In a poll just out tonight by Breitbart/Gravis 71% of US registered voters are opposed to the transition in which the US gave up oversight over ICANN. For those in the ICANN…
Category: Domain Names
.US Gains Over 100K Domains On 1st Day of $.10 Registration Promotion
The .US domain name extension gained over 100,000 domains yesterday. The domain name registrar, Uniregistry started a promotion of .US registrations for only $.10 officially starting at on October 1 but but…
10 Takeaways from the Rick Schwartz interview
Once again I would like to thank Rick Schwartz for taking the time to do an interview that read more like a domain guidebook. The interview was long and some people do…
Wired.com: .Com Is The Choice of VC Backed Startups
Wired.com just published a post entitled “Why .Com is the Venture Capital Community’s Power Player” highlighting the use of .Com by VC backed startups. “In a recent essay, Paul Graham, venture capitalist…
Must Read Story: Nominet Overcharges .UK Customers To Pay For Cheaper New gTLD’s
Kieren McCarthy published a post yesterday entitled “The Great British domain name rip-off: Overcharged .uk customers help pay for cheaper .vodka; Time for competition authorities to take a hard look at Nominet”…
Actress Anna Faris Acquires The Domain Name Unqualified.com
Actress Anna Faris has acquired the domain name Unqualified.com. The domain name matches the name of her Podcast, which is called “Anna Faris is Unqualified” which started in November 2015. According to…
Snapchat Rebrands to Snap; Acquired Snap.com Back in June; Spectacles.com in May
Snapchat has rebranded to Snap, Inc. It appears the domain name Snap.com was acquired back in June 2016 when the domain moved over to the corporate domain registrar and brand protection company…