Domain Name News

.xxx Registrations Go On Sale for Two Weeks

It seems that the cost of registering a .XXX domain name is going on sale for a limited time at just a few registrars. Moniker.com just announced it was reducing the price of a .XXX registration from $98 to $69 from only Match 26th- April 9th.

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FCC, ISPs Join Forces to Fight Routing Hijacks, Botnets

Coalition will also work to secure DNS servers.

Big Apple in .NYC State of Mind With Plans for Its Own TLD

New York City is set to take advantage of ICANN’s new rules allowing an expanded number of top-level domains.

Rikvin Launches Free Singapore Company Name and Web Domain Checking Service

Singapore company registration specialists Rikvin has launched a free Singapore Company Name Check service today. The service, which is the first of its kind in Singapore, allows entrepreneurs to quickly check the availability of their desired Singapore company name and web domain in one swoop.

New York Promised at Least $3.6 Million for Sale of .nyc Domain Names

The company says it will share at least $3.6 million of the revenue it collects from selling the domain names according to city spokesman Nicholas Sbordone.

UK.GOV Gives Nod to .SCOT

While the Coalition government may oppose Scottish independence, it has nevertheless given the go-ahead to a Scottish move for independence on the internet. The UK government has reportedly granted Dot Scot Registry, a not-for-profit company, with approval to apply for .scot, a new internet top-level domain.

Dot Pharmacy: New Web Weapon in War On Duff Drug Peddlers

An American trade group wants to create top-level domain name .pharmacy to stem the sale of bogus medicines online. The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) will file the application with internet policymaker ICANN, according to FairWinds Partners, a domain name consulting firm.

Web Address Controversy Deepens After US Warning

A controversial attempt to expand Internet addresses far beyond the likes of .com, .org or .net has provoked a rare threat from the U.S. government to withdraw a key licence from the body that runs the Internet’s core functions.

Domain Names With Geo Specific Keywords Offer Local Ranking Opportunities [Study]

The goal of this study on the weight of domain names in rankings was to evaluate the performance of a related series of keywords in 10 different geographic locations and put them head to head against a term directly associated with the domain name.

Generic Top-level Domains: What Every Brand Manager Should Know

This article is by David A. Einhorn, partner, and Lesley Portnoy, associate, at law firm Baker Hostetler. Rod Beckstrom, CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) The days of .com domination may be coming to a close. The Internet Corporation for Assigned […]