The U.S. General Accountability Office has issued a report claiming that over 5% of domains in Whois contain contact information that is "obviously and intentionally false". This doesn't surprise me. How many times do you find phone numbers like ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
U.S. Government blasts ICANN for Whois Data
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MyBlog.com sells for $400,000
· Domain SalesLast week was a slow week for domain name sales, but buyers were back in force this week. MyBlog.com took the top spot at $400,000, according to DNJournal. Blogs are popular, but this seems like an extremely high price for a two word domain! It makes ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Typosquatting: What’s the worst that can happen?
· Policy & LawOwn typos of popular domain names and think the worst case scenario is getting slapped with a UDRP? Think again. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit against a Chicago jeweler accused of diverting typo traffic from competitors. The ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Bills.com sale closes
· Domain SalesThe Bills.com sale that was reported on November 16 has closed. The total including the Bills.com domain and trademark was about $950,000. However, this also includes a web site development package and payment processing services, so the Bills.com ... 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
Boosting Google Adsense on Domain Names
· ServicesMany domain name owners go beyond simply parking their domains with companies like DomainSponsor. They create mini sites of content related to the domain name and add Google Adsense ads to the pages. For example, see my CankerSores.com site. As a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.asia Approved, .XXX in Q1 2006
· Policy & LawICANN's president Paul Twomey told reporters that a decision on the .xxx domain will likely be made in Q1 2006. .xxx was supposed to be on the agenda at the Vancouver meetings but was removed. ICANN gave tentative approval to a .asia domain extension. ... Continue Reading1 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
.Travel, ICANN, and commercial interests
· Policy & LawCommercial travel services companies have been able to apply for .travel domain names for a couple months now. Non-commercial travel entities, such as globetrotters, cannot register the domains. Edward Hasbrouck, author of The Practicle Nomad travel ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Traffic Club November Results, Skenzo
· ServicesFrequent readers of Domain Name Wire know that I park most of my domains at TrafficClub. TrafficClub optimizes your domains across a number of different parking services. Most traffic to date has been delivered to either Domain Sponsor or Google Adsense ... Continue Reading2 Comments
