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Video interviews, panel discussions, articles and Q&As featuring WHOIS.

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ICA Webinar: GDPR Compliant Whois Access Model

The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a trade organization advocating for the rights and interests of domain name owners and related service providers, shares an eduational webinar, featuring Michael Palage and Frank Cona’s proposal for a WhoIs access that is GDPR compliant.

DomainSherpa July 15, 2019 3

More Interviews

How to Contact a Non-domainer to Buy a Registered Domain Name

Many businesses have purchased domain names as part of their past marketing activities and many are not being used. This could be an opportunity waiting for you.

Jason Allen Goodlin March 20, 2011 13

How to Determine When a Domain Name Will Expire

Although many people say, “I own xyz.tld” (where xyz is the domain, such as apple, and tld is the top level domain, such as com), people don’t really own domain names. Instead, they are leased to an individual, business or organization for at least a year, and at most 10 years. While domain names can […]

Naeem Mobashar January 14, 2011 45

Why We Selected DomainSherpa As Our Site Name

We had a vision for a website that would help anyone — from an Internet novice to the most advanced domainer — learn everything they need to know about domain names. We wrote a mission statement that we could work to attain: We are the unbiased, authoritative source for information to help you discover, acquire, […]

Michael Cyger January 3, 2011 19

How to Determine Who Owns a Domain Name

The International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the organization that authorizes registrars to issue or assign domain names to public. A registrant is the person or entity who is considered to be the domain name owner authorized to make or request for changes to be made in vital information related to domain […]

Naeem Mobashar December 28, 2010 70