Here's a look back at the top stories on Domain Name Wire last month, ranked by views. 1. Frank Schilling new TLD auction grosses more than $40 million - Schilling's UNR sold 23 top level domains to 10 different buyers. 2. Lawsuit: Bird.com and ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN to terminate Pheenix domain registrar
· Domain RegistrarsThis Phoenix won't rise from the dead. ICANN is terminating its accreditation agreement with domain name registrar Pheenix. The domain name overseer sent a breach notice to the registrar on April 25 and followed up with a termination notice ... Continue Reading16 Comments
ICANN sends breach notice to Pheenix
· Domain RegistrarsDomain name registrar has gone M.I.A. ICANN has sent a breach notice (pdf) to domain name registrar Pheenix, giving it until May 14 to shape up or face losing its accreditation. Pheenix was a popular registrar for domain name investors because ... Continue Reading13 Comments
More expired domain changes: Pheenix jacks up prices
· Expired DomainsDrop catching service is increasing prices significantly this week. A lot seems to be going on with drop catching expired .com domain names. Verisign is definitely up to something that is going to change how services capture domains. Now comes news ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Expired domain names w/ Tan Tran DNW Podcast #125
· PodcastsUnderstand the current state of the dropcatching market. Tan Tran runs one of the three biggest pending delete drop catching services, Pheenix, as well as expired domain discovery service FreshDrop (enter coupon 'pheenix' to get FreshDrop for ... Continue Reading9 Comments
Pheenix increases expired domain backorder prices
· Expired DomainsPrice will go up another $10 this month. As the arms race for catching dropping domain names escalates, expired domain catcher Pheenix is raising its prices. The company announced that the price of "gold" .com backorders will increase to $38.99 on ... Continue Reading2 Comments
There’s an all out war for dropping domain names
· Expired Domains...and it's expensive. It costs expired domain drop catchers $8.03 for every .com domain name they catch for you. So why are they charging customers so much money? A good place to start is by looking at how much they pay to amass the firepower ... Continue Reading17 Comments
Pheenix raises backorder prices, adds .xyz
· Expired DomainsPrices are still much cheaper than competing services. Expired domain drop catching service Pheenix announced it is increasing prices "Due to price increases by both ICANN and registries." The move comes days after SnapNames and NameJet both ... Continue Reading4 Comments
