ICANN is looking for public feedback and comment on a proposed policy / process for disqualifying registrars. The idea behind the process is to put in place a policy to deal with “bad actors”, however in its current form the document is far from ready. You can download the document here (pdf) and see existing… Continue reading ICANN Seeking Feedback on Registrar Disqualification Process
Tag: Domains
Domain Event Venue Forgets To Renew Domain
The guys over on Domain Name News had quite an amusing story earlier today. It transpires that the Hollywood Renaissance let their domain lapse! With the Renaissance playing host to DomainFest this week the timing couldn’t have been worse!
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
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… Continue reading RegisterFly Rebrands?
Name.com Picks Up Esoftwiz Domains
Over the last year ICANN has sought expressions of interest a number of times from accredited registrars to take over the domain portfolios of registrars that have lost their accreditation. The most recent bulk transfer was of Esoftwiz’s names to Name.com While Name.com will contact former Esoftwiz clients it’s always hard to know how accurate… Continue reading Name.com Picks Up Esoftwiz Domains
Telnic Launch Developer Centre and Offer Free Downloads
As the countdown towards launch day for .tel comes closer Telnic is ramping up its activities.This morning Telnic are officially launching their developer centre, which offers a number of applications, source code and documentation to help developers build on the .tel platform. I’ve mentioned .tel a couple of times in the past. Personally I think… Continue reading Telnic Launch Developer Centre and Offer Free Downloads
Namesco Ripping Off Registrants
Nominet does not charge registrars anything to retag a domain name (ie. release the domain to another registrar / provider) . I’ve mentioned this previously, but I wasn’t expecting to hear about this kind of money grabbing from companies operating out of Ireland. Unfortunately the acquisition of Register365 by Names.co.uk (part of the Dada group)… Continue reading Namesco Ripping Off Registrants
Nominet Registrar Conference Registration Now Open
Image via Wikipedia Nominet’s annual registrar conference will be held in Wembley Stadium on November 19th 2008. The day’s agenda will cover topics such as marketing UK domains, ENUM, the future of UK domains and will include the presentation of the 2nd annual Domain Name Industry Report. Further details and registration information is available on… Continue reading Nominet Registrar Conference Registration Now Open
Maxlock – Protect Your Domains
ICANN Is Not A Free Lunch
ICANN meetings are meant to be open and accessible etc., etc., so there are funds available to help people attend. But what happens when people abuse the system? The ICANN Ombudsman issued a report about one such attempted abuse and it is abundantly clear that people “trying it on” will not get away with it.… Continue reading ICANN Is Not A Free Lunch