ICANN has sent a breach notice to the registrar for the third time. ICANN has sent a breach notice (pdf) to OpenTLD B.V., an accredited registrar that's part of the Freenom group of companies. Freenom is best known for giving away free domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Starboard calls for GoDaddy to cut costs
· Domain RegistrarsLarge GoDaddy investor says company should cut costs and not pin hopes on a return of revenue growth. Activist investor Starboard Value, which owns 7.8% of outstanding GoDaddy (NYSE: GDDY) stock, has called for change at the company. In a letter ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Squarespace completes Google Domains acquisition
· Domain RegistrarsGoogle Domains no longer offers new registrations; customers continue to use Google Domains until transition. Website-building platform Squarespace (NYSE: SQSP) has completed its acquisition of Google Domains (NASDAQ: GOOGL) for $180 ... Continue Reading7 Comments
.Com rankings: Gname moves up a spot
· Domain RegistrarsGname jumps a spot on the total domains under management chart. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com namespace. This registrar-by-registrar report covers May 2023. Gname continues to surge, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Namecheap .me giveaway hits 500,000 free domains
· Domain RegistrarsRegistrar gives free .me domains to students with .edu email addresses. Domain registrar Namecheap has now given away a half million free .me domain names to students as part of its Namecheap for Education program, the company announced this ... Continue Reading4 Comments
CentralNic rebrands as Team Internet
· Domain RegistrarsCentralNic adopts the name of a company it acquired in 2019. CentralNic, a rollup of domain name and online advertising companies, has changed its name to Team Internet Group. It's a name the company already had in its stable. It bought a domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
A brief history of 100 year internet service plans
· Domain RegistrarsWordPress announced a 100-year plan. Two previous long-term online services plans didn't last. Last week, WordPress (Automattic) announced a new 100-year product. It includes a domain name, hosting, and support for 100 years, all for a one-time fee ... Continue Reading2 Comments
WordPress gains 44,000 domains from Google Domains (so far)
· Domain RegistrarsWordPress.com will pay for up to one million domain transfers. On August 1, WordPress.com announced that it is offering free transfers for anyone who had their domains at Google Domains. WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg told Domain Name Wire today ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Epik trying to retain customers with free renewals
· Domain RegistrarsTwo customers report they were offered free renewals when transferring domains to another registrar. Two Epik customers say the company tried to retain their business by offering free renewals. On Twitter, marketer Adam Yamada said Epik called ... Continue Reading18 Comments
NameBright gets a makeover
· Domain RegistrarsNew user interface launches in beta. Domain name registrar NameBright has never had a particularly modern interface. That's changing a complete makeover, now available in beta. Not only is the old orange color scheme out in favor of purple, but ... Continue Reading2 Comments
