Afilias bid $135 million for rights to .web domain name. There has been a lot of chatter after the $135 million .web auction as to who the second place bidder in the auction was. I was skeptical of a report that it was Google. I was under the ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Afilias acquires StartingDot domains .archi, .bio and .ski
· ServicesRegistry now owns three more new top level domains. Domain name company Afilias has acquired three top level domain names and plans to acquire many more. The company announced today that it has acquired StartingDot, the company behind .archi, .bio ... Continue Reading11 Comments
$32 million .Org contract up for bids
· UncategorizedPublic Interest Registry asks for proposals to run its backend registry. Public Interest Registry, the non-profit that runs the .Org top level domain name, just put out a request for proposal for its backend registry provider. Afilias currently ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Afilias is Likely “One and Done” with 101Domain Acquisition
· Domain RegistrarsCompany doesn't expect to acquire other domain name registrars any time soon. Last Friday, domain name registrar 101Domain disclosed that it had been acquired by domain name registry Afilias. It's Afilias' first acquisition of a domain name ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Afilias acquires 101Domain
· Domain RegistrarsHello, vertical integration. Domain name registry Afilias has acquired domain name registrar 101Domain. Afilias, which manages the .info and .mobi domain names as well as a bunch of new TLDs, now owns a registrar known for carrying every domain name ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Afilias wins auction for .Promo top level domain name
· Domain SalesDomain name is second to sell through Innovative Auctions' Top Level Auction service. Domain name registry Afilias has won rights to the top level domain name .Promo in an auction organized by Innovative Auctions. Phenomena Group Oy was the only ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain name registry Afilias dumps planned IPO
· ServicesRegistry had planned to float in November. Domain name registry Afilias has pulled plans for a $100 million initial public offering, as reported by Domain Incite this morning. A company spokesperson told Domain Incite, "The final decision to cancel ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Afilias plans to raise $100 million, warchest will help in new top level domain auctions
· ServicesAfilias will float its shares on the AIM next month, and use proceeds in part to fund upcoming new TLD auctions. Domain name registry Afilias announced today that it intends to trade on the London Stock Exchange's AIM, raising $100 million. In doing ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
This week in new TLDs: $150k/domain? Plus .black, .hiv, and .creditcard
· UncategorizedPull out your .creditcard. This week will be an interesting one for new top level domain names: Afilias takes a different tact on .color domains, an EAP with a $150k price tag, Donuts raises the bar with .creditcard, and the first "social cause" TLD ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Afilias’ new top level domain names have very slow first day
· UncategorizedColor me surprised. Afilias launched its first six new top level domain names yesterday, and I'd rate it as the worst first day performance of any portfolio applicant. I'm basing this on changes to the zone files. Here are the six domains Afilias' ... Continue Reading5 Comments