Top level domain company Donuts changes its name and plans a significant marketing campaign. Don't expect free donuts at the Donuts booth during the next domain conference: the domain name company announced today that it's changing its name to ... Continue Reading6 Comments
GoDaddy acquires two TLDs, PIR completes acquisition of 3 Donuts domains
· UncategorizedFive top level domains change hands. ICANN has published five registry agreement assignments. First, GoDaddy Registry has acquired .study and .courses from Open Universities Australia Pty Ltd. Each domain has about 3,000-4,000 names in the zone. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
What’s trending in new TLDs
· Domain Sales.Mobi is trending? Donuts has released its Domain Trend Report for March, showing what keywords and top level domains are trending. The report includes data from the company's acquisition of Afilias' top level domains, including some big ones ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Three reports show trends in domain market
· UncategorizedThese three monthly reports might give you ideas on what's hot in the domain market. Each month, some domain marketplaces and registries publish data to summarize activity during the previous month. Let's look at three of these reports to figure ... Continue Reading1 Comment
What’s hot in non-.com
· UncategorizedHere's what's selling in non-.com domains. Donuts has published its Donuts Domain Trend Report for February. Donuts manages more top level domains than any other company, so it gives a good window into what's trending in the non-come space. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
PIR acquires 4 charitable top level domains, announces RSP contract bidding
· UncategorizedNon-profit expands its TLD portfolio and announces bidding for backend registry services. Public Interest Registry (PIR), the organization that manages .org, has acquired four top level domain names in two transactions. First, the non-profit ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Verse upends Meta in new TLDs
· UncategorizedMeta wasn't the most popular keyword in Donuts' domains last month. Donuts has published its monthly domain trends report for November, and it shows that meta has been unseated as the hottest keyword in the company's domains. It has been replaced ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
No surprise: Meta was most popular keyword at Donuts last month
· UncategorizedDonuts confirms that meta was hot last month. Donuts has published its Domain Trend Report for October. The report includes data about domains registered across Donuts' top level domains during the month. No surprise here: the top keyword was ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
A look at .live
· Uncategorized.Live is faring well as live online content becomes more popular. Let's dig in. Today, Donuts issued a press release remarking on the growth of its .live top level domain name. .Live is Donuts' largest new top level domain based on domains under ... Continue Reading2 Comments
ICANN has no problems with Donuts’ DropZone
· Expired DomainsICANN is not concerned that DropZone presents significant security, stability, or competition issues. ICANN Vice President, GDD Accounts and Services Russ Weinstein has informed TurnCommerce that it sees no problems with Donuts' plans for its ... Continue Reading2 Comments