6 years after dropping extension, GoDaddy begins selling .cn domain names again. GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) has started selling China's .cn domain names again as part of its push into the Asia market. The company stopped selling .cn domain names in 2010 ... Continue Reading4 Comments
China reopens .cn to individuals, but registrars may be slow to follow
· Domain RegistrarsIndividuals can now register .cn domains, but domain registrars may still be cautious about offering the domains. After clamping down on .cn domain registrations a few years ago, China is beginning to open up its country code top level domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
China Puts Domain Registrars in Tough Spot, Again
· Policy & LawCNNIC reverses role of registry and registrar, and communicates poorly to boot. [Update 7/1: Go Daddy is sending out an email to its .cn customers today, which also links to CNNIC's notice.] Imagine if VeriSign sent an email to the all .com ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Verify your .Cn Email Address in 15 Days or You Might Lose your Domain
· Policy & LawCNNIC wants you to verify your email address, like, today. This may sound like a really bad phishing scheme, but it's coming from a legitimate source. RRPproxy is reporting that all owners of China's .cn domain names are receiving an email notice ... Continue Reading1 Comment
China’s .Cn Domain Name Loses 39% of Registrations in 4 Months
· UncategorizedNo surprise: .cn falls. It should really come as no surprise. As I predicted a couple months ago, China's crackdown on the .cn domain name has led to a precipitous drop in the number of registered .cn domain names. Data from HosterStats.com shows ... Continue Reading7 Comments
China’s .Cn to Quickly Lose Status as Top Country Code Domain Name
· Policy & LawFrom "anything goes" to "nothing goes", changes to .Cn registration enforcement will reduce the number of .cn domain names. China's domain name strategy has always perplexed me. For a country known for censoring just about everything, I found it odd ... Continue Reading3 Comments
China May Re-Open Individual Registration of .Cn Domain Names
· Policy & LawCNNIC plans to re-open registration. Individuals may regain the ability to register .cn domain names sometime in the future, China Daily is reporting. CNNIC, which manages the .cn country code domain name for China, banned individuals from ... Continue Reading2 Comments
How Long Until China Confiscates Google.Cn Domain Name?
· Policy & LawThe Google.cn domain name is in jeopardy. If there's one lesson learned about country code domain names, it's that you have little protection as a domain registrant. With Google announcing that it will stop censoring its Google.cn search results, it ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Report: China Halts Overseas Registrars from Registering .CN Domains
· Policy & LawRegistrar reports that overseas registrars are restricted from registering .cn domains. According to a report at RRPproxy, .Cn registry CNNIC has temporarily halted overseas registrars from registering .cn domain names on behalf of registrants. The ... Continue Reading9 Comments
VeriSign: 162 Million Domain Names Registered
· UncategorizedRegistry sees sharp domain registration growth (again). .Com and .net registry VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) estimates there are 162 million domain names registered across all TLDs as of the end of Q1 2008. In the company's latest Domain Name Industry Brief ... Continue Reading3 Comments