DomainAgents.com just announced it has opened up it's own marketplace with a sliding scale commission rates on negotiated sales, which I believe are the lowest in the industry and a 10% flat rate on Buy It Now Priced (BIN) domain names. ""There are 2 separate commission scales depending on the type of sale: Negotiated or Buy … [Read more...]
Caitlyn Jenner Sets Off Domain Buying Spree from CaitlynJenner.com to CaitlynJenner.xxx
Just around 100 domain names in .com and .net were registered yesterday once Caitlyn Jenner was revealed on the cover of Vanity Fair. While most of the domain names were registered under privacy, the direct match domain name CaitlynJenner.com was registered by domain blogger Jamie Zoch who also writes a regular series of posts on thedomains.com. Jamie published a post on his … [Read more...]
ICANN Study Finds 46% Aware of New gTLD’s; Only 80% Know .Com, .Net and .Org
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) published the findings from its ICANN Global Consumer Research Study, to measure aspects of consumer awareness, perceived consumer choice, experience and trust related to the current generic top-level domain (gTLD) landscape and the domain name system (DNS). The global study surveyed 6,144 consumers aged 18+ representing Asia, … [Read more...]
Report: Only 14 TLDs Are “Legal” in China
Allegravita published a paper that looks to be a bit troubling for registries looking to do business in China moving forward. The Chinese government is looking to regulate the Chinese domain industry while The MIIT will not interfere with existing domain registrations for unapproved registries; however, new registrations will not be permitted to be sold by Chinese registrars to Chinese … [Read more...]
Afnic: “2017, year of consolidation for the domain name market?”
Afnic published a report that looked at consolidation in 2017 for legacy tlds. The report looks at retention rates for legacy tlds and cctlds. Projections are put forward relating to annual creations and deletions. New gtlds were not included in the report. The key takeaway being, the level of deletions should reach and exceed the level of creations in H1 2017 for the two segments of TLDs. From … [Read more...]
ICA Sounds The Alarm: Tell ICANN No to URS at .Travel – Or It Will Travel to .Com
Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association (the "ICA) just published a post, sounding a very loud alarm, to head off what would be the first step that would make all .Com domain name subject to the Uniform Rapid Suspension Policy (URS) which allows "trademark holders" to go after domain names. To remind everyone the URS which is only in effect for new gTLD's is now being proposed in the … [Read more...]
Name.com: 50% Off Premium Priced Domains On 4 New gTLD’s Extension For 2 Hours Today
The domain name registrar, Name.com is offering 50% of of premium registrations (first year only) for the following new gTLD extensions today only for 2 hours: .CONSULTING .SOFTWARE .MARKET .REVIEWS. The Domain Happy Hour is from 3–5 p.m. MST today. "That includes some pretty great available premiums, like Colorado.market, StockMarket.consulting, Action.software, and … [Read more...]