by Matt Johnson | Jan 27, 2018 | China business, tech sector
Forget Internet censorship and cybersecurity for the moment. Contemplate this: China will own a majority of the world’s web addresses in the next few years and likely a huge chunk of its live websites. This is not speculation. It’s reality. Why? The...
by Matt Johnson | Sep 27, 2016 | clients, PR and strategic communications, tech sector
Three of China’s greatest auction platforms held successful auctions at DOMAINfest @ IoN.Asia in Hong Kong last week. Total auction proceeds reached USD $5.25 million (CNY 35,020,000) and 190.com’s auction also broke the record for 4-number domain prices...
by Matt Johnson | Sep 20, 2016 | clients, experiential marketing, tech sector
DOMAINfest @ IoN.asia kicked off this morning at Cyberport HK with a full audience ready for today’s engaging content and presentations by registries .CLUB, .SHOP and GoDaddy, as well as a hackthon by Incu-Lab and panels with domain industry leaders from around...
by Matt Johnson | Sep 16, 2016 | China business, clients, tech sector
The rise of .VIP in the domain name industry baffled many investors and industry veterans earlier this year when it reached more than 400,000 registrations in its first 30 days (according to nTLDstats). In response to inquiries from many channels since then, the...
by Matt Johnson | Aug 3, 2016 | China business, tech sector
We’ve received word that 190.com recently appointed a new CEO, one of our dearest business partners Tang Jiaqiu (唐嘉求). JQ assumed his new role on August 1st. The announcement indicates that JQ intends to expand 190.com’s international activities and...
