The return of domain name tasting? Demand Media, parent company of eNom, has been awarded United States Patent 7539774 for "Method for domain name registration and a corresponding apparatus". The patent application was filed in 2005 and appears to ... Continue Reading8 Comments
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Tucows Posts Q1 Profit
· Domain RegistrarsDomain name registrar sees strong domain registration revenue. Tucows (AMEX: TCX) has posted a profit of close to $1M for the quarter ended March 31. This compares to a loss of about $1M in the same quarter in 2008. The company cites both sales of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN Releases Two “Whitewash” Reports to Defend its Positions on new gTLDs
· Policy & LawReports argue new gTLDs should move forward with no price caps. I've been duped. When ICANN announced it was commissioning a report on the effect of price caps on new TLDs, I assumed it would seek an unbiased report. Instead, ICANN used domain ... Continue Reading12 Comments
ICANN’s Registry Continuity Plan Has a Big Hole
· Policy & LawGuidelines for new registries doesn't make sense; but therein lies a business opportunity. If you want to apply for a new top level domain from ICANN, you need to provide lots of financial documentation about your ability to run the TLD. ICANN is mum ... Continue Reading1 Comment
ICANN to Study Price Caps on Domain Registrations
· Policy & LawAs part of new TLD process, ICANN commissions study on pricing restrictions for registries. After receiving a number of comments about lack of pricing limits in new TLD registry agreements, Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) ... Continue Reading20 Comments
VeriSign to Pay $6M More to ICANN in FY 2010
· Policy & LawProposed budget includes increased contractual fee from VeriSign. Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has published its Proposed Framework for FY10 Operating Plan and Budget (pdf). ICANN's Financial Year 2010 runs July 1, 2009 ... Continue Reading4 Comments
VeriSign: 177 Million Domain Names Registered
· UncategorizedLatest industry brief shows rate of domain registration growth slowing. VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has released its latest Domain Name Industry Brief (pdf), which shows an all time high of 177 million domain names in existence. Although the total base of ... Continue Reading4 Comments
VeriSign Notifies Registrars About Domain Tasting Changes
· Policy & LawVeriSign sends notice about changes to add grace period rules. As required by a new ICANN policy, VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) has notified its registrars about changes to the Add Grace Period policy. These changes were made to limit the practice of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Domainers Don’t Care if VeriSign Increases Prices
· Policy & LawDo domain name owners care if VeriSign can drastically increase .com prices? Apparently not. ICANN has released new details about its proposed registry agreement and added a line-by-line comparison to previous registry agreements. These agreements ... Continue Reading15 Comments
VeriSign: Google Slowing Domain Name Registration Growth
· UncategorizedLatest VeriSign report blames Google Adsense weakness for slowing domain registration growth rates. New domain name registrations are slowing, and VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) says Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) may be to blame. About 11.5 million new domain ... Continue Reading14 Comments