Domain Name News

.Blog domain names are currently in the Landrush phase but it seems that thousands of domains have been reserved by the registry including ALL 1, 2 and 3 character domain names. Per ICANN (Internet Corporation …

Flippa Domains’ third quarter of 2016 report features 300 domains that were sold for a total of $518,410. Chapter.com was the top selling domain name at $40,000. SMSMarketing.com got the second place spot with $20,000. …

Google announced that it has began experimenting with mobile-first indexing to make results more useful as most people are searching on Google using a mobile device. If you have a responsive website or a dynamic …

Looking to buy the domain name fashion.blog, music.blog or news.blog? You are out of luck… The .blog domain name registry has registered for itself and its partners about 90 .blog domains. 27 of the domains correspond …

Namejet released it’s October 2016 domain name auctions report that includes a lot of 3L and 4L and numeric domains. The list also includes some of the .nyc domains from the 1st auction the City …

The .Blog registry (owned by WordPress) launched the Landrush Phase for purchasing .blog web addresses. This phase marks the first time non-trademark owners can apply for early access to a .blog domain name. That means anyone …

GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016. GoDaddy reported that overall revenue grew by 15% while domains revenue of $236.6 million, is up 10.0% year over year. 1 …

2016 marked ten years since EURid opened general registration of the .eu TLD on a first come – first served basis. In June of 2016, EURid welcomed a new member to the .eu family, that …

I am so angry with GoDaddy. I am mostly angry with myself because I thought Godaddy had changed and become a serious and trustworthy company. I thought (by talking to a few hard working people …

I sold a New gTLD domain after a long dry spell. We agreed on the price after the buyer got back to me after a month and made a new offer. He offered 3 times …

Flippa shared the top 10 searched keywords for October 2016 on Flippa Domains. Trending keywords are always interesting to see. This is what domain name buyers are searching for on Flippa. This month “Game” was …

Pheenix announced some new features and changes that have just been completed. It announced a new partnership with Escrow.com, a new domain seller platform and new pricing for domain name backorders. Escrow.com and Pheenix.com are …

On October 1, 2016, Donuts announced upcoming price changes to its legacy DPML service and launched DPML Plus, a new and enhanced service for blocking trademarked terms, available for a limited time. In the original …

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) published [PDF, 2.74 MB] a draft report regarding the Continuous Data-Driven Analysis of Root Server System Stability (CDAR). The study examines the technical impact of the …