There has been a sudden and huge boost in domain registrations for all the color new gTLD's extensions in the past few days, .Red, .Blue, .Pink each increasing around 25% from its previous totals Each new domain extension that are operated by Afilias, have added thousands of registrations in last the 2-3 days. .Blue has added over 2,000 registrations in the last 2 days going from less than … [Read more...]
New Poll Says 25% Think Organic Co. Should Have .Organic Domain: But Only 396 Have Been Registered
.ORGANIC domain operator Afilias today announced the results of a poll in which "nearly 70% of respondents believe that some companies are misrepresenting themselves as “organic” to command a premium price, and 60% would like a reliable way to distinguish real organic providers online from the pretenders. That’s why almost 60% of respondents claimed they would be more inclined to visit a site on … [Read more...]
Which Domains Stand the Strongest Against Phishing Attacks?
On the Afilias blog there was a post by Ram Mohan on extensions and phishing attacks. He took a look at research published by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). Key Findings 1. Apple became the world’s most-phished brand in 2014 2. The introduction of new top-level domains did not have an immediate major impact on phishing 3. Chinese phishers were responsible for 85% of … [Read more...]
Afilias: Joins Minds + Machines & Centralnic To London AIM Exchange To Raise $100 Million
Afilias today announces its intention to apply for admission of its issued and to be issued Ordinary Shares to trading on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange ("Admission") to raise $100 Million dollars. "The $100 million will be used to: · Acquire contested nTLDs in the upcoming auctions; · Fund attractive acquisition opportunities including existing TLD assets … [Read more...]
Afilias .Info Domain Auction Ends On SnapNames Today & Total Bids Are Under $5K
The domain name auction of registry owned .Info domains closes on SnapNames.com in a few hours and as of time of publication bids for all 25 domain names in the auction total less than $5,000. The auction closes at 3:15pm EST in according with SnapNames.com closing procedure. All the domains are lead by Immo.info at $1,001. Immo is the French word for Real Estate. There are … [Read more...]