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Grab-happy registry XYZ.com has expanded its stable of strings to 22 after buying five little-used gTLDs from Dominion Registries. It recently came into control of .autos, .motorcycles, .homes, .yachts, and .boats, CEO Daniel Negari confirmed earlier t...
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October 14, 2020 Kevin Murphy
.autos, Domain Registries, dominion, xyz.com
The registry for the new .cpa gTLD reckons it has received “thousands” of applications for domains during its current launch period, potentially making it the most successful gTLD sunrise since 2012. The American Institute of Certified Publ...
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September 25, 2020 Kevin Murphy
aicpa, Domain Registries
Knock Knock Whois There, the .blog registry, said it is going to release its inventory of three-character domains next month. Roughly 47,000 names will be released at premium fees, with prices ranging “from a few hundred dollars to over $100KR...
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September 25, 2020 Kevin Murphy
Domain Registries, kkwt, premiums, three-character
It looks like GoDaddy’s recently acquired .co registry could lose formal control of the ccTLD this week. ICANN’s board of directors has “Transfer of the .CO (Colombia) top-level domain to the Ministry of Information and Communications...
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September 8, 2020 Kevin Murphy
.co internet, Domain Registries, IANA, mintic, redelegation
Top Level Design has revealed the launch plan for its .gay gTLD, after almost a year of delays. General availability was originally planned for October last year, but it was pushed out twice, first due to marketing reasons and then because of coronavir...
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August 19, 2020 Kevin Murphy
.gay, Domain Registries, eap, ga, top level design
The eight South American nations of the Amazon region are demanding Amazon block more domain names in the recently delegated .amazon gTLD. Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization secretary general Alexandra Moreira has written to Amazon VP of public pol...
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August 19, 2020 Kevin Murphy
acto, Domain Registries, dot-brands
Another dot-brand gTLD has decided to terminate its ICANN contract, but this time it’s because the brand itself has been discontinued. .ceb was applied for by the Corporate Executive Board Company, a consulting company, in 2012. But the company w...
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August 17, 2020 Kevin Murphy
.ceb, corporate executive board, Domain Registries, dot-brands, gartner
Iain Roache, formerly CEO of defunct registrar AlpNames and majority owner of defunct new gTLD registry manager Famous Four Media, recently wrote to DI threatening to sue unless I delete a number of articles he doesn’t like. I’ve checked th...
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August 12, 2020 Kevin Murphy
alpnames, corrections, Domain Registries, Famous Four Media
Nominet has responded to criticism of its plans to introduce registry-level .uk drop auctions by saying it’s not about money-grabbing and is not guaranteed to even happen. Registry MD Eleanor Bradley today blogged: In some quarters the commentary...
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July 29, 2020 Kevin Murphy
.UK, Domain Registries, drop catching
A group of Nominet members and registrars have launched a petition to prevent Nominet from introducing registry-level auctions for dropping .uk domain names. The petition, organized by Netistrar, reads: “We the undersigned members request that No...
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July 28, 2020 Kevin Murphy
.UK, Domain Registries, drop catching