.Music hits sunrise today. The long and winding road to the .music top level domain name has hit a significant milestone: sunrise. After years and years of fights between applicants for the top level domain, Constantine Roussos' DotMusic won the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
What happened in the domain business last month
· UncategorizedA WordPress giveaway, GoDaddy's new TLDs, and ICANN's weird logic made news last month. Miss any of the big news last month? These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire, ranked by pageviews: 1. WordPress offers 1 million free transfers ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Internet Naming Company acquires five top level domain names
· UncategorizedRegistry business now operates close to 20 top level domains. Internet Naming Company has acquired five top level domain names from Lifestyle Domain Holdings: .diy, .food, .lifestyle, .living and .vana. Lifestyle Domain Holdings was part of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
CentralNic adds to advertising business with Adrenalads acquisitions
· UncategorizedCompany pays $2.35 million for company to integrate with Zeropark. CentralNic (AIM: CNIC) has acquired Los Angeles-based online advertising company Adrenalads for $2.35 million. The company had 2022 revenue of $2.7 million, with an adjusted ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
CBS dumps new top level domain names
· UncategorizedCompany nixes its .cbs and .showtime domains. Broadcaster CBS is terminating its .cbs and .showtime top level domain names. In a letter informing ICANN of its decision to terminate its registry agreements, the company stated, "Despite efforts ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.Realty and .Locker top level domains change hands
· UncategorizedTwo new top level domains have new homes. Two top level domain names have changed ownership. A recent update to ICANN's Registry Agreement Assignment page shows that the registry contracts for .realty and .locker have been assigned. Perhaps ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
“AI” and “bet” still hot in aftermarket domain names
· UncategorizedAfternic reveals top keywords in aftermarket sales in June. Afternic has revealed the top 20 keywords in domain names sold in June through its platform. The list, which filters out many filler words, shows that domains with AI in them remain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Identity Digital retains control of .au contract
· UncategorizedIdentity Digital will run .au for another four years. Identity Digital has won a tender allowing it to continue serving as the registry operating for Australia's .au domain names. Afilias won the previous tender in 2017, stealing the business ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
The clock is ticking on .com…
· UncategorizedYou have less than a week to renew domains at current prices. What are you doing over the next week? If you have .com domain names in your portfolio, the answer should be "renewing domain names." At the end of this month (UTC time), Verisign ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Last month’s top domain news stories
· UncategorizedIndia, .net, appraisals and more. Early each month, I send a newsletter featuring the top stories on Domain Name Wire from the prior month. Sign up here for the newsletter. If you don't get the newsletter, here's a wrap of the top stories from ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
