Overview of the Global Domain Market in 2016
A new overview study of the global domain market in 2016 has just been published based on data from ICANN and several other specialized sources. The study reveals a 7.1…
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June 29, 2017
Domain Registrar GoDaddy Introduces Domain Investing Menu on Website
GoDaddy, one of the biggest domain registrars and web hosting companies, has just introduced a new section to its website. The new section is only US-based at the moment. It…
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June 20, 2017
Domain Registry Donuts to Buy Rightside for $213 Million
Top domain registry Donuts Inc has announced today that it will acquire rival Rightside for $213 million in a merger deal. Under the agreement and plan to merger, Donuts will…
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June 14, 2017
.XYZ.com Launches a 1.111 Billion Numerical .xyz Domains
The new batch of numerical domains will consist of six, seven, eight and nine digits. All can be registered and renewed for the wholesale price of $ 0.65 or the…
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June 5, 2017
Tucows Won’t Support 9 Uniregistry New gTLDs
Back in March, Uniregistry announced a big price increase in 16 of the 27 new gTLDs in managed. Soon after, GoDaddy dropped support for all Uniregistry TLDs (though reinstated some…
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May 29, 2017
3,000 .art Domain Names Registered on the First Day
Earlier in May, the new gTLD for the art community, .art, became generally available. In the first 24 hours alone, 3K domains were registered via registrars Instra, GoDaddy, Tucows and…
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May 21, 2017
.Storage is Acquired by XYZ.com
The new gTLD .storage was expected to become available this July from its registry Extra Storage Space, a US provider of self-storage units. However, earlier in May .storage changed hands…
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May 7, 2017
OFO.com Swept a Surprising 7-Figure Price
Late April 2017 witnessed the first three-letter domain to sell for 7 figures. So far this year, only 2 other two-letter domains reached that price. For more details, you can…
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May 1, 2017
Domain Registrars Allowed Opt-Out of ICANN Whois Privacy Rules
As of last week, ICANN allowed domain registries and registrars to opt-out of Whois-related provisions when they don’t comply with local legislation. This waiver is designed primarily for European companies…
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April 24, 2017
Premium .club Domains Making Almost $5 Million in Sales
.club premium names had an impressive start in 2017 as sales figures for the first quarter show. .club is a new gTLD which first launched in 2014 and is now…
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April 18, 2017