German domain conference and auction takes place this week. Germany's only dedicated domain name conference, DomainvermarkterForum, will take place this Thursday and Friday in Munich. The event is at the five-star Hotel Sofitel Bayerpost. Gold ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Archives for August 2010
Muscovitch: Canadian ccTLD Registry Rules in Need of an Overhaul
· Policy & Lawby Zak Muscovitch [In this guest article, Zak Muscovitch argues that the .ca domain name needs to be liberalized. Muscovitch is a domain attorney who is running for a seat on CIRA's 2010 Board of Directors. -Andrew] While many countries such as ... Continue Reading7 Comments
DNCruise Giving Away Free Pass and Airfare
· ServicesCruise for domain industry sets sail in 6 weeks. The inaugural DNCruise sets sail October 11, and show organizer Chef Patrick is offering a free pass plus airfare to one lucky guest. In a post on his blog today, Patrick explains what you have to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
DomainName.com To Be Auctioned Tuesday
· Domain SalesGeneric domain name for domain industry goes on the block Tuesday. DomainConsultant.com's auction of DomainName.com is taking place on Tuesday, August 31. This isn't just an auction for the domain name -- it includes an ICANN accredited registrar ... Continue Reading36 Comments
White House Wants to Meet with Registrars and ICANN Over Counterfeit Drugs
· Policy & LawObama administration wants to address illegal online pharmacies. The White House has called for a meeting with domain name registrars, registries, and ICANN to discuss rouge online pharmacies. According to an email obtained by Krebs on Security, ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Domain Name Industry Week in Review
· UncategorizedA week of news while I was away on vacation. I'm back from an enjoyable family vacation at Disneyland. If you ever make the trip, I highly recommend staying at this house -- the kids will love it! Also, a quick shout out to my daughter, who just ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Warning: Registering a Domain While On The Toilet Could Be $10,000 Mistake
· UncategorizedOne man's story should serve as a warning to domain name registrants. Blake Smith is a savvy internet user. After all, he runs a web consulting business. In his role he's ordered dozens of domain names from GoDaddy for both himself and his clients. ... Continue Reading29 Comments
Will New gTLDs Be Successful? Distribution Will Be Key.
· Servicesby Ken Hansen, Neustar [A big hurdle for new top level domains is getting attention as potentially hundreds of competitors are launched concurrently in the near future. In this guest post Ken Hansen, Senior Director of Business Development at Neustar, ... Continue Reading10 Comments
VirtualExpo.com Virtually Reverse Hijacked
· Policy & LawFrench company guilty of reverse domain name hijacking for VirtualExpo.com. A French company has been found to have attempted reverse domain name hijacking of the domain VirtualExpo.com. M. Corentin Benoit Thiercelin, who claims to run a company ... Continue Reading5 Comments
The IDN ccTLD Landscape: .рф and .日本
· Uncategorizedby Aaron Krawitz, Gary Males & Patrick Carleton [This article explores the latest with IDN ccTLDs such as .рф and .日本. Aaron Krawitz of IDNBlog and Gary Males of IDNDemystified co-own IDNDroplist, IDNTools and IDNNewsletter. Patrick Carleton is ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment