Reports about imminent approval of North Korea country code domain name are misleading, says ICANN. A new country code domain for North Korea? Not really. Last week, media reports starting surfacing that ICANN would approve .KP as the country code ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
BusinessWeek Corrects “Cybersquatter” Reference
· Policy & LawHere's proof that reporters just need a little education. When BusinessWeek published an article titled "Does Success Hinge on a Domain Name?" on August 13, it referred to the man who owned the generic domain fave.com as a cybersquatter. The reporter ... Continue Reading3 Comments
New York Domain Name Bill to Become Law
· Policy & LawLaw creates a civil penalty for registering person's name with intent to sell it to them. In May 2006, Domain Name Wire reported that New York state senator Betty Little, R-Queensbury, was working on a bill to make cybersquatting on a person's name ... Continue Reading3 Comments
$200,000 Sofa.com Domain Name Stolen by Employee
· Policy & Law$200k sale of Sofa.com in 2005 was unauthorized by employer. The Sheboygan Press is reporting that a Sheboygan man was charged with selling his employer's domain name for $200,000 and using corporate credit cards to finance international trips with a ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Why Is There No Transparency for Domain Parking Ads?
· Policy & Law, ServicesGoogle Adwords placement reports are purposely vague about ads on parked domain names, but why? I just finished reviewing a Google Adwords "placement" report. This new report was introduced a few months ago to let advertisers see which pages their ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Are GoDaddy and Afilias The Right Combination to Run .us?
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawGoDaddy and Afilias have made a bid to run .us. Are they the right parties to run this important domain? Domain registrar and webhosting company GoDaddy and registry Afilias have formed a joint venture to make a bid to run the .us country code domain ... Continue Reading3 Comments
GoDaddy, VeriSign Lobby Capitol Hill
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawDomain name companies spend hundreds of thousands lobbying politicians. Domain name companies such as .com/.net registry VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) and registrar GoDaddy are spending hundreds of thousands each year lobbying in Washington. An AP story ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Top Domain Name News Stories of July 2007
· Domain Registrars, Domain Sales, Policy & Law, ServicesHere's a look at the top 5 domain name news stories of July. Following are the five most viewed news stories at DomainNameWire.com for the month of July, ranked in order of views. #1: New Domain Name Renewal Scam Hits Inboxes - yet another domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
CADNA Steps up Assault on Domain Name Owners
· Policy & LawThe Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) released its first news release today, which also identifies members. CADNA, a non-profit whose web site sparked interest a few months ago with its vague language, mission, and lack of disclosure about ... Continue Reading3 Comments
New Domain Name Renewal Scam Hits Inboxes
· Policy & LawThe latest domain name renewal scam hits, and it's a particularly ruthless one. Domain name renewal scams have been going on for years. Typically, the scammer sends a fake invoice in the mail or an e-mail that says a domain renewal fee needs to be ... Continue Reading17 Comments