A preliminary date is set for "new new" TLDs. ICANN hopes to begin accepting applications for the next round of top level domain names in 2026, 14 years after the last application window. The ICANN Board has accepted an implementation plan from ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy acquires five more top level domains
· UncategorizedCompany picks up five TLDs that were using its registry services. GoDaddy Registry has acquired five more top level domain names: .wiki, .tattoo, .ink, .gay, and .health. The first four domains are part of Top Level Design's portfolio. In fact, ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Macy’s gives up .macys domain
· UncategorizedCompany never used the dot-brand top level domain. One thing that perplexes me about new top level domain names is that I keep hearing there are companies frustrated they can't get their own, yet very few owners of so-called "dot brand" domains use ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Mastodon is a boon to new top level domains
· UncategorizedMany servers have chosen new top level domains, with .social the big winner. Twitter alternative Mastodon has been getting lots of attention after Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter. Mastodon is built on open source software. Rather than signing up ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Ses heads to the chopping block
· UncategorizedAnother dot-brand top level domain bites the dust. Satellite communications and broadcast company SES S.A. is terminating its top level domain name. The company was granted the .ses top level domain name in the 2012 round. It hasn't used it for ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Which top level domains are truly popular, part two
· UncategorizedWhich domains get used the most? Last week I wrote about DataProvider.com's analysis of new top level domains and which ones are popular. As I mentioned in that post, there are lots of ways to measure new TLD popularity and none of them are ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Which top level domains are truly popular?
· UncategorizedA new analysis shows that you have to dig deep to remove the noise in new TLD stats. The new top level domain leaderboards are junk. All it takes to get onto leaderboards that measure total domains in the zone is to sell your domains cheaply. Some ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Radix reports (another) strong half for premium domain sales
· Domain SalesPremium sales continued momentum in first half of 2022. Top level domain registry Radix has revealed its premium sales data for the first half of 2022, and it's up and to the right. The company estimates that registrars pulled in $3.82 million ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Identity Digital and TLD marketing – DNW Podcast #394
· PodcastsWhy a domain company changed its name and is launching a big campaign this week. Donuts announced that it rebranded to Identity Digital last week. On today's show, Identity Digital CMO Mina Neuberg and Sr. Director of Brand and Marketing ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Can registries reclassify your domain as premium before renewal?
· UncategorizedA reader asks about registries moving domains into premium pricing. Domain Name Wire reader Collin Love reached out to me recently with a question about premium domains in new top level domains. Premium domains are those priced higher by the ... Continue Reading16 Comments
