Busy day for .io with some .io domains trading for the third or fourth time. Lawyer.io closed at Flippa for $3,500. This was the third time it traded publicly. It sold for $3,200 in 2017 at Flippa and $1,500 in 2016 at Flippa. Moving.io had it’s fourth recorded transaction. It closed at $2,000 at Flippa. […]
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The Chagossians want .io back and they are fixated on cryptos using .io
Back in 2014 GigaOM published a story on the .io extension, the country code for the British Indian Ocean Territory. With the ominous title, The dark side of .io: How the U.K. is making web domain profits from a shady Cold War land deal. Things came to the surface about who runs the .io extension, […]
Continue ReadingCountries consider their country code a natural resource
Wired published an article titled, “The Digital Colonialism Behind .tv and .ly” The story deals with country codes starting with .nu. It seems the news driving the story is the lawsuit regarding .nu the country code for the South Pacific island of Niue. I did not know all the history behind .nu, I knew it […]
Continue ReadingAgentology drops the .com and moves to Verse.io
From .com to .io another company rebrands to a shorter .io but was it the smart move? Finding the right brand can be tricky. Lately we have seen some moves to short .co and .io. Following in the footsteps of Supply.co, Playbuzz a company that helps publishers add tools to their articles like polls is […]
Continue ReadingWith The Spotlight on .io, time to buy or sell ?
While much of the talk has been about new gtlds, a once obscure country code domain has really caught fire over the last year. The .io extension has become a hot topic of debate and speculation lately. Even Google keyword searches have seen a spike up for .io extension. First things first, the .io is […]
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