Tag Archives: domain trend

February, 2010

• 15 February

  Registration record for .be ccTLD broken for sixth year in a row

  For the sixth year in a row, the Belgian .be domain has broken the registration record set the previous year. Last year, 232,746 .be names were registered– a 4.4% increase from 2008. Given the huge popularity of ccTLDs lately, this news isn’t surprising at all. DNS BE, the operator of …
• 9 February

  8,000th .ge domain registered

  Georgia is celebrating this week as its .ge ccTLD has reached 8,000 registrations. While a drop in the bucket compared to more popular extensions, the domain has been growing at a steady rate of 12.5%. Furthermore, it is not a lack of demand, but rather strict registration rules that has …

January, 2010

• 20 January

  Cybersquatting may be on the decline

  Data collected from a number of arbitration panels, including the WIPO and National Arbitration Forum, show that cybersquatting may be on the decline. Last year saw a 9% decline in the number of cybersquatting cases filed overall, a three-year low. Unfortunately, this decrease does not necessarily mean the number of …

November, 2009

• 6 November

  .Mobi registration base falls 10%

  Data released by ICANN shows that compared to last year, the number of .mobi registrations has dropped from 946,357 to 850,712– a decrease of almost 10%. The drop is due to a fall in .mobi aftermarket sale prices. Speculators bought up .mobi names like crazy when the extension was launched, …
• 4 November

  Report: 77% of UK residents prefer .uk over .com

  A report released this week by Nominet, the operator of the .uk ccTLD, shows that Britons hold a strong liking for their .uk extension. According to the study, 77% prefer it over .com. So far this year, .uk has grown 10.7%. Though this is the same as the average growth …

September, 2009

• 21 September

  Is domain parking a thing of the past?

  Ever visit a domain only to find a page full of ads? Known as domain parking, the placement of PPC (pay-per-click) ads on traffic-rich domain names has always been a popular source of revenue for domainers. With the modernization of the Internet and the evolution of a much savvier group …