ICM Registry, the .xxx registry, has been offering a list of 1046 .xxx domain names for sale with prices since October 2012. Not many updates had been done to that list, other than removing sold domains, up until …
Read More »London Stock Exchange lets domain name LondonStockExchange.co.uk expire and gets it back with DRS complaint
The London Stock Exchange won a DRS domain name dispute over the domain LondonStockExchange.co.uk. The London Stock Exchange, that operates it’s official website under the LondonStockExchange.com domain, owned the domain LondonStockExchange.co.uk since at least early …
Read More »Shorter, snappier .uk domains to launch on 10th June 2014
.uk registry Nominet has announced a launch date of 10th June 2014 for new ‘example.uk’ domain names. From this date, people will be able to register the shorter ‘example.uk’ domain names through their registrar, alongside …
Read More »15 more New gTLDs went live: .TOKYO, .DATING, .BOUTIQUE, etc.
ICANN announced that on January 23 to 29, 15 more New gTLDs were delegated for a total of 122 new gTLD strings. The 15 new gTLDs are: .VOTING, .TOKYO, .NAGOYA, .DATING, .COMMUNITY, .BOUTIQUE, .BARGAINS, .TIENDA, …
Read More »Consultation on rules for private individuals under .no (Norway)
Norid (operator of the .no ccTLD) has initiated a public hearing on whether private individuals should be able to register domain names directly within .no in addition to registrations within the priv.no category domain. Everyone is invited to give …
Read More »General Availability for .BIKE .CLOTHING .GURU .HOLDINGS .PLUMBING .SINGLES .VENTURES Begins Today
Donuts enters general availability for the following new gTLDs today: .BIKE .CLOTHING .GURU .HOLDINGS .PLUMBING .SINGLES .VENTURES. The Donuts Early Access Program (EAP) is designed for registrants who want to secure relevant, memorable domain names …
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 …
Read More »Endurance International Group Completes Directi Acquisition – Expands in India and Beyond
Endurance International Group (NASDAQ: EIGI) is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of the web presence business of Directi, which operates India’s leading domain registration business. The acquisition of Directi includes B2B …
Read More »UDRP for Gooru.com denied but no RDNH – Owner declined selling domain registered 13 years before trademark
*UDRP Panelist Gabriela Kennedy is also working for a law firm and often submits UDRP complaints on behalf of her customers. Her fellow Panelists decide on her cases.* The UDRP complaint for the domain names …
Read More »Above.com announces “Lead Generation Domain Auction” – 2nd Themed Auction in 2014
Above.com announced today the “Lead Generation Domain Auction” that will be its second Themed Auction in 2014. Bidding will be open to the public commencing March 17, 2014 and ending on April 16, 2014 at …
Read More ».CLUB Trademark “Sunrise Period” Has Began with More than 50 Registrars
.CLUB Domains, LLC, the company formed to own and operate the new “.CLUB” generic top-level domain name (gTLD), announced that it has officially begun its Trademark Sunrise Period, signaling that brands and other trademark owners …
Read More »Afternic/Go Daddy Weekly Domain Sales: Heard.com $40.000, HelloMoney.com $24.000 (1-20-14 to 1-26-14)
Afternic and Go Daddy published their combined weekly domain name sales. The total sales for week 1-20-14 to 1-26-14 were $1.770.240. A lot of domains sales were not reported because the seller and/or buyer asked …
Read More »CheapSSLs.com gets an upgrade and becomes SSLs.com
CheapSSLs.com, a US-based SSL certificates store, got an upgrade and moved to a new domain: SSLs.com. The domain name SSLs.com was registered in 1997 by Sandy Springs Lawn Scapes, Inc., a landscaping company. CheapSSLs.com bought …
Read More »Google’s Matt Cutts: “Old Domains vs New Domains” in Google Ranking
Matt Cutts, head of the webspam team at Google, made a video reply to a question submitted at Google Webmaster Help. The question was: “I have been in business for over 14 years with my …
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