Oh, how far we've come... Domain name aftermarket Afternic just received accreditation as a registrar from ICANN. Those who've been in the domain business for a long time remember when Afternic originally applied for accreditation prior to being ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy offers free Whois privacy
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawDomain registrar GoDaddy just announced a special offer for free domain name Whois privacy. To take advantage of the offer you must register or transfer 3 or more domains (no limit). Whois privacy services typically provide fat margins to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Over 4M .org domains registered
· Domain RegistrarsThis is a couple weeks old but hasn't caught a lot of press yet... Public Interest Registry (PIR), the .ORG registry, announced that more than 4,000,000 .org domain names are registered worldwide. The .org domain was created in 1984 and is the 5th ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
What about Bob?
· Domain RegistrarsWhere's Bob Parsons, the outspoken leader of GoDaddy? He hasn't posted on his blog since November 17. He typically posts four or five times a month. Perhaps he's learned that writing about why he's a proponent of torture doesn't help him sell ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy $6.95 domain registrations
· Domain RegistrarsDon't you just love competition? Now that Dotster has lowered its domain registration price to $6.99 through the end of the year, GoDaddy has created a special link that gives you registrations for $6.95 (plus the ICANN fee, of course). Offer ends Dec ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Two fined $2.3M for sending fake domain renewal notices
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawIf you own more than a couple domain names then you've surely received one of those emails or letters telling you to renew your domain or risk losing it. The notification is actually a trick to get you to transfer your domain to another registrar. Two ... Continue Reading1 Comment
2006 Domain Name Survey
· Domain Registrars, Domain Sales, Expired Domains, Policy & Law, Services, UncategorizedDomain Name Wire is doing a study of the domain name market and where we're headed in 2006. Please take a few minutes to complete our survey. Survey results will be provided free of charge at the conclusion of the survey period. If you have a domain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dotster slashes domain registration to $6.99
· Domain RegistrarsDotster, known for being one of the first discount registrars, has slashed its domain registration prices to $6.99 on one and two year registrations. This offer is good through the end of the year. No additional purchase is necessary. Click here to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
IPOWER adds free Whois Privacy
· Domain RegistrarsLast month IPOWER sent a ripple through the domain name market by offering $2.95 domain names. Unlike offers from other registrars there were no strings attached. Now IPOWER is offering free Whois privacy as well. Some other companies charge $8-$10 for ... Continue Reading2 Comments
ICANN may auction off single-letter domains
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawICANN is considering opening single letter domain names, such as e.com, for registration. ICANN stopped allowing registration of single letter domains in 1993. Only 6 single letter domains had been registered by then, including X.com which is now ... Continue Reading3 Comments