Whois 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
Colorado explains its expensive move to a .gov domain
· UncategorizedThe state needs another $2 million to fully transition to a .gov domain name. The Colorado Sun posted an interesting look at Colorado's government switching from a .us domain to colorado.gov. Many states are making this switch, and the article ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Lawmakers push for Whois privacy on .us domains
· Policy & Law10 Democrats ask NTIA to add Whois privacy to .us domain names. While Whois records in most top level domains are now private, .us remains an outlier: the U.S. government specifically forbids Whois privacy on .us domain registrations. It has ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Reminder: there’s no Whois privacy for .us domain names
· Policy & LawDon't expect to remain private if you register a .us domain name. Last July, Chaya Raichik registered the domain name LibsofTikTok.com to go along with her Libs of TikTok Twitter account. In October, she apparently decided to protect her brand ... Continue Reading20 Comments
.US and domain sales review – DNW Podcast #347
· PodcastsRon Jackson reviews the market for .us domains and we discuss the top 10 domain sales so far this year. This week I catch up with Ron Jackson of DNJournal. Ron launched a new site dedicated to spreading the word about .us domain names. We talk ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Marketing a Teenage TLD
· Uncategorized[Editor’s note: This is a sponsored post by Lori Anne Wardi of Neustar] Hi, my name is Lori Anne Wardi and I’m a domain junkie. I’ve been buying, selling, studying, developing, dreaming about, promoting and preaching the bible of domain names since ... Continue Reading24 Comments
U.S. Gov gives Neustar 10-year extension on .Us domain
· ServicesNeustar wins contract to continue operating .Us through 2029. The U.S. government has extended its contract with Neustar to operate the .Us domain name extension for up to the next ten years, until 2029. National Telecommunications and Information ... Continue Reading5 Comments
From 10-cent domains to revved up marketing and policy changes, .US might finally go somewhere
· UncategorizedThe .Us domain name is finally getting some marketing muscle. Hang around American domainers long enough and you're sure to hear them gripe about .Us. What could the United States' country code domain name have been had Neustar actually marketed the ... Continue Reading8 Comments
Neustar’s Sean Kaine on .US, .Co, new TLDs and ICANN – DNW Podcast #37
· PodcastsWhat's the future of .US? What effect are new TLDs having on legacy domains? Find out in this podcast. Neustar has lots of experience with non-.com domains. It operates the registry for .co, .us and .biz, and is also the back end registry provider for ... Continue Reading5 Comments
Virtual .US Town Hall meeting takes place Wednesday
· Uncategorized.US owners should tune in and ask questions at online event tomorrow. Neustar, the registry that runs the .US country code domain name for the United States, is holding a .US Public Stakeholder Town Hall tomorrow, April 22. The virtual town hall ... Continue Reading3 Comments
