Rightside, Enom and Name.com is involved in an epic bet between our eNom office in Seattle and our Name.com office in Denver. "So not only will this Sunday spell a showdown for Russell vs. Peyton, but for Registar's eNom vs. Name as well." Below I've posted blog and video links offering the details of our #BigBowlBet. We'll have videos coming all week leading up to Sunday! So we are … [Read more...]
22.CN Joins SedoMLS Continuing the Network’s Asian Expansion
Sedo announced a few minutes ago that 22.cn joined their SedoMLS. As demand for domains in Asia grows this is certainly a smart decision to keep building their network with Asian registrars. Recent auctions for premium .CN domains previously reserved by CNNIC have shown demand is strong in the region. 22.cn Joins SedoMLS, Continuing the Network’s Asian Expansion Sedo, the world’s largest … [Read more...]
NameSilo.com Becomes 2nd Domain Registrar To Accept Bitcoin
A second domain name registrar, NameSilo.com announced that it was offering Bitcoin as a new method of payment on its website. NameCheap.com became the 1st domain name registrar to offer BitCoin back in March of 2013. The move makes NameSilo the latest established business to accept payment via the digital currency, and one of the first major domain registrars to do so. "It is important … [Read more...]
Penn State Lets PennState.com Expire & The Domain Is In Auction W/ $4,583 Min Bid
Penn State which certainly has had one of the biggest scandals in the United States over the last few years leading to criminal charges, the resignation of the President of the University and the legendary football coach Joe Paterno, has now let the domain name PennState.com expire. The domain name PennState.com is registered to Penn State formally known as the The Pennsylvania State … [Read more...]
Registrar BigRock Gets ICANN Terminated Registrar Dynamic Dolphin’s Domains
ICANN has authorized the bulk transfer of gTLD domain names from Dynamic Dolphin, Inc. to BigRock Solutions Ltd. due to compliance actions taken by ICANN that resulted in the de-accreditation of Dynamic Dolphin, Inc. Former registrant-customers of Dynamic Dolphin, Inc. should receive notices from BigRock Solutions Ltd. advising of the transfer. Customer questions about the transfer should be … [Read more...]
.Luxury Selects Namejet.com/Afternic.com For Sunrise Landrush Auctions & Premium Name Sales
Luxury Partners, LLC, which own the new gTLD .LUXURY has selected NameJet and Afternic to manage the Sunrise, Landrush and Premium Name selection and sales. Godaddy.com which recently purchased Afternic.com, is currently taking pre-registrations of .Luxury domain names starting at $799.99 a year. Here is the rest of the press release: "The .LUXURY gTLD provides a brandable platform to … [Read more...]
Scott Richter Gets Slammed By Krebsonsecurity.com As ICANN Sends Termination Of His Dynamic Dolphin Registrar
A respected internet Security blog Krebsonsecurity.com ripped Scott Richter in a post covering ICANN's notice of termination of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement of the domain name registrar, Dynamic Dolphin, a registrar that Krebs says "has long been closely associated with spam and cybercrime". "The move came almost five years after this reporter asked the … [Read more...]