Domain industry pros should read these two articles. I read a couple of interesting domain name related stories over the past few days that should be interesting to DNW readers. They give perspectives on domain names from people outside the domain name ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.Com Winners and Losers
· Domain RegistrarsHow registrars fared with .com in the most recent reports. ICANN published the latest official .com transactions report from Verisign, which includes data by registrar for July 2017. Here are the top registrars in terms of new .com registrations for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Analysis: next generation companies in China still prefer .com
· UncategorizedKassey Lee reviews top level domain usage by top new internet companies in China. Several years ago some domain experts predicted that the next generation companies would prefer new extensions because of better names at lower prices than .com. Is this ... Continue Reading7 Comments
.Cam will be confused for .Com
· UncategorizedThe similarity at quick glance will fool a lot of people. Verisign objected when companies applied for the .cam top level domain. It argued that the string was too similar to .com and would cause confusion. One panelist agreed with Verisign and ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Report suggests bright future for Chinese domain market
· UncategorizedKassey Lee examines data from a recent CNNIC report. If you invest in the Chinese domain market, you need to know CNNIC (China Internet Network Information Center) because it publishes a national survey report twice a year on China's internet ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Com Winners & Losers
· Domain RegistrarsNo change at the top other than fewer registrations. ICANN published the latest official .com transactions report from Verisign, which includes data by registrar for April 2017. There was no change in the order of the top five registrars ranked by ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Domain names in Costa Rica
· Uncategorized.Com is the favorite in Costa Rica. I just returned from a weeklong vacation in Costa Rica. I hadn't been to Costa Rica in 15 years, and my visit reminded me why people like to vacation there, but also the niceties of living in the United States (like ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Chinese registrars lose of lot of .com, but HiChina picks up domains from others
· Domain RegistrarsOfficial data from November show some interesting domain movement. ICANN just published data from Verisign about .com activity in November. This was right in the thick of the anniversary of the "Chinese surge" and the data show it. GoDaddy has the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
As expected, .Com/.Net shed 1.9 million domains last quarter
· UncategorizedDeletions greater than new registrations thanks to Chinese purge. The great Chinese domain name investment surge of Q4 2015 led to the great Chinese domain name purge of Q4 2016. The combined .com and .net namespace shrunk by 1.9 million domain ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Amazon and fake news were trending in domain names last month
· UncategorizedHere are the keywords that were trending in .com last month. The term "Amazon" had the biggest percentage spike in registrations between November and December in .com domain names, Verisign revealed today. People cybersquatting on Amazon's brand ... Continue Reading2 Comments