Domains will be easier to register and open to people outside of Asia. Ten years after its initial release, the .Asia top level domain name will become easier to register for people outside of Asia this summer. Currently, registrants need to provide ... Continue Reading10 Comments
GoDaddy updates investor app, domain search and hijack protection
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar releases more languages and currencies for app, search upgrades for Asia and domain theft protection. GoDaddy announced a bunch of updates yesterday, several of which I think will be interesting to domain name investors. Mike ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Asia Plans to Release 1 and 2 Character Domain Names
· UncategorizedRegistry for .asia domain names wants to release short names. .Asia registry DotAsia Organisation Ltd is joining fellow top level domain name operators with plans to release one and two character domain names. The registry has filed a Registry ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Tel and .Asia By The Numbers
· UncategorizedA look at end of year numbers for .tel and .asia. With .tel recently going through its first annual renewal period, and Telnic's official numbers for end-of-year 2009, I thought I'd compile some stats on the new top level domain. Total number of ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Auction Shows Top .Asia Domain Names Not Worth Much
· Domain Sales.Asia auctions don't give much promise for resale values. If you invested in English-language .asia domain names, you probably haven't seen much of a return on your investment. Five .asia auctions that closed at Sedo today didn't add up to ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Dot.Asia Domain Auction Results
· Domain Sales.Asia sunrise auctions are over with solid results. I haven't written much about .asia, a new top level domain. Perhaps it's because I think it's a silly domain (coming soon, .SouthAmerica!). So I missed the conclusion of the .asia sunrise period ... Continue Reading8 Comments
July Issue of Modern Domainer Ships Soon
· UncategorizedLatest issue of Modern Domainer features domain blogs. The July issue of Modern Domainer magazine will be shipping soon, and Domain Name Wire got a sneak peek. The issue tips the scales at well over 100 pages and is Modern Domainer's biggest issue ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain Names: What’s Hot, What’s Not Now
· UncategorizedWhat's hot in the domain industry, and what's not? It's been a few months since I wrote the What's hot, What's not article for domain names. A lot has changed since then, so I've updated the list. What's Hot Geo Domains - geo domains have been a ... Continue Reading10 Comments