Domain Extensions

Nominet announced today that it plans to update the .uk domain name registration policy so that it can suspend or de-register .uk domain names that promote serious sexual offenses. Although Nominet says that it will …

Top Level Domain Holdings (AIM: TLDH) provided an update on the progress of its uncontested gTLD applications, Minds + Machines’ OPEN Priority Reservation programme and the private auction process. Progress of uncontested TLDH and client …

ICANN announced that on January 14th, 8 more New gTLDs were delegated for a total of 91 new gTLD strings. The 8 new gTLDs are .ZONE, .CHEAP, .MARKETING, .DEMOCRAT, .SOCIAL, .AGENCY, .MODA and .DANCE. Check …

ICANN’s new infographic provides a high-level explanation of the Rights Protection Mechanisms that Trademark holders and their representatives can use to combat infringement during the Domain Name System expansion. New gTLD Program Rights Protection Mechanisms …

Sedo, the world’s largest domain marketplace and monetization provider, maintained its market leading position in 2013, according to the Top 100 Domain Sales Chart as published by the domain industry publication, DN Journal.  With 34 …

An exclusive joint partnership has been announced between Heritage Auctions and RightOfTheDot, LLC to provide live auctioneer and live online auction services for premium domains in new TLD extensions that are being launched over the …

Demand Media, Inc. (NYSE: DMD), a leading media and domain name services company, today announced that its newly formed wholly owned subsidiary, Rightside Group, Ltd. (“Rightside”), has filed a Form 10 registration statement with the …

ICANN announced that on January 8th, 1 more New gTLD was delegated for a total of 83 new gTLD strings. .BERLIN New gTLD was delegated and is now located at http://nic.berlin. Check out the Launch …

CENTR has published its latest stat report for December 2013. CENTR is the association of Internet Country Code Top Level Domain Registries such as .uk in the United Kingdom and .es in Spain. CENTR has 52 …

Today auctions.xyz sold at Namejet for $310 in what was an Advance Auction. The auction only had 5 bids from 4 bidders. The winning bidder won with a bid it made over a month ago: …

.CLUB Domains, LLC, the company formed to own and operate the new “.CLUB” generic top-level domain name (gTLD), announced today that GoDaddy, the world’s largest domain registrar, will be offering “yourname.club” Web addresses to clubs, membership organizations, affinity and …

Residents, companies and organisations based in the European Economic Area (EEA) countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway are eligible to register domain names under the .eu top-level domain from today, 8 January 2014, at 10:00 …

From November 2013 to June 2015 the internet landscape will change as 617 new gTLDs (generic top level domains) will go live. To give you an overview European Domain Centre has created an infographic which …

I read in Domain Gang the NamesCon 2014 is now a SOLD OUT domain conference. So the competition that Flippa is running offering a free ticket worth $600 to NamesCon 2014 is something that latecomers …