Unprecedented Release of Two-character .BIZ Domain Names

San Francisco, CA (Gawkwire.com) Pool.com, a leading online marketplace for domain names, has teamed with Neustar, the global registry operator for the .BIZ Internet domain, to release an invaluable set of short, memorable and extremely rare two-character .BIZ domains. The “TwoDotBiz” auction will offer an exclusive roster of more than 1000 two-character names, which will be made available in a phased release beginning November 30, 2009 through February 2010.

The availability of these .BIZ domains via the TwoDotBiz initiative will mark the first time that a generic top-level domain (gTLD) registry has released so many two-character names.
 
“The release of two-character .BIZ domains represents an unprecedented opportunity for businesses and online media to acquire a short memorable domain names such as PC.BIZ, DP.BIZ and IP.BIZ,” says Richard Schreier, CEO of Pool.com.

Recently one-character .BIZ domains were made available through an RFP process and an online auction. Overstock was awarded O.BIZ during the RFP phase and the company recently announced it would be branding its major new e-commerce initiative O.BIZ.

With more than two million domains currently registered, .BIZ is the first and only Internet domain designed exclusively to meet the needs of innovative, high-growth businesses of all sizes everywhere in the world. .BIZ is particularly appealing for businesses, media and B2B companies that market products or services to other businesses.

“The demand we experienced during the release of one-character .BIZ domain names validated the attractiveness of the .BIZ brand. There are many companies with long company names, and others who have names that are difficult to spell or remember,” says Tim Switzer, Vice President, Registry Services for Neustar. “We are very pleased to be working with Pool.com to make a short, memorable alternative available.”

The complete list of two-character .BIZ domain names available for auction at Pool.com, including the auction date for each name, can be found at www.twodotbiz.biz.