Tag Archives: registrars

Tue 29^th May 2012

Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged blacknight ICANN michele neylon registrars

A registrar’s take on law coercion wish list for domain registrations - Michele Neylon opines about registrar accreditation negotiations. Earlier this month I wrote about what various law enforcement agencies would like you to do before registering a domain. Although well intentioned, the requirements would wreak havoc on the domain name ecosystem. Michele Neylon, who runs Irish domain registrar Blacknight, just posted a blog entry about what he thinks the changes would mean for domain registrants. The title is spot on: Don’t Make Us ... read more ...

Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged .cn cnnic registrars

China reopens .cn to individuals, though registrars might be delayed to follow - Individuals can now register .cn domains, but domain registrars may still be cautious about offering the domains. After clamping down on .cn domain registrations a few years ago, China is beginning to open up its country code top level domain again. Yesterday China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), the registry for .cn domain names, announced that registration would again be available to individuals instead of just businesses. CNNIC announced restrictions ... read more ...

Thu 24^th May 2012

Written by The Domains in EN and tagged registrars

BusinessWeek Covers Godaddy.com: “The Challenge of Classing Up GoDaddy” - BusinessWeek.com has just covered the Godaddy.com in an article entitled “The Challenge of Classing Up Go Daddy” Here are a few highlights but you should checkout the original article: “In the 15 years since its founding, Go Daddy has earned more than its fair share of press, much of it acid-tongued.” “There were the Super Bowl ads full of scantily clad women which brought charges of sexism. In 2011, video surfaced of founder Bob Parsons killing an African elephant, part of a regular series ... read more ...

Mon 21^st May 2012

Written by The Domains in EN and tagged registrars

Domaining’s Francois Launches New Domain Registrar That Includes FREE “UDRP Insurance”: DONA.com - Francois Carrillo the man behind Domaining.com and other sites in the domain industry just launched a new domain name registrar, DONA.com which is offering what its calling “UDRP Insurance” with every registration, plus is contributing 30% of all profits to the Internet Commerce Association (ICA). Here is what Francois had to say about the new registrar: “As you know each day, we are hit by more and more abusive UDRPs from people that try to steal our names. “It costs a lot of money to defend ... read more ...

Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged dona.com francois carrillo registrars UDRP

Domain registrar offers UDRP insurance - Registration service offers free insurance against expensive but unfounded UDRP filings. Francois Carrillo, the guy behind Domaining.com, has launched a new domain registrar (an eNom reseller) with an innovative twist: “UDRP insurance”. Basically, if you’re hit with a UDRP on one of your domains registered at DONA.com then you’ll get assistance with finding a domain attorney. Selected domain attorneys offer discounted rates to DONA customers. And if you successfully ... read more ...

Thu 17^th May 2012

Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged Domain Registrars registrars

14 funniest domain registrar names - From dessert names to rather unflattering names, here are 14 odd domain registrar names. People get creative when coming up with domain names. Even registrars sometimes get into the act when naming their registrars. Many registrar names are created by companies creating drop catching registrars. Since they aren’t public facing registrars, they get really creative. Here are some of the more amusing registrar names (both drop catching registrars and regular ones): Afterdark ... read more ...

Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged domain.com dotster registrars

Dotster moves domains to Domain.com credentials - Company transfers domains between registrar accreditations. If you start to see domain name registrar Domain.com growing in registrar ranking reports, there’s a good explanation for that. Dotster, which owns Domain.com, has transferred the domain names from its Dotster accreditation to the Domain.com one. I was alerted to this change when I received a DomainTools whois change alert on a friend’s domain name that I helped her register. My first thought was that ... read more ...

Tue 15^th May 2012

Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged bari meyerson registrars

Bari Meyerson latest to change jobs within domain industry - Meyerson lands at eNom. Once people discover the domain industry and all it has to offer, it’s hard to move to any other industry. The latest move comes courtesy of Bari Meyerson. Meyerson left her long-time post at Moniker as it was being sold to Key Drive. Today eNom announced that it has hired Meyerson to work with domainers. Here are some other people who have recently (some more recently than others) changed jobs within the industry: Jim Grace – from DomainSponsor ... read more ...

Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged ICANN registrars

Here’s what law coercion wants we to do before induction a domain… - Registering a domain name might become a lot more time intensive in the future. Negotiations between ICANN and registrars to amend the registrar accreditation agreement are ongoing, and law enforcement agencies are asking for some pretty big changes to how domains are registered today. Law enforcement proposals relate to verifying whois information and tracking more information about registrants. Law enforcement agencies that have been involved in consultations include: Australian ... read more ...

