.BE Hits 1.5 Million Domain Name Registrations
DNS Belgium, the company behind .BE extension has reached another milestone – 1.5 million domain names registered under .BE.
DNS Belgium maintained its growth over the years. According to to the latest statistics, Belgium has one registered .BE domain name for every 10 people.In 2014, the number of active .BE domain names rose with 4,05$,according to DNS Belgium.Moreover, the company expects the renewal rate to be 86% in 2015.
The company registered its 1 millionth .BE domain name in February,2010. This means that 500,000 .BE domain name have been registered in five years. This is the results of the excellent reputation the .BE domain name has built up over the years .
Up to date there are 1,500,118 ,according to the statistics on DNSBelgium.be website.
To register your .BE domain name check out EuroDNS here .
XH.COM Wins Weekly Sales List at $560,000
XH.com,sold for $560,000,topped Domain Name Journal sales list of reported domain names for the week,ending February 8,2015.
DomainNameSales had a great week in the sales chart,taking 19 of the top 20 positions .Correspondingly,Sedo took only one of the top 20 positions .
.COM dominated once again the list,with 19 of the top 20 positions.
Here are the top 20 positions for the week ending February 8,2015 :
1. XH.com $560,000
2. XJ.com $520,000
3. Rangers.com $375,000
4. Werk.com $250,000
5. ErectileDysfunction.com $241,000
6. Shisha.com $190,000
7. Amber.com $180,000
8. MyMeeting.com $164,100
9.tie 277.com $160,000
9.tie 292.com $160,000
9.tie HQB.com $160,000
12.tie Rapunzel.com $150,000
12.tie Timeless.com $150,000
12.tie Response.com $150,000
15.tie ClearCare.com $140,000
15.tie W8.com $140,000
17. Move.org $120,000
18. Plethora.com $105,000
19. Gang.com $100,000
20. MyConcierge.com $87,000
EURid : High Renewal Rates COntinue for .EU in Q4 2014
EURid, the company behind .EU extension, released recently the latest progress report. The report shows that .EU has managed to maintain its high renewal rate for eight consecutive years.
You can read the announcement after the jump :
“The latest progress report from the .eu registry EURid has shown that for eight consecutive years’ .eu has maintained its high renewal rate. During the last quarter of 2014, on average 79% of .eu domain names were renewed.
The top-level domain finished the quarter, and the year, with an annual growth of 5.3% representing a total of 197 715 new registrations.
During Q4 2014, the number of .eu registrations increased by 31 584 domain names. Of these, 5 499, or 2.5% were multiyear registrations. By far the most common registration length for MYRs has been two years, 62% of the MYRs in Q4 were made for two years.
The total number of .eu registrations increased in 19 of the 28 EU member states. Poland, Greece and Italy all saw growth of more than 5%.”
Some other insights include :
During Q4 2014, the number of .eu registration increased by 31 584 domain names, a net incre-ase of 0.8%, to 3.91 million. The total number of .eu domain name registered at the end of Q4 represented an increase of 5.3%, or 197 715
registrations, when compared with the total number at the end of Q4 2013.
By the end of the quarter there were a total of 761 .eu accredited registrars, the top ten registrars accounted for 37.7% of all .eu registrations.During the fourth quarter, the total number of .eu registrations increased in 19 of the 28 EU member states. Poland, Greece and Italy all saw growth of more than 5%.
The national ccTLD market in EU countries increased by 0.6% during Q4 2014, and grew by 2.3% from Q4 2013. Within the EU, the market for gTLD domain names such as .com, .net, .org,.info and .biz grew by 1.9% during Q4 2014 and
by 4.4% from Q4 2013, according to statistics from Zooknic.
Since 7 April 2011 it has been possible to register.eu names with a registration period of more than one year. During Q4 2014, 5 499 new registrations with a longer registration period than one year were made. This represented 2.5% of all
new registrations in the quarter.
The number of MYRs registered in Q2 2011 was particularly high due to the promotional offer EURid ran following the MYR launch. While the offer ran,registrars got 50% discount on .eu domain names they registered for two, five or ten years.
There were 217 897 new .eu registrations in Q42014. The number of new registrations was 1% lower than during the same months in previou years.During Q4 2014, there were 189 343 deletions.A domain name headed for deletion is quarantined for 40 days after the date specified in the deletion request. It can be reactivated during that period only at the request of the former registrant. “
You can read the full report here.
ICANN: IAB Liaison to the RSSAC
The Internet Architecture Board and the Root Server System Advisory Committee ( RSSAC ) issued a joint statement confirming their ongoing liaison relationship.
Read the full statement here [PDF, 35 KB].
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-02-11-en
ICANN 52 Board Statement on ICANN Sending IANA Stewardship Transition and Enhancing ICANN Accountability Proposals to NTIA
We have received several questions requesting clarification as to how ICANN will handle receipt of the proposal from the ICG and the Work Stream 1 proposal from the CCWG. We hope the following will be helpful.
NTIA is expecting coordinated proposals from both groups. They cannot act on just one. Further, they expect the ICG proposal will take into account the accountability mechanisms proposed by the CCWG. We are heartened by the close coordination between the groups, including liaisons from the ICG to the CCWG. ICANN is expecting to receive both proposals at roughly the same time. When ICANN receives these proposals, we will forward them promptly and without modification to NTIA . As we have previously stated, if we do submit the proposals with an accompanying communication of comments, they will be on points we had already shared with the community during the development of the proposals.
We therefore encourage the groups to continue coordinating closely to ensure ICANN receives the proposals together and is able to provide them to NTIA in a coordinated manner.
With respect to improvements in our accountability, we are definitely open to improvements.
This ICANN announcement was sourced from:
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-02-12-en
