Tag Archives: TLDs

Thu 18th February 2016
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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 ...
Thu 28th January 2016
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
How to Upgrade to a New Top-Level Domain - Jeff Gapinski is a husband, designer, technologist, active, nerd turned entrepreneur. He co-founded his digital agency, Huemor, with one of his best friends. Since his agency's birth, he's been proud to have had the opportunity work with brands like Live Nation, Revlon and NBC. Several months ago I got an email about new, fancy top-level domains (TLDs) available on the market. As a designer and creative mind, scrolling through the "dot-ninjas" and "dot-gurus" made me excited, but the SEO specialist ... read more ...
Fri 22nd January 2016
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
CENTR Reports There Are 311.5 Million Domains In The World - According to a new report out today (PDF) by CENTR, which is the European country code TLD organisation, as of December 31, there are 311.5 million domain names in the world. 158.7 million domain names are Legacy TLD’s including .com, .net and .org; 140.1 million are ccTLD’s (country codes), 1.6 Million are IDN ccTLD’s, and 10.9 Million are New gTLD’s. The CENTR writes: “In absolute terms, most growth came from legacy gTLDs (largely .com) which grew higher than average due to sales in ... read more ...
Tue 12th January 2016
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Choosing the right domain structure for SEO - When starting a website you will be faced with a number of decisions regarding its domain structure – the information to the left of the full stop in a web address (domain name) and the combination of letters to the right (domain extension). Different structures There are three broad approaches to domain structure that big companies use across their international sites, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. The first is using separate top-level domains (TLDs) such as Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk. ... read more ...
Thu 7th January 2016
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Generic Top Level Domain Insights for Q4 2015 - 2015 has been a busy year for the new gTLD industry and 2016 will undoubtedly, be another interesting year. Anticipation of the General Availability for some of the highly contentious TLDs, the development of existing generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) in terms of registrations, and business proposition with the majority of the first round of applicants reaching delegation by the end of the year. While 2015 had over 7 million new gTLD domain registrations, the top 25 Top Level Domains accounted ... read more ...
 
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NamesCon 2016 Sponsor Spotlight on Radix - Final preparations are being made for NamesCon 2016! The agenda is all set, and upwards of 1,200 people are expected to attend this event. This should be the largest NamesCon yet! Today’s sponsor spotlight interview is with Karn Jajoo, Global Communications Manager at Radix. In the interview, Karn discusses how Radix was started, how the company is working to achieve its milestones, and some thoughts on the domain industry and new gTLD extensions. If you have any questions about Radix, ... read more ...
Tue 5th January 2016
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
NamesCon 2016 Sponsor Spotlight on .Feedback Registry - Just a few days to go until attendees will begin arriving in Las Vegas for NamesCon! We are expecting somewhere around 1,200 conference attendees. There will be attendees from all facets of the domain name business. This morning’s NamesCon 2016 sponsor spotlight interview is with the team from the .feedback Registry and Jay Westerdal, founder of .feedback. The team answered questions about .feedback domain names and he shared some thoughts about the new gTLD domain names and NamesCon. If ... read more ...
Sat 2nd January 2016
Mon 21st December 2015
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Internet grows to 299 million Domain Names in third quarter 2015 - Bangalore: VeriSign, Inc., a global leader in domain names and Internet security, today announced that approximately 3.1 million domain names were added to the Internet in the third quarter of 2015, bringing the total number of registered domain names to approximately 299 million worldwide across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of September 30, 2015, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief. The increase of approximately 3.1 million domain names globally equates to a growth rate of 1.1 ... read more ...
 
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Sat 19th December 2015
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Internet grows to 299mn domain names in 3Q, 2015 - December 21, 2015 0 NEW DELHI, INDIA: Approximately 3.1 million domain names were added to the Internet in the third quarter of 2015. This brings the total number of registered domain names to approximately 299 million worldwide across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of Sept. 30, 2015, according to the latest Domain Name ... read more ...
 
