Tag Archives: registrars

Mon 24th February 2014
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Watch Name.com and .xyz conflict in bobsled competition - Jared Ewy and Daniel Negari fly around the track in friendly wager. I see a lot of marketing gimmicks for domain names, but rarely write about them. This bobsledding competition (and sponsorship) involving .xyz is entertaining enough to pass along. Here’s the background: In addition to being CEO of .Kiwi, Tim Johnson is also the manager of the New Zealand bobsled team. Name.com pulled together .xyz, .Buzz, .Ninja and .club to help sponsor the New Zealand bobsled ... read more ...
 
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Which registrars have a lowest prices on new TLDs? Here’s a cost comparison. - NameCheap appears to have the cheapest overall pricing on new TLDs among the largest domain name registrars. If you’re actively investing in new top level domain names, price is certainly a key factor for selecting a domain name registrar. So far, these new TLDs aren’t cheap. You can register 2-4 .com domains for the same price as one new TLD in most cases. That adds up in a hurry. I did a quick price comparison this morning on three of Donuts’ available domain ... read more ...
Thu 20th February 2014
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Domain registrars doubt Minds + Machines’ Priority Reservation System - Registrar Stakeholder Group questions if Minds + Machines is complying with registry and registrar agreements. The separation between registry and registrar is being blurred with the introduction of new TLDs. For the first time, gTLD registries can also own domain name registrars. This uncharted territory is sure to lead to first time issues that need to get ironed out. Here’s the first major one to be raised. The ICANN Registrar Stakeholder Group (RrSG) is questioning ... read more ...
Fri 14th February 2014
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GoDaddy auction information yield early denote of new TLD direct and values - Auction data show competition for new TLD registrations and shed light on strategic considerations for ordering domains. What are domains registered under new top level domain names worth, and what is the demand for them? We already know how many domains are being registered. .Guru has close to 30,000 registrations and .photography has topped 10,000. Most others are in the 1,000-5,000 range. But digging deeper into the pre-registration process provides another interesting ... read more ...
Thu 13th February 2014
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Tucows on new TLDs, 2013 RAA, and Advertising - Tucows CEO Elliot Noss discusses the domain name business in the company’s latest investor call. Tucows released Q4 2013 earnings and held its investor conference call this week. Here are some highlights: * Tucows started charging for WHOIS privacy due to increased costs the company faces with the 2103 Registrar Accreditation Agreement. * Domain parking is still a drag on the company. It expects a flat or downward trend. This also affects its expired domain sales ... read more ...
 
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Registrars adjust registration prices on some of Donuts’ domain names - Let the testing begin… They haven’t been available for long, but already we’re seeing varying registration fees for Donuts’ domain names. Domain name registrar GoDaddy is charging lower annual registration fees for some of the latest new top level domain name offered by Donuts — while charging a premium for others. Pricing for many of the “second round” Donuts domains (e.g. .photography) as well as pre-orders for some of the to-be-released domains (e.g. ... read more ...
Wed 12th February 2014
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Tucows Reports: Revenue Up 11% But Misses on Earnings & Revenue - Tucows Inc. (NASDAQ:TCX, TSX:TC), reported its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2013. Although Tucows revenue increased 11% but missed by $0.98M. off of estimates Summary Financial Results All figures are in U.S. dollars. (In Thousands of US Dollars, Except Per Share Data) 3 Months 3 Months 12 Months 12 Months Ended Dec. Ended Dec. Ended Dec. Ended Dec. 31, 2013 31, 2012 ... read more ...
Sat 8th February 2014
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German Court Says Registrars Are Responsible for Content on a Website - A ruling came out of Germany that could make registrars have to do a lot more work to earn their pay. Loek Essers wrote an article today on PC Advisor covering the case of Universal Music vs Key-Systems. A domain name registrar can be held liable for the copyright infringements of a website it registered if it is obvious the domain is used for infringements and the registrar does nothing to prevent it, the Regional Court of Saarbrücken in Germany has ruled. Universal had wanted to prevent unauthorized ... read more ...
Thu 6th February 2014
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MarkMonitor allegedly hacked by Syrian Electronic Army - Group claims to hack leading brand management registrar and change Facebook’s whois, but Registry Lock thwarts its attempt to hijack Facebook.com nameservers. The Syrian Electronic Army claims it has hacked into the systems of MarkMonitor, the domain name registrar for many of the world’s biggest brands. It has a screenshot to prove it, too: A twitter account purporting to be that of the SEA also posted a link to a Facebook.com whois record showing the the Syrian ... read more ...
 
