VentureBurn.com just highlighted a domain name investor success story and this time it wasn't about a .com but about a ccTLD, Co.Za the country code for South Africa. The investor is Stephen Gorman, Founder of digital marketing agency, Push Digital. "As Africa continues to come online, it is likely to follow the trends seen in the early 90s in the developed world. " "A quick look at Sedo … [Read more...]
Quick Poll: How Many .PW Domain Names Did You Register?
We haven't done a quick poll in a while and thought we would see how many of you were playing in the new .PW space. We have none gone through Sunrise, Landrush and now General Availability earlier today. The question is if you registered any .Pw domains through either Sunrise, Landrush or GA how many did you register? If you didn't register any then you can choose that answer According … [Read more...]
After Sunrise & Landrush .PW ccTLD Is Now Open For Live Registrations
The .PW registry which is billing itself as the The Professional Web, announced this morning that after the completion of the Sunrise and Land Rush Period .PW domain names are now in General Availability meaning that they are being registered on a first come first serve basis. Over 100 ICANN accredited registrars are taking live registration for a .PW domain name. As far as cost goes I see … [Read more...]
Adamsnames The TLD Registry For gd, .tc & .vg Issues A Further Statement on Problems
We just received this statement from AdamsNames which has been undergoing some operational problems "Since 8th March 2013, many of our clients were contacted by some people who pretended to be AdamsNames Limited. They received the announcement of an alleged migration of our .gd, .tc and .vg TLD registry to another system, with the adamsnames.net website as a basis. We are seriously concerned … [Read more...]
Afnic (.Fr) Opens Comment Period On Alternative Dispute Resolution For Domains
Afnic the organization that manages the ccTLD's of .fr ( (France), .re (Reunion Island), .yt (Mayotte), .wf (Wallis and Futuna), .tf (French Southern Territories), .pm (Saint-Pierre and Miquelon) is launching a public consultation about setting up an alternative dispute resolution procedure, in conjunction with WIPO and has opened up the topic for comment. "As part of its assignment to provide a … [Read more...]
Breaking: AdamsNames Operators Of .TC, .GD & .VC: “Key-Systems Highjacked Our Site”
We received two responses overnight to our story yesterday in which we told you that AdamsNames.com which operates the ccTLD's .TC, .GD & .VC had been hacked and its back end provider Key-Systems "locked the registry down" to proect it. However in the responses that we received from Adamsnames.com today one of which is in the form of an open letter to the Internet Community; they tell … [Read more...]
.Pw Gets Its 100th & 101st Registrar: NetworkSolutions & Register.com
Network Solutions and Register.com, Web.com brands, 2 of the world’s top 10 registrars became .PW Registry’s 100th and 101st accredited partners respectively today. According to a press release that we received today, ".PW – the Professional Web, has partnered with industry giants like eNom, Key-Systems, ResellerClub, Gandi, Name.com, Ascio and many more. With 100 registrars aggressively … [Read more...]