Radix an advertiser here at TheDomains decided to put together a report on all the venture capital raised by companies using their extensions. .Tech was the most popular extension taking the top 7 spots. Innoviz.tech raised $82 million, the .com parked and registered since 1996. Tenx.tech raised $81 million, the .com forwards to Ten-X.com a developed website. Shadow.tech raised $71.7 … [Read more...]
Verisign’s December top trending keywords are all about crypto
Verisign released their top trending keywords for December. No surprise it was crypto dominated again. Everything in .com was coin/crypto related. .COM .NET coin crypto crypto chain block block chain corp blockchain river wallet press ripple associates crypt currency altcoin mountain appliance parts … [Read more...]
Are you bullish on domaining in 2018?
A fair number of domain investors had their attention off in other areas in 2017. The stock market did well and many were totally enamored with cryptocurrencies. Are you as interested in domaining as years past, or are you diversifying into crypto and spending more of your time on developments there? How do you feel about domaining in 2018 Bullish Bearish Same as … [Read more...]
Scandals, Crypto, Emojis – A look back at 2017
2017 is wrapping up and it was quite the interesting year in domaining. It was a year when many heard of crypto for the first time and then played the part of crypto expert. It was the year of the emoji, one excellent guide written by Michael Cyger and emoji domains were off to the races. Domaining has become to a certain degree a collection of echo chambers. Those seeking confirmation bias … [Read more...]
How was your 2017 domaining experience?
At the beginning of 2017 we asked if our reader's were bullish or bearish on domaining for the new year. 65% bullish and 35% were bearish. So how did 2017 pan out for you? Was the year better or worse for you in terms of your domain investments? (please don't factor in stock market or cryptocurrency returns). How was your 2017 domaining experience? Better than … [Read more...]
Crypto registrations have gone Bat Sh*t Crazy
Unless you have been focusing on other things or living off the grid you know that Crypto is white hot. With all the coverage of Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc... The interest in crypto related domain names has gone through the roof. Verisign released their November top trending keywords and it was dominated by crypto related … [Read more...]
After starting slow GoDaddy comes back to win best registrar again in Namepros poll
So back in 2016 there was a best registrar poll on Namepros where GoDaddy won going away. They had over 50% of the vote. So last month I posted the 2017 poll and GoDaddy trailed early but came on at the close for the win. The early leader was NameSilo who seems to be an upcoming favorite with many domain owners. A few registrars really need to take a look at themselves and wonder how they … [Read more...]