EBERO will manage the domain while ICANN seeks a company to take over the top level domain. ICANN has placed the top level domain .desi into the Emergency Back-End Registry Operator (EBERO) program. Earlier this year, TLD operator Desi Networks ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Radix reports $4.64 million premium domain sales in H1
· UncategorizedPremium revenue continues to grow for new top level domain operator. Top level domain name company Radix reported that its premium domains grossed about $4.64 million at the retail level in the first half of this year across its 10 TLDs. That's ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
What happened in the domain business last month
· UncategorizedA WordPress giveaway, GoDaddy's new TLDs, and ICANN's weird logic made news last month. Miss any of the big news last month? These were the top five stories on Domain Name Wire, ranked by pageviews: 1. WordPress offers 1 million free transfers ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Chocolate maker Ferrero drops two top level domain names
· Policy & LawCompany will retain its main brand TLD. The world's second-largest chocolate producer is letting ICANN eat two of its three top level domain names. Ferrero Trading informed ICANN that it wants to terminate its .kinder and .rocher top level ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Top level domain operator wants out of the business
· Policy & LawHere's a first: a non-brand TLD operator voluntarily terminating its contract. For the first time, an operator of a new top level domain that didn't apply as a brand owner has voluntarily told ICANN it wants to terminate its contract. While ... Continue Reading4 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
8 new Google domains launch in Early Access tomorrow
· UncategorizedGet your lists ready. It's been almost a decade since new top level domains started launching. Better late than never, Google is launching eight domains into Early Access on May 3. Up for grabs are .dad, .foo, .mov, .nexus, .zip, .esq, .phd, and ... Continue Reading2 Comments
New TLDs 10 years later – DNW Podcast #419
· PodcastsIt's been 10 years since new TLDs rolled out. Where are we now? It’s been ten years since new top level domains started rolling out. Today, I chat with Sandeep Ramchandani, CEO of Radix, to get his take on where we are and where we’re headed. ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.HipHop relaunches with reduced prices
· Services.Hiphop domains are a lot cheaper after acquisition. The company that acquired .hiphop from Frank Schilling's UNR has relaunched it with reduced pricing. Dot Hip Hop, LLC acquired the domain from UNR last year. After a long delay, ICANN approved ... Continue Reading1 Comment
February’s top domain name stories: Untapped, bird.com, and more
· UncategorizedHere's what made news last month. This is a list of the news stories that got the most attention on Domain Name Wire last month. 1. Canvas rebrands to Untapped, using untapped.io - Diversity recruiting company Canvas rebranded after a court ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
