You're going to pay more for .xxx and other adult-themed domain names. GoDaddy Registry is increasing the wholesale price of its adult-themed top level domain names on November 1. It will charge $95 for each registration, renewal, or transfer of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Lawsuit could impact how registries manage premium domains
· Policy & LawWhat happens when a cybersquatting lawsuit is filed against a registry-owned premium domain name? Update 10/6/25: the plaintiff dismissed the case. As of today, the domain still resolves to a for sale lander. A law firm has filed a ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Colombia puts .co domain contract out for bid
· UncategorizedCountry will announce winner in May. Colombia has issued a request for proposals to run the .co country code domain for the next ten years. .Co Internet began commercialization of the domain name in 2010, making the extension a household name ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Identity Digital prices go up tomorrow, GoDaddy Registry plans next price hike
· UncategorizedRenew today before prices go up. Today is the last day to renew domains in 216 top level domain names before prices increase. On October 4 at 17:00 UTC, wholesale prices on 216 top level domains managed by Identity Digital will increase. Most of ... Continue Reading2 Comments
U.S. Gov considers Whois privacy for .us domain names
· Policy & LawWhois information would still be easy to obtain on a limited basis. Nearly all domain name ownership data has been redacted from public Whois in the wake of privacy regulations such as GDPR. But one top level domain name remains an outlier: ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy acquires five more top level domains
· UncategorizedCompany picks up five TLDs that were using its registry services. GoDaddy Registry has acquired five more top level domain names: .wiki, .tattoo, .ink, .gay, and .health. The first four domains are part of Top Level Design's portfolio. In fact, ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy finishes .tv migration, launches marketing campaign
· ServicesCompany is ready to reinvigorate marketing for .tv extension. GoDaddy Registry has completed the takeover of registry services for .tv domain names. .Tv is the country code for Tuvalu, a tiny island nation in the South Pacific. But its domain ... Continue Reading1 Comment
GoDaddy acquires two TLDs, PIR completes acquisition of 3 Donuts domains
· UncategorizedFive top level domains change hands. ICANN has published five registry agreement assignments. First, GoDaddy Registry has acquired .study and .courses from Open Universities Australia Pty Ltd. Each domain has about 3,000-4,000 names in the zone. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Club top level domain went MIA today
· Services.Club websites went down today as part of a DNS issue that has since been resolved. The .club registry went down this morning, taking down all .club domains. The problem has been resolved. The issue appears to have been with UltraDNS, a Neustar ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
GoDaddy finishes takeover of .Club, 19 more MMX domains
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy Registry adds 20 top level domains. According to ICANN's website, GoDaddy is now the official registry for .club and 19 of MMX's (Minds + Machines) top level domains. The company's registry business, Registry Services, LLC, is now listed ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