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GoDaddy starts regulating GoDaddy.uno domain name - Domain name forwards to .uno registration page. Domain name registrar GoDaddy has started using GoDaddy.uno, although perhaps not in the way the .uno registry intends for it to be used: The domain name merely forwards to GoDaddy’s .uno registration page, which is all in English except for .uno’s slogan. .Uno founder Shaul Jolles told Domain Name Wire last month that his goal is for .uno domain names to lead consumers to a separate Spanish language website for ... read more ...
Wed 5th February 2014
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New TLDs are here though domain hunt isn’t prepared yet. Here are 4 examples. - Domain name registrars aren’t ready to suggest new TLDs to customers. As of 11 am EST today, the first set of Latin script new top level domain names came to market. None of this “Early Access Program” stuff. Just show up, find the domain you want, and register it for regular prices just like other domains. Unfortunately for Donuts, which owns the seven top level domain names now available, none of the registrars are ready for the big shift in domain name search. ... read more ...
Mon 3rd February 2014
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Domain registration agreements are removing longer interjection to new TLDs - There are a bunch of added terms specific to each new domain name. With the creation of dozens of new registries offering top level domain names, each of them having different rules (some of them even having different rules for each of their TLDs), domain name registration agreements are getting longer. These registration agreements have always had special terms thrown in for specific TLDs. For example, GoDaddy’s Domain Name Registration Agreement (itself part of ... read more ...
Sun 2nd February 2014
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Go Daddy Tightens Security After @N Debacle - In another move related to the social engineering that took place at Go Daddy and allegedly Paypal (Paypal stands by the position they did not give the hijacker anything and that it was a failed attempt) Go Daddy is now changing their security practices. In a tweet on Saturday there was an exchage from the former owner of @N and Go Daddy, he is also a former Go Daddy client as he tweeted yesterday that he has moved his names to Namecheap. @N_is_stolen Will do. We now require 8 card digits, lock after ... read more ...
 
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GoDaddy Super Bowl ads once opposite put domain biz in a spotlight - GoDaddy’s Super Bowl commercials are very different this year. It’s Super Bowl Sunday, and that means the domain name industry will be getting some broad attention this evening. GoDaddy has been advertising in the Super Bowl since 2005, and will once again run two Super Bowl ads tonight. In the first half, GoDaddy will run its “Surprise” commercial in which a real person will apparently quit their job in front of the entire Super Bowl audience. According to ... read more ...
 
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How GoDaddy found Gwen, a lady who quit her pursuit in a Super Bowl Commercial - How GoDaddy found is puppet master. GoDaddy’s first half Super Bowl Commercial tonight featured Gwen Dean, who announced in the commercial that she was quitting her job to follow her dreams of running a puppeteer business. That’s a heck of a way to start a business, especially when 100 million people see your web address, PuppetsByGwen.com. I’m sure lots of people would appreciate the same exposure. So just how did Gwen end up being the “lucky quitter?” It ... read more ...
Wed 29th January 2014
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Donuts’ EAP opens today, though usually some domain name registrars support it - GoDaddy and eNom are offering Donuts’ domains today, but other big registrars are not. Seven of Donuts new top level domain names, including .guru and .clothing, are available starting today under the company’s “Early Access Program.” For the next five days the domains can be purchased at premium prices. Today the prices are over $10,000, and the price will drop each day going forward. Only some of the major domain name registrars appear to be offering Donuts’ ... read more ...
Tue 28th January 2014
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Epic Bet: Name.com Vs. Enom Who You Got? - Rightside, Enom and Name.com  is involved in an  epic bet between our eNom office in Seattle and our Name.com office in Denver. “So not only will this Sunday spell a showdown for Russell vs. Peyton, but for Registar’s eNom vs. Name as well.” Below I’ve posted blog and video links offering the details of our #BigBowlBet. We’ll have videos coming all week leading up to Sunday! So we are opening the poll up for your picks Rightside’s video Name.com statement The Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOS0HM-61AE eNom’s ... read more ...
 
