While the launch of the .gay top level domain may have been delayed due to COVID-19 the team over there has been working away behind the scenes. Several household names have either activated or are in the process of launching sites and other services using some of the first .gay domain names. But the one… Continue reading Atari First Global Brand to Activate .gay
Month: July 2020
One.com Acquires GratisDNS / Larsen Data
It looks like the merger and acquisition activity in the hosting and domain market isn’t slowing down. Multiple European and international hosting and domain name groups have been quietly, and not so quietly, expanding via acquisitions in the last few months. While announcements of mergers and acquisitions in the middle of a global pandemic might… Continue reading One.com Acquires GratisDNS / Larsen Data
IE Domain Registration Volumes Up Dramatically
While the economy might be suffering many of the domain name registries have been reporting their statistics for the second quarter of 2020 and most have seen increases in registrations. The move to online, as has been noted just about everywhere, has been much bigger than anyone could have predicted. Domain name registrations are always… Continue reading IE Domain Registration Volumes Up Dramatically
Me Domains to Hike up Prices 10%
The .me domain registry will be hiking up their wholesale prices in 2021. From February 2021 .me domain names will increase in price by 10% with the wholesale price increasing from €10 to €11 per domain year for creates, renews and transfers. While many domain registries have and will continue to update their pricing any… Continue reading Me Domains to Hike up Prices 10%
RIPE Appoints New Chair and Vice Chair
RIPE has announced the appointment of both a new Chair and a Vice Chair. It’s the first time that the selection of Chair has been carried out by the RIPE Community, as explained by RIPE in today’s announcement: This is the first time that the RIPE Chair has been selected by the community according to… Continue reading RIPE Appoints New Chair and Vice Chair