US country code auction sells over $40,000 worth of domain names. [Updated: the official tally is 30 domains sold. I originally reported 29 domains sold.] Moniker's .us domain name auction sold 29 30 of 86 domain names, or 35%. That's a much ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Champagne.us: Interesting Use of .US Domain Name
· Policy & LawChampagne Bureau uses .us domain for Champagne petition call-to-action. An ad on the back of this week's The New Yorker includes an interesting use of a .us domain name: Champagne.us. The ad is a call to action to sign a petition asking congress to ... Continue Reading6 Comments
GoDaddy Playing Hardball with NeuStar?
· Domain RegistrarsPricing at GoDaddy for NeuStar's .us and .biz domains is oddly high. In February I wrote about GoDaddy's price increase for .biz domain names. The registrar was charging $14.99 for .biz domain names, even though its wholesale cost at the registry is ... Continue Reading8 Comments