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...]
Amazon has purchased Amazon.se for an estimated $554,500
In an article on TheLocal.se there is a report that Amazon quietly purchased Amazon.se for $554,500. Tip of the cap to Aaron Strong for the info. Only a few days after it was announced that Amazon is to establish three data centres in Sweden, it has now emerged that the American e-commerce and computing giant has quietly purchased the rights to a key Swedish domain name. The "Amazon.se" … [Read more...]
ICYMI: The top posts of March on TheDomains
March was the highest traffic month here at TheDomains.com since November of 2015. Thanks to all our readers and advertisers. The top 5 posts by views for March: Is End user demand hitting peak interest ? Rick Schwartz weighs in Rick Schwartz “If u want to sell a $100,000 name, u have 2 buy one BEFORE it is a $100,000 name” So everyone’s full of shit ? Google Adwords: Exact Match … [Read more...]
NameJet March sales led by FSF.com
NameJet released their March sales and the top sale was FSF.com at $47,000. 4 out of the top 10 were numerical domains, 3510.com sold for $20,811. LoL.tv sold for $18,000, this name was previously sold by Vito from MediaBranding.com for $15,000 a few years back. Domain Name Payment … [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...]
Still time to submit a name to the Domaining Europe domain auction
Undeveloped put out a press release today with regards to their auction at Domaining Europe. There is still time to submit a premium name for the auction. Whiskey.com stars in the "Domaining Europe" auction managed by Undeveloped.com Amsterdam, the Netherlands— [April 5, 2017] — Once again, Undeveloped.com is leading the charge at "Domaining Europe" 2017, armed with a group of premium … [Read more...]
German cabinet OKs fines up to $53M for social networks that don’t delete hate speech fast
A couple weeks ago we wrote about Germany taking hate speech and fake news seriously. In an article out from Reuters it looks like the fines are going to be huge and I would expect companies either pulling out of Germany or moderating a lot of content. From the article: Germany has some of the world's toughest laws covering defamation, public incitement to commit crimes and threats of … [Read more...]