The number of domain name registrations ending in .Net crossed the 16 million mark for the first time today according to Verisign. According to Verisign the number of .Net domain names is 16,004,860. This all time high is despite over 1,000 new domain extensions being released over the last 2+ year and the fact that a .net domain name wholesale cost now just slightly lower than … [Read more...]
.LA Announces Premium Domains & The .LA Bear
Page Howe, Chief Evangelist for the .LA domain space announced the new Fall promotions Today including winning a .LA Bear and release 1K+ Premium domain names. "Join our community and win a .LA Bear. We are giving away random .LA Bears to social media likes, follows and email subscribers. Help us name our .LA Bear and win a deluxe version. Follow us on Facebook, like us on Twitter or signup for … [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...]
Godaddy/ NameFind Sells Over 45 Three Character .Com’s
Godaddy/ Namefind.com continues to move a lot of inventory out of its three portfolio purchases. Yesterday we tracked over 45 three character .Com domain … [Read more...]
Tech Crunch Publishes a Great Story On The Domain Industry
TechCrunch.com published a great story about the money floating around in the domain industry entitled ""The silent evolution of domain names"". People in the domain space are mentioned include Rob Grant as the father of Lana Del Rey, Kevin Ham, and Thunayan K. AL-Ghanim. The story covers Godaddy's purchase of our portfolio saying they spend over $100 million in domains. The story quotes … [Read more...]
Breitbart/Gravis Poll: 71% Of US Registered Voters Oppose Obama’s surrender of Control Over ICANN
In a poll just out tonight by Breitbart/Gravis 71% of US registered voters are opposed to the transition in which the US gave up oversight over ICANN. For those in the ICANN community the poll question was less than entirely accurate. “The United States will relinquish its administrative control over the Internet to a private organization where other countries, which could include China, … [Read more...]
.US Gains Over 100K Domains On 1st Day of $.10 Registration Promotion
The .US domain name extension gained over 100,000 domains yesterday. The domain name registrar, Uniregistry started a promotion of .US registrations for only $.10 officially starting at on October 1 but but yesterday was the first day Uniregistry actually sent out an email blast of the $.10 domain registration promotion. According to RegistrarStats.com; the number of .US domain names … [Read more...]