by Kevin Murphy Indom, a medium-sized European domain name registrar, has been bought for €16.9 million ($22 million) in cash. The buyer is Group NBT, an acquisitive British registrar holding company that already owns NetBenefit, NetNames, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Archives for 2010
Domainers Need to Bring Professionalism to ICANN San Francisco
· Policy & LawSan Francisco event could be good for domainers -- if they bring their professionalism. Next up on the ICANN meeting schedule is meeting #40 in San Francisco. Being the first U.S. meeting in a while, and since there will be some sort of TRAFFIC ... Continue Reading7 Comments
WikiLeaks Finally Figures Out How to Change Its DNS
· Policy & LawI thought these guys were tech savvy? A couple weeks after WikiLeaks.org's DNS services provider cut if off, someone within the organization finally figured out how to log into the registrar account and change the DNS. Seriously, was this just a ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Afternic Sells Decide.com for $175,000
· Domain SalesAfternic and Sedo announce six figure sales. Afternic has sold the domain name Decide.com for $175,000. The buyer appears to be someone associated with Seattle based PriceYeti. PriceYeti launched last year, offering to send users an email alert when ... Continue Reading1 Comment
SedoMLS Beta Now Open to SedoPro Customers
· Domain SalesCompany expands beta for listing syndication and fulfillment service. SedoMLS, which syndicates your Sedo domain name listings across multiple sites and instantly transfers domain names upon purchase, is now available for select Sedo customers. Sedo ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.XXX Domain Launches Founders Program
· UncategorizedCompanies can get premium domains if they host "meaningful content" on them. As ICANN gets closer and closer to approving the .xxx top level domain name, ICM Registry is gearing up by launching its Founders Program. Modeled after similar programs ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Can’t Spell Boutiques? Google (Sort of) Has You Covered.
· UncategorizedBoutiques.com is hard to spell, and there are plenty of typos of the generic domain. Do you have trouble spelling the word "Boutiques"? You're not the only one. That's one of the challenges with Google's new Boutiques.com store. So the company ... Continue Reading2 Comments
After Losing UDRP, Complainant Sues to Get FirstQuote.com
· Policy & LawEarlier this year a workers compensation insurance company that has a trademark for 1stQuote lost a UDRP for the domain name FirstQuote.com. On the balance, the panel found that the domain name owner registered it due to the generic nature of the domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domain Name Thief Pleads Guilty, May Spend 5 Years in Jail
· Policy & LawNew Jersey man expected to serve about five years in jail for domain theft. The man accused of stealing the P2P.com domain name and selling it to NBA player Mark Madsen has entered a guilty plea in a New Jersey criminal case. Daniel Goncalves, 26, ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Video and Highlights from Go Daddy’s $4M Holiday Bash
· Domain RegistrarsScenes from a four million dollar holiday party. Go Daddy held its annual holiday party at Chase Field in Phoenix on Saturday evening. In this video you'll see some highlights from the night. You'll also wonder if the event really took place at ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment