Companies end .online partnership, but all three will help market the domain name. A three company partnership for the .online top level domain name has broken up, and it appears Radix will now run the domain name by itself. A partnership between ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Web.com strikes deal with investors, Rightside extends deal with NameCheap
· Domain RegistrarsWeb.com and Rightside reveal deals. Here's some news about two publicly traded domain name companies. Web.com has struck a deal with Okumus Fund Management, which owns about 15% of the company's shares, to add two new members to the board of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.Online could be best generic new domain yet
· UncategorizedThree reasons .online should be successful. Michael Berkens spotted this morning that the last of the losing applicants for .online had withdrawn its application, meaning a partnership between Radix, NameCheap and Tucows has won the rights for the ... Continue Reading26 Comments
Namecheap search “favorites” is cool. I’m still waiting for better new TLD search.
· Domain RegistrarsNamecheap's interface is a nice upgrade for domain discovery. It could do better with TLD context, though. Namecheap unveiled a new domain searching interface this morning. The highlight for me is the ability to pick favorite TLDs for future ... Continue Reading1 Comment
NameCheap Sued Over WhoisGuard
· Domain RegistrarsCompany sues NameCheap after it doesn't disclose identity behind protected whois. I've said it many times and I'll say it again -- offering whois privacy and proxy services is not free for domain name registrars. Here's another example. Emergency ... Continue Reading29 Comments