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
.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
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
Update: Uniregistry’s Upcoming Price Increase in New gTLDs Does Not Apply to Existing Domains
In early March, Uniregistry, one of the biggest domain registrars, announced a significant price increase in 16 of the 27 new gTLDs that it manages. The hardest hit were .hosting and…
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April 10, 2017
Renewal of Premium Domains: Proceed with Caution
Premium domains are perceived to have higher value than average domains and therefore their renewal often costs more. Many factors make a domain premium — keywords, length, brand value, age,…
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April 3, 2017
Verisign Gains Approval to Restrict the Registration of .Com and .Net Domains in Various Countries
Earlier in March 2017 global domain leader Verisign was given approval to restrict who can register .com and .net domains in various countries. China will be the first to be…
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March 28, 2017
Domain Registrar Dynadot Reduces its Renewal Grace Period
Domain name registrar Dynadot has recently announced a change in its domain renewal policy for many TLDs (Top-Level Domains) including .com, .net, .org and many new extensions. Normally, after a…
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March 21, 2017
Upcoming Price Increase in 16 Uniregistry New gTLDs
Last week Uniregistry, one of the biggest domain name registrars and the domain registry that manages 27 new gTLDs announced a significant price increase in 16 of them. The increase…
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March 10, 2017