Tag Archives: registrars

Wed 23rd June 2010
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Tucows Donates Domain to Estate of Queen Rocker Freddie Mercury - Domain registrar gives domain to estate of Freddie Mercury. Tucows’ Yummy Names has donated the domain name FreddieMercury.com to the estate of the late lead singer of rock group Queen. An announcement on QueenOnline.com reads: In a recent act of fantastic generosity, domain registrar company Tucows Inc. secured the domain name FreddieMercury.com and donated it free of charge to Freddie’s estate. We would openly like to thank Bill Sweetman and his team for their ... read more ...
Thu 17th June 2010
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Web.com Buys Register.com for $135 Million - Large registrar agrees to be acquired by small business hosting and design company. Web hosting and design company Web.com has agreed to purchase privately held domain name registrar Register.com for $135 million. The company views domain name registration as a lead generation tool for other services such as setting up web sites and hosting, and also sees cost savings of $10 million by merging the two entities. Register.com is one of the original higher cost domain ... read more ...
 
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My.CO Powers .co Domain Name Registrations - Company offers way for non-.co-accredited registrars to sell .co registrations. One of the unique aspects of the launch of the .co domain name is that there are only ten domain name registrars accredited to sell the domains. This includes some big names such as Go Daddy, eNom, and Tucows. But that means that smaller registrars are shut out from selling .co domain names unless they strike a deal with one of the ten accredited registrars. That creates an interesting ... read more ...
Thu 10th June 2010
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GoDaddy Files Patent App for Generating Domains Based on Current Events - System would make it easy to register domains based on current events such as oil spills, earthquakes, etc. The Go Daddy Group has filed two concurrent patent applications for a system of generating domain name ideas based on current events. In the applications, the company notes that a number of people register domain names related to current events, such as earthquakes. Although one of its examples (below) is someone registering a domain for good purposes, it ... read more ...
Fri 4th June 2010
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Rosenblatt: We Love eNom for a Data - eNom brings in revenue — but also important data — for Demand Media. Yesterday Demand Media CEO Richard Rosenblatt discussed his business at the All Things D conference. When describing the business, he noted that there are essentially two sides: domains and content. But what was particularly interesting about the domains side is the value it brings to the company. Sure, eNom brings in recurring revenue. But beyond the money is the data: The third reason we ... read more ...
Wed 2nd June 2010
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Political Attack Video Associates Candidate with Bob Parsons - Time for Bob to whip out the checkbook… PARSONS, ROBERT SCOTTSDALE,AZ 85262 GODADDY.COM/PRESIDENT 10/26/06 $10,000 Democratic Congressional Campaign Cmte (D) PARSONS, ROBERT SCOTTSDALE,AZ 85262 GODADDY.COM/CEO 12/15/09 $2,400 Boucher, Rick (D) PARSONS, ROBERT SCOTTSDALE,AZ 85262 GODADDY.COM/CEO 9/25/07 $2,300 Stevens, Ted (R) PARSONS, ROBERT SCOTTSDALE,AZ 85262 GODADDY.COM/CEO 9/25/07 $2,300 Stevens, Ted (R) PARSONS, ROBERT SCOTTSDALE,AZ 85262 GODADDY.COM/FOUNDER AND CEO 9/13/07 $2,300 McConnell, ... read more ...
 
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GoDaddy Launches YouTube Competitor during Video.me - Domain registrar launches a video sharing service on .me domain name. GoDaddy has launched a video sharing service at Video.me, just the latest .me domain name that the company (which has a stake in the .me registry) has created a product around. After relaunching .me, GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons dumped his BobParsons.tv personal brand in favor of BobParsons.me. The company also uses VerySocial.me for its Social Visibility offering. GoDaddy plans to launch a web ... read more ...
Tue 1st June 2010
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$100k Go Daddy Commercial Winner Pulled Ad Together in 19 Days - Team pulls together winning TV commercial in 19 days. 19 days. That’s how much time the winners of Go Daddy’s TV commercial contest had to pull it all together once they heard about the domain name registrar’s contest. But for producer Jessie Ottolini, director Francis De La Torre, and writer Lisa Waugh, it was worth the stress — they’re now a hundred thousand dollars richer and have been pushed onto the national television commercial stage almost overnight. I ... read more ...
