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GGRGs Latest Liquid Domains Report Sho...
Sales of publicly traded liquid domain names rose 30% to $7,281,979 in the quarter ending December 2019, while those sales using Escrow.com declined 13.3% to $12,195,427, according to the latest Liquid Domains Overview (LXDO) from Giuseppe Graziano's GGRG.Liquid domain names are considered, for this report, the 614,928 .com domains that are 2 to 4 letters, 2 to 5 numbers and 2 to 3 character (numbers and letters).The most traded domain names in the
10 Years Between New gTLD Applications...
Dismay at the time it's taking for ICANN to launch a new round of new gTLD applications is an underlying theme for Jovenet Consulting's Jean Guillon in today's Domain Pulse Q&A, as well as it's the insiders who are framing the new applicant guidebook and the larger companies are the ones with the resources to put into submitting applications from an anticipated overly complicated applicant guidebook. But it's not all dismay as Jean is excited about the fu
Cybercriminals Exploit Coronavirus Wit...
Cyber-criminals have shown once again they're adept at exploiting interest in a topical issue, this time it's the global Coronavirus epidemic being used to spread malicious activity. Check Point Research has discovered several spam campaigns relating to the outbreak of the virus and new websites registered with domain names related to the virus.According to their research published in a post on their blog, Check Point found the number of Coronavirus domain n
Chris Disspain Looks At The Highlights...
In the latest Domain Pulse Q&A series looking at the year in review and year ahead, we speak to ICANN board member Chris Disspain. Chris discusses the progress of the next round of new gTLD applications, the challenges of GDPR has thrown at ICANN relating to WHOIS, a 2019 highlight being finalisation of the new strategic plan especially in the way the ICANN community focused and pulled together to get it done and then what the future may hold for him
.EU Still Haemorrhaging Registrations ...
.eu and it's stablemates ?? and .?? continued to shed domain name registrations as Brexit approached, with total registrations across all 3 TLDs decreasing from 3,617,536 (3,581,478 for .eu) at the end of the third quarter of 2019 to 3,606,311 (3,579,689 for .eu) at the end of the fourth quarter, EURid has announced in its Q4 2019 Progress Report. This EURid attributed to continuous uncertainties surrounding Brexit and the .eu extension.The drop in registrat
ICANN Name Collision Analysis Project ...
Brief Overview Purpose: This Public Comment proceeding seeks input on the draft Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP) Study 1 report produced by the Office of the CTO.Current Status:The report presents the findings for Study 1 of the Name Collision Analysis Project (NCAP). The purpose and scope of Study 1 were defined in a July 2019 Request for Proposal (RFP). This draft of the report addresses the first two goals of Study 1, as stated in the