Free SSL is likely to make registrar partners uneasy. Last week GMO Registry, the company behind the .shop top level domain name, announced that it was providing a free SSL certificate to registrants of .shop domain names. While this might seem like ... Continue Reading3 Comments
.Shop soars with 40,000 registrations in first 30 minutes
· UncategorizedHigh demand for new .shop top level domain name. GMO Registry launched the .shop top level domain name yesterday and the early results are impressive. 39,801 .shop domain names were registered within the first 30 minutes and 45,427 within the first ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Got $30k? Long and expensive .Shop Early Access opens Thursday
· UncategorizedHave a spare $30,000 lying around? You can step to the front of the line. The first chance for non-trademark holders to get their hands on .shop domain names begins this Thursday, but it's going to cost you. GMO Registry won an auction for rights to ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Can you make sense of $41.5 million for .Shop?
· Domain SalesGMO Registry's outlay for .shop is difficult to rationalize. I'm still trying to wrap my head around GMO Registry paying $41.5 million for the .shop top level domain name. .Shop is a monster TLD, but it's hard to justify this upfront cost for any top ... Continue Reading31 Comments