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Growth Of New Generic Top-Level Domains Impacting Traditional .COM and .NET

April 3, 2025 By John Colascione 2 Comments

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PALM BEACH, FL - The growth of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) is reshaping the domain name industry, introducing a wave of innovation and diversification that challenges the long-standing dominance of traditional gTLDs like .COM and .NET. This transformation is not just technical but represents a fundamental shift in how businesses and individuals approach their digital identities. Expansion of the Domain Name System The introduction of new gTLDs stems from … [Read more...]

GoDaddy Consumer Survey Says “Your Domain Name Still Matters in 2025”

March 27, 2025 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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WEST PALM BEACH, FL - In the age of AI, social media, and voice search, you might think domain names have taken a back seat. But GoDaddy’s latest Consumer Pulse survey proves otherwise - and it’s a wake-up call for any business that wants to be taken seriously online. To celebrate the 40th birthday of the domain name, GoDaddy surveyed 1,500 U.S. consumers in March 2025 and uncovered what modern shoppers think about domains. Spoiler alert: your spelling, length, and even … [Read more...]

Threat Intelligence Firm Recommends Blocking All .ZIP Domains Due to Phishing

July 27, 2023 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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SUNNYVALE, CA - FortiGuard Labs reports that they have discovered many .ZIP domains are responsible for phishing attacks on users by automatically downloading a malicious executable titled “file.exe” to their computers.  Phishing attacks have been a thorn in the side of computer users for years due to the fact that they often are able to camouflage themselves as innocuous programs or prompts that seemingly pose no threat, but in reality can cause a great deal of … [Read more...]

Interest Continues In Alternative Domain Name, “.io” By Internet, Tech Firms

July 20, 2023 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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PALM BEACH, FL - When it comes to building a successful company, two of the most vital components to first establishing your digital presence – the main way that your customers are most likely to discover you – is to create a website and to choose an appropriate domain name. While the.com extension is by far the most commonly used by companies – and the one most consumers seek – there are a plethora of other extensions available out there to choose from.  For the … [Read more...]

Domain Name Investing, Alt Extensions Gets Highlight on Southeast News Stations

May 23, 2021 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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TENNESSEE - Jamey Tucker is a local television news technology journalist who created a segment called “What the Tech?” over 20 years ago. Tuckers’ segments include tech tips, tricks, gadgets, and news with one this month focused on digital real estate on the internet with websites. The recent segment included a spotlight on the $3.1 Million Sale of Whisky.com by the Castello Brothers as an example of how much money changes hands for those who snap up catchy names in the … [Read more...]

SEDO Weekly Sales List Includes .io Indian Ocean Domain Sold At Whopping $50,000

March 9, 2021 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name “509.com” sold at $106,500 this past week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. The numeric web address is currently hosting what appears to be a site in the middle of development or using a GoDaddy website builder program. Also notable is the .io domain “swap.io” that sold for a whopping $50,000 and a .club domain “ox.club” which fetched 10,000. The .io is a country code top-level domain (ccTLD) … [Read more...]

Domain Name Marketplace Weekly Sales List Includes “Just.me” Sale at $50,000

October 6, 2020 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

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WEST PALM BEACH, FL – The domain name Just.me sold at $50,000  last week according to the latest SEDO.com weekly domain sales report. Other notable sales were brilliant.net for $27,500 and four letter .COM domain cene.com for $12,500. Each week, SEDO releases a list of domain names which have been sold including highlights of .COM, ccTLDs and notable domains in ‘other’ TLD categories. Here are the list of names that sold September 28 through … [Read more...]

Legacy Domain “Movies.net” Premiers In SEDO Weekly Sales List at $45,000

July 14, 2020 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – According to a weekly sales release issued by SEDO domain marketplace and parking provider, the domain name “Movies.net” (parked at Godaddy) has changed hands for the cool sum of $45,000, making it the highest ‘public’ sale of the week. Each week, SEDO releases a list of domain names which have been sold including highlights of .COM, ccTLDs and notable domains in ‘other’ TLD categories. It is nice to see a short “legacy” .net domain name sell … [Read more...]

