Domain Registration News

Once more unto the breach
The Economist (blog)
Alongside its business-focused domain-registry business, the internet-services firm offers protection against distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, in which zombie PC armies conscripted by malware clog up websites of corporations and other ...
VeriSign 2010 Hack: DNS Data Theft A PossibilityInformationWeek

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Ghana to run .gh domain namespace
BusinessGhana
The signing of the MOU puts NITA in a position to begin plans to implement the re-development programme of the .gh registry. NITA’s plan is to implement a world class domain registry solution that will make domain registration available online and ...

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BuyDomains.com Beats Back UDRP on Solanum.com
TheDomains.com
“In the present case, the Respondent provides a sworn statement averring that it is a professional domainer which regularly engages in the business of using domain names to display advertising links.” “It also provides evidence demonstrating that the ...

WestHost Launches Promotion on .CO Domains
TheHostingNews.com (press release)
(The Hosting News) – WestHost, a leading web hosting and domain registration provider recently kicked off of an aggressive campaign targeting .CO domains. WestHost's rock-bottom price of $9.49 — went live on February 2, prior to “The Big Game”, ...

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KeyDrive SA Acquires Moniker and SnapNames from Oversee.net (PR)
Domain Name News
KeyDrive SA, an internet solutions holding company with subsidiaries providing domain registration, monetization and aftermarket services, announced today that it has acquired the Moniker and SnapNames business units of Oversee.net, a leader in online ...

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Super Bowl 2012: GoDaddy's Naked Lady and Scantly Clad Pussycat Ads Irk ...
International Business Times
Both the Super Bowl 2012 ads have the usual sexy stuff, like the previous year's GoDaddy ads, leaving one wondering when GoDaddy will stop its struggle to convert a not sexy domains registration into a hot and sexy babe. The domain registrar company ...

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Tucows launches Ting mobile phone service
Domain Name Wire
Register your domain names with Searchen Networks Inc., Check domain name availability. Search for domain names. Domain Name Wire is the Domain Name Industry's News Source. Tucows, which owns one of the world's largest domain registrars, ...

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James Brown estate doesn't “feel good” after domain dispute
Domain Name Wire
Register your domain names with Searchen Networks Inc., Check domain name availability. Search for domain names. Domain Name Wire is the Domain Name Industry's News Source. Godfather of Soul's domain name can stay with management company.

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Cheap Domain Registration Gets Still Cheaper
PR Web (press release)
"The marketing dynamics of cheap domain registration and discount website hosting have brought more focus on ancillary services," says Phil Rachak, chief executive officer of DynoNames.com. "Moreover, providing even advanced service packages with ...

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French accents soon to be allowed in .ca domain names
Toronto Sun
French Canadian companies may soon be able to include accents on their .ca domain names. The Canadian Internet Registration Authority has been working toward implementing the change since fall. It has just launched a final phase of consultations, ...
Canadian Domains may soon See French AccentsBusiness Review Canada
French accents to be allowed on '.ca' domain namesCTV.ca
Names with French accents soon to be allowed on '.ca' domain namesWinnipeg Free Press
Digital Home -Techvibes (blog)
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French accents to be allowed on '.ca' domain names
CTV.ca
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority launched the final phase of a consultation process into the move last week. Accents on French characters are expected to be permitted in Canadian domain names within nine to 18 months.
Names with French accents soon to be allowed on '.ca' domain namesWinnipeg Free Press
CIRA Explores Allowing French Accents in .CA Domain NamesTechvibes (blog)

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Verisign: Domain Registrations Chug Higher
Trefis (subscription)
[1] It ended 2011 with approximately 113.8 million active .com and .net domain names, a net addition of 1.9 million domains, right in line with our expectations. The domain renewal rate is also expected to be up marginally, to 73.4%.

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Google, Microsoft Say DMARC Spec Stops Phishing
InformationWeek
New email authentication framework called DMARC, backed by major email and security tool providers, aims to make spoofed domains in messages a thing of the past. By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek Leading free email providers AOL, Google, Microsoft, ...

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Go Daddy Joins SedoMLS Network, Doors Open at DOMAINfest Global Today ...
Domain Name Journal
With the addition of Go Daddy to the SedoMLS Network, domain investors now benefit from the huge number of additional end users who search for names at the dominant registrar. Conversely, as Tim Schumacher, CEO of Sedo, said “The SedoMLS Network ...

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Names with French accents soon to be allowed on '.ca' domain names
Winnipeg Free Press
MONTREAL - French accents could soon be allowed in Internet domain names ending with ".ca." The Canadian Internet Registration Authority launched the final phase of a consultation process into the move last week. Accents on French characters are ...

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Is 'Final Fantasy 13-3' Really a Possibility?
Game Rant
Though many assumed the 'Final Fantasy 13-3′ domain registration was simply a preemptive measure, it may actually be more likely than we think. When Square Enix registered a domain for Final Fantasy XIII-3 most wrote it off as a pre-emptive measure, ...

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New Internet domains make waves in cyberspace
MiamiHerald.com
A TLD essentially consists of a registry, a database or index that, like a phone book or rolodex, keeps track of domain names — a string of characters usually in a sequence, such as www.apple.com, www.google.com, etc. and assigns and indexes them ...

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Microsoft Moves to Seize Fake Halo 4 Beta's Domain
Kotaku
Whether motivated by trolling or delusional wish fulfillment, some guy tossed up a page pretending to be a registration site for a Halo 4 multiplayer beta last week. 343 Industries, the game's developer, quickly branded that as a fake, and the site was ...

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Sex Tech: Grindr Hacker, Digital Dating Disrupt, ICANN .XXX Defense ...
ZDNet (blog)
Not long after controversial .XXX domains went on sale, companies in Big Porn filed an antitrust suit against .XXX's owner ICM Registry and ICANN. Last week ICM Registry filed its response to the .XXX lawsuit filed by Manwin (YouPorn, etc.) ...

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NCC Group and Ari Registry Services Announce Strategic Alliance for New TLD ...
Sacramento Bee
The new Top-Level Domain program was given the go-ahead in Singapore on 20 June 2011 by ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the global governing body for internet addresses. The monumental shake-up will see domain names ...

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