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.TV Switching to GoDaddy Registry

The island of Tuvalu got lucky when they were assigned the two letter country code “tv”. When internet domain names became a thing over 20 years ago they were naturally given the .tv domain extension and, as we all know, that has been used for many a video or TV based business. The domain registry… Continue reading .TV Switching to GoDaddy Registry

Nominations for Nominet Board Elections Open

The nomination period for non-executive directors to the Nominet Board opened yesterday. The Nominet Board is made up of appointees and member elected representatives. The number of positions up for election in any given year tends to vary. This year there are two positions up for election due to members’ terms. While both Non-Executive Directors… Continue reading Nominations for Nominet Board Elections Open

NamesCon and CloudFest Independent Again

Back when events were being held in person CloudFest, which used to be known as World Hosting Days, was the largest event for hosting companies in the world. Other events like HostingCon had shrunk over the years until eventually they ceased to exist. In the domain name conference space NamesCon grew to be the “go… Continue reading NamesCon and CloudFest Independent Again

Neustar Registry is now GoDaddy Registry

Back in April, at the height of the pandemic, GoDaddy announced its acquisition of Neustar’s registry business. Any acquisition takes time to finalise and this was no different and in the middle of a pandemic I suspect the entire process may have had extra complications (it’s not exactly easy to physically go onsite anywhere and… Continue reading Neustar Registry is now GoDaddy Registry

GoDaddy Enters the Registry Business

In what probably came as a surprise to many observers GoDaddy has announced that they are acquiring NeuStar’s registry business. The announcement comes quite soon after the web giant’s acquisition of Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry registrar and marketplace. Both Neustar and GoDaddy made announcements about the acquisition last night. So what exactly have they bought? Neustar… Continue reading GoDaddy Enters the Registry Business

Gab.com Claims Free Speech Infringement While Many Others View Them as Hate Site

The controversial site gab.com has been shutdown by GoDaddy and given 2 days to move the domain elsewhere. The deadline expires at midnight tonight Irish time. In recent days the site has seen itself become increasingly disconnected as various service providers and online platforms including PayPal have shut the door to them. At present the… Continue reading Gab.com Claims Free Speech Infringement While Many Others View Them as Hate Site

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