Domain Name News

Donuts Inc., announced today that for three months beginning October 1, it will offer DPML Plus, a three-month promotion that builds on its legacy Domains Protected Marks List (DPML) program. For the first time brand …

You probably read about the glitch that allowed Home.nyc, a domain that was supposed to be auctioned on Namejet, to be registered for $30. But do you know that Michael Berkens of TheDomains.com is the …

.Shop domains opened for General Availability today. Here is a look at results in the first hours of GA and the .shop launch phases. In the first 30 minutes 39,801 .shop domain names were registered …

Last week the 1st premium .NYC domain name auction was announced. Starting October 24, 20 .nyc domain names associated with Living in NYC will be available to New Yorkers via online auction on Namejet. .NYC …

.Cloud announced today the launch of a new TV campaign set to hit the CNN airwaves on September 26th. The spot will run in the U.S. and Asia and highlights “how businesses can use a …

Earlier this month, during his most recent business trip to China, Pinkard ‘Pinky’ Brand sat down for a chat (on behalf of ChopChop.domains) with his friend Anton Li, Managing Director of A&L International Business Consultants …

The domain name home.nyc is now not part of the .nyc auction as it was registered for $30 because of a glitch. Yesterday it was announced that there is going to be a .NYC premium …

Google announced today that Penguin is now part of the core Google search algorithm. Google’s algorithms rely on more than 200 unique signals or “clues” that make it possible to surface what you might be …

Someone has wasted a lot of money on domain names and he has not sold any in over 10 years. Now he is about to do another mistake. At least he is not infringing the …

GoDaddy and Verisign will be running a new presidential election TV campaign through the U.S. Election Day on November 8. Two different TV commercials were produced by GoDaddy’s own in-house team in mid-September. The spots …

Auctions.nyc and the City of New York announced the first auction of .nyc premium domains. Starting October 24, twenty high value .nyc domain names associated with Living in NYC will be available to New Yorkers …

.Games domains entered general availability yesterday September 21. .Games got about 3,820 domain name registrations in the first hours of general availability. .Games got 368 applications during the Sunrise phase with brands like Nintendo, EA, …

123 Reg, a UK registrar, published a video named “6 things to avoid when naming a business and buying a domain”. “Looking to launch an online business? You’ll need a name for your business, and …

.Games domains enter general availability tomorrow September 21. At the same time Rightside is also releasing 26,533 2 character domain names from all extensions in its portfolio. Early Access Period (EAP) for .Games domain names …