Domain Name News

81,000 .EU domain names were SUSPENDED

.EU

On 1 January 2021, following the notices EURid, the .eu registry, published on their website since June 2020 and the emails they sent to affected registrars and registrars, over 81 000 domain names whose registrants …

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DNWE is switching to a subscription model

DNWE 2.0 is launching on January 10th, 2021. Here are all the announced upcoming changes to the platform: Platform Subscription DNWE will be switching to a subscription model for all users. The 2021 subscription price …

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Epik update on Afternic fast transfer status

See below Epik’s update on Afternic fast transfer status after GoDaddy terminated the Afternic/Epik partnership. Today is the day the agreement was set by GoDaddy to terminate. Regarding Afternic Faster Transfer and Epik’s Commitment to …

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Stats about the .blog New gTLD extension

.blog domains

The .blog registry, Knock Knock WHOIS There, shared some stats about the quality of the New gTLD extension. Knock Knock WHOIS There, LLC is a subsidiary of Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com and Jetpack. It …

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GoDaddy fail

I won a domain at GoDaddy auction on the 1st of January 2021. I tried to pay for it. Here is all I tried so I could pay and failed: I tried to pay using …

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Donuts completes the Afilias acquisition

Donuts Inc. announced that it has completed its acquisition of Afilias, Inc. The announcement came after ICANN approved the change of control of Afilias. “Now under one corporate structure, the two companies will continue to …

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R.I.P. Dietmar Stefitz

I was very sad to hear on Friday the passing of Dietmar Stefitz. Dietmar Stefitz was among many other things the founder of Domaining Europe. (Later sold to NamesCon/GoDaddy and became NamesCon Europe.) I went …

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MediaOptions partners with DAN.COM for domain brokerage

MediaOptions today announced a partnership with DAN.COM, the blockchain-powered Domain Automation Network, to provide brokerage services to customers listing domains on the DAN.COM platform. The partnership combines the DAN.COM platform with MediaOptions’ domain brokerage services …

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