Top Level Share Discussion Threads

[spiritfinder] 17/3/2014 19:22

RNS this week with an update on the transition to Minds + Machines Ltd, .KIWI entering the Landrush phase & an overview of progress.

Everything coming together very nicely and the strengthening of the case for the Yahoo takeover approach we're all expecting.

The question is, will other Parties attempt to pre-empt that by making an early bid on the Company?

[spiritfinder] 17/3/2014 19:17

Verisign were always one of the Companies touted as a likely party to make a takeover offer for TLDH.

However, I think Yahoo will be the front runner as their strategy would suggest letting the gTLD process go ahead with a view to Takeover for entry into the space, rather then direct participation from the ground upwards. That would give them a route to entry to compete on some level at least with Google.

I very much doubt it'll be a one horse race anyway, all the better for TLDH/Minds + Machines when you consider the Cash resources of such Companies.

[treble in 1999] 14/3/2014 14:31

Thats anywhere between 3-6m to us. We are now in profit. Everything else staight to bottom line virtuaslly.
Creep creep creep to mega profits.
Have a good weekend.

[smarm] 14/3/2014 08:36

Johnma - I see we have 14 of the top 50 with just shy of 300,000 pre-registrations. New registrations across the board going at a steady 400-500 a day. I think this is going to need a lot of publicity to really get going but at least we're out of the blocks.

S

[smarm] 11/3/2014 13:44

Dylan - thanks.

S

[dylanl2] 11/3/2014 08:27

A zone is a zone, only one person can write into it so those are the figures. Agree with the .web query, obviously it's all web based!

[smarm] 11/3/2014 08:21

Odd that .web is top. Seems to miss the point to me.

So..stupid question perhaps...is that just United Domain's figs...to get a full picture we have to add Donuts', 1&1 etc???

S

[smarm] 11/3/2014 08:17

johnma - thanks.

S

[johnma] 10/3/2014 23:46

United domains have listed the numbers as we get closer to the launch I Anticpate at 50 - 100k registrations

[smarm] 10/3/2014 20:35

Johnma - where do the .London pre-reg numbers come from please? What share do we have in .London?

S

[johnma] 10/3/2014 20:00

.LONDON:Keep Calm and Log On.London has never shied away from an opportunity to move forward, and with a .LONDON TLD, neither will you.Fresh innovation for a seasoned global leaderToday, more than ever, London is deeply engaged with the globe. That's why the .LONDON new top-level domain (new gTLD) is coming into existence, to allow a broader and more dedicated web presence for the incredible variety of people, businesses, and cultural institutions that call London home. With nearly 8 million residents and a history stretching back almost 2,000 years, London has been one of the globe's great financial and commercial centers for centuries.Europe's Leading CityAs one of the largest metropolitan areas in Europe, it represents approximately 30 percent of the UK economy, and 20 percent of Europe's largest companies are headquartered there. Educationally, it features Imperial College, King's College, and University College, as well as the London School of Economics and dozens of smaller schools. The 2012 Olympic summer games will be the third for the city, making London the only city to host the games three times.The Benefits of .LONDONOnce launched, .LONDON will benefit the city by reaching a new audience and attracting tourists as well as investors. London and Partners, the official applicant for .LONDON, believes the .LONDON new gTLD will:Create new employment opportunities in the cityExpand the city's brand by providing a new way to promote LondonDevelop opportunities for marketing and business for non-profits as well as private businessesLondon joins several other major European cities applying for new gTLDs including Paris, Berlin and Rome.Total Number ofPre-Registrations19,383(free, non binding domain pre-registrations)Domain DetailsLaunch Q3/2014Price TBA

[johnma] 09/3/2014 20:53

Check this out:Final .eco applicant completes evaluation | DomainIncite - Domain Name News & Opinionhttp://domainincite.com/15975-final-eco-applicant-completes-evalution

[johnma] 09/3/2014 13:25

Just an idea of potential value .Photos is first day winner in Donuts' latest batch of new TLDsBY Andrew Allemann - Mar 06, 2014Uncategorized4 Comments.Photos easily outpaces three other domain names that reverted to regular pricing yesterday.Four more new top level domain names from Donuts launched with regular pricing yesterday: .Photos, .Careers, .Shoes, and .Recipes..Photos led the others by a wide margin when it came to the initial hours of release. At the time the zone reports were published, .Photos had added 4,065 domain names to close at 4,509. Generally speaking, pre-registrations make up the bulk of adds in these "day one" zone files.It's important to note that zone files typically under report total registrations because they only include domain names with nameservers.Donuts' related domain name .photography now has over 25,000 registrations..Careers came in second place with 2,049 registrations to date. .Shoes has 1,527 and .Recipes just 999.Three more of Donuts' domain names are now in the Early Access Program phase: .cab, .limo, and .domains. Pre-orders for these three domains will be executed on March 12, which is the first day of regular pricing.

[finethings] 08/3/2014 00:47

.London may well be one of the more interesting of the new tlds - worth trying to register a few I would think

Interesting article in the FT about Frank Schilling, the owner of Uniregistry, who made millions buying and selling domain names -

[spiritfinder] 07/3/2014 20:58

Email from dotLondon

"Good afternoon.

Thank you for your continued interest in the new dotlondon domain.

Our plans for launching dotlondon are now gaining pace. Many of you will have seen our announcement that dotlondon web addresses will go on sale April 29 for an initial three month period during which Londoners and London businesses will be given priority in applying for their chosen domain names. You can find all the details about the announcement on our website, mydotlondon.com 

We will be making many more announcements about our launch plans over the coming weeks and months. We will post updates on our website so we would urge you to keep checking the site. We are also in the process of launching on social media and we plan to use these channels for the latest news and information about dotlondon. You may like to follow us on Twitter. You can find us at twitter.com/mydotlondon or by searching @mydotlondon on Twitter. You can find our tweets by searching the hash tag #dotlondon."

[ftangftang] 06/3/2014 23:31

fine things
a very fine find
anyone wanting exposure to this 'internet revolution' will surly be buying TLDH
cheers
buzz

[finethings] 06/3/2014 19:25

A short article about TLDH and other companies you can buy stocks in to invest in domain names -

[mirabeau] 06/3/2014 14:38

My pleasure

[finethings] 06/3/2014 14:37

Cool MB - many thanks!

[mirabeau] 06/3/2014 14:31

FT

You change the hxxp to HTTP (capital letters)

M

[finethings] 06/3/2014 14:29

Mortimer - how do you get your links to be clickable ? Whenever I put up a link on ADVFN it is changed to hxxp etc...

[johnma] 06/3/2014 11:07

Interesting to see what will stop this stock falling back. The key risks have been mitigated.

[mortimer7] 06/3/2014 10:26

Name change, AIM admission doc. attached. Interestingly gives a list of large shareholders.