The new gTLD’s seem to still be stuck at the starting line when it comes to public awareness, they have been great for the registries. The same special ones with their community are still special. Ok, here is some change, cctld’s are growing and becoming more relevant locally…. I think. And .IO has done a good job. So that’s new.
Read MoreThe major aftermarket platforms haven’t innovated. Still too many names with no way to sort. Buyers come from landing pages, not marketing. The same dropcatch companies are monetizing the expired names and deletion stream. For-sale landers look the same. We have swapped out Estibot (are they still reporting 2006 numbers) for Godaddy valuations as the main data point...
