Group responds to lawsuit and argues auction should take place on Wednesday as planned. ICANN has responded (pdf) to Donuts' lawsuit over the .web top level domain name auction, saying that Donuts' allegations are unfounded and that the auction should ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Donuts sues ICANN over .web domain
· Policy & LawNew top level domain applicant unhappy with ICANN's response thus far, so it takes its complaint to court. One of new top level domain name company Donuts' subsidiaries has sued ICANN in an effort to postpone the auction for .web and potentially ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Donuts and Radix still miffed over .Web applicant
· Policy & LawCompanies file reconsideration request. Meanwhile, who just bought web.biz? Last week Radix and Schlund Technologies GmbH sent letters to ICANN asking them to postpone an upcoming auction for .Web, scheduled to take place July 27. They are concerned ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Donuts invests in Blockchain technology company
· ServicesDonuts makes an investment in Netki. Donuts has made its second investment under its Donuts Labs program. Netki, Inc. is billed as a digital identity startup dedicated to democratizing digital currency. Just how does this relate to DNS? Here's how ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Rightside (unsurprisingly) says no to Donuts
· ServicesCompany rebuffs offer for its new top level domain business. Rightside (NASDAQ:NAME) has turned down Donuts' unsolicited offer to buy its top level domain name operations for $70 million. The offer was for all 40 of Rightside's top level domains, ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Donuts makes $70 million unsolicited offer for Rightside’s new TLD business
· ServicesPublic offer comes after Rightside declined earlier offers. Donuts announced today that it's making a $70 million offer to acquire Rightside's (NASDAQ:NAME) new top level domain name business. The company is making the offer public after "Rightside ... Continue Reading7 Comments
This week’s new TLDs: .Group, .Salon and .Store EAP
· UncategorizedNew domain names are headed for release this week. There are a handful of new top level domain name opportunities this week. The .Store early access period starts on Tuesday when you can get .store domains for a hefty price of about $30,000. While ... Continue Reading2 Comments
May’s top domain name stories and podcasts
· UncategorizedNew TLD terminations and more interesting news from last month I enjoyed seeing a lot of familiar faces last month at DNSeattle and WHD.usa. Let's recap what went on at Domain Name Wire last month. First, here are five podcasts you'll want to listen ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Inside new top level domain company Donuts
· UncategorizedTwo of Donuts' co-founders discuss the company's results, strategy, and plans for the future. The last time I visited new top level domain company Donuts' office in Bellevue, WA, the company had zero revenue from new TLDs. It was mid-2013, and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Donuts makes first investment through Donuts Labs
· ServicesDonuts' first investment is in a geofencing company. Top level domain name company Donuts has made the first of what promises to be many investments through its new Donuts Labs program. Through Donuts Labs, the company is putting its capital and ... Continue Reading1 Comment