From 25 May 2018, the .UK WHOIS will no longer display the registrant’s name or address, unless they have given permission to do so. The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on …
Read More »ICANN 61 takes place from 10-15 March 2018 in San Juan, Puerto Rico
The ICANN 61 Public Meeting takes place from 10-15 March 2018 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This six-day meeting will be focused on outreach, capacity building, and showcasing ICANN’s work to a broader global audience. …
Read More »Domaining Europe becomes NamesCon Europe
Domaining Europe will transition into NamesCon Europe beginning with the upcoming June 7-9th event in Valencia, Spain. Dietmar Stefitz, who founded Domaining Europe in 2008, will directly manage the 2018 event with the assistance of …
Read More »ICANN proposes interim GDPR model, including an accreditation program for full Thick WHOIS data access
In 2018, ICANN is focused on developing and soliciting input on interim models for collecting registration data and implementing registration directory services to comply with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ICANN’s …
Read More »Top New gTLD domain name sales of 2017 (home.loans, the.club, casino.online, video.games)
These are the 41 highest selling New gTLD domain names of all 2017. Why 41? Because all 41 domains below were sold for $10,000 or more either by the respective registry or by a domain …
Read More »Having trouble getting into my account at the new Fabulous.com
Fabulous started migrating to the new Fabulous.com yesterday and the migration seems to have been completed today. Not exactly sure if they have finished 100% of the migration but the new website is up and running. …
Read More »Uniregistry has a domain name auth code bug
I was moving 115 domains out of Uniregistry today and while doing so I found a bug in their system. I used the export to CSV tool to get the auth codes for all my …
Read More ».Com and .info maintained consistent positive growth in 2017 (1 in 3 gTLDs contracted over 2017)
The DomainWire Global TLD Stat Report Q4/2017 has been published. The report covers the global status and registration trends in all top-level domains (legacy gTLDs, new gTLDs and ccTLDs), with additional focus on the European …
Read More »Sometimes you just get lucky and you forget to bid on a domain auction…
I remember it very vividly. I wanted to buy a domain name that was in an auction in 2014. I totally forgot to bid for the domain name and I was bummed. The domain name …
Read More »A new organization protecting the rights of domain name registrants was founded
“Domain Name Rights Coalition“, a new organization protecting the rights of domain name registrants was founded. The organization says it is “dedicated to protecting the rights of Internet Domain Name Registrants and fight for fair …
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Google new spam policy: Expired domain abuse
Google announced the March 2024 core update that they claim is designed to improve the quality of Search by showing less content that feels like it was made to attract clicks, and more content that people find useful. They also shared that Google has new spam policies to better handle …
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Buyer of Cofounders .com shares his thought process
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Ladies and gentlemen this is Rick Schwartz
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7 things Jordan Fried learned about domains (Owner of NFT.com and PuertoRico.com)
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Mike Mann says GoDaddy domain appraisals are a total scam and a racket
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Upcoming changes to Dan.com
GoDaddy and DAN want to move towards a simplified Aftermarket experience so they are announcing three upcoming changes to Dan.com. 1. Payout Currency Selection Starting on July 5th, you can choose a preferred payout currency in your payout settings. This enables payouts in either US Dollars (USD), Great British Pounds …
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Dan.com landers are now available on Afternic
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DAN: Import Lease to Own (LTO) transactions with a 10% commission
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7 things Jordan Fried learned about domains (Owner of NFT.com and PuertoRico.com)
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Liquid market report Q4 2022: $11.4M in Escrow.com sales