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Fresh Rebrand Unveils New Name and Logo Reflecting Commitment to Digital Identity, Not Just Domains BELLEVUE, Wash., June 22, 2022 - Donuts Inc. and Afilias, Inc. have a fresh new look after major rebranding efforts, uniting them under a new company name and single brand. Identity Digital™ was chosen to reflect better the commitment to helping customers find, grow and … [Read more...] about Donuts Inc. and Afilias, Inc. Rebrand to Identity Digital

Recent Data Reveals Startups Increasingly Use Memorable, Key-Word Rich Descriptive Domain Names to Stand Out from Competitors BELLEVUE, Wash., April 20, 2022 - TrueName, a global leader in descriptive domains, announced that more startups are choosing descriptive domains than in previous years per recent data by Marc Köhlbrugge, founder of startup launch platform BetaList. … [Read more...] about More Startups are Choosing Descriptive Domain Names That Tell The World Who They Are And What they Do

RESTON, Va. - Apr. 15, 2022-- VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of domain name registry services and internet infrastructure, today announced that the fourth quarter of 2021 closed with 341.7 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains, an increase of 3.3 million domain name registrations, or 1.0%, compared to the third quarter of 2021.1,2 … [Read more...] about Internet Has 341.7 Million Domain Name Registrations at the End of the Fourth Quarter of 2021

TORONTO - Today Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) (TSX: TC), the world's largest wholesale domain registrar, announced that it has purchased UNR Corp.'s registry platform service. This newly added platform technology will complement Tucows' existing reseller and retail domain services. In addition to acquiring UNR's registry platform service, Tucows will add 10 veteran industry experts … [Read more...] about Tucows adds registry platform technology and veteran talent from UNR Corp.

35 innovative and inspiring mission-driven organizations and leaders selected out of a record 633 submissions from more than 40 countries RESTON, Va. - Public Interest Registry (PIR), the People behind .ORG, today named the finalists for the 3rd annual .ORG Impact Awards, which honor and celebrate mission-driven organizations and individuals working every day to make the … [Read more...] about 2021 .ORG Impact Awards Finalists Named

RESTON, Va. - VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), a global provider of domain name registry services and internet infrastructure, today announced that the second quarter of 2021 closed with 367.3 million domain name registrations across all top-level domains (TLDs), an increase of 3.8 million domain name registrations, or 1.0%, compared to the first quarter of 2021.1,2 Domain name … [Read more...] about Internet Has 367.3 Million Domain Name Registrations at the End of the Second Quarter of 2021

Future Analysis Will Explore User Response to Descriptive Domains that use Both the Right and the Left Side of the Dot to Create Business Identity LOS ALTOS, Calif. - A recent DomainsBot, Inc. study, "Domain search behavior in relationship to the availability of .com," revealed when people search availability of their preferred two-word domain name, they find an exact match … [Read more...] about Research Reveals Users Looking for Two-Word Domain Names find an Exact Match Available in a .com Only 13% of the Time

New study indicates positive customer reviews influence most online purchasing decisions Seattle, WA – Digital.com, a leading independent review website for small business online tools, products, and services, has published a recent survey report to examine the importance of online customer reviews. The study highlights responses from 1,250 online shoppers in the United … [Read more...] about Digital.com Survey Shows 54% of American Shoppers Read Reviews Before Making a Purchase Online

Ultra-Premium Domain Name Seeking US$35,000,000 SUNSHINE COAST, Australia - Evergreen Group, Inc., a leading domain name broker, announced today that it has been appointed the exclusive broker of the ultra-premium domain name Ecommerce.com. Ecommerce.com is a highly valuable, 24-year-old, category-defining domain name that is listed for US$35 million. Despite the … [Read more...] about Ecommerce.com Domain Name Listed Exclusively For Sale with Evergreen.com

Domain Discovery Feed, IP Hotlist, and Hosting IP Risk Feed provides security teams with visibility into risk levels of domain and IP traffic through multiple inputs to strengthen network defense SEATTLE - DomainTools, the leader in domain name and DNS-based cyber threat intelligence, today announced Domain Discovery Feed, a real-time daily list of all newly-registered … [Read more...] about DomainTools Introduces New Domain Discovery and IP Risk Feeds to Predictively Identify New and Existing Dangerous Internet Infrastructure

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Chess.com is thrilled to announce that Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, the 2018 world championship challenger, #1 rated American chess player, and longtime #2 player in the world, will be a Chess.com commentator for the 2021 World Chess Championship later this year! Caruana's unparalleled insights on world championship matches and on the champion Magnus … [Read more...] about Chess Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Joins Chess.com World Championship Commentary Team

BOSTON - EnCirca announced today that they are accepting registrations for the one-week Trademark Sunrise Period for the .forever blockchain-based Top-Level-Domain (TLD). EnCirca is the exclusive Sunrise registrar for the .forever TLD. Trademark owners have one week to submit registrations at www.encirca.com/forever before the .forever Land Rush begins on August 2. … [Read more...] about .forever Enters One Week Sunrise Period For Trademark Owners — Blockchain’s First Truly Decentralized Top-Level-Domain

Pitch competition showcased six energy-focused startups with cutting-edge technology addressing persistent and emerging energy transition problems SAN FRANCISCO - After a 8 week long competition, Cleantech.org selected Cemvita Factory as the $100K cash winner of the inaugural GS Beyond Energy Innovation Challenge.Yesterday, six finalists pitched in front of five highly … [Read more...] about Cleantech.org Announces Cemvita Factory as $100,000 GS Beyond Energy Innovation Challenge Winner