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Radix’s domain extension .space surpassed 125,000 registrations in just about a year from launch and is all set for its next big mission –growing customer awareness. After the January 2015 launch, Radix now introduces .space …

.site that was launched by Radix a few months ago saw an enormous surge in registrations on Wednesday morning. The TLD received over 140,000 new domain name registrations in a single day. The large jump …

While selling a domain name at the NamesCon/RightOfTheDot/Namejet auction I discovered a big security flaw at Enom. But let’s start from the begginning… I submitted my first domain name in a NamesCon auction this year. …

The report shows that .com is used as top level domain by 49.6% of all the websites. The only two New gTLDs that are used in more than 0.1% of websites are .xyz and .club. …

I got an inquiry and as usual I submitted my quote. It was an 8 letter .com for $25,000. What I got back was another crazy response from someone not familiar with domain names or …

Escrow.com is now offering a new Concierge Service that assists sellers and buyers to transfer domain names. The person starting a new domain name transaction will now have to choose between two options. Do you …

There was a press release today by Minds + Machines announcing that Antony Van Couvering is no longer the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr Van Couvering was removed from office with immediate effect …

Namejet released it’s January 2016 domain name auctions report. Namejet sold 301 (383 domains in December) domains for $2,459,845 ($2,964,861 in December). Namejet only reports domains that were sold for $2,000 or more. I am …

Mike Mann wrote a Facebook post expressing his views on the .com Vs New gTLDs issue: The new gTLD domains can sound very good and their industry can grow a bit for a while, but …

Radix, the portfolio registry behind several new extensions including .site, .tech & .online announced they are gearing up for the launch of the first TLD to focus on the e-commerce market – .STORE A trillion …

The fTLD registry posted two Requests for Proposals (RFPs) to allocate previously reserved names in .BANK and details are available at https://www.ftld.com/request-for-proposal-rfp-to-allocate-reserved-names/. Here are some RFP highlights: –  Proposals for Domain(s) of Interest must be …

I sold a few domain names to a few Chinese buyers in November and December and it was all together a pleasant experience. Everybody knows they like short domain names and numerics but here are …

Mark Monitor published its latest gTLD (NgTLD) Quarterly Report, which delivers unique insight into the new gTLD Program. The report provides detailed information on .Brand registration and marketing activity, current trends and news relevant to businesses …

GoDaddy Inc. (NYSE: GDDY), today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2015. “GoDaddy posted strong top-line growth and exceptional cash flow throughout 2015. Our revenue topped $1.6 billion and we …