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Does Domain Age Really Affect Sales Value?
The significance of domain age has been hotly debated for quite a long time. The consensus is that older, established domains, which rank well in search engines, sell well, but even domains that are two to three months old sell well if they have great content. Those seeking to buy a domain look for quality […]
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Rugby Gets Its Own Heavenly New gTLD
It’s the game they play in heaven. And now rugby union has another home via its own new gTLD – .rugby – through its global governing body World Rugby. The international federation move to World.Rugby as part of the digital re-brand in 2018 and the .rugby domain name will also be available to unions, regional […]
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DotAsia Goes Kiteboarding! | DomainPulse.com – The Beat on the Domain Name Industry
The DotAsia Organisation (dot.asia) has partnered with Kiteboard Tour Asia (KTA) and .Asia channel partners – Crazy Domains and Exabytes – to support kiteboarders in the Asian region whose goal is to make it to the first Kiteboarding Olympic event later this year. The Youth Olympic Games (YOG) are on the horizon and riders in […]
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Latvia’s ccTLD Plans “Data Minimisation” to Comply With GDPR
There’s a bit of a belated rush by European country code top level domain (ccTLD) operators to comply with the looming deadline to implement the .E.U.’s new privacy rules, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The latest is Latvia’s ccTLD, .lv who, in their announcement, said they plan “to implement data minimisation” to comply. And […]
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nic.at To Hide Individual’s WHOIS Data, But Optional For Business, to Comply With GDPR
From mid-May individuals who have registered .at domain names will have their registrant details hidden by default, although they can have the data published if they wish, while businesses will continue to have their contact details published in WHOIS as is the case now. The change is a result of the looming introduction of the […]
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.ZA Opens Discussion On Plans to Introduce Second Level Registrations
The .za Domain Name Authority (.ZADNA) has released plans to introduce second level domain names for the South African ccTLD with comments due by 16 April. The public comment period is open to zaDNA members, za Registry Operators, .za Registrars, South African Internet Community and the South African Public who are invited to submit their […]
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ICANN Reserve Fund: Proposed Replenishment Strategy
Brief Overview: ICANN seeks public comment on the Reserve Fund replenishment strategy. Following the confirmation of the Reserve Fund target level of a minimum of 12 months of Operating Expenses, the difference between the current and the target levels shows a shortfall, and the Reserve Fund needs to be replenished. The purpose of this public […]
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Nominet Add To The Registrar Nightmare As They Finally Announce Proposed .UK Whois Changes For GDPR Compliance
On 1 March Nominet finally announced how they’re proposing to deal with the upcoming General Data Protection Regulation, with a consultation to run until 4 April and then Nominet will have to finalise their plans with the regulation to come into place on 25 May. The situation is a nightmare for registrars who have to […]
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Google to Launch .APP Sunrise On 29 March
Google’s fourth open new gTLD, .app, is launching its Sunrise period on 29 March for almost 5 weeks. .app is billed as a more secure domain for apps. From games to news to education to business, .app is aimed at being the perfect home to promote apps on the web and a great place to […]
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Domaining Europe Is Now NamesCon Europe
Domaining Europe has been rebranded and will become NamesCon Europe commencing with the upcoming event in Valencia, Spain, from 7 to 9 June. Dietmar Stefitz, who founded Domaining Europe in 2008, will directly manage the 2018 event with the assistance of NamesCon producers Terri Potratz and Tania Kabantsov as Dietmar winds down into a smooth […]