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Here's the The Lowdown
from DN Journal,
updated daily
to
fill you in on the latest buzz going around the domain name industry.
The Lowdown is
compiled by DN Journal Editor & Publisher Ron
Jackson. |
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.Online
Connects With New gTLD Registrants Setting New
High Water Mark for Day 1 Registrations -
Meanwhile MediaOptions Closes a Million Dollar
Deal for PX.com
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Radix
Registry
had high hopes for their
latest new gTLD - .online -
that entered General Availability
Wednesday (August 26). Their dreams
came true when it took just 30
minutes to blow past 28,000
registrations, setting a new record
for opening day new gTLD
registrations (a mark that had been
set by .club at approximately
25,000). By this afternoon, the
.online numbers had crossed
35,000 according to ntldstats.com.
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Registrars
selling .online for Radix were
equally happy with the launch. Richard
Stevenson from 1&1
Internet said, “.online has
extensive global appeal and
relevance as it applies to anyone
and everyone – hence, we expect it
to be a popular domain option.
Businesses and individuals alike
will be attracted to both the
clarity and vast potential for
attractive new names that .online
offers them."
Go Daddy's Theresa
Geraghty added, “We have seen
a trend where customers select
domains that are relevant and easy
to remember – just like
.online."
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Sandeep
Ramchandani
Business
Head, Radix Registry |
Sandeep
Ramchandani, Business Head
at Radix, said, "We are thrilled
with the day 1 performance and
delighted to see months of
hard work & planning in
action. Based on the feedback
and the numbers, we strongly
believe .online has the
potential to be amongst the
biggest sellers on Registrars'
storefront."
Radix
said the start of General
Availability was
just the first step in what
they think will be a long
prosperous journey. They will
showcase .online at TechCrunch
in September and the company
plans to heavily advertise
.online to end customers in
downtown San Francisco.
Radix will place .online ads
on bus shelters and moving
billboards next month in an
effort to boost customer
awareness and adoption. |
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One
other note today. Our
latest weekly
domain sales report
came out last night and
it was a relatively slow
week in what has
otherwise been a red hot
summer. However, we
already know the next
report is going to be
more in line with what
we've seen in recent
months. Just after our
deadline for this week's
report, we learned MediaOptions.com
had brokered the sale of
PX.com for $1
million in cash and
some additional unnamed
considerations. The sale
was confirmed by Frans
van Hulle, the CEO
and Founder of ReviMedia,
the company that
purchased the
name.
If
no higher sales are
reported before our next
report, PX.com will rank
as the second
biggest |
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sale
reported so
far this year.
I will be starting a one
week vacation tomorrow
so our next report will
be released on Wednesday
evening, September 9,
2015. That will be a
double-length column
that will cover the next
two week's worth of
reported sales. |
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(Posted
August 27, 2015)
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