Two domain name stories hit TechCrunch today. Tech blog TechCrunch has two interesting stories about domain names today. TechCrunch was founded by Pool.com founder Michael Arrington. The first is about Facebook.fr, a domain that used to forward ... Continue Reading7 Comments
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· Policy & Law, UncategorizedGoldKey Domain Name Parking Review
· ServicesDomain Name Wire reviews Name Media's GoldKey service. This is the first in a series of reviews about Name Media's domain name parking services. Goldkey made a splash when it came onto the domain parking scene. Domain forums were abuzz when ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Reviewing Name Media’s Parking Services
· ServicesGoldkey, ActiveAudience, and SmartName offerings to be reviewed. Frequent readers of Domain Name Wire may wonder why I don't often mention any of Name Media's domain name parking services. It's nothing personal; I've just never explored their ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Network Solutions to Launch Domain Name Auction Service?
· Domain Registrars, Expired DomainsTrademark creates suspicions about Network Solutions' plans. Network Solutions has applied for a trademark on "NameJet". According to the application, filed on September 24, NameJet's trademark class includes: "On-line auction services; on-line ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Modern Domainer Ships Second Issue
· UncategorizedSecond issue sent to 10,000 domainers today. The October issue of industry magazine Modern Domainer was shipped to 10,000 domain industry professionals today. The issue is 56 pages and features Name Intelligence President & CEO Jay Westerdal on the ... Continue Reading1 Comment
.NYC on the Horizon?
· Policy & LawGroup in New York wants a .nyc domain. A non-profit organization in New York City -- connecting.nyc -- wants to secure a new top level domain (TLD) for the city. The TLD, .nyc, would allow the city, its businesses, and residents to brand themselves as ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Moniker Adds Name Media, DDN Domains to Marketplace
· Domain SalesMoniker Marketplace now has 3M domain listings. Moniker has announced the addition of domains from Name Media and Domain Distribution Network (DDN) to its Marketplace and domain search results. With the addition of these listings, Moniker's ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Demand Media Raises Another $100M
· Services, UncategorizedCompany has raised $320M to date. According to several blog and media reports today, domain name company Demand Media has raised an additional $100M in capital. That brings its total to a staggering $320M. Demand Media was founded by former MySpace ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Moniker Releases Initial TRAFFIC Domain Name Auction List
· Domain SalesList includes 3800 domain names ranging from no reserve to over $5M. Moniker released a tentative list of domain names to be auctioned at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East, which kicks off October 9 in in Hollywood, Florida. The list of about 3,800 domain names ... Continue Reading3 Comments
GoDaddy May Have to Stop ’60 Day’ Transfer Policy
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawICANN advisory would clarify the circumstances when a registrar can deny a domain name transfer request. Many people who have tried to transfer a domain name from GoDaddy to another registrar have faced a hurdle. If they've changed their whois ... Continue Reading7 Comments