Domain News
- Small Business Can’t Get Domains They Want
Thu, 23 May 2013 10:36:18 +0000
Many small business owners cannot get their preferred domain names, a study commissioned by the .co registry has found in what appears to be a plug for .co and is probably only relevant to the United States. The research found many small business owners have settled for less than perfect alternatives, and it is claimed, [...] - EURid 2012 Annual Report Reveals 5.7% Growth in 2012
Thu, 23 May 2013 10:20:39 +0000
2012 saw registrations of .eu domain names rise by 5.7 per cent to a total of 3.7 million domains, EURid’s 2012 annual report revealed. “2012 was a very productive year for Europe’s top-level domain, despite the challenges faced by the industry,” said Mr Van Wesemael, EURid’s General Manager. “The domain market grew more slowly in [...] - ICANN Heads “Home” To LA For October 2014 Meeting
Wed, 22 May 2013 12:04:58 +0000
At the ICANN Board meeting held on 18 May, the Board agreed the October 2014 meeting will be held in Los Angeles. The meeting, the third for the year, will be held from 12 to 17 October and follows “a thorough review of all available meeting venues in North America and finds the one in [...] - ICANN: NGPC Progress on GAC Advice
Wed, 22 May 2013 07:46:42 +0000
The ICANN Board New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) wishes to share with the ICANN community its progress in consideration of the GAC advice and what steps are still to be taken. The NGPC met on 8 May to consider a Plan for responding to the Governmental Advisory Committee’s advice on New gTLDs, transmitted to the [...] - Six-Figure Sale Tops Chart For Third Week In A Row
Tue, 21 May 2013 10:14:41 +0000
Breathalyzer.com topped the weekly Domain Name Journal list of top reported sales for the weekj ending 14 April, selling for $115,000 in a sale through Sedo/DomainHoldings. The sale was more than double the second place getter, irondoors.com, which sold for $52,800 through Sedo while third was tabularasa.com, selling for $35,000 through Zenchi.net. Sedo was quite [...] - .PW Becomes Spammer’s Favourite
Tue, 21 May 2013 09:55:48 +0000
.PW, the ccTLD for the tiny Pacific island state of Palau that has been rebranded for the “professional web”, has been accused of becoming a haven for spammers. According to a report in TechNewsWorld, “antispam vendors are now working to update their filters, and the original registrar is assisting in their efforts.” .PW domains are [...] - Donuts Commits 63 gTLDs To Private Auction
Mon, 20 May 2013 02:57:11 +0000
Donuts Inc. have committed to a private auction for 63 of the 307 new generic Top Level Domains it has applied for. The new gTLD registry made its announcement in advance of next week’s commitment date for participation in the auction, which will be held on 3 June and is the first of a planned [...] - ICANN: New gTLD Contracting Webinar
Sat, 18 May 2013 13:00:58 +0000
Join ICANN staff for a New gTLD Contracting Webinar. This webinar session is intended to focus on the Contracting process and identify what information must be provided by the applicant prior to executing a Registry Agreement. Webinar Details Date: 13 June 2013 Time: 21:00 – 22:30 UTC (2:00pm – 3:30pm PDT) Adobe Connect: http://icann.adobeconnect.com/newgtldwebinar/ Dial [...] - Africa DNS Forum to be held in South Africa in July
Fri, 17 May 2013 01:42:44 +0000
Forum will bring together registries, registrars, experts and policy makers to foster cross-border collaboration [news release] The Africa Domain Name System (DNS) Forum will be held on 12 – 13 July 2013 in Durban, South Africa. The event aims to establish a platform for the DNS community across Africa and to advance the domain name [...] - Swedish Prosecutors Ask Court For Right To Seize Pirate Bay Domains
Thu, 16 May 2013 10:36:49 +0000
Swedish prosecutors are attempting to close down The Pirate Bay through having the domain names piratebay.se and thepiratebay.se deregistered. The new attempt to close down the popular file-sharing site is the latest attempt by the global entertainment industry to block its activities. However possibly pre-empting the new attempt to close them down, The Pirate Bay [...] - Six-Figure Domain Sale Tops Chart For Second Week In A Row
Wed, 15 May 2013 10:14:06 +0000
Connectnow.com sold for $120,000 through Sedo, topping the Domain Name Journal list of top reported sales for the week ending 7 April. But it dwarfed the competition, with the second placegetter being dublinhotels.com, which sold for £25,000 ($38,250) also through Sedo, being one of four domains selling for between $30,000 and $40,000. Overall Sedo had [...] - .LU Introduces Domain Freezing For Disputed Domains; Releases Blocked Domains
Wed, 15 May 2013 10:02:51 +0000
The registry for .lu domain names, DNS-LU (Restena), is introducing a couple of changes as of 11 June. The first change is that when there is a credible case in a domain name dispute. The second sees the release of a number of domain names previously blocked, most of which have are sex-related. For domain [...] - ICANN Response to ICA: URS Providers will become Contracted Parties by Philip Corwin, Internet Commerce Association
Wed, 15 May 2013 00:31:20 +0000
Responding to questions posed by ICA Counsel Philip Corwin at the Public Forum in Beijing, ICANN is now on the record that it is developing a standard contract for all providers of the new Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) rights protection mechanism (RPM) for new gTLDs, and that more URS providers will be selected. This action [...] - Leading Domain Registrars Hacked
Tue, 14 May 2013 10:35:37 +0000
Leading domain name registrars Name.com, Melbourne IT, Moniker and Xinnet have admitted they were hacked in a brazen cyberattack last week, with the four companies believed to be responsible for around six million domain name registrations. Name.com have given the most comprehensive coverage of what happened on their blog, saying that their security team alerted [...] - Afnic welcomes the green light for the .bzh and .paris New gTLDs
Tue, 14 May 2013 09:42:26 +0000
[news release] The two applications, the first in the opening of New Top-Level Domains (New gTLDs), obtained ICANN’s approval on Friday May 10. ICANN has assessed more than 1,900 applications for New gTLDs over the last year. On Friday May 10, the applications for the .bzh and .paris projects were accepted. The approval represents a [...]
