Dotster's next happy hour will offer a free domain transfer as a launch for its $5 transfer promotion. Domain Registrar Dotster will hold its next "domain name happy hour" this Thursday at 1PM PDT. Visitors to the site will receive a coupon for a free ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy’s Bob Parsons on BusinessWeek.com
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawBob Parson is taking his fight against abuse of the 5-day domain registration grace period beyond his blog. Bob Parsons has written a couple blog entries about abuse of the 5-day domain registration grace period. He has named the abuse "domain ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Dotster named in cybersquatting lawsuit
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawDomain registrar Dotster has been named in a large cybersquatting lawuit. However, it is likely the actions of a rouge employee that put the company in the hotseat. According to an article on CNET, domain registrar Dotster has been sued in federal ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Domain Name Registration now Free
· Domain Registrars, ServicesDomain Name Wire has launched FreeDN.com, your source for free domain registrations. FreeDN provides users with free domain registrations at Dotster, a leading domain registrar. Here's how it works: 1. Sign up for a free account at ... Continue Reading2 Comments
.eu secondary release information
· Domain RegistrarsEURid has released details about the release of domains applied for (and rejected) during the sunrise period. After taking a lot of flack for the number of .eu domains that went to investors rather than individuals and businesses, .eu is training to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Pulling back the sheets on GoDaddy
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy's IPO filing shows us what's going on at the world's largest domain registrar. I speculated about GoDaddy's imminent IPO back in December of last year. Now we all know the company is going public. I just spent a good amount of my afternoon ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Dotster gears up for next happy hour
· Domain RegistrarsDotster is offering domain names for $1 this Thursday. Domain Registrar Dotster is having another "Domain Name Happy Hour" this Thursday at 4PM EST. The first 1,000 visitors to Dotsters web site will receive a coupon for a $1 domain. Eligible domains ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Conversation with Dot VN
· Domain RegistrarsDot VN, registration provider of Viatnamese .vn domain names, is going public. I met Gary Thompson, Director at Dot VN, at Domain Roundtable a couple weeks ago in Seattle. Because relatively few are familiar with the company, I thought it worthwhile ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Forbes article about GoDaddy
· Domain RegistrarsForbes published an article about GoDaddy and the prospects of domain registrars. The article is a good summary and points out that registrars make very little money on domain registrations. The article focuses on another revenue source -- revenue ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dotster Happy Hour this Wednesday
· Domain RegistrarsDotster is offering two domains for $2 this Wednesday. The next Dotster happy hour will be this Wednesday starting at 4PM Easter/3 PM Central. The offer will be buy one .com, .net., .org, .us or .biz for $2 and get a .info for free. That's one ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment