I created a ranking system for all gTLDs, old and new, so I can place the new gTLDs in this ranking system as they come out. This way I can have a reference as to …
Read More »Trademark Clearinghouse: 23.024 marks submitted from 82 countries
The Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) created a dedicated page on which monthly updates on the statistics of the Clearinghouse will be published. So far 23.024 marks have been submitted from 82 countries and 108 jurisdictions. 88,7% …
Read More »Domain Name Registrar Namecheap Launches Newest Responsive Redesign
Web host and domain name registrar Namecheap.com has unveiled its newest redesign, focusing on the latest in design achievements while also sporting a friendly and intuitive interface that is responsive and thus accessible from all …
Read More ».CLUB was delegated today at www.nic.club: Land Rush begins in March and General Availability in May
.CLUB Domains, LLC, the company formed to own and operate the new “.CLUB” generic top-level domain name (gTLD), announced today that its new “.CLUB” domain has been delegated by ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and …
Read More »ICANN Business Constituency: allowing both singular and plural of the same TLD will be an embarrassing mistake
The ICANN Business Constituency sent a letter to the New gTLD Program Committee on December 20th 2013 asking them to reconsider allowing both singular and plural forms of the same TLD string. The ICANN Business …
Read More »My first domainer meeting with Stu Maloff in Greece
I wasn’t able to attend NamesCon this week but I was able to meet a domainer on Tuesday here in Athens, Greece. I met with Stu Maloff from Boca Raton, Florida. We went for a …
Read More »China.com sold for $11.7 million – HongKong.com also sold
The South China Morning Post (scmp.com) reported today that the domain name China.com was purchased in August 2013 for HK$90.8 million. That is about $11.7 million USD. The buyer is China Radio International, a state-owned …
Read More »Mystery Domain Name for Sale at Ebay.com
I have to admit it. People’s creativity in scams never seizes to amaze me. I was browsing the domain names for sale at Ebay.com when I found this for sale: “Mystery Domain Name”. I was …
Read More »How to Buy a Domain Name – Infographic
Who Is Hosting This.com was kind enough to share this very useful infographic that outlines the steps that a domain name buyer has to take if he/she is interested in buying a domain name that …
Read More »Fixed: .org whois server is not responding
I just tried to check whois details for a .org domain and it seems that the .org whois server is down and is not responding. A whois search at PIR, the .org registry, whois search …
Read More »Symantec: SSL Certificates are at risk because of New gTLDs like .corp or .secure
Symantec, a computer security, antivirus, backup and SSL provider, wrote an article about the effect that new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) will have on SSL certificates. There are already many new gTLDs that have been …
Read More »Domain Name Q&A – January 17th 2014
I missed a couple of days because there were just too many announcements and news over the past week. I am using the search terms that visitors of my blog are using at Google and …
Read More »Sedo sells 572 domains worth $2.5 million: jct.com $98k, BigBen.com $50k, LLC.biz $23520 (Jan 6 to Jan 12)
In the past week (Jan 6 to Jan 12), 572 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $2.5 million. Only 208 domains from the 572 were reported by Sedo. The other domains were either private …
Read More »Creativ.com sold for 6000 EUR at Sedo hit with a UDRP – The domain displays ads set by the seller
The domain name creativ.com was sold at Sedo in December 2011 for 6000 EUR. The domain was hit with a UDRP complaint at the National Arbitration Forum on the 13th of January 2014. The domain …
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