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The Domains
ICANN Acts: .VG; .ZM; Collision Issue, Approves Studies For 2 Round; Get’s Ready For US Exit
ICANN Board passed some resolutions last night on the last day of the ICANN Meeting in Singapore: 1. ICANN re-delegate the .VG country-code top-level domain to the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of the British Virgin Islands. You migh...
Discussion
ICANN Acts: .VG; .ZM; Collision Issue, Approves Studies For 2 Round; Get’s Ready For US Exit
ICANN Board passed some resolutions last night on the last day of the ICANN Meeting in Singapore: 1. ICANN re-delegate the .VG country-code top-level domain to the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of the British Virgin Islands. You migh...
Discussion
March 27, 2014, 2:03 pm
Domain Shane
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 27th, 2014
There are a lot of reasons why I love this time of year and the major reason is money. I make a lot of it this time of year. Not just at the nursery but on my websites. Most of my domains are plant and gardening related so the incom...
Discussion
SHANE’S BIG LIST: Thursday’s Domains at Auction or Dropping on March 27th, 2014
There are a lot of reasons why I love this time of year and the major reason is money. I make a lot of it this time of year. Not just at the nursery but on my websites. Most of my domains are plant and gardening related so the incom...
Discussion
March 27, 2014, 11:16 am
The Domains
After 1st Day Of Availability .Email Has12K Registrations & Becomes 7th Most Popular New gtTLD
.Email is stilling just short of 12,000 registrations after its first full day of General Availability/ According to ntldstats.com .Email zoomed past .Company to become the 7th most registered new gTLD to date. The 2nd most popular new gTLD released ...
Discussion
After 1st Day Of Availability .Email Has12K Registrations & Becomes 7th Most Popular New gtTLD
.Email is stilling just short of 12,000 registrations after its first full day of General Availability/ According to ntldstats.com .Email zoomed past .Company to become the 7th most registered new gTLD to date. The 2nd most popular new gTLD released ...
Discussion
March 27, 2014, 8:26 am
DomainSherpa
DomainSherpa Discussion: ICANN Singapore; Neustar Buys .CO; IRS & Bitcoin…
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* What actually happened at ICANN 49 in Singapore this week?* Neustar acquires the .CO registry, who's it go...
Discussion
DomainSherpa Discussion: ICANN Singapore; Neustar Buys .CO; IRS & Bitcoin…
This is the show where we discuss domain name industry news with a panel of veterans and thought leaders.In this DomainSherpa Discussion:* What actually happened at ICANN 49 in Singapore this week?* Neustar acquires the .CO registry, who's it go...
Discussion
March 27, 2014, 7:10 am
The Domains
King.com opens to Stock Crush Saga
King.com the maker of Candy Crush Saga could have titled their first day of trading as Stock Crush Saga. The stock had a very poor performance on its first day of trading. Perhaps people were looking at King and thinking it was going to be another Zy...
Discussion
King.com opens to Stock Crush Saga
King.com the maker of Candy Crush Saga could have titled their first day of trading as Stock Crush Saga. The stock had a very poor performance on its first day of trading. Perhaps people were looking at King and thinking it was going to be another Zy...
Discussion
March 27, 2014, 6:40 am
Domain Name Wire
United Internet taking market share from GoDaddy in new TLDs
After slow start, company is grabbing share in recent TLD launches. United Internet, a group of companies that includes 1&1, Sedo, InterNetX, and United Domains, appears to be taking a good chunk of the new TLDs market share away from GoDaddy. Un...
Discussion
United Internet taking market share from GoDaddy in new TLDs
After slow start, company is grabbing share in recent TLD launches. United Internet, a group of companies that includes 1&1, Sedo, InterNetX, and United Domains, appears to be taking a good chunk of the new TLDs market share away from GoDaddy. Un...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 9:40 pm
The Domains
Who Should Oversee The Web ?
Who Should Oversee The Web ? PBS covered the topic of just who should oversee ICANN and what part government should have in that role. Host Judy Woodruff sat down with Vint Cerf from Google and Randolph May of the Free State Foundation. There is a fu...
Discussion
Who Should Oversee The Web ?
Who Should Oversee The Web ? PBS covered the topic of just who should oversee ICANN and what part government should have in that role. Host Judy Woodruff sat down with Vint Cerf from Google and Randolph May of the Free State Foundation. There is a fu...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 7:35 pm
The Domains
Hey Registries, Registrars This Is The Way To Sell A Domain
Over the years we have pointed out a bunch of ridiculous emails we get from registries and registrars trying to get people to buy a unregistered domain names. Usually the domain names suggested in the email has little to do with the person receiving ...
Discussion
Hey Registries, Registrars This Is The Way To Sell A Domain
Over the years we have pointed out a bunch of ridiculous emails we get from registries and registrars trying to get people to buy a unregistered domain names. Usually the domain names suggested in the email has little to do with the person receiving ...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 7:24 pm
Domain Name Wire
Sign.com and Signs.com settle dispute
You can’t trademark “sign” for selling signs. The owners of the category-killer domain names Sign.com and Signs.com have settled a legal battle over their ability to co-exist. In Janauary 2013 I wrote about how the owner of Sign.com...
Discussion
Sign.com and Signs.com settle dispute
You can’t trademark “sign” for selling signs. The owners of the category-killer domain names Sign.com and Signs.com have settled a legal battle over their ability to co-exist. In Janauary 2013 I wrote about how the owner of Sign.com...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 7:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
.UK adds registry lock option
.UK domains can now get added protection against nameserver and domain hijacking. .UK registry Nominet is now offering its own version of a registry lock service, dubbed “Domain Lock.” Similar to Verisign’s Registry Lock service for...
Discussion
.UK adds registry lock option
.UK domains can now get added protection against nameserver and domain hijacking. .UK registry Nominet is now offering its own version of a registry lock service, dubbed “Domain Lock.” Similar to Verisign’s Registry Lock service for...
Discussion
March 26, 2014, 5:04 pm
