Paper points to questionable rights protection mechanisms in new TLDs. Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Public Knowledge have released a whitepaper comparing policies across various domain name registries, and warning domain registrants to be ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Great premium domain data from Radix
· Domain SalesHow are premium domains doing for registries and registrars? Here's some insight. Radix just released some data on its premium domain sales in new top level domains for the first half of the year, and it paints a decent picture of how premium domains ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Rightside gets its first shareholder lawsuit after acquisition announcement
· ServicesUnsurprisingly, Rightside has been sued after announcing its planned sale to Donuts. The lawyers are circling. Seattle law firm Breskin Johnson & Townsend PLLC has filed a lawsuit (pdf) on behalf of Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) shareholder Susan ... Continue Reading4 Comments
.Build registry files patent app for dynamic premium pricing
· ServicesAn idea for new top level domains might have relevance for popular TLDs. With the introduction of new top level domain names a few years ago came an explosion in the number of TLDs offering some of their domain names at premium prices. I recall ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Analyzing Donuts’ deal to acquire Rightside
· Domain RegistrarsRightside had to sell and Donuts is the logical buyer. Last week, Donuts agreed to acquire Rightside (NASDAQ: NAME) for $213 million. As luck would have it, I was vacationing in Costa Rica when the deal was announced. I gave some initial thoughts right ... Continue Reading8 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
Rightside has sold over 400 two letter domain names
· UncategorizedAverage sales price is over $1,000 and they come with premium renewals. Rightside began offering two-letter domain names under its 40 top level domain names back in September. The company has sold 416 of these domain names to date, the company told ... Continue Reading1 Comment
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
.Eco loser threatens registrars
· Policy & LawGuy who got an early trademark for .eco sends a nastygram to registrars and Afilias. One of the core tenants of the new top level domain name application process was that being the first to announce your interest in a particular domain (or even ... Continue Reading38 Comments
And the Most Biased New TLD Is …
· UncategorizedFor several articles now, we've been talking about national bias in Country / nTLD pairs. It's no surprise that .WIEN skews toward Austria, since Wien (a.k.a. Vienna) is the country's capital. And we'd expect .IMMOBILIEN to be registered at a higher rate ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment