CBS News just published a story on the domain name aftermarket getting all their information from the story from husband and wife team Brian and Meghan Berke which run domainagency.com. Here are the topics covered in the article which I think are pretty bang on: Domain owners and/or sellers aren't always easy to identify, connect with and approach with a purchase inquiry. Knowing who the … [Read more...]
.Asia Passes 500,000 Registrations Relaunches Redesigned Site Dot.Asia
DotAsia announce today that the “.Asia” gTLD has reached over 500,000 domain names under management. "Since the successful Sunrise launch in 2007 the “.Asia” gTLD has grown steadily over the years." “As one of the first waves of new gTLDs, ‘.Asia’ is setting the benchmark for community development, awareness and engagement,” said Edmon Chung, CEO of DotAsia. “With potentially over 1,000 new … [Read more...]
Rabbi’s Say ICANN Unequal Treatment Of .Halal Is Not .Kosher
In a letter to ICANN, several Kosher certification organizations, responsible for certification of approximately 63% of kosher ingredients worldwide, objected to the "unequal treatment of the new gTLD applications for .Kosher and .halal The letter was sent on "behalf of leading kosher certification organizations the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (OU Kosher), STAR-K Kosher … [Read more...]
IFFOR Publishes Two Years Of Tax Returns Showing 85% Of .XXX Domains Don’t Resolve
The International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR) a not-for-profit organization which was set up as part of ICM application to operate the .XXX registry has now published on its site, its tax returns for 2011 and 2012. In 2012 IFFOR had income of $267,740. "This income is derived entirely from the $10 per resolving domain commitment that ICM Registry has made to fund … [Read more...]
Google’s .App Draws Fire From The Association for Competitive Technology
Google's new gTLD application to operate the .APP new gTLD come under fire yesterday by the The Association for Competitive Technology (ACT). In a a letter to Dr. Stephen D. Crocker Chairman of the Board of Directors and Mr. Fadi Chehadé President and CEO of ICANN, Jonathan Zuck President of the The Association for Competitive Technology which boosts having over 5,000 small and mid-size … [Read more...]
Demand Media Withdraws 1st New gTLD Application: .Bar
Demand Media, Inc. (DMD) withdrew its first new gTLD application, .Bar. The application had a prioritization number of 1,689. According to the ICANN website, "the Geographic Names Panel determined that the .Bar falls within the criteria for a geographic name contained in the Applicant Guidebook Section 2.2.1.4." "The applicant was contacted to provide documentation of … [Read more...]
Comcast / NBC Sports Sells Versus.com For Six Figures to Startup Versus.io
The domain name Versus.com the former name of the NBC Sports Network has been sold by Comcast/NBC Sports for a "six figure sum" According to a story in VentureVillage.eu, The buyer is startup company that upgraded from the domain Versus.io According to the story, Versus IO acquired the domain name "after closing a Series A round recently and garnering reportedly 3.8 million visitors last … [Read more...]