Dynadot returned to the top 10; Chinese registrar Chengdu West plummets. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers July 2019. There was a shakeup ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Google opens up .New: Spotify, eBay and OpenTable on board
· ServicesType in a domain name to create a new Spotify playlist, sell something on eBay or open a new GitHub repository. Google is opening up its .new top level domain name to third parties that wish to use the domain for "action generation." The company ... Continue Reading10 Comments
.Com Winners & Losers: A strong month for NameSilo
· Domain RegistrarsNameSilo has strong month. Here's how other registrars fared. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers June 2019. NameSilo surged this month, ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Google’s .app “junk drop” hasn’t been too bad
· UncategorizedThe namespace still has 380,000 domains. Google's .app domain name entered general availability on May 8, 2018. It immediately took off with 100,000 domains registered almost immediately and 180,000 domains under management within a couple of ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Dynadot jumps into top 10
· Domain RegistrarsDynadot jumps into the top ten registrars for new .com registrations. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers April 2019. An anomaly this month ... Continue Reading2 Comments
A strong month for .Com
· Domain RegistrarsA strong month for .com ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers March 2019. March was a strong month for many registrars. GoDaddy topped 1 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Constantine Roussos’ DotMusic wins .Music domain
· UncategorizedRoussos beats Amazon, Google and others to win control of .Music. The long battle for control of the .music top level domain name is owner. Yesterday, DotMusic founder Constantine Roussos confirmed this his organization was the winning bidder in ... Continue Reading10 Comments
The .App “junk drop” is coming
· Expired DomainsExpired domains are coming as first anniversary nears. In terms of domain name registration volume, .App has been a big success for Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL). The company's .app top level domain name has nearly 400,000 domains in the zone after 11 ... Continue Reading13 Comments
New .Com Winners & Losers
· Domain RegistrarsNameSilo jumps on monthly list. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers November 2018. The only notable movement was NameSilo, which jumped ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Google launches .Dev domain in general availability, free domains for I/O
· UncategorizedGoogle releases its latest top level domain name. Google's .dev top level domain name entered general availability today after a Dutch auction early access phase. Most registrars are offering the domains for $15 or less. Over 2,000 .dev domains were ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment