The topic of domain names was covered on CRIEnglish.com China Radio International’s English Service is one of CRI’s most important divisions. The article looks at how the average citizen is getting interested in domain names. Colin Campbell of Dot Club was quoted From an insider’s perspective, Colin Campbell thinks Chinese investor’s preference for short, numeric […]
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“The more someone has to type, the less likely they are to go to the domain”
Dr. Thies Lindenthal formerly of Sedo and now a lecturer at Cambridge University, wrote a paper titled, Monocentric Cyberspace: The Primary Market for Internet Domain Names, There is some interesting data and Lindenthal does touch on new gtlds as well. Alexis Kramer gave some analysis and key takeaways. For Lindenthal, having to type out a […]
Continue ReadingCharging Someone Upfront to make a domain inquiry – Fair or Foul?
Some domain investors own a lot of domain names and get a lot of inquiries, some are desirable, some are lowball and some are just a snarky comment about why they don’t deserve to own the domain name. There are services out there such as Domain Agents which provide a secured offer service where if […]
Continue ReadingVerisign’s Top Trending Keywords for January were dominated by China
Verisign released their top trending keywords for January. Chinese terms dominated the .com list while .net was led by inter, heart and beach. Jin, Fang,Yun,Bao and Rong were the top 5 keywords in .com. The keyword Smith was actually in both com and net.
Continue ReadingBenin and St Helena Need to Think About Getting in the China Game
There are a few countries that should change how they do things and get in the game of repurposing their cctld. I am talking about Benin and the island of St Helena. These two countries are fortunate enough to possess the .BJ and .SH country codes. With .Ws looking to refresh their brand and focus […]
Continue ReadingChineseLandrush.com Takes a look at the number 5
ChineseLandrush.com has been running a series of articles on the meaning and history behind numbers in Chinese culture. The latest post is the number 5. 5: 五; Pinyin: Wǔ In terms of understanding the meaning of numbers in the Chinese context, the number five is one of the least ambiguous numbers for westerners to understand. […]
Continue ReadingPorn tops the .net charts for Verisign’s December Trends
Verisign is out with their Top 10 keywords for December of 2015 and porn was the top trending keyword for .net. Not sure when we have seen that one at the top before. In .com clinic was the top trending keyword. .Com was made up mostly of Chinese keywords. Top 10 Keywords Registered in December […]
Continue ReadingFrom China To Berkens To Dicker 2015 was one hell of a year
2015 was an action packed year filled with incredible sales, scandal and consolidation. Some of the biggest players in the industry showed why they are the top dogs in 2015. Rick Schwartz put up some incredible numbers staring with the sale of Porno.com for $8,888,888, the sale broke on TheDomains.com on February 2, 2015. Purchased […]
Continue ReadingChina and Drone top trending .com registrations for November
Verisign released their Top 10 trending keywords for November 2015. China and Drone topped the list in .com and Rental and Download topped the list in .net
Continue ReadingWill Four Letter Chips Go The Way of Bitcoin ?
DomainVP.com brought up some interesting points in the Namepros Chinese bubble thread, and compared 4L.com specifically Chips, to go the way of Bitcoin and eventually see there way to a pretty steep fall. His post read as follows: The miracle is the current price of these $20 digital rocks people were throwing away a year […]
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