Almost 45% of all New gTLD domain names are registered with Go Daddy, eNom comes second with 8,65%, Network Solutions is third with 8,44%, United Domains is 4th with 7,89% and Name.com is 5th with …
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The 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) – What You Need to Know
Last summer, ICANN announced the 2013 RAA, which was created to foster transparency and accountability in the domain name industry. The RAA is the contract registrars sign with ICANN that outlines the rules they agree …
Read More »Swiss domain names .ch to be registered via a registrar (and not the SWITCH registry)
The public consultation on the new Ordinance on Internet Domains (OID) runs from 12th February 2014 to 17th April 2014. The Ordinance stipulates, among other things, that end customers will no longer be able to …
Read More »Go Daddy just registered 2 trademark New gTLD domain names in my account
Go Daddy just registered 2 trademark domain names in my name it found in my account shopping cart. I repeat: I didn’t buy these 2 domains. Go Daddy bought them and charged my credit card …
Read More »Tucows 2013 Q4 Report: Hover grows 20%+ year-over-year
Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ:TCX, TSX:TC), a global provider of domain names and other Internet services, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013. All figures are in U.S. dollars. “In the …
Read More »Registrars are required to investigate reports of abuse under the 2013 RAA
I am having an argument with Go Daddy about this so called blog DigiInno (.com) that steals all the posts from domaining.com. I know that this domain is not hosted with Go Daddy but they …
Read More »ICANN sends notice of breach to 3 registrars from Israel, Brazil and Argentina because of past due accreditation fees
As of February 4th and 7th 2014, 3 ICANN accredited registrars are in breach of their Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The breach is because of …
Read More »Irish Registrar Blacknight Is Furious At ICANN Because Of RAA 2013
Blacknight, an Irish based ICANN accredited domain registrar and hosting company, is furious at ICANN about the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) 2013. A blog post called “ICANT Cope With ICANN!” (with a URL that ends …
Read More »Go Daddy whois bug with New gTLD domain name pre-registrations
I noticed a strange bug today with Go Daddy pre-registrations for new gTLD domain names. It seems that all pre-registrations default to a whois record for a registrant called “Fast Fix (Services) Ltd”. I had …
Read More »Go Daddy adds help section for New gTLD Pre Registration Refunds and Auctions
Go Daddy added a help section that addresses most of the questions that users have for New gTLD Pre Registration Refunds and Auctions. There is information to answer refund and auction questions for each pre-registration …
Read More »120+ domain names were hacked at UK registrar 123-Reg
An article at TheRegister.co.uk describes how a customer of domain name registrar and web hosting provider 123-reg, owned by Host Europe Group, lost control of his account with 120+ domain names. The customer that wanted …
Read More »ICANN terminates accreditation for South Korean registrar Asadal.com
ICANN sent a notice of termination of registrar accreditation agreement for the registrar Asadal, Inc. from South Korea on the 30th of January 2014. The registrar holds about 20000 domain names. As of 30 January 2014, Asadal, Inc.’s Registrar Accreditation Agreement …
Read More »The ICANN Accredited Registrars That Have Signed The 2013 RAA Are Now 200
The number of the ICANN Accredited Registrars that have signed the 2013 RAA (Registrar Accreditation Agreement) has now reached 200. This is important because these are the only registrars from over 1000 that are allowed to …
Read More »GoDaddy’s Statement Regarding the @N PayPal/GoDaddy Issue
Naoki Hiroshima, made a post on Medium.com about how he lost his @N twitter username because of PayPal and GoDaddy. His “How I Lost My $50,000 Twitter Username” article is “A story of how PayPal …
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