Domainbox Industry News

Monday, October 15, 2012

ICANN Plans Drawing Method to Prioritize New gTLD Applications

ICANN have just released a statement explaining the plan to use a ‘Prioritization Draw’ to assign each New gTLD application with a priority number. This comes after the Batching process, using digital archery, was abandoned when flaws were found in the system that allowed some applicants to gain an unfair advantage. As a domain reseller, you should be taking an interest in ICANN’s New gTLDs, as they are without question the future of the domain name...

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Verisign Domain Name Industry Brief October 2012.

Verisign have released their latest Domain Name Industry Brief, which gives domain resellers an overview of the industry through a variety of statistics. Verisign are the registry for, amongst others, .com and .net domain names. Some of the more important and interesting statistics in the report are provided below. The second quarter of 2012 saw a 3.1% increase in the total number of registered domains. This equates to 7.3 million domain…

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

.CO Domain Names increase in popularity yet again!

The .CO Registry has released their latest report, .CO Insider, for September 2012. There are lots of interesting facts and figures about the .CO Top Level Domain and how it is developing. The .CO domain name is a truly global Top Level Domain (TLD) and a perfect alternative to a .com domain name. Since then the TLD has gone from strength to strength. Domain Resellers should be aware of trends like in the industry to ensure that their clients receive...