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Internet grows to 299 mn domain names in the third quarter of 2015 - VeriSign, which is in domain names and Internet security, announced that approximately 3.1 million domain names were added to the Internet in the third quarter of 2015, bringing the total number of registered domain names to approximately 299 million worldwide across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of Sept. 30, 2015, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief. The increase of approximately 3.1 million domain names globally equates to a growth rate of 1.1 percent over the second quarter ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in NL and tagged
Internet groeit naar 299 miljoen domeinnamen in Q3 - In het derde kwartaal van dit jaar werden wereldwijd ongeveer 3,1 miljoen nieuwe domeinnamen geregistreerd. Daarmee komt het totaal uit op ongeveer 299 miljoen domeinnamen, verdeeld over alle top-level domains (TLDs), zo blijkt uit onderzoek van VeriSign.  De groei van het aantal domeinnamen in Q3 komt neer op een stijging van 1,1 procent op kwartaalbasis. Op jaarbasis was sprake van een groei van 14,8 miljoen domeinnamen, oftewel 5,2 procent. Het aantal .com en .net domeinnamen gezamenlijk ... read more ...
Fri 18th December 2015
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Internet grows to 299 mln domain names in Q3 – VeriSign - About 3.1 million domain names were added to the internet in the third quarter, taking the total number of registered domain names to 299 million worldwide across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of end 30 September, according to VeriSign’s latest Domain Name Industry Brief. The increase equates to a growth rate of 1.1 percent from the second quarter. Worldwide registrations grew by 14.8 million, or 5.2 percent, year over year. The .com and .net TLDs experienced aggregate growth in Q3, reaching ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Internet grows to 299 mln domain names in Q3 - Approximately 3.1 million domain names were added to the internet in the third quarter, bringing the total number of registered domain names to approximately 299 million worldwide across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of 30 September, according to VeriSign's latest Domain Name Industry Brief. The increase of approximately 3.1 million domain names globally equates to a growth rate of 1.1 percent over the second quarter. Worldwide registrations grew by 14.8 million, or 5.2 percent, year-on-year. ... read more ...
Thu 17th December 2015
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Close to 3.1 Million Domain Names Registered in the Third Quarter of 2015 - Approximately 3.1 million domain names were registered in the third quarter of 2015, bringing the total number of registered domain names close to 299 million worldwide across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of Sept. 30, 2015, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief by Verisign. The increase of approximately 3.1 million domain names globally equates to a growth rate of 1.1 percent over the second quarter of 2015. Worldwide registrations have grown by 14.8 million, or 5.2 percent, ... read more ...
Tue 15th December 2015
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500 European banks join rush for .bank domains - News: TLD offers extra security. Over 500 European financial institutions have registered for .bank top level domains (TLDs). The domains have additional security functionality built in, and the hope is that they will help reduce cyber crime and make the internet safer.Ben Crawford, CEO of CentralNic who issued the data said: "Restructuring the aspects that allow cybercrime in banking is a priority and tackling the domain element will significantly reduce the chances of online intellectual property ... read more ...
Wed 2nd December 2015
Written by DomainHack.er in DE and tagged
Neue TLDs: Städte-Domains erfreuen sich großer Beliebtheit - Ende gut, alles gut. Das gilt auch für Internetadressen. Denn bei diesen zählt längst nicht mehr nur, was vor dem Punkt steht. Mit den neuen Top-Level-Domains (TLDs) rücken künftig auch die Adress-Endungen in den Mittelpunkt. Statt mit mehr oder weniger abstrakten Kürzeln wie .de, .com oder .biz abzuschließen, können Adressen für Webseiten seit März 2013 mit sinnvollen Endungen versehen werden. Diese sogenannten „sprechenden“ TLDs dienen nicht nur dem Zweck, den Namensraum im Internet ... read more ...
Mon 30th November 2015
Written by DomainHack.er in DE and tagged
Jeder Zehnte surft mit dem gleichen Passwort - Auch wenn laut Statec nur zwei Prozent der Befragten noch nie das Internet genutzt haben: Die Technologie steht für den Großteil auf der Tagesordnung. 97 Prozent der Bewohner haben daheim Zugang zum Internet, 81 Prozent haben schon in den eigenen vier Wänden und von der Arbeit aus gesurft, mit 75 Prozent gehen zwei Drittel auch mit Smartphone ins Netz. Die Angaben betreffen das erste Quartal 2015. Bildstrecken Der Milliarden-Bankraub ... read more ...
 
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In Luxemburg - Auch wenn laut Statec nur zwei Prozent der Befragten noch nie das Internet genutzt haben: Die Technologie steht für den Großteil auf der Tagesordnung. 97 Prozent der Bewohner haben daheim Zugang zum Internet, 81 Prozent haben schon in den eigenen vier Wänden und von der Arbeit aus gesurft, mit 75 Prozent gehen zwei Drittel auch mit Smartphone ins Netz. Die Angaben betreffen das erste Quartal 2015. Bildstrecken Der Milliarden-Bankraub ... read more ...
Fri 20th November 2015
 
Written by DomainHack.er in DE and tagged
BrandShelter schützt Marken und Warenzeichen im Internet - St. Ingbert (ots) - BrandShelter, ein Unternehmensbereich der Key-Systems GmbH, wird auf der IP Service World in München (23./24. November 2015) Dienstleistungen zum Thema Markenschutz im Internet vorstellen. BrandShelter hilft Kunden ihre Firmennamen, Marken und Warenzeichen im Internet zu schützen und entwickelt kundenspezifische Strategien zum richtigen Umgang mit den neuen Internet-Endungen (Top Level Domains, TLDs). Außerdem wird das BrandShelter-Team sein vielfältiges Angebot an Monitoring-Services ... read more ...
Thu 19th November 2015
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
9 ways to use web proxies to limit Internet exposure - INDUSTRY INSIGHT 9 ways to use web proxies to limit Internet exposure By (ISC)2 Government Advisory Council Executive Writers BureauNov 19, 2015 The web has been central to the information age over the past 26 years, fundamentally changing how billions of people around the world communicate. While web use and dependence on the Internet have continued to grow, adversaries have also increasingly leveraged the web for cybercrime, including espionage, ... read more ...
Tue 10th November 2015
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CentralNic becomes first wholesaler to top 2mln domain sales - --UPDATES SHARE PRICE, ADDS BACKGROUND-- CentralNic (LON:CNIC) shares advanced around 10% Tuesday after it told investors it had become the first web domain wholesaler to sell 2mln new top-level domain (TLD) names. In London, the shares were up 5.5p or 10.2% closing Tuesday’s session at 59.5p. The firm is the top “registry back-end” company, with more than 2mln web pages registered, representing 21.2% of the global market, according to market data. This was boosted ... read more ...
 
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CentralNic First Company to Achieve Two Million New TLD Registrations - CentralNic Group plc (LON:CNIC), the internet platform business which derives revenues from the global sale of domain names, is pleased to announce that it is the first “registry backend” (ie. Wholesaler) to achieve sales of two million new TLD domain names, according to the domain industry statistics website www.ntldstats.com As at 0700hrs on Tuesday 10th November, CentralNic is ranked in the top position, with 2,002,507 domains registered using CentralNic’s registry ... read more ...