GoDaddy with Governor Jan Brewer, and representatives from Arizona State University Research Park, Ryan Companies, the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) and the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), announced plans for a major Arizona expansion with …
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Sedo sells 703 domains worth $1.46 million: moms.com 252k USD, fotograf.de 89,250 EUR – Week 29/4-5/5
This week, 703 transactions (763 last week) took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.46 million ($1.57 last week). Only 254 domains (253 last week) were reported by Sedo this week. The other …
Read More »6 new gTLDs applications withdrawn for .LOVE, .BOOK, etc. (total at 57)
This past week 6 more new gTLDs applications were withdrawn and their status was updated at the ICANN New gTLD website. These 6 withdrawn applications bring the total of withdrawn gTLD applications to 57. Global …
Read More »2nd day results of Afilias 3rd premium .INFO auction at Namejet: Games.info $11,500, Gold.info $10,099 etc
Namejet partnered with Afilias to auction a list of 79 Premium .INFO domains for the first time. The list includes domains such as books.info, gold.info, casinos.info, shop.info, stocks.info and a lot more. Each name is …
Read More »WIPO stats for Q1 2013: UDRP complaints down, average number of domains per case up, .com domains 62% of cases
I checked the WIPO stats for the 1st quarter of 2013 and found that UDRP complaints have slowed down while the average number of domain names per case has increased. Usually the first 2 quartes …
Read More »New gTLD program posts 50 new Initial Evaluation results: 31 applications get a pass (total is 244)
The next set of Initial Evaluation Results was released by ICANN. The total number of passing applications is now 244. ICANN released Initial Evaluation (IE) results for the next set of applications with priority numbers …
Read More »1st day results of Afilias 3rd premium .INFO auction at Namejet: CreditCards.info $9,323, Auto.info $6,800 etc
Namejet partnered with Afilias to auction a list of 79 Premium .INFO domains for the first time. The list includes domains such as books.info, gold.info, casinos.info, shop.info, stocks.info and a lot more. Each name is …
Read More »Top Level Domain Holdings (Minds+Machines) withdraws 4 new gTLD applications: .free, .sale, .spa and .zulu
The Company has decided as a consequence of GAC warnings, and after discussion with relevant governments, to withdraw four of its applications: .free, .sale, .spa and .zulu. The GAC strongly advised against four gTLDs, none …
Read More »Sedo latest sales: Evora.com 94,000 USD, Kurzreise.de 33,320 EUR, InThePicture.com 15,000 USD 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 »ICANN sends notice of breach to 3 registrars: Elserver SRL, Ground Internet Inc., DNS:NET Internet Service
As of 25 and 26 April 2013, 3 ICANN accredited registrars are in breach of their Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). ICANN requests that these 3 …
Read More »ICANN Engagement Center to Open in Latin America (Montevideo, Uruguay)
The President and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) today announced the opening of an engagement center in Montevideo, Uruguay. “The opening of this regional engagement center is …
Read More »Keep your whois details current – Especially keep your admin email domain registered!
I was checking my domain deciding what domains to renew. I usually also check the other extensions in order to make a decision. When deciding to renew or not a .info domain I noticed that …
Read More »Top Level Domain Holdings (Minds+Machines) Report: 92 gTLD applications, $15,000,000 additional funding raised
Top Level Domain Holdings Limited (AIM: TLDH.L), the only publicly traded company focused exclusively on acquiring and operating new generic top-level domains (“gTLDs”), announced its audited results for the fourteenmonth period ended 31 December 2012 …
Read More »Nominet selects Domainbox.com to run .cymru / .wales reseller platform
Domainbox.com, the cloud based wholesale domain name registration and management platform owned by the Host Europe Group, today announced its selection by Nominet Registrar Services Ltd (NRS), the subsidiary set up by Nominet to provide …
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