Patent describes method for setting up a domain name registry. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 11,870,750 (pdf) to Identity Digital for Assisted setup of domain name registry. The patent describes a process for ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Identity Digital retains .org deal
· UncategorizedLucrative registry services contract remains with Identity Digital. Top level domain name company Identity Digital has retained the contract to run Public Interest Registry's (PIR) top level domain names. PIR, best known for managing .org, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Who had the better rebrand, Donuts to Identity Digital or CentralNic to Team Internet
· UncategorizedDonuts and CentralNic changed their names. Who made the better rebrand? CentralNic (AIM: TIG) recently changed its brand to Team Internet Group, marking a big change for the large domain name and online advertising firm. It follows another major ... Continue Reading6 Comments
.Realty and .Locker top level domains change hands
· UncategorizedTwo new top level domains have new homes. Two top level domain names have changed ownership. A recent update to ICANN's Registry Agreement Assignment page shows that the registry contracts for .realty and .locker have been assigned. Perhaps ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Identity Digital & TLD marketing – DNW Podcast #450
· PodcastsIdentity Digital's CMO and CRO talk top level domain names. Identity Digital operates more top level domains than any other company, with over 270 new top level domains, including .info, .pro, .live and more. On this episode, the company's Chief ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Identity Digital retains control of .au contract
· UncategorizedIdentity Digital will run .au for another four years. Identity Digital has won a tender allowing it to continue serving as the registry operating for Australia's .au domain names. Afilias won the previous tender in 2017, stealing the business ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Identity Digital makes Inc 5000 again
· UncategorizedTop level domain registry makes the list for the third consecutive year. Top level domain operator Identity Digital made the Inc. 5000 list for 2023, the third consecutive year it made the list. This year's list ranks the top private companies ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Identity Digital to make 50k premiums available next month
· UncategorizedAi.pro, vr.hospital, and vip.chat will be available in July. Domain name registry Identity Digital will make about 50,000 previously reserved names available as premium registrations next month. The company will release the names through the ... Continue Reading2 Comments
$1.4 million of previously unreleased new TLD sales:
· Domain SalesNew TLD sales of up to $250,000. Identity Digital has released to Domain Name Wire the details of 36 "platinum" domain name sales from recent years. Platinum domains are ones that the registry held back for sale to customers. All but one of the ... Continue Reading6 Comments
.Au contract goes out to bid
· ServicesauDA is requesting proposals to manage the .au registry backend. The contract to run registry services for Australia's 4.2 million .au domain names is up for grabs. auDA, the organization that manages the .au namespace, issued a request for ... Continue Reading1 Comment