Tucows.com reported its financial results for the 2nd Quarter ending June 30, 2013. Net revenue for the second quarter of 2013 increased 11% to a record $31.2 million from $28.2 million for the second quarter of 2012. Net income for the second quarter of 2013 was $0.6 million, or $0.01 per share, compared with $0.7 million, or $0.02 per share, for the second quarter of 2012. Cash and cash … [Read more...]
RBC: Demand Media New gTLD Initiative Could Be Worth More Than Its Registrar Business: enom.com, name.com
RBC issued an Equity Research Report today on Demand Media, Inc., the day after Demand Media, Inc, reported its second quarter earnings. Demand Media announced during the earnings report and the earnings call that followed that Google's Search algorithm continues to impact Demand's owned and operated site traffic negatively and to a greater extent than captured in estimates. Shares of … [Read more...]
ICANN Sends Notice Of Breach Of RAA To PacNames.com (Again)
ICANN has sent a notice to Pacnames Ltd. of Auckland 1052 New Zealand A Notice of Breach of the Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA): ""Please be advised that as of 5 August 2013, Pacnames Ltd. (“Pacnames”) is in breach of its Registrar Accreditation Agreement with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) dated 26 February 2012 (“RAA”). These breaches result … [Read more...]
ICANN Will Start Enforcing the New Expired Registration Recovery Policy (“ERRP”) At The End Of The Month
On August 31, 2013 ICANN will start enforcing the new Expired Registration Recovery Policy ("ERRP") . The ERRP is expected to promote better understanding of registrants' options and help alleviate common issues related to the expiration of gTLD registrations. This policy is intended to help align registrant expectations with registrar practices by establishing certain minimum communications … [Read more...]
You Know About UDRP’s; Have You Ever Heard Of A TDRP?
Have you ever heard of a TDRP? Until yesterday I didn't when I ran into the NameCheap.com case which decision is still pending which apparently denied NameCheap.com's claim to 7 domain names that a US federal judge ordered transferred to them in January. So unlike a UDRP which involves an alleged rights holder as the Complainant and a domain holder as the respondent a TDRP is an dispute … [Read more...]
You Hate Obama?: Check Out The Links Network Solutions Is Serving Up On JoeBiden’s Expired Domain
Elliotsblog.com reported today that the domain name matching of the Vice President of the United States JoeBiden.com expired and could be heading for auction. I checked out the parked page that NetworkSolutions.com is serving up now that they as the registrar are in control of the expired domain name. I couldn't help but notice some links on the parked page that will probably not exactly … [Read more...]
Judge Says Godaddy Is Not Entitled To Safe Harbor Protection On Parked Pages Program
In a 29 page ruling a California Federal Court denied Godaddy's motion to have the case filed by the ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES ARTS AND SCIENCES, (the Oscars) which was filed in 2010, thrown out, denying Godaddy.com the Safe Harbor that domain name registrars typically enjoy. DomainNameWire.com reported last week that Godaddy was testing out some new parked landing pages, but this ruling might … [Read more...]