We have written a few times about Heidi Powell the “Grandmom” and her battle with Heidi Powell the “fitness trainer.” The domain at the subject of the dispute is HeidiPowell.com. Angela St. Julien from DNHouston and Brand.Bar had a chat with Grandma Powell and posted it on You Tube. This latest Domain News has been…
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You have to strike while the iron is hot
Back in July of 2016 a gentleman named Shane Burchett got a lot of press as he had registered TrumpPence2016.com. TheAtlantic covered Burchett with an article titled, “The Investor Who Bought TrumpPence2016.com in April for $10.” Burchett is a Dallas investor who guessed right and hoped to cash in for a six figure sum. My…
The DNA Study Claims New gTLDs Can Compete With .COM on SEO
A study for the Domain Name Association claims there is a benefit from an SEO perspective by having a relevant keyword in a relevant domain name extension, that is the top level domain part of the domain name. The Hidden Advantages of a Relevant Domain Name study completed in early 2017 claims that having a…
MMX 2016 Results Show 40% Registration Growth On Back of Strong Chinese Demand
Domain names under management across the 26 new gTLDs operated by Minds + Machines (MMX) jumped 40% in 2016, with registrations jumping 44% to 817,000 in China on the back of developing relationships in China that has included opening an office in Xiamen, gaining a license for .vip to allow Chinese registrants to host domains…
New gTLDs Shed Over Half Million Registrations in Under 2 Weeks, But Why?
Total new gTLD registrations have taken a hit in recent days, dropping over half a million in under 2 weeks. Total domains under management for the 1,218 new generic top level domains to have been delegated by ICANN peaked at 29.330 million on 14 April and have dropped to 28.803 million on 26 April, according…