ICANN gives nod to adult domain name ownership change. Domain name overseer ICANN has approved the transfer of the .xxx, .porn, .adult and .sex top level domain names to Minds + Machines (MMX). As a result, MMX (London AIM: MMX) is completing its ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Minds + Machines acquires .XXX top level domain operator ICM Registry
· UncategorizedNew TLD portfolio company adds four domain names to its portfolio. MMX (also known as Minds + Machines) announced today that it is acquiring ICM Registry, which operates the .xxx, .adult, .porn and .sex top level domain names. MMX will pay $10.0 ... Continue Reading1 Comment
New TLD company MMX swings to profit for 2017
· UncategorizedPureplay new top level domain name company hits profitability. Minds + Machines (MMX) announced today that it was profitable in 2017, the first year that it has been profitable as an operating company. H2 2017 billings totaled about $10 million, up ... Continue Reading5 Comments
MMX reports first half results
· UncategorizedRevenue down as expected, renewals covering OPEX. MMX (Minds + Machines London AIM:MMX), one of the few remaining public companies selling new top level domain names, released earnings for the first half of the year today. The results are a mixed ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.VIP gets 75% renewal rate for early registrations
· ServicesCompany tops expectation it set last month. Last month MMX (Minds + Machines) forecasted that about 70% or more of .VIP domains registered within the first 31 days of general availability last year would be renewed. A commenter on that post claimed ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Early .VIP results suggest 70%+ plus renewal rate
· UncategorizedMore 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 annual shareholder letter gives a great overview of new TLD business
· ServicesDeep insight into the past and present of the new TLD business. Minds + Machines Group Limited, aka MMX, released its final results for 2016 today. I found the shareholder letter particularly interesting. MMX's current management is not the group ... Continue Reading2 Comments
MMX scores $500,000 domain name deal
· Domain SalesDetails are limited but deal will give MMX's portfolio a nice bump. New top level domain name company MMX (Minds + Machines) has scored a $500,000 deal to register 90,000 second level domain names under its top level domain names within the next 12 ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Two domain name industry people make moves
· UncategorizedEpik and MMX make key hires. Two familiar faces in the domain name industry have new homes. Joseph Peterson, who also writes for Domain Name Wire, was hired as Director of Operations at Epik. Joseph is one of the most analytical people I know. If ... Continue Reading5 Comments
MMX targets one million .VIP registrations
· UncategorizedCompany anticipates rapid growth in .VIP namespace; targets fall for .Boston launch. MMX (a.k.a. Minds + Machines) released a business update today and said it is targeting one million .vip registrations by the end of 2017. The .vip namespace ... Continue Reading6 Comments