General Manager of the .eu registry EURid, Marc Van Wesemael, shares his views on changes in the domain market in the .eu 2012 annual report. “2012 was a very productive year for Europe’s top-level domain, …
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ICANN selects Los Angeles for the ICANN 51 meeting held on 12-17 October 2014
ICANN selected Los Angeles, California for its 3rd 2014 meeting (ICANN 51). The North America meeting is going to be held on 12-17 October 2014. The 2014 Los Angeles ICANN Public meeting is designated as ICANN’s …
Read More »Dotster, MyDomain.com & Domain.com hiking up .com renewal prices to earn $300k more per year
Dotster, MyDomain.com & Domain.com which are basically one company are hiking up .com domain name prices by $0.50 based on the .net, .org, .info and .biz price increases that are coming up in the next …
Read More »Marchex Report: Corporations with Local Branches Likely To Lose Billions Each Year in Digital Ads
A report released today by Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHX) found that billions in ad dollars likely go to waste when corporations with local branches invest in separate digital marketing campaigns with no centrally-controlled brand message. …
Read More »The Arab Center for Dispute Resolution (ACDR) approved by ICANN to become the 5th UDRP provider
The Arab Center for Dispute Resolution (ACDR) was approved by ICANN on the 18th of May to become the 5th UDRP provider. ICANN just published the agenda of the Regular Meeting of the ICANN Board …
Read More »Report of Afilias 3rd premium .INFO auction at Namejet: 79 domains sold for $239,317 (wine.info $13,600)
Namejet partnered with Afilias to auction a list of 79 Premium .INFO domains for the first time. Each name was listed with No Reserve. The auctions ran from May 3rd to May 10th. Here are some …
Read More »3 new gTLDs applications withdrawn for .KIEHLS (L’Oréal), .ANTHEM, .BOOK (total at 66)
This past week 3 more new gTLDs applications were withdrawn and their status was updated at the ICANN New gTLD website. These 3 withdrawn applications bring the total of withdrawn gTLD applications to 66. WellPoint, …
Read More »New gTLD program posts 50 new Initial Evaluation results: 41 applications get a pass (total is 341)
The next set of Initial Evaluation (IE) Results was released by ICANN. The total number of passing applications is now 341. ICANN released Initial Evaluation (IE) results for the next set of applications with priority numbers 350-400. There are …
Read More »Sedo latest sales: Creditos.com.mx 19k USD, Garnki.pl 12,650 EUR, Essentials.co.uk 10,000 GBP etc.
Here are some of the most notable sales at Sedo during the past week. These are sales that were published after the latest Sedo report was released last Tuesday. Please find below the list of …
Read More »My registrar complaints part 2: enom.com, domainmonster.com, hexonet.net
Some people say that I complain a lot. Maybe they are right but most of the times I have a reason to complain. I am a very active domainer and developer meaning that I buy …
Read More »My registrar complaints part 1: register.com, dynadot.com, moniker.com
Some people say that I complain a lot. Maybe they are right but most of the times I have a reason to complain. I am a very active domainer and developer meaning that I buy …
Read More »ICANN sends notice of breach to registrar: USA Webhost, Inc.
As of 10 May 2013, 1 more ICANN accredited registrar is in breach of their Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Registrar: USA Webhost, Inc. (IANA #439) …
Read More »Sedo sells 677 domains worth $1.15 million: iPark.com 23k USD, NAV.co 6k USD – Week 6/5-12/5
This week, 677 transactions (703 last week) took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.15 million ($1.46 last week). Only 199 domains (254 last week) were reported by Sedo this week. The other …
Read More »6 new gTLDs applications withdrawn for .ONLINE (Namecheap), .MAIL (Afilias), .MOVIE, .TLD, .INC (total at 63)
This past week 6 more new gTLDs applications were withdrawn and their status was updated at the ICANN New gTLD website. These 6 withdrawn applications bring the total of withdrawn gTLD applications to 63. Following …
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