Here's what trended in February. These were the top stories on Domain Name Wire in February, ranked by the number of views: GoDaddy acquires Uniregistry and Frank Schilling's domain portfolio - Frank Schilling has cashed out of the domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
L’Oreal sells four top level domains to XYZ
· ServicesCosmetics company gets out of generic domain business. Top level domain registry XYZ has acquired four domain names from L'Oreal, according to ICANN records. The company acquired .beauty, .makeup, .hair and .skin on January 10, 2020. L'Oreal ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Want a .makeup domain? It will soon cost over $10,000 per year
· UncategorizedPrices for .makeup domains are skyrocketing again. Last year I wrote a post titled "Want a .makeup domain? It will soon cost over $5,000 per year." L'Oreal, which operates the .makeup top level domain, was getting ready to raise prices that were ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Want a .makeup domain? It will soon cost over $5,000 per year
· UncategorizedPrice of new registrations will increase substantially next month. A number of large brands applied for generic terms in new top level domain names with plans to keep them for their own use. The ICANN community put the kibosh on this idea, mandating ... Continue Reading10 Comments