Markmonitor released their Q2 2024 new gtld report. The 25 page report is all things new gtld. I was interested in what they called Web Fusion. Web2 and Web3 converging. This starts on page 17 and discusses the two big players in that game. D3 and Unstoppable Domains. If you have any interest in the convergence of these two realms I think it's worth a read. You can download here … [Read more...]

It was back on February 5th of 2014 when the first group of Latin script new gtlds went live. It's been 10 years. Someone the other day asked me why are still calling them new gtlds? You're ten year old is certainly not a newborn and your ten year old car has lost that new car smell. So what should we call these things now? Now I know some will just say a failure due to their disdain. … [Read more...]

.ART is transitioning over 1 million domain names from our premium tiers to the standard tier. This transition started today and will make more domain names that were previously classified as premium a regular registration. It should be noted some of the names that are still listed as premium are as low as $70. The top premium names can fetch $10,000 for the first year with a regular … [Read more...]

Identity Digital (formerly Donuts) published their September 2023 domain trend report. The report covers the top premium domain names registered, most registered SLD keywords and other data. Top 20 Premium Domains Registered In The Month of September … [Read more...]

.Gay released a press release with regards to their giving program. The latest donation brings the total amount raised and donated close to $182K. Release: Today .gay domains announces another donation to our LGBTQ+ community beneficiaries, GLAAD and CenterLink! With the addition of this latest $13,784.93 donation, the total amount raised and donated from .gay domains is now … [Read more...]