Domain Name News

Toronto Newspaper Questions Whether Canada's .CA ccTLD Can Survive New gTLDs

An interesting article in the Toronto Star has a headline asking whether or not Canada’s .CA extension – the nation’s official country code – can survive the impending wave of new gTLDs. We definitely have some thoughts on that!

Moniker and SnapNames beef up customer support after acquisition

I’ve been tracking the support situation at Moniker/SnapNames since KeyDrive bought the companies from Oversee.net, as a number of people have made comments about it. Some customers were also concerned because their account manages left the company. Here are some more details about the support changes at Moniker/SnapNames.

How the five applicants for .free intend to use their domains

Here are how the five applicants for .free plan to use the domain if they win the battle.

After 10 Years OxfordUniversity Press Files A UDRP On OxfordDictionary.com

A UDRP has just been filed against the domain name OxfordDictionary.com by Oxford University Press which publishes the Dictionary. The domain was first registered in 2002 and is currently under privacy.

Moniker and Snapnames Beef Up Customer Support After Acquisition

Support and operations staff quadruple.

I recently read Elliot’s post about Moniker’s extende …

Two Years In, Sedo Domain Market Report Examines Performance of .CO Extension

Sedo Report Reveals Successes and Predictions for the Future of the Popular .CO TLD, Paving the Way for the Introduction of New Domain Extensions.

New Book On Domain Names, Search Engine Optimization and Online ...

Searchen Networks Inc., has released its first book titled “Mastering Your Website”, The Insider’s Guide To Fully Understanding Your Website, Search Engine Optimization and Building Your Brand (Volume 1).

Occupy is The New Sucks

The term “occupy” can be similar to “sucks” in a domain name — an indication of a gripe site. The first element of the uniform domain name dispute resolution policy (UDRP) that a complainant must prove is that the domain name is identical or confusingly similar to a trademark in which the complainant has rights.

$100M for Web startup Donuts Inc. is top venture-capital deal in 2Q

A Bellevue startup that seeks to do for domain names what Top Pot does for doughnuts led the way among Northwest venture-capital deals in the second quarter. Donuts Inc., led by veteran tech entrepreneur Paul Stahura and a team of domain-name experts, last month raised $100 million from several deep-pocketed VC and private-equity firms to fund its application for more than 300 new top-level domains — the part of a Web address to the right of the dot, such as .com, .org or .info.

Domainfest Global 2013: Yep, It’s Still Happening

7th DOMAINfest Global to return in 2013. In my discussions in recent days about the sudden lack of domain conferences, a common question has been, “Is Oversee.net still doing DOMAINfest next year?”. It’s a fair question given that Oversee.net is a much smaller company than it was a year ago having since divested Moniker and […]