I mentioned recently that Tralliance, who run the .travel registry, were in financial difficulty. According to a statement from Tralliance that recently appeared on CircleID the company has received extra funding from Dancing Bear Investments, Inc. As far as press releases / statements go this one is a classic. It’s so ambiguous you’d have to… Continue reading Travel Registry Gets More Funding
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GoDaddy Swats RegisterFly!
As was suggested a few days ago, GoDaddy have taken over RegisterFly’s domains and customers. Migrating all the data across should prove to be an interesting test for GoDaddy’s staff but, regardless of the technicalities, it signals an end to the limbo in which the domains (and clients) were being held since earlier this year.… Continue reading GoDaddy Swats RegisterFly!
Yet Another RegisterFly Update
According to a recent post on the ICANN blog Kevin Medina, head of RegisterFly, is being held in contempt of court: The Court held Registerfly and Kevin Medina personally to be in contempt of the Court’s earlier Preliminary Injunction Order. So the Court has has ordered Kevin Medina and RegisterFly to publish on its website,… Continue reading Yet Another RegisterFly Update
GoDaddy To Buy Registerfly?
Jay Westerdal suggests that GoDaddy maybe buying part of RegisterFly. Anyone who has been folllowing the domain industry in recent months would be aware of the RegisterFly meltdown, which has caused issues for thousands of registrants worldwide. There will be mixed feelings surrounding this type of acquisition, but it is surely preferable to the limbo… Continue reading GoDaddy To Buy Registerfly?
Tralliance in Trouble – .travel could die
It looks like 2007 is going to be an awkward year for the domain world. Earlier we had the collapse of RegisterFly, now we have the strong possibility of the .travel domain going bust. The .travel domain has always been an oddity. The idea behind it is fairly obvious, but when you combine the strict… Continue reading Tralliance in Trouble – .travel could die
Will you drop your .eu domain?
Will you be renewing your .eu domain? Even if you renew it for year two, will you bother for year 3? How many .eu domains are going to be dropped this year? It’s an interesting question. At its height .eu had over 2.6 million domains active, though that has already dropped to 2.3 million and… Continue reading Will you drop your .eu domain?
EUrid Code of Conduct – Legislating The Obvious?
I mentioned on my main blog some of the shenanigans at the EUrid session at ICANN in Lisbon. What I failed to mention was the much talked about code of conduct. (The temptation to make snide remarks about the choice of domain is strong, but I shall resist!) I would apologise for that oversight, however… Continue reading EUrid Code of Conduct – Legislating The Obvious?
RegisterFly Prolongs Execution – Hurts Registrants
According to the ICANN blog, RegisterFly are trying for a “stay of execution”. The net effect of this latest legal action is that registrants continue to suffer.
RegisterFly To Be Discussed At ICANN Lisbon
The implosion of RegisterFly is one of the hot topics at ICANN Lisbon. Its impact on the domain name industry is yet to be fully understood, and will be topic for discussion during tomorrow morning’s sessions.
RegisterFly Terminated by ICANN
ICANN have announced that RegisterFly is being terminated. ICANN has issued a letter to RegisterFly [PDF, 902K] indicating that it will cease operating as an ICANN-Accredited Registrar on March 31, 2007. Under the terms of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), ICANN must provide 15 days written notice to RegisterFly of its intention to terminate. Effective… Continue reading RegisterFly Terminated by ICANN