The new gTLD domain name extension, .XYZ is which won’t be two years old until, June of this year, just surpassed the domain extension .Biz which has been around since 2001 in…
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.Me Passes 1 Million Domain Name Registrations +28% in 2015
The .Me registry announced today that for the 1st time, the number of .Me domain registrations passed 1 Million domains. .Me is the country code or ccTLD for Montenegro. According to the…
.Com Tops 125 Million Domain Registrations
According to Verisign (VRSN) the registry for .Com, the number of .Com registration crossed the 125 million mark in the Domain Name Base. The active zone file is just over 124 Million…
The Story Of How Harvey Levin Bought The Domain TMZ.com For $5K
The Newyorker, just published a very interesting story on the history of TMZ, including the story on how the founder of the company, Harvey Levin bought the domain name for just $5,000…
.Pro Domain Extension Hits All Time High Number of Domain Registrations
On November 15th, 2015 the restrictions on the TLD .Pro were lifted. Since it was approved in 2000, .Pro domain names had been restricted to to three classes of professions; lawyers, doctors,…
SalesForce Buys The Domain Quotable.com Through BrandBucket.com
Salesforce has just bought the domain name Quotable.com through BrandBucket.com According to DomainTools.com the owner of the domain name was Baroda Ventures LLC of Beverly Hills, who seemed to own the domain…
CSC Issues “New gTLD Utilization Report” .Global Enters “Alternative Top 10” List
Brand protection and domain registrar, Corporate Service Company (CSC) issued its latest “New gTLD Utilization Report” which is designed to update digital marketers and their peers in legal and IT about how…