The new domain extension .XYZ has crossed the 1 Million domain name registration mark again. However now all of the "free" Network Solutions (NetSol) domain names that were stuffed into customers accounts on a non-automatic renewal basis have run their course. So all remaining Netsol registrations for an .XYZ domain exist because the owner paid to register or renew the domain According to … [Read more...]
36% Of All US Banks Have Purchased a .Bank Domain Name
fTLD Registry the operator for .Bank announced today that 36% of U.S. banks have purchased a .BANK domain name and many are planning as using them for their online banking operations making .Bank the first break out success of the new gTLD program from an end user perceptive. "Since May 2015, 2,465 banks have purchased one or more .BANK domain names— signaling their commitment to providing a … [Read more...]
Biggest Threat to the Domain Industry
What is the biggest threat to the Domain Industry? That government action or over reaction to attempt to deal with trademark infringement issues is the biggest issue we face as an industry. Looking toward 2008 I believe that the trademark issues still are the biggest threat. Here are some domains that are dropping today which already have multiple backorders at … [Read more...]
Madison Avenue Still Doesn’t Get it
In an article published by "Thomson Financial" today, Ad Executives speak about online advertising. The article points out that Online Advertising revenue rose by 25% this year, up to 20 billion, but advertising companies state that they would spend much more online if they felt they had a reliable way to measure online audiences. Ad execs want a measurement tool like the Nielsen Co for Television … [Read more...]
DOMAINS: WHY IS NOT TOO LATE TO FIND GOOD DOMAINS
The number one reason its not to late to find good domains is simple There's a lot of domains out there. Here's the math: Today according to pool.com there are 56,250 domains dropping. Over at Namejet.com there are over 7,000 names in pre-release for Networksolutions.com, Enom.com and its registrar partners. Backorder a name, if your the only one who does, you get it for $70. … [Read more...]
Adultfriendfinder.com Sold
Penthouse Media Group, bought a Palo Alto company, Various, which owns and operates more than 25, mostly social networking sites, including adultfriendfinder.com (adult social networking site), amigos.com, (Latin Dating Site) indianfriendfinder.com, guanXi.com (social networking site in china), bigchurch.com (a christian focused social networking site), and Dine.com (restaurant review site), for … [Read more...]