ICANN have upgraded the system used for reporting inaccuracies in WHOIS. According to the announcement: The Whois Data Problem Report System (WDPRS) has a number of advantages over the previous system, which was first introduced in 2002. Among them are: * More detailed information is captured from complainants to assist registrars in investigating Whois… Continue reading Whois Inaccuracy Report System Gets Upgrade
OpenSRS Culls Expired Domains Program
OpenSRS will be withdrawing its “Expired Domains Program” early next year. The program which allowed resellers to monetise expired domains under their account is to be withdrawn on January 6th 2009 due to a cited decrease in revenues from ad networks. The “Parked Pages Program” will not be affected
Have Comreg Forgotten About The IEDR?
Remember Comreg? Remember the famous IEDR report? It’s now the 18th of December, which means that civil servants will soon be shutting up shop until the New Year. And still we have no inkling as to the outcome of Comreg’s investigations into the IE Domain Registry, the company currently charged with managing the Irish ccTLD.… Continue reading Have Comreg Forgotten About The IEDR?
ICANN Announces Deadlines for New AGP Policy
ICANN have announced their implementation plans for the new AGP (Add Grace Period) Limits Policy The plan specifies that gTLD Operators (hereinafter referred to as “Operators”) must inform each of their accredited Registrars of the new Policy within the next 21 days and subsequently implement the Policy as soon as possible thereafter but no later… Continue reading ICANN Announces Deadlines for New AGP Policy
dotMobi To Offer IDN In 2009
DotMobi will be launching IDNs in simplified Chinese during the second quarter of 2009. IDNs (Internationalised Domain Names) allow domains to be registered (and accessed) using non-ASCII characters. If you want to get a basic overview of IDNs check out the WikiPedia entry, or head over to the section on the ICANN site. Related articles… Continue reading dotMobi To Offer IDN In 2009
GoDaddy Spending 2 Million on Christmas Party
While so many companies, both online and “bricks and mortar”, are feeling “the pinch” it’s interesting to see that some companies are actually blossoming. GoDaddy, for example, is spending two million dollars on their staff party this year! The company’s outspoken founder, Bob Parsons, is incredibly upbeat, which is refreshing: “Someone asked me, why spend… Continue reading GoDaddy Spending 2 Million on Christmas Party
Google Adsense For Domains Opens Up
Image via CrunchBase, source unknown Google dropped a bit of a bombshell yesterday when they announced that they were opening up Adsense for Domains to the general public (North American publishers first). Could this be the end for some of the smaller parking companies? With Google’s ever growing publisher base I suspect that some of… Continue reading Google Adsense For Domains Opens Up
Ticketmaster Typo UDRP Decision
Ticketmaster have won a WIPO UDRP over a fairly obvious typo of their name:tiicketmaster.com The decision isn’t that interesting as the case wasn’t contested by the registrant and the breach of trademark was so obvious. You can read about it on the WIPO site here
Nokia WIPO Decisions
Image via Wikipedia Nokia have won a WIPO decision over two domains that are fairly obvious trademark infringements:nokiachat.comnokiachat.net You can read the full decision here While the decision isn’t particularly interesting, there are a couple of minor points that are of interest. While the registrant did not lodge a formal response they did reply via… Continue reading Nokia WIPO Decisions
Aftermarket.com Live Auction TRAFFIC Down Under
Aftermarket.com’s live auction for TRAFFIC down under is taking place today. Unlike SnapNames’, Aftermarket.com’s system is 100% browser based and cross-platform, so there are no real barriers to sale ie. if you’ve got a computer, a ‘net connection and the money, you can bid on domains and spend money. As the auction is being held… Continue reading Aftermarket.com Live Auction TRAFFIC Down Under