Domain tasting is down, but the registration game is merely changing. ICANN is reporting that domain name tasting is down 99.7% since it implemented new policies to thwart it. Tasting is registering a domain name to test for traffic, and returning it ... Continue Reading5 Comments
ICANN: Domain Tasting Down 99.7%
· Policy & LawICANN policy change leads to drastic drop in domain tasting. ICANN released a report (pdf) today that shows a 99.7% drop in domain tasting since adding new penalties to the practice. "Domain tasting" refers to registering a domain name and then ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Demand Media Awarded Patent for Tiered Domain Name Registrations
· Domain RegistrarsThe 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
Domain Tasting 2.0
· UncategorizedThe new era of domain tasting starts in April. "The end of domain tasting" "Domain tasting is dead" "ICANN shuts down domain tasting" You've heard it all before. But as I've pointed out, new rules designed to kill domain tasting starting in ... Continue Reading18 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
3/31/09: Death of Domain Tasting (Or is it?)
· Policy & LawDomain tasting is down, and will take another hit in March. But that may not be the end of it... Domain tasting -- the practice of registering a domain to test for traffic and deleting it for a refund within a specified grace period -- is down 84% ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Domain Name Tasting Down 84%
· Policy & LawDomain tasting is down 84% since ICANN implemented its 20 cent fee. In June ICANN approved a budget measure designed to curtail domain name tasting (registering a domain, checking it for traffic, and then deleting it within the first 5 days for a full ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Network Solutions: “We’ll Stop Reserving if ICANN Adds Fee”
· Domain RegistrarsNetwork Solutions says it will stop controversial practice if ICANN adopts fee next week. Next week the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) board will vote on its 2009 budget. The budget includes the much-talked-about provision ... Continue Reading3 Comments
CADNA Releases Report on Domain Name Drop Catching
· Policy & LawSpecial interest group suggests that non-refundable $.20 fee is not enough to stop domain tasting. The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) released a report today about expired domain drop catching. It's an interesting report and contains good ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Google Duped Us
· Policy & LawGoogle is smart, and it proved it with its "we are not evil" approach to domain kiting. I knew those engineers at Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) were smart. But they also have smart PR skills. Last week, Google decided to let the world know it was going to ... Continue Reading3 Comments