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In a terrible PR move PIR, the .org registry, managed to not sell a single 1 character .org domain from the 31 domains that were auctioned off in the 2 auctions run by Namejet/Enom and …

The next set of Initial Evaluation Results was released by ICANN. The total number of passing applications is now 213. ICANN released Initial Evaluation (IE) results for the next set of applications with priority numbers …

To better serve the .eu market and improve its market knowledge, EURid, the .eu registry, has gained four additional members. The new members – all associations with a strong Internet-oriented vision which are active on …

Following a dispute that began in November 2011, Manwin and Manwin DP have come to an agreement with ICM Registry to bring the dispute to an end. One of Manwin’s key motivations was to make …

Go Daddy sold 39,488 domains in April 2013. That is a bit less than the 42,660 domains that were sold in March. 52% (53% in March) of the sales were from auctions, 46% (45% in …

ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top level domain (TLD) for online adult entertainment, announced that new .XXX domain registrations created from May 1 through May 31, 2013 will be available at .COM …

Afternic yesterday announced that NameJet will join the Afternic reseller network as a Premium Partner. NameJet, a domain name aftermarket auction company co-owned by eNom and Web.com, will now offer Afternic’s portfolio of high quality …

This week, 763 transactions (756 last week) took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.57 million ($1.2 last week). Only 253 domains (249 last week) were reported by Sedo this week. The other …

ICANN is hosting a “Proposed Final 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement Overview” webinar in support of the ongoing public comment forum. Webinar Details Date: Monday, 6 May 2013 Time: 15:00-16:30 UTC Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/raa-dt This is …

Sedo just sold the domain name Evora.com for $94,000 USD. The domain name was registered in 1997 and is currently registered with Fabulous and is parked with Above. The domain was originally registered to Evora …