ICA, the Internet Commerce Association, sent a letter today asking ICANN for an explanation of the .org decision. ICA says that ICANN’s decision to execute the new .org Registry Agreement despite overwhelming public opposition is …
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ICANN screws everybody! .info, .biz and .asia contracts were renewed too!
In case anyone in this domain name industry really cares, the .org Registry Agreement contract was not the only contract renewed by ICANN. The .info, .biz and .asia Registry Agreement contracts were renewed too on …
Read More »1,835,159 unclaimed .uk domain names to be released
1,835,159 unclaimed .uk domain names will be released in the next few days. UK domain registrants with a third-level domain (.co.uk, .org.uk, .me.uk, .net.uk, .plc.uk or .ltd.uk) had until 06:00 BST (UTC+1) on Tuesday, 25th …
Read More »ICANN renewed the .ORG Registry Agreement with no price caps
ICANN renewed the .ORG Registry Agreement with no price caps while the .org registry operator with the funnier name (PIR) Public Interest Registry issued the statement below. Name is funny because the only thing that …
Read More »CentralNic acquires Hexonet/1API for up to €10 million
CentralNic Group PLC (AIM: CNIC) announced it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire all shares in Hexonet, an international platform for resellers of domain names, for up to €10.0 million, subject to customary …
Read More »And this is why you get an NDA!
While I didn’t really share the industry’s excitement regarding the sale of Voice.com for $30 million. Of course it is a good sale and it is good to know the sale happened but we need many …
Read More »MMX to launch Adult Domain Name Trademark Protection Service
Minds + Machines Group Limited (“MMX”) announced that the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved its request to introduce a new blocking service that will allow trademark holders to better protect their …
Read More »10 questions with Reza Sardeha, CEO of DAN.COM
Undeveloped.com was renamed to DAN.COM last week and introduced the blockchain powered Domain Automation Network in partnership with IBM. So I asked Reza Sardeha, the CEO of DAN.COM, 10 questions: 1. How do you intent to bring …
Read More »I don’t share the domaining industry’s excitement about the Voice.com sale
While most of the domaining industry seems to be ecstatic about the sale of the domain name Voice.com for $30 million I can’t say I share this excitement. First of all this seems like a …
Read More »The domain name Links.com was sold for 700,000 Euro
The domain name Links.com was sold for 700,000 Euro. The equivalent today in USD is $797,825. The buyer of the domain is AllMyLinks.com as Links.com is forwarding to their website. The service aims to keep …
Read More »Afilias to acquire .GLOBAL domain extension
Afilias today announced the signing of an agreement to acquire Dot Global Domain Registry Limited in Dublin, the registry operator for the .GLOBAL Top Level Domain. With nearly 50,000 names under management, .GLOBAL is one of …
Read More »NamesCon Europe 2020-2022 city locations announced
NamesCon Europe 2019 officially concluded and the next 3 European city locations were announced. Soeren von Varchmin, CEO of NamesCon and CloudFest, announced the 2020-2022 Namescon Europe locations: 2020 – Budapest 2021 – Rome 2022 – Cologne …
Read More »Video of the GoDaddy AMA at NamesCon Europe (including the story of the Voice.com domain sale)
You can watch here the complete 30 minute video from “Ask me anything about GoDaddy’s Aftermarket or Afternic” at NamesCon Europe 2019. The AMA was part of the first day, Thursday June 20, of NamesCon …
Read More ».Club reduces prices on premium domain names
Twice a year .Club is making adjustments to their premium name inventory available at registrars around the world and they just released their latest update as noted on their blog. In order to make certain …
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