Sat 29th May 2010
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Beware GoDaddy Whois Update Phishing Scheme - Scam makes its rounds with a new phishing URL. [Updated: Go Daddy has successfully shut down the phishing site. But the offender will surely just set up another. So here are a couple points from Go Daddy: -Official Go Daddy e-mails will always address you by name, unlike those from phishers (who do not know this information). -Customers are also reminded never to provide credentials to an unsecure website. Always make sure the web address starts with “https:” ... read more ...
Fri 28th May 2010
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Domain Security: Dynadot Offers Two-Factor Authentication - Dynadot secures domains with mobile phone security. In April I wrote a few stories about domain name security tools offered by various registrars. One tool I missed was Dynadot’s SMS security tool. It works like this: Account holder receives a 6-digit code (sent via SMS) on his cellphone and then enters the code in his Dynadot account before he can do the following: – Get a domain’s auth code – Unlock his domains – Change his account information All 6-digit ... read more ...
Tue 25th May 2010
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Two Defendants Respond to Verizon Cybersquatting Lawsuit - Response filed in Verizon domain name lawsuit. Two defendants in a lawsuit filed by Verizon alleging cybersquatting have responded to the suit. Both The Producers, Inc., and Michael Gardner have responded to Verizon’s allegations that they registered domains related to Verizon trademarks. The somewhat bizarre case revolves around what DirectNIC does with domain names when they expire but are not yet deleted. Like most registrars, DirectNIC removes the registrant’s ... read more ...
Wed 19th May 2010
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eNom Announces .Com Price Increases - Here come the price increase notices. It’s that time of year again, when domain name registrars send out notices to their customers about .com price increases. We actually got a reprieve last year as VeriSign didn’t increase prices. But they’re back this year, to the extent allowed: 7% for .com and 10% for .net at the wholesale level. eNom sent a notice to its customers today with .com increases of 55 cents across the board effective July 1: Tier / OLD Tier ... read more ...
Mon 17th May 2010
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ICANN Kills Two More Domain Name Registrars - ICANN cites two registrars for breach of contract. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has de-accredited two domain name registrars for violating their accreditation agreements. The two registrars — Mobiline USA, Inc., and Western United Domains, Inc. — were sent termination notices on May 14. Mobiline, which has a web site at DomainBonus.com, was warned on April 15 that it was in breach of its contract with ICANN for failing to escrow ... read more ...
 
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Go Daddy User Generated Ads Hit a Mark - Commercials show what Go Daddy actually does. That’s refreshing. Last month I lamented that most of the submissions to Go Daddy’s commercial contest followed the same-old GoDaddy script. Now that the ten finalists have been selected, I’ve changed my mind. Sure, most of the finalist commercials use some sort of sex appeal, but the majority of the message is on how Go Daddy can help you get online. The visuals actually make you pay attention to the idea of ... read more ...
Thu 13th May 2010
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ResellerClub Launches Language Localization Program - Domain name and web hosting reseller launches program to localize its control panels. With all the talk of non-latin top level domain names hitting the web, ResellerClub’s latest news is very timely. The company is rolling out Localization Partner Program, a way to use crowdsourcing to help translate its control panel into multiple languages. English has been the primary language of the web, yet much of the growth is coming from people who do not use English ... read more ...
Wed 12th May 2010
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Tucows’ OpenSRS Grows 9% Year-Over-Year - Domain name registrar reports first quarter earnings. Tucows (AMEX:TCX) reported first quarter earnings after the bell today and disclosed that its OpenSRS business grew 9% year-over-year in both transactions and revenue. OpenSRS includes the company’s domain registration business as well as e-mail services. The company hit a milestone of 10 million domains under management at the end of the quarter. Net income for Q1 was $0.6 million, but that was helped by ... read more ...
