In Less Than 2 Years, .XYZ Passes 14 Year Old .BIZ to Become 5th Largest Domain Extension -
The new gTLD domain name extension, .XYZ is which won’t be two years old until, June of this year, just surpassed the domain extension .Biz which has been around since 2001 in the number of domain registrations.
According to RegistrarStats.com, .XYZ now has 2,369,039 domain name registered which passed .Biz which has 2,305,687 domains registered.
In passing .Biz, .XYZ becomes the 5th largest Top Level Domain (TLD) in terms of domain name registrations.
Only .com, .net. .org and .info have more ... read more ...
Tag Archives: .biz
Thu 18th February 2016
Fri 13th November 2015
Remember that behest fight for 66.biz ? Owner got his genuine universe estimation and eliminated out - I have talked many times about people playing the real world appraisal game, they let the domain name complete auction at Go Daddy and then get the auth code and transfer out. Not everyone knows that you can transfer out, so many believe that someone would not pay $80 for this real world appraisal, most don’t pay $80 and redeem at Go Daddy, they transfer out to another registrar for $8.
So there was a lot of excitement about 66.biz and the bidding war taking place, the name closed at $69,000, but ... read more ...
Mon 15th June 2015
Neustar's Sean Kaine on .US, .Co, new TLDs and ICANN – DNW Podcast #37 - What’s the future of .US? What effect are new TLDs having on legacy domains? Find out in this podcast.
Neustar has lots of experience with non-.com domains. It operates the registry for .co, .us and .biz, and is also the back end registry provider for a lot of new TLDs. On this episode, Neustar VP of Registry Sean Kaine talks about these top level domains and how he sees the internet naming landscape changing in the coming years. What’s the future of .US? Why is .Co still growing in the face ... read more ...
Thu 11th December 2014
1st Day New gTLD Totals .immo 5,274; .Business 3,292; .Software 3,068; .Network 3,055; .Pizza 1,272; .Auction 1,056 - 6 New gTLD’s went into their first day of General Availability (GA) yesterday where they could be registered on a first come, first served basis.
Including all domain names registered during the Sunrise Period by trademark holders and in the Early Access Period (EAP) for those who were willing to pay a one time fee for early access more than 17,000 domain names were registered across the six new domain extensions which is the best first day performance by non-city new gTLD’s for a long time.
Here ... read more ...
Wed 16th July 2014
There’s no such thing as a reward .Info domain name any more -
The market is quickly becoming flooded with acceptable alternatives to .info (and .biz) domains.
Sedo is trying to sell some of its own .info domain names in an auction right now, and takers are few and far between.
The auction is called the “Premium .info Auction”, and I’ll agree that some of the second level terms are decent: inbox, carwash, slogan, grooming, etc.
But why would anyone pay much for these domains? Five years ago I might pay somewhere in the ... read more ...
Fri 22nd February 2013
Neustar to lift .biz prices 10% -
Cost of renewing or registering a .biz domain name will increase later this year.
Neustar (NYSE: NSR) will hike the wholesale cost of .biz domain name registrations 10% this fall.
Michele Neylon of Blacknight reported about the increase announcement today.
The wholesale cost will increase from $7.85 to $8.63, an increase of $.78, effective September 1.
Public Interest Registry recently announced plans to increase the wholesale cost of a .org registration to $8.25.
While ... read more ...
Sun 31st July 2011
Neustar Announces .Biz Price Increase -
.Biz registration and renewal prices increase in six months.
Neustar has informed its registrars and ICANN that it will increase its annual prices for .biz domain names effective February 1, 2012. The new price will be $7.85, or 55 cents more than the current $7.30 per year. That’s about 7.5%.
This wholesale price does not include ICANN’s 18 cent “tax” per domain year registered.
Neustar’s notice to ICANN does not include a reason for the price increase.
Price ... read more ...
Thu 30th September 2010
.Biz Prices to Increase Along with .Org -
Another domain name price increase announced.
.Biz domain name registry NeuStar has informed ICANN (pdf) that it intends to raise wholesale prices for .biz domain names effective April 1, 2011. That’s the same time that Public Interest Registry will raise its rates on .org domain names to $7.21.
The wholesale cost of a .biz domain name will increase from $6.85 to $7.30. That does not include an ICANN fee of $.18 cents that registrars must pay, so the wholesale ... read more ...
Wed 21st October 2009
Moniker to Auction Off 1 and 2 Character .Biz Domain Names -
More .biz domains heading to auction next week.
Following on the Neustar’s successful auction of one and two character .biz domain names on Sedo, the company has inked a deal to sell a number of domains through Moniker. The domains will be auctioned at next week’s TRAFFIC conference in Brooklyn, as well as in Moniker’s extended online auction following the event.
Sedo’s auction included only one character domains, as Neustar was still seeking proposals from ... read more ...
