Domain Name News

Frank Schilling may have stopped blogging since 2014 but he hasn’t stopped giving domain name advice online. Not only has he stopped blogging but his blog at SevenMile.com is actually broken and does not even …

I got an inquiry the day after Christmas about one of my .com domains: WhosDead.com. I guess this inquiry had something to do with the whole 2016 music death curse that was affirmed by George …

.Shop and .Site just received a big holiday gift from the Chinese government today! The 2 new extensions got government approval from China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology today and join .Club, .Vip and .XYZ …

In September, Donuts announced that for a limited time, they would make Domains Protected Marks List (DPML) Plus available as an enhancement to their legacy service. DPML Plus was to be available until December 31, …

This is a post where you can share your New gTLD domain name sales but with a twist! For every sale of yours you post you can also post another domain name for sale. (e.g. …

I have noticed a small trend in 2016 where people are trying to auction off and practically unload New gTLD domains with expensive renewals. It was easier to notice in short domains namely 1-letter domains. …

More than 1,000 domains worth more than $1 million USD were successfully sold during three .AT short domain name auctions in November. The domains were auctioned by the .AT registry at Sedo. Bids in the …

It is almost 3 years after New gTLDs came out and more than 18 months after the first .brands came out, how have brands made the move to the new extensions? How is this innovation …

The usTLD Stakeholder Council and Neustar, Inc., the registry operator for the usTLD, is seeking public comment on the Council’s recommendation to Neustar to release one and two character domain names in connection with the …

GGRG Brokerage Consulting and Giuseppe Graziano published the 3rd quarter Liquid Domains Market Overview partnering with Estibot’s parent company Intelium and ShortNames.com. This report is focused on the 3rd quarter of 2016 and presents key …

Mike Mann made 2 comments that combined offered a glimpse at his domain name business: how much he is grossing per year and how many domains he is selling. Mike Mann is the owner of …

Art Malkov wrote another great article after “Here’s How to Make it As a Startup in New York“. This time the article “4  Hidden Insights of Google Analytics That Can Double Your Sales” was published …

According to west.cn the domain name i.vip sold for ¥700,000 (about $100,667) in an auction that ended yesterday. The sale came just days after the .vip extension got approval by the Chinese government. The domain i.vip …

In a transaction concluded last month, Donuts successfully acquired the .IRISH generic top-level domain (gTLD) from Dot-Irish LLC for an undisclosed amount.  This brings the total number of domains managed by Donuts to 198. Donuts …