The .biz registry has been holding online auctions over the last couple of months for 2 character .biz domains. The auction on these domains really started on New York at the live TRAFFIC auction when NY.biz sold for $7K. Since then all the action has gone online where the .biz registry is still holding auctions daily. Since this auction model extends the auction another 24 hours every … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2010
Will ICANN On Now Approve .XXX? ICM Says Yes; ICANN Seems To Say No
As we wrote about over the weekend the independent panel that reviewed ICANN's handling of the application of ICM Registry to run the .xxx registry, ruled that since ICANN voted to approve the application it should have allowed it to move forward without the additional review it understook. So the question now becomes whether ICANN will follow the report of the panel and approve the ICM … [Read more...]
VeriSign 4th Quarter State Of The Industry Domain Report: 192 Million Domains; Up 11 Million
According to the new VeriSign released its State Of The Industry Report for the 4th Quarter today, (pdf) the Internet added 11 million domain name registrations in the 4th quarter of 2009 and wound up the year at more than 192 Million domains. New registrations in the 4th quarter of 2009 came in at around 3.7 million domain name registrations per month, to total approximately 11 million new … [Read more...]
Many Domain Companies Attending A Non-Domain Show This Week: Parallels Summitt
Many in the domain community think that companies in the space do not try to reach out to "End Users" or non-domain tech companies enough. However this week several company's from the domain space are attending the Parallels Summit here in South Beach. Speaking at the conference include companies in the domain space including: Demand Media/Enom co-founder Shawn Colo. Sedo.com, Mark … [Read more...]
3 Shows In 3 Weeks, 3 Completely Different Experiences
About a month ago I wrote a post about my plans to attend 3 trade shows in 3 weeks. When I first planned on hitting all three shows, TRAFFIC Vegas, DomainFest and Domainer Mardi Gras, I thought to myself there was going to be a lot of repetition, lots of the same people, lots more of the same. But in fact the three shows couldn't have been more different. Three shows, three completely … [Read more...]
Report Finds Against ICANN In Denying The .XXX Extension & Charges Them The $475K Cost
Yesterday an independent panel, the International Centre For Dispute Resolution (pdf) found in a 80 page decision, in favor of the ICM Registry against ICANN for its decision to eventually reject the .xxx extension and ruled that ICANN had to pick up all the costs of the independent panel to the tune of $475K and reimburse ICM the fees it paid for the application to the tune of another $241K. (ICM … [Read more...]
Why Sex.com May Not Sell In The Foreclosure Auction
As Elliot's Blog discovered yesterday, the domain Sex.com is heading to a foreclosure auction on March 18th. However, just because the domain name is heading to auction, it doesn't mean the domain is going to sell. For one this is not an absolute auction where the highest bidder gets the domain. Rather, the auction notice, clearly states that the secured party, reportedly Domain … [Read more...]