IDNWorldReport.eu published their 2023 report. They noted, awareness of internationalized domain names needs improvement if they are to continue to be a viable option, particularly for new and emerging economies. IDN registrations grew negatively at a median rate of 0.1% over 2022 which contrasts to 3.4% among the top 300 TLDs globally. HIGHLIGHTS 84% ccTLDs…
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Google vs U.S. trial gives a glimpse into the most lucrative search queries
The Google vs U.S. antitrust trial is bringing out tidbits of information that most did not know before. Testimony in the trial revealed that Google spent a total of $26.3 billion in 2021 to be the default search engine in multiple browsers, phones, and platforms.It also gave a tiny glimpse into the value of certain…
Sedo weekly domain name sales led by AiQ.com
Sedo released their weekly domain name sales and AiQ.com led the way at $325,000. SecondBrain.com was the second 6 figure sale at $120,000. Closure.com was third at $45,000. 25 .com sales 20 cctld sales 8 other tld sales Highlights of public SedoMLS sales are: scalekit.com at 10,000 USD swifti.com at 9,999 USD portageai.com at…
Unstoppable Domains getting into the .com namespace
Unstoppable Domains known for their Web3 prowess it getting into the .com namespace according to a press release today. The company plans to enable all the features currently available for web3 domains to work with users’ .com domains. You can read the full press release below. CALIFORNIA — 30th OCTOBER 2023 — Unstoppable Domains, the…
HBO paid about $1.8 million for Max.com – Domain Name Wire
Price revealed in seller’s IPO filing. The company that sold the max.com domain name to HBO has filed to go public, and the filing indicates how much it sold the domain name for. HBO’s streaming service HBO Max rebranded to Max earlier this year. The company acquired max.com ahead of the rebrand. The deal was…