Minds + Machines has just had 4 more of its 27 new gTLDs approved for use in China, adding to the prior approval for .vip. This now makes 5 of…
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The .club registry released 383 2 character domain names through their registrar channel on 11 October.
Neustar have published a document on their Makeway.World site intended to provide a primer for .brand TLD operators to understand the current landscape of social media as it relates to…
It will come as no surprise to those who’ve read my blogs that I get pretty excited about seeing .brand domains launch.
Domains Under Management for the new gTLDs operated by Donuts have increased by a third (34%) in the year to the end of August 2017 according to an update posted…
Google has started adding some of its new gTLDs to the HSTS preload list, making those TLDs more secure and making those namespaces secure by default. While not available for…
The .shop new gTLD gained a lot of attention when GMO Registry paid $41.5 million for it at auction. Today there are almost 328,000 registrations. It’s the 13th largest of…
To try and boost registrations, currently standing at around 2,260, the .eco new gTLD is offering marketers a 20% commission on every premium priced .eco domain name they use for…
Whether people confuse a .com domain name with those ending with a new gTLD is a question Bill Hartzer sought to answer in a recent post on his blog.
In a period of what Minds + Machines (MMX) refer to as “consolidation”, domains under management (DUM) for the 27 new gTLDs they currently manage has risen 34% in the…
ICANN is seeking to identify one or more suppliers qualified to (a) assess a proposed framework for domain name system (DNS) marketplace indicators, (b) create a detailed taxonomy of the…
The Spanish government is getting heavy with Catalonians due to the upcoming referendum on independence, aiming to stop the referendum. Police raided numerous government offices among others Wednesday in the…
It was only a few years ago that the growth in the number of domain names registered around the world was in the 5 to 10% range every year, sometimes…
Since late June, Minds + Machines (MMX) have sold over $3.4 million in premium .vip domain names, of which approximately $2.8million has closed in the 10 days to 12 September,…
The corporate headquarters for .CLUB in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, were wiped out by Hurricane Irma in recent days, but there has been no impact on technical operations, which are managed…