News is flowing after ICANN's latest round of meetings: "ICANN is pleased to announce the designation of two new sponsored Top-Level Domains (sTLDs), .JOBS and .TRAVEL. The ICANN Board approved the designation at the 22nd ICANN International conference ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dotster coupon for existing customers
· Domain RegistrarsDotster has issued a coupon for existing customers worth up to $125! To get 25% off your order of up to $500, go to Dotster and at checkout enter code dot25. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Network Solutions introduces backorder keyword alert service
· Domain Registrars, Expired DomainsNetwork Solutions has launched a backorder keyword service that alerts you when domains are expiring that contain your specific keywords. According to Network Solutions: This new service makes it even easier to find the expired domains you want to ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.in extension crosses 1M registrations
· Domain Registrars, Domain SalesAccording to the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI), over 1,000,000 .in domain names have been registered to date. People in over 100 countries own the domains, with the most popular countries being India, the US, and Germany. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Register.com stock might be delisted
· Domain RegistrarsThere was a time when Register.com and Network Solutions were considered the only "stable" registrars, and all of the others as up-and-comers that carried risk of bankruptcy. As reported earlier on Domain Name Wire, Register.com is facing serious ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Network Solutions offers VIP packages
· Domain RegistrarsFollowing an industry trend, Network Solutions is offering "VIP" packages to people that own a number of domains at the registrar. It is unclear if these perks are offered when users start transferring domains out, or if it's when you hit a certain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Register.com financial issues continue
· Domain RegistrarsRegister.com, one of the internet's largest domain name registrars, has missed its revised deadline to file its Annual Report 10-K. Register.com has found errors in its accounting systems and might need to restate earnings. Register.com is traded on the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dotster enters fierce battle with GoDaddy
· Domain RegistrarsWhen Dotster launched its domain name registration service in 2000, it radically changed the domain registristration market by offering registration for around $15. I was one of the first to flock to Dotster (I think my receipt number was something like ... Continue Reading3 Comments
.net domain name prices may drop
· Domain Registrars, Domain Sales, Policy & LawIt looks like prices for .net domain registrations might drop under Verisign's proposed new deal with ICANN. The proposal calls for a registry charge of $4.25 per domain name per year, including a $.75 ICANN tax. Currently, the fee charged to registrars ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Telcordia: Keep .net domain at Verisign
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawTelcordia released its official report on which registry it thinks should managed the .net extension going forward (see "Nuetral Party to Evaluatate .Net Applicants by March 28"). Telcordia recommended that Verisign retain management of the domain name ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment