The number of active .Com domain names has passed the 116 million mark for the firs time in history. At the end of 2014 there were 15.3 million .Com domain registered in the active zone file, meaning that .Com registrations have increase 600,000 domain names in the first 5 weeks of 2015. The number of new gTLD's is stilling at 4,288,778 according to ntldstats.com up from the 3,650,000 new … [Read more...]
Do Cheap Domain Names Fuel The eCrime Economy ?
It looks like the business of cheap domain names will be getting its own track at a security conference. RSA Conference draws nearly 30,000 attendees per year, and according to them makes them the world’s largest info security event. The description for track goes like this: Domain Name Abuse: How Cheap New Domain Names Fuel The eCrime Economy To stay agile and avoid detection, cybercriminals … [Read more...]
SeekingAlpha.com Covers Qihoo Purchase of 360.com
SeekingAlpha.com just covered Qihoo 360's (NYSE:QIHU) purchase of 360.com saying it "looks smart strategically, but it needs to improve its search and cellphone businesses to win back investor interest". "Qihoo has paid a record $17 million for the 360.com web domain. This news was almost certainly leaked by Qihoo, since companies pay large sums for domains all the time and the news never makes … [Read more...]
Meet Two More Judges Of The Verisign 30th Anniversary Contest #internetofficial
Last week I was introduced as one of three judges for the contest Verisign the .Com Registry is running to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of .Com in which they are giving away over $100,000 in cash. Over the last couple of days Verisign announced two other judges (celebrity judge still to be announced) and though I would publish their information so you can see who will be judging the … [Read more...]
The DNA.org Global Domain Name Preferences Survey: 85% Type Domains Into Browsers
The DNA.org, a trade association whose members include new gTLD registries, domain name registrars and consultants to the industry (Disclaimer a company I'm a Director of RightoftheDot.com is a member of the DNA) released the results of a poll conducted by Research Now a a global firm headquartered in the U.S., the Global Domain Name Preferences … [Read more...]
Another Blockbuster Sale: Vodafone Sells 360.com to 360.cn; The 49th Most Visited Site On The Internet
In what appears to be another blockbuster domain sale in two days, publicly traded Vodafone Group (Nasdaq:VOD) has sold the domain name 360.com to the company that operates 360.cn. The domain transfer took place today. 360.cn is ranked by Alexa as the 49th most visited site on the … [Read more...]
Record Setter: Porno.com Sale Is The Largest Single Domain Escrow.com Has Ever Handled
According to Brandon Abbey who has been the president of Escrow.com since 2004 the sale of Porno.com for $8,888,88 which we reported earlier today, was the largest single domain sale they have ever handled. Although Escrow.com has handled over $2 Billion dollars in transactions, and bigger domain name transactions than the $8.9 Million sale of Porno.com those where for multiple domains inside … [Read more...]