This is the first of ten posts counting down the top 10 stories on Domain Name Wire in 2017, as ranked by pageviews. What is the role of a domain name registrar when it comes to the content of a website? The common answer was tested in ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Top 5 Domain Name Stories from August
· UncategorizedA look back at the past month in the domain business. The top story on Domain Name Wire last month was an arena naming deal that I scooped. Other topics include data privacy, a neo-nazi website and tough times in the domain business. Here are the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Google took a very strong stance on DailyStormer.com
· Domain RegistrarsGoogle's action disconnected domain name from its website. When Google said yesterday that it was "cancelling Daily Stormer’s registration with Google Domains", a lot of questions were left open. What did it mean by "cancelling"? Would it just tell the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Google ends up with DailyStormer.com domain name
· Domain RegistrarsOwner transfers domain name to Google's domain name registrar. Google has landed a hot potato. [Update: and now it's getting rid of it] After GoDaddy told white supremacist site The Daily Stormer it needed to find a new domain name registrar, the ... Continue Reading10 Comments