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The Last 5 Years of .IO Extension Sales
The .io extension remains one of the most popular after .com, particularly for technology-oriented startups. In January 2020 I wrote a two-part series on the .io extension for the …
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Study Insights: Consumer Trust in Domain Extensions
A recent study by Atom.com (formerly Squadhelp) titled “Insights on Domain Names Backed by Deep Audience Research” reveals that U.S. consumers tend to trust brands with .com domain…
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Future of .io Domain in Jeopardy Amid UK-Mauritius Treaty and US Intervention
The ongoing UK-Mauritius sovereignty deal over the Chagos Islands has sparked uncertainty regarding the future of the .io country-code top-level domain (ccTLD). The treaty’s potent…
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The Chagos Archipelago and the .io domain
The governments of Mauritius and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recently announced that sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago will move to Mau…
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The Future of the Chagos Islands and the Fate of the .io Domain
In October 2024, the UK made a historic decision to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius, ending decades of conflict and tension between the two nations. T…
