Earlier today we told you that ICANN Published A Study On Mitigating Risks Of Name Collisions from new gTLD domain names. Tonight Verisign published an answer to the study ICANN. On its company blog Verisign, in a post entitled "Uncontrolled Interruption? Dozens of “Blocked” Domains in New gTLDs Actually Delegated", Verisign in part says: The report "centers on the technique of … [Read more...]
Endurance Reports: Revenue Up 17% in 4th Q 78% In 2013
Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. (EIGI), which owns Dotster.com, Domain.com and most recently acquired Direct, along with many hosting company's, reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013. Fourth Quarter Highlights Revenue increased 17% to $136.4 million compared to $117.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2012. Adjusted EBITDA … [Read more...]
Web.com (Netsol & Register.com) Join Sedo’s MLS
Sedo, and Web.com Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:WWWW) a leading provider of Internet services and online marketing solutions for small businesses, today announced a partnership that will give customers access to more than 18 million premium domain names, including those under new Internet domain extensions being launched this year. By joining Sedo’s multi-listing Service, SedoMLS, customers of Network … [Read more...]
DNA Grows To 30 Members adding Afilias, Neustar, Nominet, Radix & Web.com
The Domain Name Association (DNA), the global trade association for the internet domain industry, has welcomed eight new members from all over the world, bringing the total to 30. The newest members are: Afilias (Ireland) au Domain Administration Ltd. (Australia) CO Internet S.A.S. (Colombia) Neustar (U.S.) Nominet (UK) Radix (United Arab Emirates) SIDN (The Netherlands) Web.com Group … [Read more...]
.co.com Sunrise Period Begins Today
co.com LLC launched its 30-day Sunrise Period for trademark holders today, at 11am Monday, February 24th During the Sunrise Period, qualified trademark holders have the first opportunity to register the exact match of their trademark, before .co.com opens to the public. As of today, more than 100 registrars have signed on to offer .co.com domains. “The introduction and ongoing … [Read more...]
Kentucky Appeals Court Overturns Seizure of 132 Gambling Domain Names
TheRepublic.com is reporting that the Kentucky Court of Appeals has overturned a decision allowing the state to seize 132 gambling domain names and ruled that a trade association may represent the owners of the sites trying to fend off the state. You might remember the commonwealth of Kentucky seized 132 domain names related to gambling almost 6 years ago, some were domains of actually gambling … [Read more...]
DomainHoldings Launches New Ad Exchange Bidtellect; Names Lon Otremba as its CEO
Adweek.com just covered Domain Holdings new ad exchange Bidtellect and the company's new CEO Lon Otremba who previously ran the social gaming firm Tylted. "Bidtellect is the brainchild of John Ferber, who along with his brother Scott co-founded Advertising.com in 2004." "Otremba and Ferber said they've built a new tech platform that can help brands buy native ads in an automated fashion, at … [Read more...]