Three new TLD extensions went live this week and here are the numbers .Rent which was bought to you by the .XYZ guys has around 540 registrations. .Tickets which is a one off registry, has a retail cost of around $500 per domain and has 523 registrations. .Courses which was sponsored by OPEN UNIVERSITIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD which honestly I don't know much about has 447 … [Read more...]
.Top Adds Over 75k Domains In 2 Days Moving Into 2nd Place For All New gTLD’s
The .TOP registry has been on fire adding over 75,000 domain name registration in the past two days According to RegistrarStats.com .Top now has over 362,000 domains registered moving past .Science and is now only 2nd to .XYZ as the top registered new gTLD domain name extensions. Yesterday according to RegistrarStats.com .Top picked up over 42,000 registrations and as you can … [Read more...]
In a Rare Loss; Philip Morris Loses UDRP On New gTLD Domain Marlboro.Party
Philip Morris just lost a UDRP on the new gTLD domain name marlboro.party The disputed domain name was registered on February 18, 2015 and the domain owner represented himself in the suit and claimed he registered this domain and hundreds of other as a Geographic domain such as Marlboro, New jersey rather than anything to do with the cigarette brand. Here are the highlights: The … [Read more...]
Google Threatens To Block Repeat Offenders of its Webmaster Guidelines
In a blog post yesterday Google warned sites that volatile Google's Webmaster Guidelines repeatedly can be barred from the search engine results pages (SERPs) permanently. "In order to protect the quality of our search results, we take automated and manual actions against sites that violate our Webmaster Guidelines. When your site has a manual action taken, you can confirm in the [Manual … [Read more...]
The Brooklyn Brewery Corporation Files 7 Separate UDRP
The Brooklyn Brewery Corporation has filed 7 separate UDRP's this year the most recent one was filed yesterday. The company owns and operate its website under the domain name BrooklynBrewery.com The company has a Federally Registered Trademark for the term "Brooklyn Brewery" Mark BROOKLYN BREWERY Goods and Services IC 032. US 045 046 048. G & S: Brewed malt-based alcoholic … [Read more...]
The DNA Launches Its Own YouTube Channel With Interviews With “Industry Leaders”
The DNA trade association launched a YouTube channel with video's from "DNA "Industry Leaders" including; Becky Burr of Neustar; Roland LaPlante of Afilias; Roelof Meijer CEO of the company that runs the .nl ccTLD; Jodee Rich of .CEO, .Best and .Kred and Jeff Sass of .Club The video are also streaming from DNA's website here The DNA YouTube Channel is here. Here are direct links for each … [Read more...]
My Most Ridiculous Domain Pricing Award In The New gTLD Space Goes To Mind & Machines
I just got a renewal bill from my registrar, Hexonet on some Minds + Machines domain names I registered last year at normal registration prices. I have spent well into the six figures on new gTLD's, so I put my money at risk all the time in the very speculative new gTLD space. In this case there was an issue with the pricing sent over by the registry Minds + Machines to my registrar, … [Read more...]