A look at the coming launch of new top level domain names and what it means for trademark holders, domainers, and the internet community. The overview of the new TLD (top level domain) process below is based on my research and a discussion last week ... Continue Reading7 Comments
Risks Remain for IDN Investors
· Policy & LawNew IDN TLDs may pose problems for second level IDN holders. For years, domain names were only available in roman characters. Domain names in these characters don't make a lot of sense to web users who's primary languages don't use these ... Continue Reading9 Comments
The Los Angeles Domain World, Day 1
· UncategorizedA summary of my first day in L.A. I arrived in Los Angeles yesterday morning around 9am. After getting my rental car and checking into the hotel, it was off to ICANN. I didn't know what to expect of ICANN. For some reason I had a vision of this ... Continue Reading14 Comments
ICANN Sends Breach Notice to Joker.com
· Domain RegistrarsICANN says Joker.com and DNS.com.cn aren't enforcing whois accuracy. Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has sent breach notices to two large domain name registrars warning them they may lose their accreditation. In May ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Threat Watch: “Bank Run” on a Domain Registrar?
· Domain RegistrarsThreat of a "run on the bank" scenario at domain registrar exists. In November 2007 I wrote an article "A Run on the (Domain Name) Bank". I discussed the potential for rumors about a domain registrar's demise to cause a panic. Domain registrants ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Dotster Picks Up Domain Names from BestRegistrar.com
· Domain RegistrarsDeal provides new home for 5,400 domain names. Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has selected Dotster to receive of bulk transfer of domain names from de-accreditated domain registrar BestRegistrar.com. BesRegistrar.com had ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Moniker Drops .Com to $7.29 Ahead of Registry Fee Hikes
· Domain RegistrarsMoniker joins other registrars in "renew before the increase" promotions. Domain registrar Moniker has just cut the new registration and renewal price on .com domain names to $7.29 until the end of the month. Moniker joins other registrars in offering ... Continue Reading2 Comments
GoDaddy’s 60 Day Transfer Lock Closer to Termination
· Domain RegistrarsGNSO Council approves changes to domain transfer blocks. One of GoDaddy's most complained about policies is that it blocks transfers of domain names that have had certain changes to their whois information within the past 60 days. In September 2007 ... Continue Reading11 Comments
Renew Domain Names Before October Price Increases
· Domain RegistrarsRenew domains before end of September to avoid additional fees. It's that time of year again -- time for VeriSign (NASDAQ: VRSN) and other registries to increase their wholesale price of domain names. VeriSign's wholesale prices for .com and .net ... Continue Reading15 Comments
ICANN To Offload Domains from De-Accredited Registrar
· Domain RegistrarsWho wants 1,440 domains? Good question. When RegisterFly lost its ICANN accreditation, GoDaddy swooped in to take over the registration of RegisterFly clients' domain names. It was a nice pickup for GoDaddy of nearly 1 million domain names. So ... Continue Reading12 Comments