In what appears to be a bold move, Minds + Machines, (London AIM: TLDH), today announced a flat pricing model for back end registry services for top-level domains. According to a press…
Bloomberg: Godaddy.com In Talks To Be Bought Out For $2 Billion
According to Bloomberg/Business Week, Godaddy.com the world’s largest registrar is in talks to be bought by a group led by KKR & Co. and Silver Lake Partners for more than $2 billion….
Some Stories On The New gTLD’s Are Just So WRONG, Here Is The Worst
There have been literially thousands of stories written on the new gTLD program but many contain inaccurate information or are just plain out wrong. Here’s the worst one we found: Domaininformer.com writes…
Steve Crocker Elected New Chairman Of ICANN Board
Steve Crocker has just been elected as Chairman of the ICANN Board of Directors, replacing Peter Dengate Thrush who served as Chairman of the Board very well Here is his bio from…
TheHill.com: Bill To Legalize Online Poker To Be Introduced As Soon As Next Week
According to TheHill.com, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) is expected to introduce legislation as soon as next week that would legalize online poker and create a new federal regulatory body to oversee the…
ICANN Approves The Renewal Of .Net Contract With VeriSign
ICANN has just approved the renewal of the .Net contract with VeriSign (VRSN) Here is the resolution which all Board members voted in favor of, with one abstention: Resolution on Renewal of…
Federal Trade Commission May Open Anti-Trust Investigation On Google
According to the Wall Street Journal the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may “start a wide-ranging, formal antitrust investigation into whether the search giant has abused its dominance on the Web. This could…