Company wants to use "Registry in a Box" for registry services product. Frank Schilling's Uniregistry runs its own technical registry for its top level domain names such as .tattoo and .diet. It also provides these services to other top level domains ... Continue Reading5 Comments
XYZ buys .Storage top level domain name
· Domain SalesXYZ gets its tenth top level domain name XYZ, the company that runs the .xyz domain name, has added a tenth top level domain name to its stable. The company announced this morning that it has acquired the .storage top level domain name. Self ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Ray King on Marketing Domain Names – DNW Podcast #99
· PodcastsRay King returns to discuss how he's marketing his TLDs. Ray King has a long history in domain names, and is now working hard to promote three top level domain names his company Top Level Design owns. Learn about how he's getting people at tradeshows ... Continue Reading4 Comments
China might be inching closer to granting licenses for new TLDs
· Policy & LawJob postings suggest licensing process might be progressing. Top level domain name companies have been eagerly waiting for the Chinese government to issue licenses that will allow Chinese citizens to be able to host sites on their domains in China. The ... Continue Reading8 Comments
.Music domain name applicant fails in community bid
· Policy & LawA second applicant fails to get community status for .music top level domain name. DotMusic Limited, an applicant for the .music top level domain name, has failed to pass its Community Priority Evaluation. Had it passed, the group would have ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Can you make sense of $41.5 million for .Shop?
· Domain SalesGMO Registry's outlay for .shop is difficult to rationalize. I'm still trying to wrap my head around GMO Registry paying $41.5 million for the .shop top level domain name. .Shop is a monster TLD, but it's hard to justify this upfront cost for any top ... Continue Reading31 Comments
What if TLDs are Chinese?
· UncategorizedDo certain top level domain names have a Chinese meaning? We've often seen TLDs repurposed. For instance, .ME and .TV – originally the country codes of Montenegro and Tuvalu, respectively – are mainly understood as words. While .SI means Slovenia in ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Twerking & Clubbing – Jeff Sass – DNW Podcast #60
· PodcastsWhen will new top level domain names have their "twerking moment". Have new top level domain names had their twerking moment yet? Jeff Sass, CMO of .Club, talks about what it's going to take for new top level domain names to go mainstream. We also ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.Radio applicants invoke Independent Review Process
· Policy & LawCompanies ask for independent review in .radio decision. Three applicants for the .radio top level domain name have filed for the Independent Review Process (IRP) after losing out to a community applicant. Donuts, Afilias and BRS Media all lost ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Uniregistry takes over .HIV domain name
· Policy & LawCompany takes over struggling top level domain name. Top level domain name registry Uniregistry has taken over ownership and management of the .HIV top level domain name. .HIV launched as a "social cause" TLD about a year ago. It came with a high ... Continue Reading7 Comments