Tag Archives: gtlds

Three Forces Steering the Future of the Domain Name Industry

Every year this industry delivers at least one surprise that would have sounded crazy in January, yet some patterns keep showing up anyway. In this piece I look at three long‑term forces steering the future of domain names, from domains as trust infrastructure to AI‑driven naming and new ideas for turnkey, domain‑backed businesses.

iQ Domain Analytics Campaign Tracker saves time, headaches and resource costs for registry operators.

Spend 4 minutes and take a look at the iQ Analytics Campaign Tracker and Dashboard. It’s specifically designed for the domain industry, by the domain industry.

How solid is the customer relationship with the new gTLDs? Is any registry making decent money?

Some new domain extension (new gTLD) registry operators may be doing OK or even much better than OK despite lackluster volume. Unfortunately for more than a few, not so much.

English site is up for the 2017 Global Domain Industry Summit slated for 7-9 July in Xiamen, China

Shell out $50,000 or more and you get a “High Class” stand.  Anything less and you get an “Ordinary” stand.

2017 Global Domain Industry Summit slated for 7-9 July in Xiamen, China

Xiamen is a lovely metropolis with fabulous outdoor markets and attractions. It’s known as China’s “domain island” where several domain name registrars and domain investors are located.

39 days on the road

Back home in Austin after 39 days, 7 countries/territories, 13 flights, 7 hotels, 2 rental cars, countless meetings, Ubers and taxis—and 1 carry on for the whole shootin’ match