.Art removes premium prices on about 1/3 of its premium inventory. The .art domain name registry moved about one million domains from premium tiers to regular prices today. Most of the domains were previously priced at $70 wholesale. Registrars ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Art introduces easier way to connects its domains to ENS
· ServicesRegistry seeks to capitalize on NFT art. Just about any "regular" second level domain name, such as dnw.com, can be connected to Ethereum Name Service (ENS). But it's a complicated process. The .art registry announced new features this week to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Jeff Sass joins .art as CMO
· UncategorizedSass is back! One of the people that built up .club until it was sold to GoDaddy is back in the domain name industry after a short hiatus. Jeff Sass is taking the Chief Marketing Officer role for .art. It's the same role he held for .club. He ... Continue Reading3 Comments
.Art domain registry gets patent for using Whois to store artwork information
· Policy & LawPatent is related to .Art's "Digital Twin" offering. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 10,805,263 (pdf) to UKCI Holdings Limited, operator of the .art domain name registry, for Domain name registry ... Continue Reading8 Comments
The .ART Premium Name Model: Four Months In
· Uncategorized[Editor's note: I have been critical of both the number of .art domain names with premium prices and the number of tiers. In this article, Kurt Pritz, Member of the Strategic Planning Board and Operations team member for .art, provides an update on how ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Domain registrars hate registry exceptions
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrars consider the cost of changes and number of customers impacted before implementing registry pricing exceptions. The new top level domain name program has ushered in a new era of complexity for domain pricing. The biggest change has been ... Continue Reading7 Comments
A look at .Art after one week
· UncategorizedHere are some interesting observations about the .art top level domain. The .art top level domain name launched in general availability a week ago on Wednesday. I downloaded the zone file today to get a better understanding of how it's doing and what ... Continue Reading6 Comments
.Art’s 3.5 million premium domains…you won’t find them on GoDaddy
· Domain RegistrarsCrazy premium name strategy is too much for most consumers...and GoDaddy. I first wrote about .Art's premium name strategy, which includes 3.5 million premium domain names, a couple weeks ago. As I wrote then, I'm scratching my head about this ... Continue Reading24 Comments
.Art will have 3.5 million premium domain names
· UncategorizedGood luck finding a new .art domain at "regular" registration prices. This headline is not a typo. The .art domain name, which will enter general availability on May 10, will have a staggering 3.5 million domain names that will be available for ... Continue Reading23 Comments
Delayed.art: .Art domain name launch shuts down over technical difficulties
· UncategorizedRegistry blames overwhelming demand and searches for .art domains. [Update: .Art's registration process is now back up as of about 2 PM ET Friday.] The .Art domain name was supposed to launch a qualified launch phase earlier this week, but it has ... Continue Reading18 Comments