Donuts enters general availability for the following new gTLDs today: .camera .equipment .estate .gallery .graphics .lighting .photography. This is the 2nd batch of 7 new gTLDs following last week’s release of .BIKE .CLOTHING .GURU .HOLDINGS …

A UDRP complaint for the domain name insurance.pro was denied at the National Arbitration Forum. Complainant was Christopher Copeland, represented by John M. Bray of Moreno & Bray Law Firm, Texas, USA.  Respondent was Michael …

ICANN vice president Cyrus Namazi gave an interview on BBC Television in the UK and described the new gTLD program as, “One of the most profound changes in the history of the internet” and said …

ICANN sent a notice of termination of registrar accreditation agreement for the registrar Asadal, Inc. from South Korea on the 30th of January 2014. The registrar holds about 20000 domain names. As of 30 January 2014, Asadal, Inc.’s Registrar Accreditation Agreement …

Today, Calzone (www.Calzone.org) launches the first dynamic calendar for tracking the various stages of every new top-level-domain extension. Calzone is a free productivity tool that was designed to help trademark lawyers, marketing managers and business …

The domain names DomainName.guru and DomainNames.guru were registered today for $175 each at registrar Name.com.The 2 domains were part of a poll I ran last week asking how much one would pay for the domains. …

A press release from FairWinds Partners announced the Beyond the Dot 2014 new top-level domain conference that is going to be held on February 19, 2014 in Washington, DC. Would you attend a new gTLD …

A few days back Discretion.com was introduced, by Francois Carrillo as an anonymous email service. Then I got an email from Discretion.com. I clicked on the link inside thinking it was a promotional message from Francois …

ICANN‘s Nominating Committee (NomCom) invites interested individuals to submit applications and candidate recommendations from the Internet community for key leadership positions to fulfill ICANN‘s technical and policy coordination role. Interested individuals are invited to submit …

Sedo announced 3 five figure domain name sales today: 2 for .com domains and 1 for a .co domain name: DreamExchange.com $28,500 USD (The domain was registered in 1999.) Sandwich.co $18,000 USD (Sandwich.co was registered …

The number of the ICANN Accredited Registrars that have signed the 2013 RAA (Registrar Accreditation Agreement) has now reached 200. This is important because these are the only registrars from over 1000 that are allowed to …

Cincinnati.com featured an article about a supposedly stolen domain name. I say supposedly because the domain was never owned by the Arts Council. “The nonprofit Springfield Township Arts and Enrichment Council was finalizing its plans …

Seattle Seahawks were the big winners in Super Bowl 2014. Super Bowl maybe over but the domain names that were featured in the TV commercials live on: The good (cure.com), the bad (got2getfios.com) and the …

Nominet published the approved new .uk Registrar Agreement and Data Quality Policy, which recognises higher standards and the diversity of registrar business models. The final agreement and policy aim to ensure that registrants have a …