Clint Boulton runs with Domain Name Wire speculation and digs for the facts. Citing Domain Name Wire's speculation of a possible Google acquisition of GoDaddy, eWEEK writer Clint Boulton chased down Bob Parsons and a few analysts to vet the theory. ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Archives for August 2007
VeriSign: 138M Domains Registered, New Registration Hits Record
· Policy & LawLatest Domain Name Industry Brief from VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) shows continue growth in domain names. VeriSign has released its quarterly report on domain names and says there are now 138M registered domains across all top level domains (TLDs) -- ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain Names for Bootstrappers
· Domain Registrars, Domain SalesA domain name overview for newbies. Last night I led a discussion for the web subgroup of Bootstrap Austin, an organization for people starting or running a bootstrapped business. I discussed finding the right domain name for their businesses without ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Frank Schilling to Hold Domainer Town Hall Meeting at DOMAINfest
· ServicesSchilling will lead session at January's DOMAINfest conference in Hollywood, California. DOMAINfest announced that legendary domainer Frank Schilling will lead the first ever "Domainer Town Hall Meeting" at the DOMAINfest conference in Hollywood, ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Top Domain Name Stories of August 2007
· UncategorizedHere's a review of the most popular stories this month on Domain Name Wire (ranked by page views). #1: CreditCards.com files for IPO - you heard it on Domain Name Wire first. CreditCards.com, the company, is going public at a valuation hundreds that ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
FloridaWeekly.com Stands Up to CyberBully
· Policy & LawDomain name owner sues media company after receiving cease & desist letter. Semoran LLC, which owns the web site and domain name FloridaWeekly.com, has filed a lawsuit against a Florida media company in response to that company's request for the ... Continue Reading11 Comments
GoDaddy Files Patent for “Domain Name Expiration Protection”
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawRegistrar continues patent filing campaign. GoDaddy isn't just the world's biggest registrar. It might be the biggest filer of patents in the industry as well. Last November I wrote about the almost 50 patents pending for GoDaddy. The company ... Continue Reading14 Comments
Domain Name Parking Report for August 2007
· ServicesSummer doldrums are ending; are your domains ready for Fall traffic? Ah, summer. The weather is warm, the beaches packed, the kids out of school, and families on vacation. Sounds great, doesn't it? Not if you count on internet traffic for a living. ... Continue Reading3 Comments
ICANN Corrects False Media Reports About .KP
· Policy & LawReports about imminent approval of North Korea country code domain name are misleading, says ICANN. A new country code domain for North Korea? Not really. Last week, media reports starting surfacing that ICANN would approve .KP as the country code ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
DomainSponsor Dumps Paychex, Brings Payments Back Inhouse
· ServicesDomain name parking company hits payment glitches with outsourced provider. Just a few months after outsourcing its publishers' payments through Paychex, domain parking company DomainSponsor has brought its payments back in house. DomainSponsor had ... Continue Reading9 Comments