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 as part of TRAFFIC Down Under it's only natural … [Read more...] about Aftermarket.com Live Auction TRAFFIC Down Under
Tucows (OpenSRS) Launch New Storefront For Resellers
Tucows, via their OpenSRS brand, are launching a new service option for their resellers - the storefront.In a move which brings their reseller offering into line with that offered by the likes of eNom and Directi, the Canadian based registrar is rolling out a "full ecommerce" solution for its reseller base.The company's blog has more details including screencasts of the … [Read more...] about Tucows (OpenSRS) Launch New Storefront For Resellers
More Nominet Jigs and Reels
In the lead up to Nominet's AGM earlier this year I mentioned some of the squabbling.While we may have had a respite, it's now "open season" once again.The latest news is that some people are pushing a vote of no confidence in the current Nominet board and demanding that an EGM be called.What exactly happened?As usual trying to make sense of any debacles that breakout on the … [Read more...] about More Nominet Jigs and Reels
Tucows Launch New Status Site
Image via WikipediaWhile the news from Tucows earlier this week may not have been that positive for their staff, clients will be able to make use of their new status site and twitter service (They've also setup a page on Facebook) … [Read more...] about Tucows Launch New Status Site
More Registrant Exploitation From Namesco Ireland AKA Register365
Rather than rehash my original post from earlier today take a look here … [Read more...] about More Registrant Exploitation From Namesco Ireland AKA Register365
ICANN Mexico
While the ink still dries on the press coverage of the most recent ICANN meeting in Cairo, the next one is already gearing up.The next ICANN public meeting will be held in Mexico city from March 1st to March 6th 2009.The Mexico meeting site is already online with basic information on the venue and the meeting. Obviously the finer details are yet to be arranged, but you can … [Read more...] about ICANN Mexico
Tucows Sells Shares In Afilias
According to an announcement made earlier today, Tucows has sold back its equity stake in Afilias … [Read more...] about Tucows Sells Shares In Afilias
RegisterFly Rebrands?
I don't check the RegisterFly website that often, so I've no idea when they "rebranded" The most obvious difference is subtle:has become:Not that big a difference admittedly, but still you'd have to ask what they're playing at.Back when RegisterFly was still RegisterFly the emails they sent out were a lot less dodgy as they included tangible contact details in the email footer … [Read more...] about RegisterFly Rebrands?
ICANN Shares Even More Data With Users
ICANN may have its flaws, but transparency is one area where they have been making some fantastic progress.ICANN has just announced a range of new material available to the public via the "dashboard"You can now easily see all sorts of statistics and graphs related to registry activity, finances and more. Pretty cool!Related articles by ZemantaICANN Domain Tasting DeadlineICANN … [Read more...] about ICANN Shares Even More Data With Users
ICANN Domain Tasting Deadline
Stephane has an interesting post on the possible end of domain tasting.While the debate around domain tasting has been going on for quite some time ICANN can be a very slow moving beast. In some ways it moves far too slow, but when you consider the range of different opinions that have to be taken into consideration for such a significant policy change to come into effect it's … [Read more...] about ICANN Domain Tasting Deadline