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Join Neustar’s Town Hall Meeting and Help Shape the Future Of .US

Neustar is hosting a live town hall forum next month to discuss the United States' country code Top-Level Domain, .US. It's a can't-miss event for anyone interested in the future of .US.

Google Buys Business.Site Domain for ‘Google My Business’

Radix has sold the domain name business.site to Google. As part of Google My Business, small business owners are able to make a website with a BUSINESSNAME.business.site domain name for free. The service is available globally to all merchants enrolled in Google My Business.

Radix Announces Global Web Design Contest, F3.space

Radix has launch of a global web design contest, F3.space through which web designers, developers and existing customers are invited to submit their website on any of the 9 gTLDs operated by Radix, such as .ONLINE, .TECH, .SPACE, .STORE, .PRESS, .SITE, .WEBSITE, .HOST and .FUN.

5 Afilias Top Level Domains Now Licensed for Sale in China

Afilias, a leading domain registry operator, is pleased to announce that the China Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) has issued a formal statement that awards the .INFO, .MOBI, .RED, .PRO and .KIM Top Level Domains (TLDs) a license for sale in China as required by the latest MIIT guidelines.

Radix Announces Largest New gTLD Sale with Casino.Online

Radix, the portfolio registry behind 9+ popular new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), announced the sale of casino.online to an anonymous buyer for $201,250 in an all-cash deal.

Radix Launches Startup League at TechCrunch

The Startup League is a unique startup-support program designed to aid early stage startups that use any of Radix's TLDs to launch their idea or company. This initiative will support startups across several key areas like marketing, event sponsorships, and PR.

Celebrating One Year of .online

Last year this time, one of the most awaited new gTLDs, .ONLINE entered general availability followed by a successful launch. With 10,000 registrations in the first 10 minutes and 38,000 in the first 24 hours, it was one of the most sought after extensions by customers globally.

Afilias Acquires Premium TLDs .ARCHI, .BIO and .SKI

Afilias announces the acquisition of StartingDot, the Registry Operator for 3 new TLDs: .ARCHI, .BIO and .SKI. The acquisition agreement is part of Afilias' ongoing program of acquiring new TLDs to add to its portfolio. StartingDot's TLDs are a good fit with other Afilias TLD's such as .ORGANIC, .GREEN, .BLUE, and .PRO.

Radix Adds Dyn as a DNS Service Provider

Radix has contracted global industry leader Dyn to become its second supplier of DNS services for all its new domains. Dyn's DNS service will run concurrently with Radix's existing DNS services, thereby adding a layer of DNS redundancy.

.STORE Grosses Over $1 Million Before the Close of Day 1

New gTLD Portfolio Registry, Radix launched its latest TLD .store, into General Availability earlier this week. Positioned as the domain for businesses of all sizes looking to sell online, .store reached 10,000 registrations in the first 10 minutes. It closed the 24 hour mark at 25,026 registrations.