Two Letter ngTLD “My.Life” Said To Be Sold for Whopping $175k, Buyer Unconfirmed

April 18, 2020 By John Colascione 1 Comment

PALM BEACH, FL – According to several reports, the 2 letter gTLD “My.Life” has been sold in a transaction valued at $175,000.00 (according to the registry), with $100,000.00 paid up front in cash, and $75,000.00 to be paid by the end of the year. The sale was confirmed by a tweet from the Donuts Twitter account  and by Elliot Silver who reached out to Matt Overman, Senior VP of Sales at Donuts. The buyer of the unusually short domain asset is believed to be Meredith … [Read more...]

ICANN, PIR, Ethos Capital “Circus” Continues with Yet Another Letter from California AG

April 16, 2020 By John Colascione 1 Comment

PALM BEACH, FL – The trio making a mockery of the definition of “public good” are probably hoping for another worldwide catastrophe to deflect the unwanted attention off their sour deal of transferring the .org registry from a non-profit (PIR) “Public Interest Registry” to a for-profit entity called “Ethos Capital” because the current one just isn’t enough. In a letter dated April 15, 2020, the attorney general of California, Xavier Becerra, has written yet another … [Read more...]

How Am I Supposed to Find A Good Domain Name When They Are Already All Gone?

April 8, 2020 By John Colascione 1 Comment

PALM BEACH, FL – Finding a good, short, “.com” domain name nowadays is much harder than it was in the past, but it certainly isn’t impossible. What you don’t want to do, is listen to bad advice from someone who tells you to go ahead and register an alternative, such as “.net”, “.biz”, or “.info”. Whatever you do, don’t make that mistake, because you will very likely regret it at some point in the future. Unless your business is an ‘organization” you could get a “.org” … [Read more...]

Global Epidemic Will Lead To Unusually Good Time to Buy Domain Names

March 25, 2020 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

PALM BEACH, FL – If you have been sitting on the sidelines wishing you had gotten into domain names sooner, now will be a very good time to jump in. Why? Because its going to be a very good time to buy domains – even better than it’s been these last few years. Yes, many know that it has been a buyers’ market for a while now and it’s going to get even better (for new comers and buyers). Here are just a few reasons why it’s been a buyers’ market: Parking revenue … [Read more...]

Nonprofit “ICANN” Exists to Serve the Public Good, Or Does It? What Say You?

February 7, 2020 By John Colascione 1 Comment

PALM BEACH, FL – An important awareness message came out of The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) today,  and it should make, even the least interested shopper, question whether or not price increases to consumers are justified when an item or service is purchased from a company with specific oversight from an authoritative body. Whether it is over domain names, or anything else, the question should be, when does a company - any company, which is permitted to … [Read more...]

Must Be Nice To Be “THE Sheriff” with “Sheriff.org”… URL Branded Vehicles

December 5, 2019 By John Colascione Leave a Comment

PALM BEACH, FL – Sometime back in 1996 someone had a pretty decent idea down in Florida; to register the Internet domain name “Sheriff.org” for the Broward County Sheriff's Office. I’m often reminded of this ‘solid decision’ as I live one county North and often see these URL branded police vehicles Wizz by me with “Sheriff.org” branded on the back bumper. I always think, there’s probably a lot of Sheriff’s offices around the entire country that wish they had that URL. … [Read more...]

5 Years In, Where Are “.NYC” Domains Now? Landrush Registration Opened Oct., 2014

October 27, 2019 By John Colascione 6 Comments

PALM BEACH, FL – “.NYC”, it’s called “The Official Web Address for New Yorkers”, and a top level domain name which is restricted to being registered only by “lawful” residents and/or businesses within the New York City area (the five boroughs). The slogan of being the “Official” web address of the City its named after isn’t just fluff marketing material either; it actually is, The Official URL, according to NYC.gov. The legal entity-registry is recorded as “The City … [Read more...]

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WHOIS Data Shrinks: GoDaddy’s Latest Move Reflects Post-GDPR Privacy Trend

PALM BEACH, FL - The public face of domain ownership is disappearing - and GoDaddy's latest announcement is just the latest proof. In an email sent to resellers today, GoDaddy announced it will no … [Read More...]

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