Wynn,the Bellagio,the Borgata, the MGM, the Mirage and the Aira are just a few of the famous Casino's which registered their name in the new gTLD .Casino extension during the Sunrise period. Each domain extension has to give first shot to trademark holders who have registered their global marks in the Trademark Clearing House (TMCH) but with each never gTLD launch I'm seeing more and more … [Read more...]
.ninja Turns 1 W/ 35% Domains Pointing To Active Websites
Rightside has just published a news release that mentions that .ninja is celebrating its first birthday! With the birthday announcement comes some numbers for the new TLD: "In the last year, more than 48,000 .NINJA domain extensions have been secured, and 35 percent of domain names point to active websites. .NINJA is one of the top 25 most registered new TLDs and is rapidly growing among … [Read more...]
Co. Invests €350,000 to “Disrupt Domain Industry”: 50 Million Registered But Unused Domains
According to a press release out today, Axivate Capital a VC firm has "invested €350,000 to disrupt domain industry in "Undeveloped.com, a domain marketplace Undeveloped , says they have "crawled and indexed over 50 million registered but unused domain names. " Undeveloped's co-founder and CEO Reza Sardeha is quoted as saying: ""With over 288 million registered domains finally everyone … [Read more...]
Domain Movers: InkTV.com, Jude.org, VirtualAds.com and More Domains
Domain Movers consistently delivers unique domain name data two times a week here on TheDomains, which contains recently registered, acquired and simply moving domain name from some of the largest companies around the world. Enjoy the recent domain movements that I have detected based on whois records and other sources: Daniel J. Edelman, Inc. (PR firm) has registered the domain name … [Read more...]
ICANN Reports On Security Breach Of New gTLD Applicant Portal: 60 Searches: 200+ Records
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today provided an update on its investigation into a data exposure issue in the New gTLD Applicant and GDD (Global Domains Division) portals, first reported on 1 March 2015 In its 30 April announcement, ICANN noted its intention to disclose to affected users the identity of any user(s) that viewed their information without … [Read more...]
Technology.ie Interviews Jothan Frakes and they are giving away free tickets to DomainFest
Technology.ie is giving away 20 free tickets to DomainFest. Their website posted today, Technology.ie has got twenty tickets to give away to DomainFest Bulgaria next week. It’s just one of the events which form part of Bulgarian Internet Week, in a country which ranks second in the world for Internet use (average: 16 hours per person per week). There is a podcast with Jothan Frakes of NamesCon … [Read more...]
Minds + Machines Reports Earnings For 2014: Profit $22 Million: $46 Million in the Bank
Minds + Machines (LON:MMX) reported its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2014. Minds + Machines reported a profit before in 2014 of $22.06 million against a profit of $1.14 million in 2013, largely as a result of receiving $33.72 Million for withdrawing applications for new gTLD's that were in private auctions. The company made $6.44 million in 2013 for withdrawing … [Read more...]