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Two Domain(Ish) Conferences Added to 2017 Calendar
April 11, 2017 @ 6:56 AMOne conference is out but two more are in. The domain name investor community is down to just one annual U.S. conference after THE Domain Conference called it quits this year. But out of the ashes rise two new conferences about domain names that are also stretching outside of the domain business. First up is…
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Chinese to Invade .africa? CEO Thinks So
April 11, 2017 @ 12:27 AMWhile .africa finally went on sale last week after years of legal fights, it seems Africans may find themselves in the minority of registrants. A combination of awareness, pricing and anticipated interest from Chinese domain investors, means that Africans could account for as few as 1 in 10 .africa registrations, according to Lucky Masilela, CEO…
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Companies Losing $10 Billion By Ignoring New gTLDs -- Report
April 10, 2017 @ 11:35 PMThe world economy is “conservatively” losing out on almost $10 billion of annual revenue due to a lack of support for new gTLDs and internationalized domain names, according to an ICANN-commissioned research report. The report, conducted by Analysys Mason for the semi-independent Universal Acceptance Steering Group, calculated that patchy new gTLD support means $3.6 billion…
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Namesummit in August: Domain Names and Digital Branding
April 10, 2017 @ 9:43 AMDomain attorney Jason Schaeffer of ESQwire.com and domain investor Steve Kaziyev recently announced that they are starting a new hybrid domain name conference called NameSummit. The inaugural event is scheduled for August 7-8, 2017, and it will be held at the New York Hilton Midtown Hotel. The event will bring together people from across the domain industry as well as professionals in the digital branding space. Steve shared why he and Jason created an event that covers more than just domain names: “It’s been a long time in the planning to put together a conference that can bring domainers and…
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.club's Broker and Payment Plan Programs are Driving Sales
April 10, 2017 @ 6:54 AMTwo new programs drive bulk of dollar volume of premium domains last quarter. .Club reported over $500,000 in premium sales in the first quarter of 2017, and it has two new programs to thank for the results. The first program is a payment plan option for people who buy domains directly from get.club…
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After Long Wait, .eco Domains Roll Out This Month
April 10, 2017 @ 6:10 AM.Eco domain hopes to differentiate itself with .eco system. .Eco domain names become available to the public this month. I asked Michael Ward, VP of Business Development for Dot Eco, to explain what will make .eco different from other top level domain names. DNW: Who is .eco for and what are the requirements to register…
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Date and Location Set for DNSeattle 2017 - Amazon to Sponsor and Host 4th Annual Event
April 7, 2017 @ 11:57 PMThe popular DNSeattle domain industry meetup will be returning for a 4th annual event on Thursday, May 25, 2017. The soiree will run from 6-9pm at a popular Amazon meeting space affectionately know as “The Living Room” (at 426 Terry Avenue North in Seattle) with post-event socializing then continuing until midnight at a local bar…
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Amazon Has Purchased Amazon.se for an Estimated $554,500
April 7, 2017 @ 9:45 AMIn an article on TheLocal.se there is a report that Amazon quietly purchased Amazon.se for $554,500. Tip of the cap to Aaron Strong for the info. Only a few days after it was announced that Amazon is to establish three data centres in Sweden, it has now emerged that the American e-commerce and computing giant…
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.info and .mobi Get Chinese Approval
April 7, 2017 @ 7:47 AMTwo large namespaces will now be available for hosting in China. China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has approved five of Afilias’ top level domain names for sale and use in China, including three “old” domain names and two new top level domain names. Most notable is .info, a top level domain name…
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DNSeattle Announces May Event at Amazon
April 7, 2017 @ 6:42 AM2017 event will take place at Amazon.com’s headquarters. DNSeattle has announced the date and venue for its 2017 event. It will take place Thursday, May 25 at Amazon’s headquarters in South Lake Union. Seattle has more domain name companies than any other city: Donuts, Rightside, MMX, DomainTools, Epik, Amazon, Google, Top Level Spectrum, and perhaps…
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