Braden Pollock interviews Nat Cohen about the “Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy” (UDRP). “Nat Cohen is a prominent full-time domain name investor with decades of experience in the industry. He primarily focuses on investing in quality …
Read More »China added many 2nd level domains to the .cn extension
China has added many 2nd level domains to the .cn ccTLD extension. Allegravita wrote a blog post explaining the latest changes to Chinese domain names. “The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) of China …
Read More »Namejet sold 101 domains in February including the NamesCon auctions
Namejet released its February 2018 domain name auctions report that includes the domains that were sold at the NamesCon live and online auction. Namejet sold 101 domains in February but it would be just 59 …
Read More »Edward Snowden and Max Schrems announced as CloudFest keynote speakers
Edward Snowden and Max Schrems were announced today as CloudFest keynote address speakers. Schrems and Snowden were two of the people that convinced the European Parliament that the rules and regulations surrounding data privacy needed to be …
Read More »Mike Mann sells 11 domains in February for $219,526
Mike Mann reported selling 11 domain names in February for a total of $219,526. Prices started at $5,000 and went up to $50,000. All 11 of the sold domains were .com. The average reported domain …
Read More »Top 10 domain articles in February: DigitalTown, Mike Mann, domain name value, domain appraisals, .blog
In February the most popular articles were about DigitalTown, Mike Mann, domain name value, domain appraisals, .blog, a new domain name organization, GoDaddy and some other subjects. See here the Top 5 domain name articles …
Read More »Namecheap suspects GoDaddy is throttling domain transfers
Today is Move Your Domain Day and Namecheap customers are experiencing issues or delays in transferring domains from GoDaddy over to Namecheap. As many customers have recently complained of transfer issues, Namecheap suspects that GoDaddy …
Read More »Namecheap’s “Move Your Domain Day” donates up to $1.50 per domain transfer to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
Today it is Move Your Domain Day 2018 over at Namecheap and they are helping their customers protect Internet freedom by donating up to $1.50 per domain transfer to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Transfer …
Read More »How Neustar moved to .neustar – The New gTLD email problem remains
Neustar shared a guide with all the lessons learned from the launch of .neustar. One of the biggest challenges was moving to the .brand email addresses. Essentially they explained how they moved from their previous …
Read More »Whois for .UK domain names will no longer display the registrant’s name or address
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 …
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