The .XYZ Sunrise period opened today and will run to May 20, 2014. The company put out a press release with all the details, Beverly Hills, CA (March 20, 2014) -- Internet users worldwide will soon see web addresses ending with .xyz - the first truly generic domain extension - as Brands are invited to register and secure their marks in the .xyz namespace during the trademark-exclusive … [Read more...]
Godaddy Loses 5% Market Share of New gTLD’s As .Berlin Changes The Game
Godaddy.com share of the new gTLD market dropped 5% overnight after the domain extension for .Berlin launched getting almost 32,000 registrations German based registrar, InterNetX said they were able to secure 81% of all preregistrations for its clients, "making it the #1 registrar for .BERLIN domains in the B2B sector". Godaddy.com which had just under 40% of the new gTLD market as a domain … [Read more...]
.Berlin Does over 31,000 Registration In 1st Day; 20K in 1st Hour
The first city new gTLD launched yesterday and .Berlin did over 31,000 registrations. .Berlin first day total was 31,956 making it immediately the 2nd most popular new gTLD only to .Guru which has around 44,500 registrations. By contrast .Guru only did 9,500 registrations on its first day of general availability. According to InterNetX a German based registrar, 20,000 … [Read more...]
Why A Chinese IDN Maybe One Of The Top 5 Most Registered New gTLD’s & How You Can Play It
Yesterday we told you about Sedo.com having online bidding for the live auction of the Chinese IDN for Online (.在线) which will be held in Macau starting at 11 a.m. Friday local Macau Time (03:00 UTC) March 21, 2014 (Thursday March 20th at 11pm EST). Personally I don't own any IDN's but this one may make me change my mind. For one as most know, China has more internet users than the … [Read more...]
.Club Teams Up With TLD Registry For The China Market
According to a press release out this morning, .CLUB Domains, LLC, the company formed to own and operate the new ".CLUB" top level domain, and TLD Registry the company behind the new gTLD for the Chinese IDN for Online (.在线) as well as the registry for the new gTLD (中文网) (Dot Chinese Website) have teamed up to market .Club to the China market. the new gTLD for the Chinese IDN for Online (.在线) … [Read more...]
You Can Bid On The Super Premium Live Domain Auction For The Chinese IDN Online
TLD Registry the company behind the new gTLD for the Chinese IDN for Online (.在线) as well as the registry for the new gTLD (中文网) (Dot Chinese Website) will be holding a live auction in Macau starting at 11 a.m. Friday local Macau Time (03:00 UTC) March 21, 2014 (Thursday March 20th at 11pm EST), and Sedo.com will be taking online bids for those that cannot be in attendance. As far as … [Read more...]
Swimsuit.Photos Auction Closes at $3,550 At Godaddy & People Paid $700 To Bid on It
The new gTLD domain name Swimsuit.Photos closed on Friday for $3,550. The domain name was auctioned off by Godaddy.com who had multiple applications for the domain on the 4th day of registrations, which is part of Donuts Early Access program (EAP). The cost for an EAP 4 day registration is around $700 at Godaddy depending on the domain. So in essence the domain sold for $4,250 which is … [Read more...]