Domain Name News

Domain Tasting
Open: 7 Mar 08 Closed: 28 Mar 08 Explanation: The GNSO Council is considering the issue of domain tasting , a term used to describe the case when someone registers a domain name and then tests to see if the name has sufficient traffic ...

Register.com files dispute to get Register.cc
Register.com has filed a UDRP against another registrar, DomainIT for its use of Register.cc. Currently register.cc redirects to DomainIT’s main website. Domain Name Wire has looked at this dispute and notes it “is an interesting case ...

Registration of .cr Second Level Names Now Available
Registration of second level .cr domain names commenced on March 3. Registration of names at the second level is in addition to the existing .co.cr, .or.cr, .fi.cr, .ac.cr, .go.cr, .ed.cr and .sa.cr.ShareThis.

2007 and 2006 Domain Sales Chart
What is your domain name worth? Premium domain names have been sold for millions of dollars and sales of domains continue to attract new investors every day. In today's lackluster economy, this is one of the very few industries ...

ICANN Looks Toward End of US Agreement
How ICANN will function following the expiry of its current Memorandum of Understanding with the US Department of Commerce is discussed in this article from IDG. ICANN has made some suggestions to the Department of Commerce including ...

Newsletter Correction Made
The March 1st post of Ron Jackson's The Lowdown , Jackson begins by addressing some misinformation that occurred in the Febraury newsletter: Microsoft and Bank of America are not members of the Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse ...

The Back Burner: Things we didn’t post this week
Utilizing the aforementioned services and many more secret ideas that we have, My Domain Idea will storm the domain name industry and become the industry’s leading service for domain names. Companies are continuing to shift their ...

Register.com disputes Register.cc domain
Domain Name Wire has looked at this dispute and notes it “is an interesting case on a couple grounds. First, it’s rare to see two ICANN-accredited registrars on opposing sides of a UDRP arbitration. Second, it’sa .cc domain, ...

ICANN seeks public comment on domain tasting
Explanation: The GNSO Council is considering the issue of “domain tasting”, a term used to describe the case when someone registers a domain name and then tests to see if the name has sufficient traffic to provide more income than the ...

Problems with .nl Numerical Domain Names Landrush
The recent landrush for numerical .nl names has not gone as expected with some problems occurring that relate to speculative applications for names from a small number of applicants. Both SP-Kamerlid Arda Gerkens and the association for ...