The domain name registrar Hexonet just announced they are starting a backorder service for dropping new gTLD domain names starting on May 1st for Donuts and Rightside strings. Prices vary by the string and domain names that have more the one backorder will go to auction Here is the announcement: HEXONET's is activating Backordering for all Donuts and Rightside TLDs (400 TLDs in total) … [Read more...]
More Avatar Movies Coming? Domain Registration & Purchases Point to Avatar 3 & 4
Avatar directed by James Cameron was released in 2009 and generated around $2.8 million in box office receipts has a sequel planned for release in 2018, Avatar 2. Yesterday some domain registrations and purchases show that there maybe another couple of sequels in the works. Brand protection company MarkMonitor.com acquired the domain names AvatarThree.com, and Avatar4Movie.com, from third … [Read more...]
Facebook Refuses To Take Domain Back from Registrant
Here is an odd one. Facebook filed a complaint with U.K. Internet authority Nominet over thefacebook.co.uk. The registrant Steven Cameron said he did not register the domain name or have anything to do with it. According to an article on Bognor.co.uk, Mr. Cameron did offer to give Facebook the domain but Facebook refused it, opting for an official ruling from Nominet. From the … [Read more...]
Google Misses On Revenue & Earnings; Shares Sink As Much As $50 After Hours
Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG, GOOGL) today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 and missed earnings and revenue forecasts sending shares down in after hours trading by $50. Shares are currently down over 6% and have been bouncing down between $40 and $50 a share Q1 2016 financial highlights The following summarizes our consolidated financial results for the quarters … [Read more...]
.Tech Crosses the 100,000 Domain Registration Mark; Here’s an Infographic
Radix Registry announced today that the new gTLD domain name extension .Tech crossed the 100,000 domain registration mark. Here is an infographic published by Radix on .Tech: … [Read more...]
.Gov Domain Registrations Maybe Increasing From $125 to $400 a Year
According to Targetednews.com, the cost of a .Gov domain registration and renewal are proposed to increase from $125 a year to $400 a year. .Gov is a domain name extension that is only available to be registered by governmental entities in the United States, including Federal, state, local and tribal governments.. The increase is a recommendation of the General Services Administration (GSA) … [Read more...]
One Domain Owner Was Ahead of Trump on CrookedHillary.com
Throughout the campaign trail this year Donald Trump has come up with nicknames for political rivals. "Lyin Ted" for Ted Cruz, "Little Marco" for Marco Rubio and his latest nickname "Crooked Hillary" for Democratic front runner Hillary Clinton. John Kasich is waiting for his nickname. The Washington Post is out today looking into Trump's methodology of nicknaming rivals. On March 26, we … [Read more...]