The registry for the .AR ccTLD has passed identification rules for registrants for existing and new domains. All current registrants of .AR domain names must make sure the whois info including its name, address, telephone number fax number is up to date and accurate, and the e-mail address listed on the registration must be valid and working. In addition, registrants must provide either … [Read more...]
CreditScore.com Sold For “More Than Toys.com” & Becomes The Top Sale Of 2010
The domain name CreditScore.com was just purchased by Mighty Net, Inc. which owns CreditReport.com. Although the exact amount of the sale was not disclosed, I was informed by a party to the deal, that the purchase price exceeded the amount that Toys.com sold for last year. Toys.com was sold at a bankruptcy auction for $5.1 Million last year. That would make this domain, the top domain … [Read more...]
Kentucky Domain Seizure Case Is Heading Back To The Supreme Court
Gambling911.com, is reporting that the chief judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals approved iMEGA's request to have its petition to send iMEGA, et al v. Commonwealth immediately back to the state's Supreme Court. The order, signed early Friday, now allows the Supreme Court to make a decision on the merits regarding the 141 domain names seized by the Commonwealth. On March 18th the … [Read more...]
Report: Apple To Reveal Next “Big Thing”: iAd (No It Doesn’t Own The Domain)
According to Online Media Daily, Apple is preparing to announce its "next big thing", a new personalized, mobile advertising system that could well be called the "iAd" The new ad platform, which will be officially unveiled to Madison Avenue on April 7th, has been described as "revolutionary" and "our next big thing" by Apple chief Steve Jobs. It is believed the mobile ad platform has … [Read more...]
What Is The Worst Domain Name With The Highest Alexa Rank? We Nominate Trololololololololololo.com/
When someone first sent me the link to the site using the domain Trololololololololololo.com, I thought I might just nominate it for the worst domain of all time. That was until I saw the traffic going to the site. Alexa currently ranks the site as the 37,000 busiest site on the net, but that the average over the last 3 months. Looking at the Alexa rank for one month the site ranks as the … [Read more...]
NY Post Rips Godaddy On Its Drop Auction & Its Backorder Program
The New York post today has a story ripping Godaddy.com process of charging customers $18.99 to "backorder" an expired domain and then placing the domain into auction once it "drops". First we have to note that absolutely nothing new is going on that the NY Post is complaining about. Godaddy for years has had a program were you can backorder any domain, for which is now $18.99 per domain. … [Read more...]
ICANN Comment Period Closes Today On “Registration Abuse Policies” Report
Your chance to comment to ICANN on the "Initial Report (IR) of the Registration Abuse Policies Working Group ("RAPWG") ends today, March 28, 2010 According to ICANN, the Report includes concrete recommendations to address domain name registration abuse in gTLDs for Community consideration and input. Included are recommendations related to: Cybersquatting: recommending the … [Read more...]