld portfolio! -NO RESERVE- Take advantage” “New gtlds portfolio! NO RESERVE – New gtlds ruined me! …
Read More ».GLOBAL Released 3,500 Domain Names & Runs A $25 Cashback Promotion
The .GLOBAL registry released more than 3,500 domain names to the market for purchase. Most of the domains were previously reserved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) because of Name Collisions, …
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