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The .ею TLD will launch on 1 June at 10:00 CEST! The new TLD will allow internet users whose first language is a Cyrillic language to be better able to read and type internet addresses, and, as EURid note, is a huge milestone for both themselves and multilingualism. Registrants should note that all terms and [...] Continue reading
Today: [BUYING] Looking for .COM domain name with the word APP / A little experiment with Chinese domains and the results / Arran.com Sold for $25,250; WBFW.com for $5,100 / And more. Here are the new discussions and domain name news that caught my eye today: Do You think .uk , .website , .space , .site Domains are [...] Continue reading
It’s sad to see this is still happening, but it is. Companies are still preying on new domain name owners who have no idea that renewing a .COM domain name actually costs around $10 at most registrars. Companies like iDNS (Internet Domain Names Services) have been sending these official-looking letters for over a decade now and it [...] Continue reading
Now that Uniregistry announced that it’s offering .XYZ domain name registrations at just one penny now through June 2nd we thought we would run a quick poll to ask you how many domains you are planning on registering. Our answer range from none to over 10,000 so vote now on the right hand side of [...] Continue reading
I hope everyone had a great holiday weekend. Personally, I love it when the market is closed for three days in a row. Most of my investments are of the set it and forget it variety, but I do like to actively trade with a small part of my portfolio so I pay attention to [...] Continue reading
Uniregistry drops the price on .xyz domain names to one penny each. Apparently a dollar or two is just too expensive for some new TLDs these days. Uniregistry is currently selling .XYZ domain names for one penny. Yes, that’s $.01. Someone is losing money on that deal in the way of ICANN fees. What’s next? [...] Continue reading
Watch the new TLD session from last week’s WHD.usa. I thought the new TLD panel at last week’s WHD.usa conference in Phoenix was one of the best I’ve seen on the topic. I give a lot of credit to Paul Mockapetris (inventor of DNS and SMTP) for asking tough questions in a non-defensive way. It [...] Continue reading