Wed 30th September 2009
e.Biz Sells for $66,001 -
e.Biz steals the show at successful one character .biz auction.
It’s no surprise that e.Biz was the top selling domain name in Sedo’s one character .biz domain name auction.
But $66,001?
That will certainly turn a lot of heads. Especially since the winner could have picked the domain up for a few hundred dollars and a commitment to develop/market it had it gone through .biz registry Neustar’s RFP process.
About 20 bidders participated, but just two bidders ... read more ...
Thu 24th September 2009
e.Biz and x.biz Off to Strong Start in Domain Name Auction -
One character .biz domain name auction off to strong start.
An auction for one letter and one number .biz domain names at Sedo is off to a strong start.
After just a day of bidding, e.biz leads the pack at $6,201 with 17 bids. X.com biz is close behind at $5,000 with four bids. It appears that all domains have a reserve of $5,000, and only e.biz and x.biz have met their reserves so far. However, many other domains are getting close, including u.biz and 1.biz.
The ... read more ...
Mon 14th September 2009
Overstock.com to Launch O.Biz -
Overstock wins RFP for single letter .biz domain name.
In the first material sign that the release of one and two character .biz domain names could be a boon for the .biz top level domain, Overstock.com has won the RFP for the O.biz domain name. The company will launch a B2B site for businesses to buy goods online at the domain name.
According to a press release, O.BIZ will primarily focus on restaurant, office, and hotel products.
All one character .biz domain names ... read more ...
Mon 1st June 2009
One and Two Character .Biz Domain Names Approved -
ICANN approves release of one and two character .biz domain names.
After a delay a month ago, ICANN has finally granted .biz registry NeuStar (NYSE: NSR) the right to release one and two character .biz domain names.
The domain names will be released in two phases. The first phase will call for ‘requests for proposal’, where an entity can explain how it will use and promote the domain name. NeuStar will begin accepting RFPs for 36 one-character letters and numbers ... read more ...
Tue 5th May 2009
1 and 2 Character .Biz Domain Names Face Delays -
NeuStar asks for prompt approval of plan to release one and two character .biz domain names.
.Biz registry NeuStar has sent a letter to ICANN expressing its disappointment that the ICANN board delayed approving the release of one and two character .biz domain names (pdf).
According to the letter, the ICANN board was supposed to vote on NeuStar’s proposal at its April 23 meeting but time ran out before a vote was held.
NeuStar wants to request proposals from parties ... read more ...
Sun 15th February 2009
Single Letter .Biz Domains Closer to Reality -
Public comment period open for 1 and 2 character .biz domain names.
Last Friday Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) opened up a public comment period on .biz registry NeuStar’s proposal to offer one and two character .biz domain names.
NeuStar has cleared the initial hurdle at ICANN, which found no significant security, stability, or competition issues to releasing the short domain names.
NeuStar’s original proposal was to offer a request ... read more ...
Wed 3rd September 2008
1&1 Giving Away 25 Free .Biz Domain Names -
Company offers first year free on up to 25 .biz domain names.
Web hosting company and domain registrar 11 is giving away free .biz domain name registrations for the first year. The promotion allows you to register up to 25 domains for free. Standard pricing applies after the first year. The offer includes free private registration and e-mail.
11 is known for its cut rate pricing on domain names including $6.99 pricing on most major extensions including .com. ... read more ...
Tue 5th August 2008
Registries Must Lobby GoDaddy for Success -
GoDaddy’s power in domain registration cannot be ignored.
Here’s a tip to any registries for new domains coming online in the next couple years: before you create your marketing strategy and invest in infrastructure, go cozy up with your new pal Bob Parsons at GoDaddy.
Registries make money when more domains are registered as they get a typically flat fee for each domain registered. For example, VeriSign gets $6.42 for each .com domain registered.
With GoDaddy ... read more ...
Wed 11th June 2008
GoDaddy Playing Hardball with NeuStar? -
Pricing at GoDaddy for NeuStar’s .us and .biz domains is oddly high.
In February I wrote about GoDaddy’s price increase for .biz domain names. The registrar was charging $14.99 for .biz domain names, even though its wholesale cost at the registry is about the same as .com domain names (which GoDaddy sells for $9.99). It appeared that GoDaddy was just trying to make some extra profit.
But a couple weeks ago a friend pointed out that I may have missed the boat ... read more ...
Mon 25th February 2008
Mailbag: What’s Up With GoDaddy’s .Biz Pricing? -
A reader inquires about GoDaddy’s .biz price jump.
Dear Domain Name Wire:
Godaddy recently raised its prices on .biz to a published $14.99. Even going through an account manager the price is still over $10. GD has definitely been getting less price competitive, but this one seems completely out in left field. Did prices change at the registry level? Or something else? - Michael Z.
Good question, Michael. .Biz registry NeuStar charges $6.42 for domains, the same ... read more ...