.au, Austrialia's CCtld, will remove restrictions on 20,000 geographic domains opening them up for registration. A full list of these domain names will be available in about six weeks, according to this article. Domains will not be auctioned off. If ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.au to release 20,000 geographic domain names
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Snapnames signs up new exclusive registrar
· Domain Registrars, Expired DomainsSnapnames has added another exclusive registrar to its list, ItsYourDomain. As an exclusive registrar, domains names in ItsYourDomain's system will not follow the regular drop cycle. Instead, they will be released exclusively to Snapnames' customers ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Sedo announces 809 domains sold in February
· Domain SalesSedo.com today announced that it sold 809 domains in February 2005 for almost $1.4M, or an average of $1,685 per domain. Among its large sales were Neighbors.com for $50,000, Therapy.com for $50,000, and MOMA.com for $40,000. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN may review domain transfer procedures
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawFollowing its review of the Panix.com domain name hijacking (see ICANN blames Melbourne IT for Panix.com debacle), ICANN will review its recently implemented domain transfer procedures. In a letter about the hijacking, ICANN Chief Registrar Liaison Tim ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ScienceFairProjects.com goes for $45k
· Domain SalesDNJournal's weekly top domain sales list is posted. The top sale last week was ScienceFairProjects.com at Sedo for $44,614. DNJournal also reports at $17,000 .US domain name sale. Visit DNJournal to see last weeks top sales! ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
T.R.A.F.F.I.C. adds Las Vegas Show
· Services, UncategorizedT.R.A.F.F.IC., the trade show for domain name holders, is adding a Spring show. It will be May 24-27 in Las Vegas, and focus mostly on domain name hijacking. For information, go here. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
TrafficClub now open to public
· Domain Registrars, ServicesIn a previous post (here) I told you about Moniker's new TrafficClub program. The program aggregates a number of domain parking services into one, automatically optimizing each domain. My results so far have been mixed. However, it appears that ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Apple wins cybersquatting battle…for now
· Policy & LawApple has won the rights to the itunes.co.uk domain...for now. I suspect current owner Benjamin Cohen might win the domain on appeal. This assumes that he is telling the truth about why he registered the domain. It sounds more than plausible. For ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Google Adsense adds new features
· ServicesGoogle just added two new features available to most Adsense users: 1. Ad Links - as described by Google: Ad Links are a new form of text advertising that we're offering to our AdSense publishers. Using the same contextual targeting algorithm that ... Continue Reading2 Comments
ICANN blames Melbourne IT for Panix.com Debacle
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawEarly reports are surfacing today that ICANN has concluded its investigation of the Panix.com domain name hijacking and placed the blame solely on registrar Melbourne IT, clearing Dotster of any wrong doing. ICANN chief registrar liaison Tim Cole ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
