PinkNews.com reported that an activist Konrad Juengling bought up domains related to politicians who voted for the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in Indiana, the law caught a lot of heat during the NCAA Tournament as the final four was held in Indianapolis. Lawmakers in Indiana scrambled to amend the bill which many saw as a right to discriminate against gay people. Mr. Juengling has said he … [Read more...]
Will New gTLDs be to the Internet what Cable was to Television ?
Jennifer Wolfe published an article on ClickZ that used an analogy that I myself have thought about to a certain degree when it comes to the new gtlds. Will the new gtlds be to the Internet what Cable TV was to Television ? There is something there, COM, NET and ORG would play the roles of ABC, CBS, and NBC, but the comparison imo doesn't stay completely true, that is because when cable tv … [Read more...]
Domains.com Moving To A Couple New Web Addresses
Domains.com is moving to a new name, not a .domains name or a .website, but rather to a .net, for existing customers and GetYour.com for new customers. When going to Domains.com you will see the following: It will be interesting to see what happens with Domains.com. Tip of the cap to Christopher Hofman … [Read more...]
Pirate Bay Faces Court Date On Domain Names
Torrent Freak published an article on the upcoming Swedish court case over whether or not The Pirate Bay will get to keep what are arguably their most important domain names. ThePirateBay.se and PirateBay.se. What is interesting about this case is that the .se registry is also being sued by prosecutors. They want the domains to be forfeited and not to be allowed to be registered again. From the … [Read more...]
Marchex Sells Its Domain Portfolio Of 200K+ Domains To Godaddy For $28.1 Million
Marchex, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHX), today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to sell its remaining domain portfolio of more than 200,000 domains to GoDaddy Inc.(NYSE: GDDY). Under the agreement, Marchex received cash consideration of $28.1 million from Godaddy, plus additional earn-out payments the terms of which were undisclosed including the maximum additional earn … [Read more...]
Namejet.com Holding No Reserve Auction Of Over 250 Short .BUZZ Domain Names
Namejet.com is holding no reserve auction of over 250.short Buzz domains. All of the domains are short, most are 4 letters (5 letters is the longest) as well as some 3 letter words. The domain have to be back-ordered by dates starting as soon as April 16th but they are staggered, with the last one's needing to be back-ordered by May 3rd. Here is the list of domain names, which all … [Read more...]
FastCompany Covers The New gTLD’s: Highlights Coffee.Club
Fast Company just gave some love to the new gTLD program with a using Coffee.club as one of the success stories "Instead of having only a few meaningless TLDs like .com, .net, .biz, and country codes like .ly, the organization agreed to usher in a more freeform system: Why not have more specific options like .dentist and .nyc? The proliferation of new domains opens up a world of new branding … [Read more...]