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ICANN Board Changes Sees Europeans To ...
Maarten Botterman has been selected as the next Chair of the ICANN Board, the current Chair Cherine Chalaby announced in a post on the ICANN blog Monday, while Len Felipe Snchez Ambia has been selected Vice Chair. It means both the CEO and President, the Swedish Gran Marby, and Chair will be citizens of the European Union.The selection follows the process outlined in the Board Governance Committee Practice for Board Engagement in Developing Slate for Boar
.BRAND Domains Grow 10 In 6 Months To ...
There were 17,188 .brand domain names with 11,663 being used, both up 10%, according to the latest .brands Industry Report from Neustar covering the 6 months to 30 June. And over 4 in 10 of these domain names are registered in Germany.The report notes there are an average of 32 domains per .brand, an increase of 16% in 6 months along with 8,654 redirecting (up 10%) and 3,009 resolving domains (up 9%).There are also more brands using their top-level domai
As Global TLD Growth Slides 100 Of Top...
The heady days of double-digit percentage growth in the domain name industry appear to be over forever as the industry matures and in many markets registrations reach what appears to be saturation levels. The latest CENTRstats Global TLD Report Q2/2019 reflects these trends, although there are still areas of significant growth with .com continuing to show considerable growth along with African ccTLDs, although these are coming off a low base.For the sec
.UK Sale Tops Weekly Chart As Big Sale...
It wasn't a week for big domain name sales, but it meant that some ccTLD sales were able to take out 3 of the top 4 positions on the Domain Name Journal chart of top reported sales for the week ending 11 August. The biggest sale for the week was shopping.uk which sold for a very handy 50,500 ($56,055) through DomainOrder while exl.com came in second in a $50,000 sale through Sedo.Third and fourth for the week was a pair of .co domain names, which while
.NYC Brings Back Best of Boroughs Comp...
The best websites using a .nyc domain name stand to win a $5,000 cash prize, among other goodies, in the 2019 Best of Boroughs competition.The Best of Boroughs will see top websites across New York City's five boroughs eligible to enter the citywide contest. Restaurateurs, fashionistas, financial gurus, artists, anyone and everyone that elevates New York's own community and digital ecosystem to new heights are encouraged to enter to showcase all the hard wor
CentralNic Half Yearly Results See Org...
CentralNic released their half yearly results for January to June Monday reporting both revenues and Adjusted EBITDA have tripled year-on-year, driven by a combination of growth through acquisition and underlying organic growth of around 6%. 'In the first half of 2019 CentralNic's adjusted EBITDA exceeded our full year performance in 2018,' Ben Crawford, CEO of CentralNic, commented on the strong results. 'These outstanding results not only demonstrate t