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At-Large votes to object to .health gTLD bids, but Afilias gets a pass

ICANN’s At-Large Advisory Committee has voted to object to three of the four applications for the .health gTLD. Afilias, which is one of the applicants, will not receive an ALAC objection. By a single vote, ALAC decided not to go after its application. Fourteen of the 15-member ALAC panel voted on Tuesday. For DotHealth LLC’s […]

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Cardinal George Says Gift of PopeFrancis.com 'Delightful'

A Chicago lawyer said he bought the internet domain name popefrancis.com as a lark in 2010 and plans to give it to the Roman Catholic Church for free now that the new pope has chosen the name Francis.

Hundreds of new domain names registered through Go Daddy within an hour of Pope Francis election as he sends first tweet

The first tweet from the new Pope has been sent as 100’s of new domain names were registered through Go Daddy within an hour of the election of Pope Francis. Minutes after the announcement that announcement that Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was to become Pope Francis I, the official twitter account of the Pope @pontifex tweeted ‘Habemus Papam Franciscum’, which translates as ‘We have Pope Francis’.

Domaining Spain Heads to Valencia Next Month

The Domaining Spain conference is just over a month away. Domaining Spain will take place in Valencia, Spain on April 25-27. The focus of the event is on ccTLDs (especially given its European location) and new TLDs. Although the title includes “domaining”, the event looks like it will be a good opportunity for brand owners […]

New Hires at Donuts, Domaindiction and 101domain

It’s been a busy week in the industry for executive switcheroos, with Donuts, DomainDiction and 101domain all announcing senior-level hires. Today it emerged that Elaine Pruis, a long-time key member of the Minds + Machines team, has jumped to rival new gTLD applicant Donuts, where she’s now director of operations. That’s quite a surprising move, […]

After a Decade of Creating Research Tools for Domain Investors Luc Lezon Paints His Masterpiece at Dropping.com

When I first got into the domain business over a decade ago, one of the first people I came across was Luc Lezon, a software wizard who, after initially starting out as a domain investor himself, switched his attention to creating tools that made it easier for other domain investors to find quality domain names. He is still at it today as the programmer behind Estibot,

PremiumDrops, Domain ResearchTool and a few other domain services and just a few weeks ago he rolled out his “masterpiece” – Dropping.com.

Pope Francis Spurs Hundreds of Domain Name Registrations

Just hours after the world’s new Roman Catholic leader is named, more than 600 domain names are registered at GoDaddy with keywords such as Pope, Bergoglio, and Habemus Papam. Read this article by Dara Kerr on CNET News.

Joe Alagna Joins 101domain.com

Alagna will lead registrar’s channel development efforts. A long time fixture in the domain name industry has joined 101Domain.com.

Amazon and Google Hit As Independent Objector Files 24 New gTLD Objections

Alain Pellet, the new gTLD program’s Independent Objector, has filed 24 official objections against new gTLD applications. Five of its 13 Community Objections are against dot-brands that have geographical meanings — Amazon’s .amazon and three translations, an outdoor clothing maker’s bid for .patagonia and a Mumbai cricket team’s application for .indians. Other recipients are the […]

Publishers Oppose Amazon On Domain Names

Book publishers say they oppose Amazon’s application for top-level Internet domain names, including .book, .read and .author, calling it monopolistic.