Archive for January, 2008

ICANN to throttle domain tasters - Register

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008


ICANN to throttle domain tasters
Register, UK - 6 minutes ago
According to an ICANN study, in January 2007, a mere ten organizations accounted for 95 per cent of all deleted domain names.

Moniker.Com Hosts Domain Name Auction in Las Vegas - PR Newswire (press release)

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008


Moniker.Com Hosts Domain Name Auction in Las Vegas
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 10 minutes ago
This auction will feature more than 250 premium, marketable domain names. Additionally, Moniker has introduced a special auction on Monday, February 18 at

New Policy Aims to Curb Web Site Name Abuse - Washington Post

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008


New Policy Aims to Curb Web Site Name Abuse
Washington Post, United States - 31 minutes ago
According to VeriSign, which manages the dot-com registry, the top 10 domain tasting registrars deleted more than 45.4 million domain names out of a total
ICANN Considers Plan to Stop ‘Domain Tasting’ New York Times
CADNA Releases Study on Domain Name Drop-Catching PR Newswire (press release)
ICANN Moves To Disable Domain Tasting Slashdot
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ICANN Considers Plan to Stop ‘Domain Tasting’ - New York Times

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008


ICANN Considers Plan to Stop ‘Domain Tasting’
New York Times, United States - 17 minutes ago
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is considering keeping the annual fee it charges registries for a registered domain name,

ICANN Moves To Disable Domain Tasting - Slashdot

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008


ICANN Moves To Disable Domain Tasting
Slashdot - 39 minutes ago
An anonymous reader writes "In a developing story, registrar Network Solutions has been caught front-running domain names. Any domain names searched via

How much to stop domain tasters? ICANN thinks US$0.20 - Washington Post

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008


How much to stop domain tasters? ICANN thinks US$0.20
Washington Post, United States - 14 minutes ago
ICANN currently charges US$0.20 per domain per year. The move is intended to stop "domain tasting," a practice where thousands of domain names are purchased

Rivers of gold in domain name business - Stuff.co.nz

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008


Rivers of gold in domain name business
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - Jan 30, 2008
One of the biggest local players is the ASX-listed company Dark Blue Sea, which is based in Brisbane and owns more than 400000 domain names.

Internet name body cuts prices - RTE.ie

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008


Internet name body cuts prices
RTE.ie, Ireland - 10 minutes ago
of continued growth in registrations and the control of its own costs. Registrations have now passed 92000 domain names, up 29% since January last year.

Sedo takes stake in Italian web domain firm Mass High Tech: The … - Bizjournals.com

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008


Sedo takes stake in Italian web domain firm Mass High Tech: The
Bizjournals.com, NC - 46 minutes ago
Cambridge-based Sedo, a broker of domain names and websites, did not disclose the amount invested in DomainsBot but said DomainsBot management plans to

ICANN considers proposal to stop 'domain tasting' - InfoWorld

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008


ICANN considers proposal to stop 'domain tasting'
InfoWorld, CA - 4 minutes ago
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is considering keeping the annual fee it charges registries for a registered domain name,