More than 60% of first-month registrations already renewed. MMX's .VIP domain name has been a big success right out of the gate in terms of registration volume. It has China to thank; over 700,000 of its roughly 800,000 registrations are at Chinese ... Continue Reading6 Comments
MMX reports earnings, big investment from China
· UncategorizedPureplay strategy for new top level domain name company is working; investor buys more shares. MMX (Minds + Machines) reported first-half earnings today and announced a big investment from a Cayman-based fund backed by a Chinese investment ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.VIP domain hits $5.5 million and 400,000 registrations
· UncategorizedNew domain continues to grow in China. .VIP is proving to be a winner for MMX (Minds + Machines). The company announced today that it already has $5.5 million in sales (wholesale) of .VIP domains after three weeks on the market. It paid $3.0 ... Continue Reading10 Comments
.VIP hits 200k registrations, $3.2 million within 5 days
· Uncategorized.VIP proves to be a VIP for MMX. MMX (Minds + Machines, LSX:MMX) had a Very Important launch last week. The company announced today that .VIP generated over 200,000 registrations after just five days of general availability. The company has $3.2 ... Continue Reading25 Comments
Fred Krueger drops lawsuit against MMX
· UncategorizedCo-founder claimed he was owed five million shares. Fred Krueger has dismissed his lawsuit against MMX (Minds + Machines). Krueger sued MMX earlier this year, claiming he was owed five million shares in the new top level domain name company he ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
MMX releases 2015 report, discusses go-forward strategy
· ServicesCompany continues to restructure its business under new leadership. Top level domain name company MMX (Minds + Machines) released its audited annual results report (pdf) today, providing color on what's going on in its business. In a nutshell, while ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Minds + Machines outsources to Nominet, deals registrar accounts to Uniregistry
· Domain RegistrarsCompany trims focus to wholesaling top level domain names. Top level domain name company Minds + Machines is dismantling its "end to end" domain name operation to focus on wholesaling its new TLDs through the registrar channel. While this might seem ... Continue Reading4 Comments
New Minds + Machines CEO Toby Hall – DNW Podcast #73
· PodcastsThis service lets you get a handle on your domain name investing business. Last week Minds + Machines announced that it appointed Toby Hall as its new CEO, taking over for Antony Van Couvering. I invited Hall on the show today to discuss his background ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Antony Van Couvering fired as CEO of Minds + Machines
· ServicesVan Couvering out, Hall in as CEO. Minds + Machines co-founder Antony Van Couvering has been ousted as CEO of the company by its board. He will be replaced by Toby Hall, who was named Chief Marketing Officer of the company just last month after working ... Continue Reading15 Comments
Minds + Machines Reports Q4 data
· UncategorizedBillings surge in Q4. New top level domain name company Minds + Machines has released some of its Q4 and full year 2015 results ahead of the publication of full results in April. The company generated $4.18 million in billings for domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment