Baidu Europe (not Baidu China) announced today that it is selling 13 European domain names, including Baidu.eu, Baidu.tv, Baidu.be, Baidu.nl, through the Amsterdam-based trademark agency De Merkplaats, as well as its European…
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ICANN on .INFO Reserved Domains
Yes boys and girls, there are still domains reserved by Affilias the .info registry, some 6 years after the initial release. An astounding 40% (20,000 out of 50,000) domain names reserved by…
Moniker Releases Possible Live TRAFFIC Auction Domains
Moniker released domains that are under consideration for their auction at the TRAFFIC show in New York. This is an early release and not all domains are guaranteed to be in the…
SES Silent Moniker Auction Closes Today
The silent auction from the SES show held last week closes today at 3:15pm EST, 12:15PST. Bidding is on Snapnames.com and subject to the normal Snapnames.com rules for bidding and extended bidding….
Whitehouse Orders Increased DNS Security for .Gov Sites
The Bush administration has ordered all federal agencies to adopt new measures to shore up the security of government Web sites, setting a January 2009 deadline for implementing the changes across all…
SnapNames Get Patent for “Domain Acquistion and Management”
A Patent was granted for Domain name acquisition and management system and method, patent No. 7,418,471, invented by Raymond King, of Portland, Ore.; Ron Wiener, of Portland, Ore.; and Len Albert Bayles,…
ICANN Releases Some Guidance on New gTLD’s
Icann published some “updates” on the new gTLD’s “””””ICANN continues to develop potential implementation models of the GNSO Policy recommendations for the introduction of New gTLDs. Auctions – ICANN is considering the…




