A Thirst for Domain Names in Germany…

We know that Germans are major consumers of beer and bratwurst….Oktoberfest anyone?  But did you know that Germany is also a powerhouse when it comes to worldwide domain registrations. For instance, the country’s .DE ccTLD (country-code Top-Level Domain) is the largest ccTLD in the world.  Here are some interesting insights into the .DE ccTLD, as well as, the progressive domain name market in Germany:

• Germany’s .DE ccTLD is the largest ccTLD in the world with 13,778,408 domains registered. In fact, .DE is the second largest domain extension next to .COM – Click here for the most recent statistics on ccTLDs.
• Almost half of all .DE domains are hyphenated (unlike in North America where hyphenated domains are not very popular, the language semantics of German make hyphens more natural)
• In Germany, the .DE ccTLD is king, meaning .DE is much more popular than .COM when choosing a domain
• Direct navigation is still very popular in Germany. Many people will type a name followed by .DE into the browser directly.
• Germany has 65 million Internet users, the highest among the member states of the European Union.  Most German users are very Internet-savvy.
• Germany has one of the largest domain aftermarkets. It is dominated by one large player, SEDO.
• .DE is the most popular ccTLD in the aftermarket for domain names.  Year-to-date, some significant sales include:  Software.de (235,000 Euros), Free-SMS.de (115,000 Euros) and Website.de (101,150 Euros). Source: DNJournal

Top 20 Cities and Regions with the most domains in 2009:

.DE at a Glance:
Available Domains: .de
Pricing:  View pricing
Requirements: Local presence required
Registry: DENIC
Registration Period: 1 month, 1 year

In addition to offering Trustee Services for .DE registrations (local presence for Non-German entities), HEXONET is pleased to be able to offer “monthly” billing for .DE domains. This feature offers tremendous advantages for both novice, as well as professional domainers. Click here to learn more.  Lastly, HEXONET recently has become one of the first registrars worldwide to be able to offer DNSSEC for .DE registrations.  We highly suggest all our customers to read up on DNSSEC and its importance.

HEXONET will be attending this year’s DomainVermarkterForum in Munich.  We are looking forward to the event and are excited to be able to meet up with all the other attendees.   The sixth DomainVermarketForum in Munich is bound to be a fantastic event.

Event Details

• Event: DomainVermarkterforum 2010
• Date: September 2 – 3, 2010
• Location: Sofitel Munich Bayerpost

The DomainVermarketForum is the biggest and most prominent “Domainer” event in Germany.  According to The DVF Team, they already have more than 140 confirmed attendees and the list is growing!

DomainVermarketForum Topics, Sessions, and Auction:

• A discussion on the responsibility and liability of the Administrative Contact of .DE Domains. (This has been an ongoing discussion for many years now, as in order to register .DE Domains you need to have a local presence and this local presence has to be a natural person and may not be an organization).
• The potential of generic Domains – such as Sale.de, Boxen.de/ Bodybuilding.de, Triathlon.de
• Internet-Profiling-Service by VeriSign
• Live auction with the support of Moniker/SnapNames.
• … and many more.

If you are interested in reselling gTLDs & ccTLDs or want to know more about HEXONET‘s highly successful Domain Backorder Services, contact us at sales@hexonet.net to arrange a brief meet and greet at the event.

If you are familiar with URL shorteners, you may have recently come across “goo.gl”.  Since last year, Google’s Toolbar and FeedBurner syndication service have been using Goo.gl for its link sharing.  So what is .gl?

What is .GL?

.GL is the official ccTLD (country code Top-Level-Domain) of Greenland. HEXONET is happy to announce the immediate availability of .GL to the company’s ever growing list of ccTLDs. HEXONET through 1API, the official house registrar of HEXONET, is among the first registrars worldwide to be offering the .GL ccTLD to the public.

.GL Highlights:
Available Domains: .gl
Pricing:  View Pricing
Requirements: none
Registry: GLNIC (TELE Greenland A/S)
Registration Period: 1-2yrs

Addtional Tidbits:

Did you know that Greenland is the world’s largest non-continental island? It is 3 times the size of Texas.

Greenland isn’t actually green. Over eighty percent of the island (1.8 million square kilometers or 1.1 square miles) is covered with ice. Only Antarctica has more ice.  During the Arctic summer, the sun never sets in Greenland. In Ilulissat, the sun never sets from 25th May to 25th July.

If you are interested in registering larger volumes of .gl domains, please do not hesitate to contact our sales team at:  sales@hexonet.net and allow us to provide you with a quote.