Registrars continue to grapple with thorny questions about content. What role do domain name organizations play when it comes to free speech? This continued to be a hot topic in 2018. In the United States, the government cannot limit free ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Pennsylvania Attorney General subpoenas Epik over Gab.com domain name
· Domain RegistrarsAG asks Epik to hand over communications with Gab. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has asked domain name registrar Epik to send it information about its interactions with Gab, the social network that came under fire after one of its users ... Continue Reading35 Comments
Rob Monster explains why he accepted GAB.com domain at Epik
· Domain RegistrarsControversial site moves its domain name to Epik. Most domain name registrars don't like a hot potato, but Epik founder Rob Monster has decided to serve as the registrar for one--Gab.com. If you aren't familiar with the site, the "free speech" ... Continue Reading41 Comments
Epik takes Whois search counts to another level
· Domain RegistrarsDomain name registrar provides additional Whois data that could help you identify domain buyers. Last week Alvin Brown published a tutorial on how to get Whois search counts for your domain names at GoDaddy. This data can be helpful when considering ... Continue Reading12 Comments
A strong month for .com; here are the winners & losers
· Domain RegistrarsA strong month for .com domain name registrations. ICANN has published the latest official .com transactions report from Verisign, which includes data by registrar for March 2017. March was a strong one with 3.22 million new .com domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Two domain name industry people make moves
· UncategorizedEpik and MMX make key hires. Two familiar faces in the domain name industry have new homes. Joseph Peterson, who also writes for Domain Name Wire, was hired as Director of Operations at Epik. Joseph is one of the most analytical people I know. If ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Alexander from Intrust Domains Sure Does Get Around
· Expired DomainsExpired domain emails sure are fishy. I hadn't paid much attention to Intrust Domains until Epik announced last week that it had acquired the company. [See update below] But it just so happens that I've been bombarded by email from Intrust over ... Continue Reading83 Comments
Epik Acquires Domain Name Registrar IntrustDomains
· Domain RegistrarsCompany acquires domain name registrar with a checkered reputation. Epik has acquired domain name registrar IntrustDomains for an undisclosed account. In a blog post, Epik founder Rob Monster explains that the acquisition will provide a number of ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Epik Releases Upgrade to Its Product Portals
· ServicesSite creation tool releases improvements geared to more content. Epik has released an upgrade to its product sites dubbed Product Portals 3.0. The latest version is designed to offer more content on product sites, which is of course critical to ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Pay for TRAFFIC Conference with Your Domains
· ServicesTrade-in your domains for a ticket to TRAFFIC South Beach. This month's Epik conference had a unique twist -- you could pay for conference admission by trading in domain names. I was a bit surprised, yet excited, to learn this morning that you'll be ... Continue Reading1 Comment