The guy responsible for getting the string “rape” closely restricted for no reason in .uk domain names is now gunning for ICANN and new gTLDs with a very similar playbook. Campaigner John Carr, secretary of the little-known Children’s Charities’ Coalition on Internet Safety, wants ICANN to bring in strict controls to prevent convicted pedophiles registering…
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MMX Sees One Million .VIP Registrations By End of 2017 On Back of Strong Chinese Demand
Demand from Chinese investors in new gTLDs remains strong and is largely responsible for the recent 200,000 new registrations in .vip, valued at $1.3 million, the registry MMX (Minds + Machines) has reported. The announcement comes as registrations for the 1215 new gTLDs to have been delegated passed the 29 million mark on 31 March,…
Some insights into the buyer of Video.Games – TLD Investors
Previous to writing this story, I just Googled this… How much money is in the gaming industry “This is more than double the revenue of the international film industry in 2013. In 2015 it was estimated at US $91.5 billion. The largest nations by estimated video game revenues in 2016 are China ($24.4B), the United…
Domaining Europe Conference to Feature Whiskey.com In Undeveloped Auction
The upcoming Domaining Europe conference is set to see some big domain names up for auction, including whiskey.com and gastronomy.com. The whiskey.com domain name is set to go for a big seven-figure sum given the sale of whisky.com in 2014 for $3.1 million. Whiskey and whisky are the same thing, with the former common in…
Bang Good? Chinese domain branding at its best :Domain News
Bang Good? Chinese domain branding at its best Posted by DomainGang on April 5, 2017, at 1:26 pm Banggood. Make it happen. The Banggood motto is simple: We want. We will. We can. According to their web site, Banggood.cn, Banggood Network Technology Co., Ltd has specialized in the B2C industry through the self-operated and cross-border…