Domain Name News

Leading experts and companies in the cybersecurity, Internet and Domain Name infrastructure industry announced on March 23, 2014 the formation of the Secure Domain Foundation (SDF), a new, non-profit, community-driven organization devoted to the identification and …

Beilong Zedata (Beijing) Data Technology Co., Ltd has been approved by ICANN to provide data escrow services to new gTLD Registry Operators. All new gTLD Registry Operators are required to regularly deposit a backup copy …

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced at ICANN 49 in Singapore that the number of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) that have been delegated now tops 175. Recently delegated gTLDs include …

Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) send out a press release today claiming that over 500,000 claims notices have been delivered. TMCH is providing protection to over 10,000 brands and businesses and over 28,000 trademarks have been recorded …

Fadi Chehadé, ICANN president and CEO, wrote an article trying to correct some general inaccuracies and misconceptions regarding the U.S. announcement and IANA functions. Here is what he said: On Friday, March 14 the U.S. …

Earlier today I posted an article about the new ICANN.org website. ICANN just posted a video demonstration of the new website made by the Neo software development company that designed the site. Take a look: …

Belgian registrar NAMEWEB BVBA made a data retention waiver request to ICANN. The waiver request comes after the first waiver granted by ICANN to OVH SAS on the basis of French law. ICANN has made …

The new ICANN.org website is ready and it’s official launch will be next month. You can already see it live at new.icann.org. ICANN is due to migrate to the new site in April – but …

ICANN introduced the new Global Domains Division (GDD) portal. ICANN’s Global Domains Division (GDD) oversees generic domain operations, domain name industry engagement and Web services, with the goal of having all of these pieces coming …

The domain name KIK.DE sold at Sedo for 178,500 EUR or about $246,000 this Friday. The domain was bought by a German clothing company name KiK Textilien & Non-Food GmbH. The domain KIK.DE already redirects …

The Domainers Choice Awards 2014 nominees were announced today and one major domainer name is missing from the nominees: Rick Schwartz. I voted for him as a nominee for the Domain Ambassador award. I know …

CentralNic Group, the internet platform business which earns revenues from the worldwide subscription sales of domain names, has added four valuable domain names to its existing portfolio of 25 “uncontested” domain names that are ready …

ICANN 49 meeting in Singapore is underway (March 23 – 27) and these are 3 of the subjects in this meeting that I am interested in: Internet Governance – IANA transition This will be the …

In the past week (Mar 10 to Mar 16), 691 (677 last week) transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.5 million ($1.3m last week). Only 252 (218 last week) domains from …