The total number of new gTLD domain name registrations have now passed the 125,000 mark as several new extensions have finished Sunrise and starting to take registrations. .Guru continues to led the pack now topping over 35,000 registration with .Photography topping 18,000 registrations. Quite a few new gTLD's are hitting RegistrarStats.com for the 1st time with .Today leading the way with … [Read more...]
Is ICANN Leaving The US? Here Is Akram Atallah Of ICANN’s Answer
At the Fairwinds Beyond The Dot conference today that was held in Washington DC the question was asked to Akram Atallah of ICANN; is ICANN planning on moving from the United States? Here is the answer of Mr Atallah: There are no plans to move outside of the US, but you have to be somewhere, your have to be incorporated somewhere, so its an ongoing issue When ICANN was first created by … [Read more...]
Go Daddy/Afternic Reports Sales of $2.16 Million for the Week
Go Daddy/Afternic reports $2,168,125 in sales for the week. GoodNeighbors.com was the top .com at $25,000 Diamonds.info was the top non .com at $20,000 COM … [Read more...]
.Wiki Picks Namejet.com For Sunrise and Landrush Auctions
Top Level Design, LLC, the applicant for the new top level domain .wiki, has selected NameJet, to operate the sunrise and landrush auctions and help with future premium auctions. Sunrise is expected to begin in March, 2014. The .wiki TLD will make wikis more valuable through greater visibility and ease of use. Most Internet users are familiar with the concept of wikis, thanks to … [Read more...]
Marchex Reports & Archeo Sells 262 Domains For 1.6 Million In 4th Quarter of 2013
Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ:MCHX), today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013. Archeo Q4 Business Highlights: Revenue. Archeo non-GAAP revenue was $3.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2013, which excludes domain sales recognized in GAAP revenue. Domains sales. During the fourth quarter of 2013, Archeo sold a total of 262 domain names … [Read more...]
.BUZZ Release Premium Domain List With Prices As High As $46,880
The new gTLD .Buzz has released its premium list of domain names on its website, names.buzz . The most expensive domain name on the list is Games.Buzz at $46,880 but its on the ICANN collision list so its not quiet available yet. The most expensive domain not on the collision list is Jobs.Buzz at $42,000 Business.Buzz is priced at $33,500 Clothes.buzz is priced at … [Read more...]
If You Want To Bid On A .Club Auction Domain At Sedo You Need To Send In A Form
The Sedo.com auction for 25 .club domain names started today but you won't be able to bid on any of them unless and until you fill out the Auction Bidder Certification form print it out and submit it to Sedo.com via email or faxed. This requirement seems to apply to all bidders even those who have been qualified by Sedo in the past, even those authorized to bid $10K or more even … [Read more...]