Directnic acquires Fabulous.com but brands will remain separate. Domain name registrar consolidation continues as Directnic has acquired Fabulous.com from Dark Blue Sea Pty, the companies announced today. Mike Robertson, Directnic Director of ... Continue Reading6 Comments
VIP Programs Court Domainers
· Domain RegistrarsDiscounts and priority service are added perks for domain name investors. Last week, domain name registrar DirectNic unveiled its new VIP program, and domainers could be forgiven for having flashbacks to last decade at registrar Fabulous. That's ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Mike Robertson joins DirectNic as Business Development Director
· Domain RegistrarsAustralian who co-founded Domain Guardians to move to U.S. for role. DNC Holdings (DirectNic) announced today that it has hired Mike Robertson as Business Development Director. A familiar face (and Australian accent) at domain conferences, Robertson ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Kellie Peterson promoted to President of DNC Holdings
· Domain RegistrarsPeterson promoted from CSO role. A familiar face at domain name conferences has been named president of DNC Holdings. DNC Holdings, which you more likely know by its registrar name Directnic, has promoted Kellie Peterson from the Chief Strategy ... Continue Reading4 Comments
DirectNIC and United Domains now fully integrated with SedoMLS Premium
· Domain SalesCustomers can list their domains on SedoMLS at Premium level. Sedo has announced that domain name registrars DirectNIC and United Domains are now fully integrated with SedoMLS at the Premium level. This means that customers of these domain registrars ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Judge Dismisses Verizon Lawsuit Against DirectNIC
· Domain RegistrarsJudge grants Motion to Dismiss against large domain name registrar and its parent company. The judge presiding over Verizon's cybersquatting lawsuit has granted a Motion to Dismiss (pdf) filed by Intercosmos Media Group, Inc., directNIC, LLC and Domain ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Two Defendants Respond to Verizon Cybersquatting Lawsuit
· Domain RegistrarsResponse filed in Verizon domain name lawsuit. Two defendants in a lawsuit filed by Verizon alleging cybersquatting have responded to the suit. Both The Producers, Inc., and Michael Gardner have responded to Verizon's allegations that they ... Continue Reading14 Comments
DirectNIC Picks up Red Register Domains, ICANN Notifies Two More Registrars
· Policy & LawMore registrar transitions thanks to ICANN enforcement. Domain name registrar DirectNIC will take over domain names that were registered at Red Register, which was recently de-accredited by Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). ... Continue Reading4 Comments
directNIC Offers NameMedia Domain Name Inventory
· Domain RegistrarsLarge domain name registrar to offer AfternicDLS domain names. People searching for domain names at directNIC will soon have the option of buying an existing domain name through NameMedia. NameMedia, which owns BuyDomains and Afternic, will offer its ... Continue Reading3 Comments