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GoDaddy’s 2nd Super Bowl ad to underline chairman quitting their pursuit (for real) to start a biz - GoDaddy posts teaser for second ad for Sunday’s game. GoDaddy has already posted one of its two Super Bowl commercials for Sunday’s game. It hasn’t posted its second yet, but it has revealed some of the subject matter. According to a video teaser GoDaddy just posted, the second commercial will feature someone quitting their job (for real) in front of the Super Bowl TV audience. Apparently only the production staff and the person’s father knows about her resignation. ... read more ...
Mon 27th January 2014
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New TLDs disappear from GoDaddy home page, and 1&1’s dark sunrise - GoDaddy demotes new TLDs from the home page, 11 not offering sunrise registrations through its largest brand. Here are a couple noteworthy items related to new top level domain names. First, over the weekend I noticed that promotions for new top level domain names are nowhere to be found on GoDaddy’s home page. After promoting them for the past month or two, it’s been kicked off the home page. (It is front and center, however, on the “Domains” tab.) In response ... read more ...
Fri 24th January 2014
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22.CN Joins SedoMLS Continuing a Network’s Asian Expansion - Sedo announced a few minutes ago that 22.cn joined their SedoMLS. As demand for domains in Asia grows this is certainly a smart decision to keep building their network with Asian registrars. Recent auctions for premium .CN domains previously reserved by CNNIC have shown demand is strong in the region. 22.cn Joins SedoMLS, Continuing the Network’s Asian Expansion Sedo, the world’s largest domain marketplace and monetization provider, today announced that Chinese registrar 22.cn has joined the ... read more ...
Wed 22nd January 2014
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GoDaddy posts the initial 2014 Super Bowl Commercial - No naked women. Just men this time. GoDaddy has published one of its Super Bowl Commercials that will air during the big game February 2. As promised, it’s a distinct departure from previous years in which the company featured scantily clad women. This time it is scantily clad men, although Danica Patrick still plays a role. Compared to the previous commercial along these lines featuring Jean-Claude van Damme, I think this commercial says less about what GoDaddy ... read more ...
 
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Web.com: WebLock module will be opt-in, not opt-out - Company will not charge customers for added security service unless they accept it. Web.com, parent company of Network Solutions and Register.com, came under fire yesterday after informing some customers they would automatically be opted-in to a security program that costs $1,850. An email sent to 49 customers informed them that their accounts would have added security under a new service called WebLock. The email also indicated that customers would be charged $1,850 ... read more ...
Tue 21st January 2014
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NameSilo.com Becomes 2nd Domain Registrar To Accept Bitcoin - A second domain name registrar, NameSilo.com announced that it was offering Bitcoin as a new method of payment on its website. NameCheap.com became the 1st domain name registrar to offer BitCoin back in March of 2013. The move makes NameSilo the latest established business to accept payment via the digital currency, and one of the first major domain registrars to do so. “It is important to us to respond to the requests of our customers,” said Michael Goldfarb, co-founder of NameSilo. “Our ... read more ...
 
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Network Solutions automobile enrolls business into $1,850 “WebLock” service - If your domains are within the top 1% of traffic at Web.com, the company is going to opt you into a new program that costs $1,850 the first year. UPDATE 1/22/14 3PM CT: The company says the program will actually be opt-in, not opt-out. Read more here. Domain name registrar Network Solutions, part of Web.com, is taking some heat today for notifying a customer that it is auto enrolling him into a program that will cost $1,850 per year. Brent Simmons, who says he has ... read more ...
Mon 13th January 2014
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Penn State Lets PennState.com Expire & The Domain Is In Auction W/ $4,583 Min Bid - Penn State which certainly has had one of the biggest scandals in the United States over the last few years leading to criminal charges, the resignation of the President of the University and the legendary football coach Joe Paterno, has now let the domain name PennState.com expire. The domain name PennState.com is registered to Penn State formally known as the The Pennsylvania State University. The University has owned the domain since at least 2001 according to DomainTools.com The University let ... read more ...