Wed 9^th May 2012

Written by The Domains in EN and tagged registrars

Tucows Has Record Quarter For Domain Name Sales & For Sales Of $10K or More - I just read through the earning call transcript that Tucows held yesterday after the released their earnings and found a few interesting facts and figures. On the call Tucows CEO Elliot Noss said that : Q1 was a record quarter for individual domain sales from our portfolio, with sales of gems being especially strong. “Revenue increased 61% year-over-year. “On previous calls I have discussed the success of our efforts to increase the average selling price of brandables and gems, and we saw this ... read more ...

Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged Christine Jones go daddy godaddy.com registrars

General Counsel Christine Jones withdrawal Go Daddy - A long time fixture at Go Daddy is moving on. Christine Jones, General Counsel Corporate Secretary for Go Daddy, will leave the company Friday after 10 years. Jones managed all legal affairs for the company and frequently represented the company as a witness at congressional hearings. She was a key player at the company and the industry given her role in lobbying in Washington. She even had a cameo in GoDaddy’s 2009 “enhancement” Super Bowl commercial. During ... read more ...

Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged go daddy godaddy.com new tlds registrars warren adelman

DNW Interview: Go Daddy relates for .godaddy and dual other TLDs - Warren Adelman discloses new TLD applications and discusses the challenges of offering more domain choices to customers. Go Daddy, the world’s largest domain name registrar, has applied for three top level domains, CEO Warren Adelman told Domain Name Wire today. (News of the applications was first reported by Paul Sloan at CNET). The company has applied for its own .brand domain .godaddy, as well as two additional top level domains (TLD). That’s a lot less than ... read more ...

Tue 8^th May 2012

Written by The Domains in EN and tagged New gTLDs Publicly Traded Domain Co registrars

Demand Media Reports: Beats Expectations Sends Stock Soaring & Spends $18M On New gTLD’s - Demand Media, Inc. (NYSE: DMD) just reported its earnings for the 1st Q of 2012 beating expectations and sending the stock soaring in aftermarket trading up almost 20% Some interesting stuff in this report including that Demand invested $18 Million in new gTLD’s. Previously Demand reported it was allocating $5 Million for new gTLD’s meaning that they were going to apply for some 25 new gTLD’s but now at $18 Million Demand is going to be one of the biggest players for new gTLD program as this ... read more ...

Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged .us whois privacy mark monitor registrars whois proxy

.Us whois remoteness is alive and good if we use Mark Monitor - Mark Monitor helps keep .us domain registration records private. It’s been years since the average consumer could register a .us domain name using whois privacy, thanks to a decision by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. But apparently if you’re a big brand you can still do it. A company recently registered a slew of domain names related to dairy products, including BadDairy.com, DairyBad.com, and Bad-Dairy.com. Whomever registered ... read more ...

Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged Demand Media dmd Enom new tlds registrars

Demand Media invests $18 million in new TLDs - That’s a whole lotta top level domains. [Updated with comment from Demand Media and from investor call] Demand Media, parent company of eNom, announced today that it has invested $18 million into new top level domain names. It’s not clear if this is for application fees only: In April 2012, Demand Media invested $18 million in pursuit of its generic Top Level Domain (“gTLD”) initiative, which it believes represents a complementary strategic growth opportunity ... read more ...

Sun 6^th May 2012

Written by The Domains in EN and tagged registrars

Namecheap.com Hits The 3 Million Mark - Namecheap.com just hit the 3 million domain under management milestone. The countdown on the site is as of publication 3,001,439 domain names. In celebration of the 3 millionth domain name, NameCheap.com gave away $3,000 to the 3 millionth domain registration/transfer and I guess they will be making an announcement shortly on who won the cash and what the domain name was. Namecheap.com’s domain numbers are under the Enom umbrella and accounts for approximately 25% of all domains under management ... read more ...

Wed 2^nd May 2012

Written by The Domains in EN and tagged registrars

PurityNames.com “The World’s First Family-Friendly Domain Registrar Opens for Business” - A new ICANN registrar PurityNames.com ts promoting itself in an unusual way as the “The World’s First and Only Family-Friendly Domain Registrar” According to a press release out today: “Up until now, if you were in the market for a domain name to launch a website, you would be forced into doing business with companies who almost certainly have been profiting from the sale of domain names being used to spread pornography. With the launch of PurityNames.com, consumers and businesses finally ... read more ...

Mon 30^th April 2012

Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged .co .com .net Domain Registrars registrars

Which domains a tip 10 domain registrars promote - .co is a favorite among non-VeriSign domains. Registrars have many options when it comes to which top level domains to promote to customers. Sometimes this is based purely on demand calculations. In other instances domain registries strike deals with domain registrars to give them premium shelf space or promotion on their home pages. I just checked the top 10 domain registrars. These results are for either the drop down box in their domain search function or the results ... read more ...

Fri 27^th April 2012