As part of an ongoing process to improve the security of our web applications, the ICANN Registration website will now require that all potential meeting participants verify their email address…
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Registrations of second level .th domain names are available for a short period, at a price. From time to time for short periods since 2014, it has been possible to…
ICANN is seeking interested individuals who wish to act as Trusted Community Representatives (TCRs). These individuals play an important role in managing the Root Zone Key Signing Key (KSK), the…
The German domain name registrar Key-Systems has added the domain name business of the European Domain Centre (EDC), known widely for its infographics on new gTLDs and expert predictions on…
[news release] The ADR procedure for holders of a trademark, tradename, company name or other rights to dispute speculative and abusive .eu and domain name registrations expands its filing options…
New York City’s new gTLD is currently conducting an auction for tech-related premium domain names which ends on 18 May.
The European Commission is opening a consultation on the .eu rules to see if the existing regulations on .eu are still fit for purpose, or if they need to be…
The .eco new gTLD has been in General Availability for 2 weeks now and according to a post on the .eco website there were 1,200 domain names sold as of…
TravelZoo sold the fly.com domain name for a whopping $2.89 million to easily be the biggest sale in 2017 to date to make it the 17th biggest sale ever recorded…
The .au policy regulator, auDA, released a new code of conduct last week as questions of transparency continue to gnaw away at the organisation with a former long-term director launching…
The former CEO of Afnic, Mathieu Weill, has announced his new position following a surprise resignation in late April. The new position is Head of Digital Economy Department with the…
Chinese domain name investors have a preference for short 2 to 5 number (N) .com domain names while American investors have a preference 2 and 3 letter (L) .com domains…
There’s often a correlation between domain name registrations and significant events, and to help understand this Verisign publishes a top 10 list of keywords used in .com and .net domain…
Rightside Group, the operator of 40 new gTLDs today with 627,000 registrations, has reported a yearly revenue increase of 20% and total company gross margin of 41% improved 470 basis…
Will .TOP Usurp .XYZ As Largest New gTLD As Total New gTLD Registrations Drop 1.6 Million in 3 Weeks
They gained 3.2 million registrations in a few days, jumping from 2.893 million registrations on 30 May 2016 to 6.122 million on 3 June on the back of a discounted…