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Domain Name Registrations Pass 200 Million Globally
There are now more than 200 million domain names registered around the world, an increase of 3.8 million domain names or two per cent over the previous quarter according...
US Govt Closes Websites Facilitating File Sharing and Sell Counterfeit Goods
Seizure orders were executed last week against 82 domain names of commercial websites engaged in the illegal sale and distribution of counterfeit goods and copyrighted...
Nominet Proposes Formal .UK Domain Deletion Policy for Criminal Activity
Nominet, the registry for .UK domain names, is considering changing its Terms and Conditions to allow it to delete domain names that are used in connection with...
.PL Domain Registrations Set to Pass 2 Million
Registrations of .PL domain names jumped in quarter three, 2010, after a slowdown in the previous quarter to reach 1.9 million active domain names at the end of...
Empirical Evidence for the Role of the Domain Name Itself in Website Performance by Karan Girotra & Karl T. Ulrich [INSEAD Working Paper]
Abstract: This paper provides the first large-scale empirical evidence of the association between specific properties of internet domain names and website performance....
Empirical Evidence for the Role of the Domain Name Itself in Website Performance by Karan Girotra & Karl T. Ulrich [INSEAD Working Paper]
Abstract: This paper provides the first large-scale empirical evidence of the association between specific properties of internet domain names and website performance....
Russian Cyrillic TLD Launch Tainted By Scandal
The recent launch of Russia’s Cyrillic top level domain, where over 600,000 domain names have been registered in less than three weeks since its launch, has...
.DE Passes 14 Million Registrations
The German country code Top Level Domain passed the 14 million registrations mark Monday cementing its position as the world’s largest.
IE Registry Says Irish SMEs Slow To Realise Benefits of Internet
In its inaugural Domain Name Industry Report, the Irish registry IEDR says Irish small to medium enterprises (SMEs) remain slow to realise the revenue potential...
.FR Domains Grow by Over 20% in 2009
.FR domain name registrations increased by 21 per cent in 2009 according to the latest Domain Name Industry report released by AFNIC, the registry for .FR domains.
ICANN: Public Comment Requested on Draft 2011-2014 Strategic Plan
ICANN produces a three-year Strategic Plan (reviewed and updated annually) and an annual Operating Plan. The planning year is made up of several parts:
Domain Names Seized in US Illegal File Sharing Crackdown
Domain names that facilitate illegal file sharing have been seized this week in what the New York Times is referring to as “the latest phase of a far-reaching...
Ben Mezrich, Author of “The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding of Facebook” Speaks at DOMAINfest Global 2011
Featured Speaker at DOMAINfest Global 2011 Fireside Chat to Include Remarkable Stories and Insights into the Minds of Young Geniuses [news release] DomainSponsor®,...
Sedo Finds Domain Names Continue As Good Investment
Domain names continue to be a good investment with median and average sales continue to increase according to Sedo’s Q3 2010 Domain Market Study. In the quarter...
Celebs and Copies Top Domain Sales Chart With Six-Figure Sales
Celebs.com and copies.com topped the Domain Name Journal weekly sales chart to 7 November, selling for $270,000 and $150,000 respectively. The sales also came about...
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