Tue 11th May 2010
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Go Daddy Files Trademarks, Tips Its Hand - Trademarks might show what domain name registrar is up to. GoDaddy has filed a number of trademarks in the past couple months — some of which may foreshadow new services from the company. First, the company filed a pair of trademark applications for its new slogan “Domains, websites, and everything* in between”. The company started using the new slogan back in March according to the applications. A few days later it filed an application for the graphic version ... read more ...
Mon 10th May 2010
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Where to Get Best Prices for .Co Sunrise and Landrush Domain Names - Here’s a guide to getting .co at the lowest price. I have a feeling .co is going to be hot. It will have one of the best country code “relaunches” we’ve ever seen. .CO Internet has undertaken one of the most impressive “new TLD” pre-marketing campaigns that I can think of, and the buzz is mounting. I’ve had several non-domainer friends email me inquiring about the domain. The global sunrise period for trademark holders is going on until June 10, followed ... read more ...
Wed 5th May 2010
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Domain Registrar Moniker’s Site Goes Down - Top ten domain name registrar web site goes down. Moniker.com is currently going through a prolonged outtage. A notice has been posted on Moniker.com: So far the company hasn’t sent any communication to its customers. I reached out to the company this morning for comment and will update this story as I learn more. An outtage like this can certainly affect customers, from the inability to change nameservers to transferring and renewing domain names. But this ... read more ...
Mon 3rd May 2010
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Go Daddy Class Action News is Actually Good for a Company - Case isn’t new, just moved closer to Go Daddy headquarters. CourthouseNews.com is reporting that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Go Daddy for showing pay-per-click ads on registrant’s “coming soon” pages. This actually isn’t a new case and the latest development actually represents a win for Go Daddy. The case was filed back in 2007 in Arkansas by Barry Crabb and Matthew McBride. The two Texas residents had used computers in Arkansas to ... read more ...
Thu 29th April 2010
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GoDaddy Files Patent App for “Jointly Auctioning Expiring Domain Names” - Registrar files patent applications related to helping owners of expired domains sell them. Domain name registrar Go Daddy has filed two patents describing a system for jointly selling an expiring domain name in conjunction with the current owner of the domain name. United States Patent publications 2010/0106650 and 2010/0106616 describe a system whereby a deal is struck between the owners of expiring domain names and a domain seller to sell the domain names and ... read more ...
Mon 26th April 2010
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Name.com Faces Backlash Over Whois Privacy Charge - Customers voice frustration over paying for whois privacy. When you give something away for free, it’s really hard to then start charging for it. Just ask Name.com. On April 21 the company announced via its blog that new domain name registrations would no longer come with free whois privacy. Domains that already have privacy turned on will continue to receive the service for free; new registrations must pay $1.99 per year for the service as “promotional price”. ... read more ...
Thu 22nd April 2010
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.Tel Price Drop – $2.99 during eNom - eNom offers promotional pricing on domain. If you’ve been sitting on the sidelines for the .tel top level domain name, your patience may have been rewarded: eNom is now offering the domains for only $2.99 per year under promotional pricing. .tel domain names don’t function like normal top level domains. Instead, it’s sort of like a business card on the web. You can upload content such as your contact information, links to other web sites, etc. on the domains. ... read more ...
Sun 18th April 2010
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ICANN Warns 4 Registrars, Gives 15 Days Notice - ICANN puts four domain name registrars on notice for breaches. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has warned four domain name registrars that they are in breach of the terms of their accreditation agreement, and has given them 15 working days to cure the breaches. Three of the registrars are in breach of the agreement for failure to escrow domain name whois information as required by section 3.6 of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement. Western ... read more ...
Thu 15th April 2010
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A Demand Media IPO Could Disclose Guts of eNom Operation - Demand Media contemplating IPO — which could mean an open book on the company. Financial Times is reporting that Demand Media is exploring an Initial Public Offering and could file as early as August. Demand Media is a fascinating story. What started as a domain startup quickly acquired eNom and Bulk Register, then found itself creating content through a massive and efficient supply chain. As when any company files to go public, an S-1 from Demand Media would ... read more ...