I have been under the weather this weekend so I have not been reading texts and emails right away as normal. A few people were mentioning to me the post we did a few days ago about new gtld sales. The comments become the classic com fans vs non com fans. Matt wrote one that challenged Rick Schwartz, Matt seemed to be questioning why if he had a 20 year plan for .com, why don't new gtlds get … [Read more...]
Reported new gtld sales in 2019 down over $2million from 2018
2019 was not a great year for reported new gtld sales, after 2018 saw dollar volumes rise by 700,000, 2019 is looking down over $2 million. Of course there will be those that will say many sales go unreported, that's true for all extensions so nothing special with that remark. There are some that are doing well like Chad Wright's WebQuest, they placed 4 of the top 26 sales. New.Life charted a … [Read more...]
A look back at the sites that went with the “smarter” new gtlds
So I came across an old post on Key-Systems.net that dealt with new gtlds. The title of the article, "These 87 sites dropped their .com for a smarter new TLD (New data)" It was written in 2015. The first thing of note was that there were only 52 names listed, with the number 51 being repeated twice. So I took a look at each name to see who kept their new gtld, who switched and who closed … [Read more...]
SampleDoc.xyz did sell for $4,100
From the how the heck did that name sell category. We present SampleDoc.xyz In the latest weekly Sedo sales report, one sale stood out, not Sexe.com for 210,000 Euros, but rather SampleDoc.xyz for $4,100. One person left a comment, while a couple others emailed if the sale was legit. Heck Mike Berkens even texted me, What the heck? I contacted Sedo and Carolyn confirmed the sale was … [Read more...]
Radix Acquires .UNO tld from Dot Latin LLC
Radix a sponsor here at TheDomains has added a 10th new gtld to their portfolio, they have acquired .UNO from Dot Latin LLC. The press release below details the announcement Dubai, 7th October 2019: Radix, the world’s largest new domains registry with over 5M domains under management, has acquired .UNO, a top-level domain that was previously operated by Dot Latin LLC. The ownership transfer … [Read more...]
Startups on .tech domains raise $2B+ in VC funding
.Tech turns 4 years old this month and Radix, a sponsor here on TheDomains, sent out a press release with regards to the amount of funding raised by companies operating on a .tech. To date over $2billion has been raised in Venture Capital. 22nd Aug, Dubai. Radix, one of the world’s leading new top-level domains registries, today announced that at least 170 startups on .tech have raised over $2B … [Read more...]
The new g’s and me Part 1
So you may have watched my talk from the Asheville Conference on Morgan's blog, if not you can watch it below. So to follow up on my new gTLD presentation at Rick's Asheville Conference where I said Geo extensions are death here are some stats from .Miami domains I … [Read more...]