It was three years ago to the date that marked the epic debate between the "Domain King" Rick Schwartz and arguably the most successful domainer in history , Frank Schilling on the New gTLD's. The debate went on for almost 80 Minutes at a session held at the old TRAFFIC conference held back in October 2013 on basically "will the new gTLD's be a game changer". So the question now becomes in … [Read more...]
August/September .CLUB Premium Domain Sales Top $135k
The .Club registry just announced that is sold over $135,000 domain names in August/September 2016 .Club sold 52 names totaling $32,103.52 through the registrar channel . 84 other domain names were sold for a total of $103,245.47, including the Sedo auction. "In both August and September, premium names were sold by 14 different registrars. One name was sold directly by the Registry in … [Read more...]
ICANN Publishes Findings of its Phase II Assessment New gTLD Program
ICANN has published findings of its Phase II Assessment of the Competitive Effects Associated with the New gTLD Program The study explores whether the New gTLD Program has affected competition in the domain name marketplace. ICANN commissioned the study, conducted by Analysis Group, to inform the Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team’s analysis of the New gTLD … [Read more...]
AlpNames Selling Famous Four’s New gTLD Domain Names for $.49 For Rest of 2016
According to an email we just received, the domain name registrar, AlpNames is going with a $.49 registration for domain names for Famous Four Media new gTLD extensions (non-premiums) "From now until the end of the year, ALL AlpNames customers can benefit from some of our lowest ever pricing across 16 AWESOME domain extensions. " "For just $0.49 USD each, you can register as many domain … [Read more...]
Sedo Holding Auction of Premium New gTLD’s In .Markets, .Trading, .Forex & .Broker
Sedo.com, announced today its partnership with Boston Ivy domain registry for an upcoming auction of new gTLD premium domain names. The online auction, which will run from 27th October until 3rd November 2016, will mostly feature financial domain names, reflecting four of Boston Ivy’s six Top Level Domains -.markets, .trading, .forex and .broker. However the list of 45 names also includes … [Read more...]
An illustrated look at .Online
Radix put together this infographic for a detailed look at the .online extension. As of today there are 438,946 registrations according to NTLDstats.com. This place .online at #9 in total registrations. … [Read more...]
Mason Zhang Joins .XYZ As Director of Business Development For Beijing XYZ’s Expansion in China
Beijing XYZ Technology Co. LTD, the Chinese business entity and registry operator of the popular .xyz domain extension, announced today that Mason Zhang has joined the company as its first employee in China. Formerly the Chief Marketing Officer of a Chinese domain registry, Zhang now oversees Beijing XYZ’s strategic partnerships, marketing campaigns, and expansion plans in China. As the most … [Read more...]