The number of domain names registered under the Top Level Domain of .Biz has fallen under 2.5 Million. The extension owned and operated by Neustar (NSR) seems to have been effected by the new gTLD's. As you can see from the chart .Biz was slowing growing until early this year when … [Read more...]
NY Post Covers .Luxury: “Domains Ending in the Word “Luxury” Shows No Signs of Slowing”
The New York Post, has just covered the .Luxury new gTLD in a story entitled Rush for ‘luxury’ domain names continues. "Luxury may no longer be a dirty word. "The rush for domain names that end in the word “luxury” shows no signs of slowing, according to Monica Kirchner, CEO and co-founder of .Luxury Tiffany, Armani, Four Seasons, Bitcoin, Berkshire Hathaway and Hermès are among 1,250 … [Read more...]
FoxNews Reports On Media Org’s Calling Google’s .Soy new gTLD “Segregation” For Latinos
According to a story out in FoxNews.com, Google’s recent announcement of its new .SOY domain, meant to appeal to Latinos, has drawn criticism and jest from a number of places. .Soy (Spanish for "I am") according to Google "offers Hispanic consumers, brands and publishers "a place to build, create and share culturally relevant Web content." "A number of Latino organizations, including the … [Read more...]
Partners Trust “LA Real Estate Broker Specializing in Luxury Properties” Partners with .LUXURY
According to a press release out today Partners Trust, Los Angeles' most selective real estate brokerage specializing in luxury properties, has partnered with .LUXURY, to create custom-tailored marketing experiences for luxury properties. PartnersTrust.Luxury is the first destination website built to highlight luxury properties exclusively represented by Partners Trust to clients around the … [Read more...]
.NYC Landrush Auctions Are Underway
The landrush auctions for .NYC domain names are underway at SnapNames.com according to someone who is involved in the auctions. We previously announced that the auctions would start today on a staggered 3 stage basis going through November 6th. We understand that not everyone who submitted a landrush application went ahead and established a valid account at Snapnames.com. In the cases … [Read more...]
$5.6 Million A Good Buy For .Realty To Compete with .Realestate, Realtor, .Property., .MLS & .IMMO?
Last night the highest priced paid for a new gTLD of the three that were at the ICANN last resort auction yesterday was .Realty at $5.6 million purchased by domain industry veteran Jay Westerdal's company. (The exact price paid was $5,588,888) .Realty joins .Realestate; .Realtor; .Property, .MLS, .Immo, (which is short for immobilier which means real estate and is used in France, Germany and … [Read more...]
1st Day New gTLD Totals Are .Brutal: .Healthcare 1,406; .Vet 649; .Army 202; .Navy 122 .Airforce 116
5 new gTLD went into their first day of General Availability (GA) yesterday where they could be registered on a first come, first served basis and the 5 combined for just over 2,500 registrations. Including registrations by trademark holders in Sunrise and those who paid extra during the Early Access Program (EAP) to register domains ahead of GA here are the totals for the 5 new gTLD's after … [Read more...]