Security firm should admit it screwed-up labeling .zip the shadiest top level domain. It's been a while since I've handed out a prestigious Domain Dunce award, but this week's "Shady TLDs" report from security firm Blue Coat is very deserving. Both ... Continue Reading7 Comments
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2012 Domain Dunce: new TLD applicants
· UncategorizedMany companies made big screw-ups on their $185k TLD applications. New top level domain applications are long. They are tedious. They are (mostly) boring. Still, some applicants made some huge errors on their applications. Consider VeriSign, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
2012 Domain Dunce: The .com contract renewal
· UncategorizedVerisign lost an awful lot of market cap but consumers won. It's difficult to say who exactly is the deserving subject of this Domain Dunce Award. It goes way back. In 2006 ICANN settled a long running dispute with Verisign by giving it a very nice ... Continue Reading3 Comments
2012 Domain Dunce: TAS and Digital Archery
· Uncategorized"Glitch" filled system gets Domain Dunce honors in 2012. ICANN's new top level domain program is the most watched initiative in the non-profit's entire history. So you'd think ICANN would have double and triple checked all of the technology ... Continue Reading2 Comments
2011 Domain Dunce: Vatican’s domain name misunderstanding
· UncategorizedThe Vatican says someone else bought Vatican.xxx when it was actually reserved by the registry. Catholics + Porn = headlines. Even if the information is wrong. That's the lesson from recent misinformation from the Vatican about Vatican.xxx and ... Continue Reading2 Comments
2011 Domain Dunce award: elephant hunting and domain names
· Domain RegistrarsElephant hunting and viral internet causes. Let's keep our Domain Dunce awards going with Bob Parsons' elephant shooting video and the aftermath. In March, GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons posted a video of him shooting a "problem elephant" in Zimbabwe. ... Continue Reading2 Comments
2011 Domain Dunce: ICANN complains about hotel (and then takes it back)
· UncategorizedIt's the end of year, and that means it's time for Domain Name Wire's annual Domain Dunce awards. Let's kick things off with a smelly situation. By all accounts the Hotel des Almadies, which housed attendees of ICANN's meeting at its recent meeting ... Continue Reading2 Comments
2009 Domain Dunce Award: Parava
· Domain RegistrarsDomain name registrar shuts down, exposing a host of unknown problems. It wasn't quite RegisterFly, but the fall of domain name registrar Parava this year was a stark reminder that the domain registration business remains poorly regulated with lax ... Continue Reading6 Comments
A Belated 2008 Domain Dunce: John Berryhill
· UncategorizedBetter late than never, here's a 2008 Domain Dunce Award. What do you mean today is Wednesday?This week I've run a series of posts with Domain Dunce Awards for 2009. But there was one I missed last year that is worth giving a retroactive award for. ... Continue Reading11 Comments
2009 Domain Dunce Award: .CM Launch
· UncategorizedA controversial "relaunch" goes awry. .CM, the country code top level domain name for The Republic of Cameroon, has a storied history amongst domainers. Kevin Ham struck a deal to wildcard the domain name, sending lots of typo traffic of .com domain ... Continue Reading7 Comments