Category Archives: Registries

News, Views, and Info About Domain Name Registries – Domain Name Registries Manage the Central Databases for Domain Names (Kind of like the Wholesalers of the Domain Name Industry).

Aftermarket Domain Values Somewhat Exponential

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Joe Alagna

ICANN has a pretty good reporting tool on their site (I’ll give you the url at the end because I want you to read my article first :-)). It’s a dynamic tool that shows registry numbers. Unfortunately I couldn’t find … Continue reading →

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What Can You NOT Get in a New TLD?

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Joe Alagna

Although there are many ideas being floated about what new Top Level Domains can be created.  There may not be enough articles explicitly showing what cannot be created because they already exist or are reserved names that won’t be able … Continue reading →

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.Com & .Net Domain Prices to Rise in January

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Joe Alagna

A few years ago, ICANN gave Verisign the right to raise prices each year.  If I recall correctly, they can raise their prices around 7% per year without any further justification during the term of the contract.  Verisign claims that … Continue reading →

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