ICANN has delayed, once again, the introduction of new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) at its meeting in Cartagena, Colombia.
The 2011 DOMAINfest Global conference coming up February 1-3 has announced a new Fantasy Domaining Contest (similar to Fantasy Football) with some attractive prizes up for grabs. They have also made some key changes in the PITCHfest Contest that debuted at the 2010 show last January.
Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: The .INFO registry’s latest annual report shows a 30% jump in registrations over the past year….The .CO Registry is celebrating an upcoming appearance in a GoDaddy Super Bowl commercial….and domain investor Warren Royal of Bobbleheads.com makes his TV debut.
The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. GoDaddy Auctions staked their claim as a viable high end marketplace this past week when they closed a huge $350,000 sale that leads our latest all extension Top 20 Sales chart. Sedo is also set to close an even bigger six-figure blockbuster.
I have been hearing positive feedback from many who have tried the new graphics rich parking platform at DomainAdvertising.com (where landing pages favor stunning photos over text). Now I also have some hard numbers put forth in a new case study produced by the company’s CEO, industry veteran Dan Warner.