Domain Name News

Flooding the domain name auctions, even if the domains are of top quality, will never produce the best results and the highest prices. These auctions will probably get the highest reseller prices at best. When …

The next set of Initial Evaluation (IE) Results was released by ICANN. ICANN has ramped up the number of results to batches of 100 prioritized applications per week. The total number of passing applications is now 433. ICANN released Initial …

Aftermarket.com, a domain name marketplace, announced that it will start offering domain name parking as well as being able to sell domains. By parking your domains on the Aftermarket nameservers, Aftermarket claims that you will …

On May 15th NameJet announced a partnership with Yummy Names (owned by Tucows) to auction an exclusive list of 97 premium domain names. These domains are available exclusively at NameJet. Here are the results of the …

Afternic announced their partnership with Directi, the largest domain registrar in Asia and seventh-largest registrar in the world. Directi will join the Afternic reseller network as a Premium Partner, incorporating Afternic’s vast inventory of premium domains …

Afilias has auctioned off 300+ premium .info domains in the past 6 months and lately a lot of these domains are popping up in auctions or sales reports. I get a lot of questions from …

In the GAC Beijing Communiqué [PDF, 156 KB], the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) issued advice to the ICANN Board of Directors regarding New gTLD applications. My initial response was that this advice will derail the whole process. I don’t …

ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top level domain (TLD) for online adult entertainment, announced today that they have struck a deal with one of the most recognized companies in the online adult …

Both UDRP complaints for the domain names RonPaul.com and RonPaul.org were denied today at the WIPO. The full decisions have not been published yet. More details on a post when the decisions are available to the …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …