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160,000+ previously reserved “ICANN collision” names are now available for registration across 8 Afilias New gTLDs. Couldn’t register for great names like caribbean.blue, bake.organic, or planet.red? Now you can. Or maybe you can’t because Afilias …

Marchex, Inc. today announced the sale of the bulk of its domain portfolio for aggregate proceeds of $34.8 million, as well as additional earn-out considerations. The $34.8 million total includes a $28.1 million transaction detailed …

The New gTLD program started over a year ago and New gTLD domains have been expiring and then dropping for about 2 months now. But one thing remains the same. New gTLDs are yet not …

It is a very rare occasion when I need to contact the Escrow.com support. Transactions run smoothly no matter what the amount is or the number of domain names. So whenever I need support it …

I am ready to leave tomorrow for Valencia to attend the Domaining Europe conference. From the 23rd to 25th of April 2015 the 7th European Domaining Conference is being held in Valencia, Spain. I am …

It has been more than a year since the New gTLD program started and quite a few of sales have been reported so far. I have sold 2 domain names myself. I posted the top …

Highest sale this week at Flippa was the domain name BuyShares.com that was sold for $15,900. Lots of private sales this past week, so the report is showing roughly two-thirds of the $130,000+ of domains that changed hands. …

I got an inquiry for one of my New gTLD domain names today at the DomainNameSales.com. It turned out not to be a prospective buyer but it was really interesting how this internet user from …

Verisign published the list of the top 10 trending keywords for March 2015 registered in .COM and .NET. Top 10 Keyword Registration Trends for .COM and .NET in March 2015:

Donuts released the renewal rates for its first 25 New gTLDs and 180,000 domains and the overall renewal rate seems to be closer to 65% (probably lower) so far rather than the projected 80%. The …

Verisign announced the first round of #InternetOfficial contest winners. The First Prize Winners will receive $5,000 each, and are eligible to compete to win the #InternetOfficial contest grand prize of $30,000. The panel of top …

Triple report today with 1 5-figure and 28 4-figure domain name sales. More Proof That ICANN Is A 2-Face Organization Sedo Will Now Display The Domain’s Asking Price Directly On The Parking Page Domain Name …

Sedo added a small change to its domain name parking pages. It will now display the domain name’s asking price directly on the parking page. This new feature affects both “Buy Now” and “Make offer” …

Yesterday I made a post about hundreds of 2-letter .berlin domain names that were registered by a .berlin registry partner against ICANN rules. It turns out that the problem was much deeper than I thought. …