The Pitcairn Islands are a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. The population is 56, yes 56. It is safe to say that most have no idea that the Pitcairn Islands have their own country code, and even fewer would know what two letters represent this tiny nation. The country code [...] Continue reading →

We wrote a couple days ago about an alternative currency bill that was off to Governor Jerry Brown of California for his signature. Governor Brown has signed it into law. NewsBtc.com reported” We’ve been discussing a bill that’s been making its rounds through the legal system in California, and as of this weekend, it’s [...] Continue reading →

The number of new gTLD registrations passed one and a third million registrations on 25 June as numbers continue to grow, reaching 1,360,646 at the end of 29 June according nTLDstats.com, largely on the back of differing promotions for leading gTLDs .xyz and .berlin. The .xyz gTLD continues to lead on registration numbers and now [...] Continue reading →

Europe continues to lead in IPV6 adoption with eight of the top ten countries, the latest Akamai State of the Internet report finds while DDoS attacks decrease by 20 percent quarter-over-quarter, but rise 27 percent year-over-year. The report, covering the first quarter of 2014, found more than 795 million unique IPv4 addresses from 240 countries/regions [...] Continue reading →

The Domainers Choice Awards announced their winners on Saturday at DBR Fun Fest, Kevin McKim from NameInnovations live tweeted the winners. TheDomains.com was nominated for best publication, we congratulate Ron Jackson for winning that award, Ron has always been number one in my book so I am very glad to see him win the [...] Continue reading →

In an unprecedented development, all stakeholder groups and constituencies comprising ICANN"s Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) unanimously endorsed a joint statement in support of the creation of an independent accountability mechanism "that provides meaningful review and adequate redress for those harmed by ICANN action or inaction in contravention of an agreed upon compact with the [...] Continue reading →

Below is another look at a few recent domain flips and flops, with recent data courtesy of DN Journal and historical data from NameBio. Flips Gero.com – Sold recently for $10,001 at Sedo, vs $3,622 in 2012 at Sedo. An upgrade from GetGero.com. “A new wearable 2.0 technology platform for non-invasive diagnostics of chronic [...] Continue reading →