Radix put on an invitation only show called Converge a couple weeks ago. In that event there was a good Q & A with founder Bhavin Turakhia . Bhavin spent about 50 minutes answering questions from attendees. Clifford was nice enough to get the video I requested so that others who were not there could watch the Q&A. At the 22 minute mark there was a good question. We all know that many … [Read more...]
Forbes contributor asks “Is Google Helping End The Dominance Of .COM?” NO!
A Forbes contributor, Johan Moreno published an article on Google, new gtld domains and .com. Some of the stats are not correct, the author ends the article with the following: .COM still holds about 22% of all TLD registrations, according to data from Domain Name Stat. A leading gTLD, .xyz, has about 1.36%. Namepros member eCalc had the right numbers, Domain Name Stat may want to get … [Read more...]
More events that are now using .online
2020 has been the year of the online conference. Thanks to Covid-19 many conferences including NamesCon moved online. With that move has come a greater use for .online as the conference website. Radix (an advertiser here) published a post showing 8 conferences using their .online extension. From the Radix Blog: Virtual Events 2020: 8 Major Events That Are Now … [Read more...]
Where are the 10 highest reported new gtld domain name sales in 2020?
There have been 7,064 reported new gtld sales at Namebio. These sales total $26.6 million. The top 10 brought home $3,169,431 or approximately 12% of all reported sales. .Top and .Games both placed multiple entries in the top 10, with 2 each. Online.Casino and Casino.Online both made the top 10. Online.Casino is a developed directory of online casinos. There are many casino websites that … [Read more...]
Radix Premium Domains Report – First Half 2020
Radix's Premium Domains report for the first half of 2020 is out and here is a look at some of the performance points. $1.96M in revenue; 19% growth over H2 2019New premium registrations contributed to ~50% of the total premium revenue for this period41% jump in new premium registrations vs H2 2019$996K in premium renewal revenue.TECH was the highest-grossing TLD with $360K in premium … [Read more...]
Joe.Link being used by Biden Campaign
The Biden campaign looks to be using Joe.Link in probably the best way .link should be used. As a branded URL shortener. Video announcing Kamala Harris as VP (read the description): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfACU9wC1ok JOE.LINK/APP for App Store: … [Read more...]
Retailers might abandon the term “Black Friday” in their advertising
The .blackfriday extension has always been a head scratcher for some domain investors. An extension for one day that many think they know the history behind, actually it's a myth. The real history comes from where I live, Philadelphia. The true story behind Black Friday, however, is not as sunny as retailers might have you believe. Back in the 1950s, police in the city of Philadelphia used … [Read more...]
