The best registrar poll for 2019 on Namepros concluded today with NameSilo coming in first place. GoDaddy was second and Dynadot third. This is a poll ran roughly every 18 months, with 915 votes this time. The last two competitions GoDaddy won, taking 52% of the vote 3 years ago, and then beating NameSilo 253 votes vs 191 or 29.8% vs 22.5% roughly 18 months ago. For some registrars it's … [Read more...]
Check your Network Solutions account if you have one
Namepros member Arca posted a disturbing story about their account at Network Solutions. Everyone should read the post below and check their account. I just logged into my Network Solutions account and discovered that my “primary payment option” has been changed. The credit card and personal information of another NetworkSolutions customer is now listed there. So basically I have somebody … [Read more...]
Little.com Reported Stolen
There is a post on Namepros.com where the member is saying he purchased Little.com and it was stolen at Network Solutions. The message is very sloppy with a lot of spaces so reading the post may take a bit of time. Apparently Escrow.com was used for the transaction. The price looks to be $33,000. The domain is currently under privacy. It was registered in 1994. If you get offered this domain … [Read more...]
Network Solution Is Stuffing .Design Domains Into Customers Accounts As “Brand Protection”
Network Solutions which stuffed .XYZ domain names into customers account for free, is at it again this time with the new gTLD .Design. Customers of Network Solutions are receiving notices that they are being given a free .Design domain, matching a domain name owned by the customer in a Network Solutions account, under the premise of "Brand Protection" using the "C" word many times; yes … [Read more...]
.XYZ Is Back Over 900,000 Registrations & Netsol Regs Once As High as 85% Are Under 15%
The new gTLD is back over the 900,000 domain mark in the zone file. The first time the .XYZ new gTLD crossed the 900,000 domain registration mark was in May of 2015. At that time the percentage .XYZ domain names registered at NetworkSolutons.com was over 41% The extension which had as many as over 1.13 million registrations according to https://ntldstats.com/tld/xyz, fell below 800K … [Read more...]
FTC Rules Network Solutions Misled Consumers on 30 Day Money Back Guarantee
Network Solutions got slapped by the FTC for not providing clear terms with their 30 day money back guarantee. Network Solutions did not make it clear that they hold up to 30% of the refund. There was no fine by the FTC but there will be penalties should they violate the terms set forth by the FTC. From the FTC website: Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has … [Read more...]
Hillary Clinton Used Her Own Domain to Conduct Communications – ClintonEmail.com
The Washington Post and New York Times covered a story on former First Lady Hillary Clinton and the domain name ClintonEmail.com. It seems that on the day of her Senate hearings she registered the domain name ClintonEmail.com. This is important because only official government email accounts have their content retained under the Federal Records Act. The domain is currently parked at Network … [Read more...]
