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Domain names containing emojis are a security risk and not recommended, according to a pretty comprehensive review by an ICANN study group. The Country-Code Names Supporting Organization has delivered the results of its 12-person, 18-month Emoji Study ...
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October 28, 2019 Kevin Murphy
.az, .cf, .fm., .ge, .gg, .gq, .je, .ml, .st, .tk, .to, .uz, .vu, .WS, ccnso, Domain Tech, emojis, esg, freenom, ga, idna2008
While 2018 has been rather quiet for emoji domains, another wave of expiring emoji domains have surfaced. GoDaddy’s Aftermarket kicks off this week with 452 emoji domain auctions expiring by end of week. Over 100 of the emoji domain auctions ente...
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December 2, 2018 Alvin Brown
.WS, emoji
Emoji domains have become marginally easier to navigate to in the last month, following an update to Google’s Chrome browser. Google has added “Emoji” to the context menu that appears when users right-click in any editable text field ...
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September 25, 2018 Kevin Murphy
.fm., .to, .WS, Domain Tech, emojis
World Emoji Day, Emojicon BK 2018 and a few other events have come and gone without much to report. Also, some time has passed since the last emoji domain update concerning expired auctions. Very much like new gTLD renewals, the domain renewal grinch h...
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July 21, 2018 Alvin Brown
.WS, emoji
Samoa, the Pacific Island that uses the .WS ccTLD for its domains, faces an uncertain future. At the rate that global temperatures are rising, polar ice will be increasing the water levels, potentially covering most of the Pacific islands. By 2099, the...
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February 27, 2018 DomainGang
.WS, 2099
Things are going to get quite interesting for emoji domains heading into next week, specifically expiring auctions. I’ve been keeping close watch and tabs on emoji domains in general, paying close attention to the number that are expiring on a weekly b...
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February 17, 2018 Alvin Brown
.WS, emoji
What a year it’s been for emoji domains! From fanatics to hardcore critics, emoji domains are carving a niche of their own in an already multifaceted industry. As many rushed to become emoji domain owners with initial latte-priced registration fees in ...
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December 30, 2017 Alvin Brown
.WS, Domain trends, domain valuation, emoji
Alvin Brown posted an interesting article this morning on emoji domains. There are over 1200 emoji domains coming to GoDaddy auctions over the next week. From the article: Most days, the expired emoji domain search returns a handful of domains or, in m...
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December 1, 2017 Raymond Hackney
.WS, Domain trends, emoji