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Opinion Survey: New Top Level Domains

A few months ago DotSauce asked which proposed new Top Level Domains would be the most valuable. Lots of you chimed in to vote for .XXX, .Shop, .Music and other potential new TLDs. The excitement in recent weeks …

Current Events, Domain Industry, Domain Investing, Domain Names, ICANN, Internet, TLDs

Washington Post Commissions Artist’s Illustration of New TLDs

In another display of curiosity by one of dozens of mainstream media outlets, the Washington Post recently featured an article that begged the question, “Who has the right to own .love?“ Acclaimed info-graphic artist JESS3 was commissioned to design …

Current Events, Domain Industry, ICANN, TLDs
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Experimental Numeric TLD, .42 Launches Without ICANN Approval

A group of engineers is pushing forward with an idea to create the experience of an open internet, supporting free information and free software. Their project, the 42 Experiment, is a non-profit group attempting to manage and promote .42

Domain Names, ICANN, Internet, TLDs
GoDaddy Restricted Whois Information

GoDaddy Is Restricting Whois Domain Registrant Information

In doing some research, I noticed GoDaddy showing limited registrant information when searching DomainTools Whois tool. The new response from GoDaddy’s servers only returns the Registrant Name and Domain servers. Below that information, GoDaddy directs users to their …

Domain Industry, ICANN, Registrars
Crowd Sourced Domain Research Experiment

POLL: Which New gTLDs Will Be the Most Valuable?

According to reports at CircleID we will begin to see new generic top-level domain extensions approved sometime late next year. ICANN’s official application period may begin as soon as May 31, 2011. I recently discovered that NewTLDs.tv maintains an …

Domain Industry, GeoDomains, ICANN, TLDs, Weekly Poll
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How .Free Plans to Earn a Profit Giving Away Free Domains

A new global TLD, .Free is being proposed by Czech-startup company dotFree Group. The company sells software used to set up a domain registrar while offering free .cz.cc domain names themselves. At the company’s existing free domain website, nic.cz.cc we …

Domain Industry, ICANN, Registrars, TLDs

Why Domain Registration Price Increases Are Good For Investors

Many are upset with VeriSign, the organization which manages the .COM and .NET domain space. Annual 7% fee increases for domain registrations have been in effect for awhile now. On July 1st, the registry fee will again increase, jumping …

Domain Industry, Domain Investing, Domain Names, ICANN, Registrars
premium-tlds

Premium TLDs: Not All Domain Extensions Are Created Equal

Some people may be under the impression that it’s what comes before the dot in a domain name that matters most. I would love to put that myth to rest. In this article, I will be sharing my thoughts …

ccTLD, Domain Industry, Domain Names, ICANN, TLDs

World Domain Cup Releases Top 100 Proposed New gTLD Extensions By Vote

The World Domain Cup contest has just released a report on the top 100 most voted for potential gTLD (top-level domains). Japanese internet service provider, Interlink is hosting a quirky large scale contest. Pick the right gTLD and you …

Domain Industry, ICANN, Registrars, TLDs

A Brief History of the Internet and A Look At .COM Success Barriers

This will be the first of a two-part article detailing insight into the past and the future of the internet. Before delving into what is to come in the not-so-distant future, I would like to offer some tech history …

Domain Industry, Domain Investing, Domain Names, ICANN, Registrars

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