Lots of app developers use .io in their names, but it's not what it seems. I was reviewing the top games on the Apple App Store this morning and quickly noticed a trend: .io is all the rage with app developers. 8 of the games on the top free charts ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Domain names at CES 2018
· UncategorizedYou had to search to find domain names. I spent last week in Las Vegas at CES, the big technology trade show that features 3,000 exhibitors. Throughout the week I kept my eyes open for domain names. The thing that struck me wasn't which top ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Domain reads: .Com for uptime, .Bank transitions
· UncategorizedDomain 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
Registry-based .IO backorder service to shut down
· Expired DomainsChange comes as backend registry services are transitioned. Afilias is taking over backend registry services for Internet Computer Bureau (ICB Registry) and its three ccTLDs .AC, .IO, and .SH. This transition will take place on June 10. As a result ... Continue Reading3 Comments
The accidentally successful top level domain names
· UncategorizedIs there a lesson for new TLDs in the success of .io and .ly? Over the weekend I was listening to last week's DNW Podcast again and thinking about Mike Carson's thoughts on ccTLDs that have taken off compared to new TLDs. One thing struck me as I ... Continue Reading19 Comments
About those .io domain names…
· UncategorizedFew tech startups understand the origins of their clever domain names. David Meyer of Gigaom published a story this morning titled "The dark side of .io: How the U.K. is making web domain profits from a shady Cold War land deal." The story explains ... Continue Reading1 Comment
