Team Internet is earning 7% less from visitors. Team Internet Group (AIM: TIG), formerly CentralNic, announced unaudited results for the first three quarters of 2023 today. The company said gross revenue increased 16% compared to the first three ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
October’s top 5 domain name stories
· UncategorizedAn interest.ing list of stories. Miss any of last month's news? Here are the top stories on Domain Name Wire for October, ranked by pageviews. 1. Be the first to get Google’s .ing domain hack…for only $1 million - Google ran an extended early ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Amazon makes .bot domain names easier to register
· UncategorizedBot no longer required for registration. If you surveyed new top level domain name proponents about which of the big applicants has been the biggest disappointment, I'd bet Amazon would top the list. The company applied for 76 top level domains ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Identity Digital retains .org deal
· UncategorizedLucrative registry services contract remains with Identity Digital. Top level domain name company Identity Digital has retained the contract to run Public Interest Registry's (PIR) top level domain names. PIR, best known for managing .org, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN places .desi with EBERO as it looks for successor
· UncategorizedEBERO will manage the domain while ICANN seeks a company to take over the top level domain. ICANN has placed the top level domain .desi into the Emergency Back-End Registry Operator (EBERO) program. Earlier this year, TLD operator Desi Networks ... Continue Reading3 Comments
ICA opens nominations for Lonnie Borck Memorial Award
· UncategorizedAward honors the late Lonnie Borck. Internet Commerce Association (ICA) is now accepting nominations for the 2024 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award. This award honors the legacy of Lonnie Borck, a domain investor who passed away in 2016. ICA ... Continue Reading2 Comments
XYZ acquires .ceo top level domain name
· UncategorizedXYZ acquired a domain name for the C-suite. Can it expand its popularity? Top level domain name company XYZ LLC has acquired the .ceo top level domain name. .Ceo was one of the strangest top level domains applied for in the last round of domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
September’s top 5 domain name stories
· UncategorizedGoogle Domains and .AI were in the news last month. These are the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views: 1. Squarespace completes Google Domains acquisition - Google Domains is no more. Squarespace is now a top 5 domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Be the first to get Google’s .ing domain hack…for only $1 million
· UncategorizedRegistrars are asking for over $1 million to register a single .ing domain. Google is launching the .ing top level domain name later this month with a unique early access pricing schedule. .Ing is designed as a domain hack. Think hik.ing, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Amazon registers over 100 domains for new product launches
· UncategorizedAmazon registers domains for Eye Gaze, Right Pet Tags, and more. Amazon held a product launch event earlier this week. And as it always does when it launches products, it undertook a seemingly futile effort to protect the product names in second ... Continue Reading3 Comments