According to The LA Times, GoDaddy, will kick off a marketing campaign Monday to re-brand .LA as the Web suffix for Los Angeles after partnering with CentralNic, the company that handles the database for .the .LA ccTLD. .LA is the ccTLD for Laos. Godaddy and CentralNic are apparently taking the upcoming new gTLD launch as an opportunity to re-brand .LA in the same light as other … [Read more...]
123-Reg UK Largest Registrar Becomes Premier SME Partner of Google AdWords In UK
According to a press release we received this morning, 123-reg, the UK’s largest accredited domain registrar, has today announced that it has entered into a strategic agreement with Google to become a Premier SME Partner (PSP) of Google’s AdWordsTM advertising programme in the UK. "As a PSP, 123-reg will gain access to Google’s training and support, to provide an end-to-end AdWords account … [Read more...]
1 & 1 Jumps Into The New gTLD “Pre-Order” Game
1&1 Internet Ltd, become the latest registrar to start accepting "pre-orders" or expressions of interest in new gTLDs. In a press release 1 & 1 says: "The new wave of domains will see scores of attractive new endings to be launched such as .london, .restaurant, .rugby, .shop and .web. 1&1’s portal offers the chance to express interest in registering such domains, and provides a … [Read more...]
DomainsBot Announces Release of TLD Relevancy Suggestion Engine
DomainsBot, announced today that has launched the TLD Recommendation Engine, which bills itself as the" first Top Level Domain recommendation service". DomainsBot, has created a program that replaces the current static domain search process with one that services multiple relevant TLDs. This new tool offers greater opportunity for registrars as well as registrants who purchase relevant and … [Read more...]
Moniker Does System-Wide Password Reset Effecting Every Account
According to an email sent to all of its clients tonight, the domain name registrar Moniker.com notified its client they did a "system-wide password reset" tonight that will require ALL Clients to reset their passwords. Here is the email Moniker.com send out tonight: ""Moniker’s Operations & Security team has discovered and blocked suspicious activity on the Moniker network that appears … [Read more...]
ICANN Orders Transfer Of Domains At 4 De-Accredited Registrars To Astutium
ICANN has authorized the bulk transfer of gTLD domain names from four registrars, three are due to the de-accreditation of the registrars; C I Host, Inc., Central Registrar, Inc. DBA Domainmonger.com, Power Brand Center Corp. and one transfer was ordered due to the termination of its Registrar Accreditation Agreement of Dotted Ventures, Inc. All of the domains from all four domain name … [Read more...]
Tucows Reports: Revenue Increases 9% But Domain Sales Slow To $1.1M
Tucows Inc. (NYSE AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC), reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 after the market closed today According to reports Tucows missed expectations as to both earnings and revenue. Net revenue for the first quarter of 2013 increased 9% to a record $30.0 million from $27.5 million for the first quarter of 2012. Net income for the first quarter of 2013 … [Read more...]