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Q&A With Matt Mazur, Who Just Sold His Domain Name Search Company to Automattic

Lean Domain Search founder Matt Mazur explains why he sold his business to Automattic. Automattic, the company behind WordPress, has acquired domain name discovery company Lean Domain Search. I’ve written extensively about this company over the past year, as it was one of the best tools on the market for finding available domain names. I […]

First Five Domain Name Registrars Sign 2013 RAA

Five domain name registrars, including GoDaddy, signed the new registrar accreditation agreement today. Five domain name registrars signed the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) during a signing ceremony at ICANN’s meeting in Durban today. The group was headlined by GoDaddy, which registers about half of all new domain names. The 2013 RAA places significant new […]

As ICANN Meets, Two More New gTLD Apps are Withdrawn One Brand, One Famous Four

As ICANN is holding its meeting in Durban, two more new gTLD applications have been withdrawn reflected on ICANN’s site. L’Oréal which originally applied for 14 new gTLD, has withdrew its 7th application, all .Brand applications…

Introducing The New and Improved Domain Name Wire

Domain Name Wire gets a clean and responsive design. Notice something new at Domain Name Wire today? Like, the entire site? I’m very excited to launch the new look of Domain Name Wire. It’s been a very long process, but I’m happy with the result. I think you’ll find the new look a lot cleaner […]

Roussos Loses New gTLD Objection

The World Intellectual Property Organization has thrown out a second new gTLD objection that was based on a hastily acquired trademark filed by .music hopeful Constantine Roussos. While Amazon, the defendant, is the only applicant for .tunes, Amazon is in the .music contention set with one of Roussos’ companies. The objection filed by Roussos’ DotTunes […]

Wipo Panel Denies Constantine Roussos Objection Amazon’s Application for .tunes

A one member WIPO panel has rejected the objection of Dot Tunes Limited, which is Constantine Roussos company, to Amazon’s new gTLD application of .Tunes…

Four New Top Level Domain Name Contracts Signed

Four IDN top level domains backers sign contracts with ICANN. Yesterday Domain Name Wire reported about dotShabaka Registry signing the first registry agreement for a new TLD with ICANN for شبكة. Today ICANN held a signing ceremony during its meeting in Durban, South Africa, with dotShabaka and three additional top level domain names: Core Association’s […]

Sedo Gets Startingdot Sunrise, Landrush & Premium Domains for New Gtld’s .ski; .immo; .bio & .archi

Sedo announced today that they will run “sunrise” and “landrush” auctions for Starting Dot’s new gTLD extensions, and assist with sales and brokerage of premium domains for .Bio, .Ski, .Archi and .Immo…

ICANN Says Article 29 Letter Does Not Give EU Registrars Privacy Opt

Registrars based in the European Union won’t immediately be able to opt out of “illegal” data retention provisions in the new 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement, according to ICANN. ICANN VP Cyrus Namazi on Saturday told the Governmental Advisory Committee that a recent letter from the Article 29 Working Party, which comprises the data protection authorities […]

First New gTLD Contracts Signed

Donuts, an ARI Registry Services subsdiary and CORE this morning became the first new gTLD applicants to sign registry contracts with ICANN. The ceremonial signing took place live on stage at the opening ceremony of ICANN 47, the week-long public meeting in Durban, South Africa. ARI CEO Adrian Kinderis signed on behalf of شبكة. applicant […]

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