Dot TBA and TLD Watch put on a presentation at NamesCon that took a look back at 2014 and what insights were gained. The 29 page PDF is filled with stats and graphs and is certainly worth reading and saving if you have any interest in the new extensions. Download the PDF here Overview What We Learned From 2014 • 2014 Legacy & New gTLD statistics • Most Successful gTLDs New gTLD … [Read more...]
Quiksilver Ready To Surf The New gTLD Wave
Brand Channel published an article today about Quiksilver, the largest surfwear brand in the world, adding a .surf into the mix. The company released a press release that they were going to use the new gtld for social media (they have millions of followers) and to differentiate their business segments. This is how I have envisioned new gtlds being used, the .com or cctld being the hub and then … [Read more...]
The New gTLDs and SEO
Roland LaPlante wrote a piece on Circle ID about new gtlds and SEO. Roland works at Afilias and it is safe to say he is an advocate of the new gtlds with Afilias having a vested interest. There are readers who are trying their hand at developing a new gtld or two so this article may be helpful for those who have questions and concerns with regards to SEO. From the article: With the arrival … [Read more...]
B2B Digital Marketing Trends for 2015
In a post on BDB.co.uk the author Rachael took a look at digital marketing trends for the upcoming year, the changing or possible extinction of the homepage was number two on that list. The premise behind the end of the homepage stems from our mulit device universe. How sites act and react with smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc... Personally I think the homepage will stay in tact, I do agree … [Read more...]
.World Gets 285 Registrations On Day 5 OF Early Access Making Donuts $45K In Just EAP Fees
At least 285 domain names were registered on day 5 of the Early Access Program for the new gTLD .World. At Godaddy.com a day 5 EAP registration for a .World domain has a rack rate of $179.99 That's around $45,000 just in Early Access Fees that Donuts collected on Sunday based off of Godaddy's price. The regular price to register a .World domain name is $23.99 at Godaddy.com once it opens … [Read more...]
Our Top 10 Picks From The ROTD Auction At NamesCon For .Vegas; .Wiki, .XYZ & .ink Domains
Here are my top 10 picks from the RightoftheDot.com domain name auction to be held at Namescon on Tuesday for a few new gTLD's; .Vegas, .Wiki/.Ink, and .XYZ. Of course .XYZ has more domain names registered than any other new gTLD. .Wiki and .ink are owned by the same registry so we combined them and .Vegas speaks for itself Most of the domains are at no reserve although some do already … [Read more...]
Amazon Wow’s Us & Beats Google and Rightside To Win The .Wow New gTLD
Amazon (AMZN) is the proud owner of the new gTLD .WOW as both Google (GOOG) and Rightside (NAME) have withdrawn their applications. .Wow was scheduled to go to the ICANN Last Resort Auction later this month. Remember that Amazon originally applied to operate all the new gTLD's they applied for, all 74 of them, on a closed basis which the Governmental Advisory Counsel to ICANN, otherwise … [Read more...]