China is moving forward towards implementing a controversial cybersecurity law that could have significant implications for foreign businesses operating in that lucrative market, reports Katie Bo Williams in The Hill. "The draft law would require companies to 'comply with social and business ethics' and 'accept supervision by both government and the public,' according to the [...] Continue reading →

Could Brexit spell turbulence for cloud computing? Larry Dignan reporting in ZDNet: "Get ready for the pause in U.K. data center build-outs. The only certainty about the United Kingdom's move to exit the European Union is the cloud computing ecosystem is going to see some turbulence and uncertainty ahead… U.K. data center plans by large [...] Continue reading →

A new infographic was just released on the first 30 days of the new gTLD .VIP and what a 30 days it was. Over 418,000 registrations, total billings exceeded $6 million dollars, and 48 .VIP domain names have sold at auction with an average selling price of almost $23,000. The infographic has plenty of information [...] Continue reading →

It takes a lot of money to build a TLD into a brand, explains Colin Campbell. Colin Campbell’s .Club generated $7 million in sales of new TLDs last year, but lost $1 million overall. What does this mean for .club and other TLDs? How much do you have to invest in marketing to make a [...] Continue reading →

Today, I’m asking people to make an offer on 6 gems: GGHK.com, BHWW.com, Fanboys.com, Instability.com, AffiliateMarketers.com (website included) and MegaSites.com (website included). The main and only “catch” is that you’re only allowed to make one offer. That’s it. It’s been a while since I tried this approach, should be interesting. Here’s the full text of [...] Continue reading →

Headline in TheDomains.com, June 18, 2016: "Wow: 20 Year Old Domain Name WorldTradeCenter.com Lost in UDRP." For those who don't follow UDRP decisions carefully this may elicit, how can this be? Well, surprised or not, and assuming complainant has priority in the string of characters that is both a domain name and a trademark — [...] Continue reading →

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