According to an announcement on ICANN's web site, third-party evaluator Telcordia will provide a report about the 5 applicants for managing the .net extension by March 28. ICANN will post this report, along with Telcordia's rankings, on its web site. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Registrars drop .us privacy protection this week
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy joined other registrars in dropping WhoIs privacy protection for .us domains this week, as required by the Department of Commerce. Privacy protection lets people register domains using a proxy so that personal information isn't made available in ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Go Daddy…woah!
· Domain RegistrarsI'm a huge fan of GoDaddy, one of the best and most affordable domain registrars. But I think they might have received too much business from their recent advertising campaign (read: Super Bowl), as customer service has taken a major blow. They appear ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Moniker Unveils Paid Parking Program
· Domain Registrars, ServicesI had a chance to meet with representatives from domain registrar Moniker while at the Search Engine Strategies conference in New York last week. Moniker "unveiled" its new paid parking program at the show, dubbed Traffic Club. "Unveils" is a strong ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Google’s domain name ambitions become clearer
· Domain Registrars, Expired DomainsEver since Google became an ICANN accredited domain name registrar but announed that the company doesn't plan to register domains, rumors have swirled about what Google's intentions are. After hearing representatives of Google and the search industry ... Continue Reading1 Comment
