Archive for June, 2008

ICANN Fee Rule Change Won't End Domain Tasting, Frontrunning - Domain Name Wire

Monday, June 30th, 2008

ICANN Fee Rule Change Won't End Domain Tasting, Frontrunning
Domain Name Wire, TX - 5 hours ago
ICANN recently changed how it handles refunds for domain names in conjunction with the registry. Currently, ICANN charges a 20 cent fee per domain name

GoDaddy.com Lets Employees Bid on Domain Names Before Customers? - Gambling911.com

Monday, June 30th, 2008

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GoDaddy.com Lets Employees Bid on Domain Names Before Customers?
Gambling911.com, FL - 1 hour ago
GoDaddy.com - one of the world's leading registrars of domain names - was quick to respond to a report on DomainNameWire.com suggesting its Vice President,

New rules unleash registry boom - Australian IT

Monday, June 30th, 2008

New rules unleash registry boom
Australian IT, Australia - 43 minutes ago
ICANN will also make non-Roman-character domain names available for the first time. The corporation says it will step aside from moral and political debate

ICANN Proposes Domain Name Shake-Up - IGaming (press release)

Monday, June 30th, 2008

ICANN Proposes Domain Name Shake-Up
IGaming (press release) - 37 minutes ago
But the new proposals would allow applicants to self-select their domain name with choices that are the most appropriate for their customers or marketable.

Russia to Create Internet Addresses in Cyrillic - Techtree.com

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Russia to Create Internet Addresses in Cyrillic
Techtree.com, India - 41 minutes ago
At present, Russia uses only two top-level domain names; .ru and .su. The country will be able to create a third one in Cyrillic by the second quarter of

End of the .com era signals overhaul of domain names - PrintWeek

Monday, June 30th, 2008

End of the .com era signals overhaul of domain names
PrintWeek, UK - 29 minutes ago
The internet regulator is paving the way for companies to apply for a wide range of new top level domain names (TLD). Following a decision last week,

Icann tasting solution a 'partial success' - VNUNet.com

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Icann tasting solution a 'partial success'
VNUNet.com, UK - 48 minutes ago
The results of a Cadna study suggest that a registrant that registers 100000 domain names would keep 6600 of them on average. At $6.20 each, the cost of

Wales to get domain name suffix? - Broadband Finder

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Wales to get domain name suffix?
Broadband Finder, UK - 53 minutes ago
As broadband customers get set to browse a set of new domain names, Wales could develop a stronger web presence with the .cym domain name.

CIRA's 'whois' policy a stunning setback for privacy - Toronto Star

Monday, June 30th, 2008

CIRA's 'whois' policy a stunning setback for privacy
Toronto Star,  Canada - 30 minutes ago
Moreover, registrants of controversial domain names, such as domains used for websites devoted to public criticism or political advocacy, often wanted to

Domain Name and Web Hosting Provider Dotster Offers Tips for … - HostSearch.com

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Domain Name and Web Hosting Provider Dotster Offers Tips for
HostSearch.com - 24 minutes ago
COM) – Domain name and web hosting provider Dotster (http://www.dotster.com) is offering a number of tips to those considering buying a new domain name for