DOMAIN SALES 68.cn was auctioned for ￥2,558,900 CNY (approximately $370,855 USD) at Jinpai.com. Dddd.com changed hands yesterday afternoon, the price was not disclosed. However, according to the sale history, it was sold for a seven-figure CNY price in May, 2015. Gua.com was auctioned for ￥820,000 CNY (approximately $118,840 USD) at Jinpai.com, but didn’t meet it’s reserve…
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Walden Savings moves from .com to .bank
Walden Savings Bank is moving from a .com to a .bank. An article published in RecordOnline.com gave some background and stats on the usage of .bank. Many have not used their .bank domain due to the costs of such things as computer/email systems, marketing materials, etc… From the article: So far, 2,723 banks have registered…
NIC Costa Rica Reduces .CR Price by 50% for 12 hours on 25 April
NIC Costa Rica has reduced the price of .cr domain names by 50% to US$35 for any domain registered for one year in a 12 hour special on 25 April. The promotion doesn’t apply to domain names registered for longer periods and is only for .cr domain names registered at the second level and doesn’t…
Rightside Launches DPML Upgrade for Enhanced Domain Brand Protection
[news release] As trademark lawyers face tough challenges in protecting their client’s brand with ever-expanding Internet domain name options, Rightside Group, Ltd., today launched an upgrade of its Domain Protected Marks List (DPML) product (dpml.rocks). The upgrade radically expands DPML’s flexibility, giving trademark owners and their agents more tools to protect their valuable brand on…
Afnic Awarded Contract To Run .FR For 5 More Years
Afnic has been awarded the right to operate the .fr ccTLD for another 5 years, the registry announced. In December 2016 .fr passed the 3 million domain name registrations mark, just days after the Italian country code top level domain, .it, passed the same mark. In a decree dated 5 April 2017 published in the…