So the owners of Queen.dk have filed a UDRP on Queen.com. By most accounts this is seen as messing with the wrong dog at the pound. Rick Schwartz does not take kindly to people trying to wrongfully take his property. But when you listen to the last 6 years of pro new gtld talk, shouldn't Queen.dk be going after another domain ? Their business is flowers and there is a .flowers extension, … [Read more...]
Winner of Wix’s SEO Hero challenge explains strategy
Walid Gabteni explains how he was able to win the Wix SEO Here Challenge. I am not an expert when it comes to SEO, I know a little but I do know $50,000 is a sweet prize. The strategy that made me the global winner of Wix SEO Hero Challenge Last year in November, Wix, a cloud based web development platform, announced a worldwide challenge inviting participants to create a website optimized … [Read more...]
Chinese Are 9 of Top 10 Biggest Registrants of New gTLD’s; Top 10 Own Over 10% Of All New gTLD’s
I was looking at ntldstats.com checking out the top registrants of new gTLD's and of the top 10 biggest registrants of new gTLD's 9 are from China. Moreover the top 10 registrants account for over 3.2 million registrations of new gTLD's. According to ntldstats.com there are 29,194,819 new gTLD's registered, meaning that the top 10 largest new gTLD domain owners account for just over 11% of … [Read more...]
Startup Using New gTLD Pocket.Watch Launches With Backers Including Robert Downey Jr & Les Moonves of CBS
A new startup with huge backing is launching under the new gTLD domain name Pocket.Watch The startup with describes itself as a new kind of entertainment company: "In today’s ever-expanding, shape-shifting entertainment universe, we’re planting a flag for kids. A new kind of entertainment company, Pocketwatch is fresh, fast and exuberant — combining the vitality of today’s digital … [Read more...]
Radix owned .FUN enters general availability today.
.Fun enters general availability today, the pricing should be in the $12 to $20 range depending upon registrar. Radix who is an advertiser here on TheDomains is the registry owner for .Fun. Full release Mumbai, April 5th, 2017: Radix, Asia’s largest new gTLD applicant to ICANN with a portfolio of over 9 new domain extensions, has announced the launch of .FUN, which is now available on 100+ … [Read more...]
Uniregistry Implements Price Protections for Existing Registrants
Uniregistry put out a press release that they will put in pricing protection for existing registrants. The announcements about price increases upset many. Frank Schilling noted: "Creating a legacy tier of prices for inaugural registrants in our niche, premium top-level domains is technically more difficult," said Frank Schilling, Managing Director of Uniregistry, "but it's the right thing to … [Read more...]
Ali Zandi posts some of his new gtld sales
In a report your new gtld sales thread that was just the usual back and forth between the pro new gtld camp and the anti new gtld camp, Ali Zandi stepped up and reported some of his new gtld sales. He also provided the cost. Night.Life ($5k in 2015) City.Life ($4k in 2015) Design.Agency ($900 in 2015) Travel.Agency ($9.99k in 2016) Map.Run ($500 in 2015) VR.Dating ($2500 … [Read more...]