According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) "cybersquatting claims" by just 4.6% last year In 2015, 2,754 Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) claims were filed, a 4.6% increase on the number in 2014. New gTLDs accounted for 10.5% of the number UDRP's filed. The New gTLDs .xyz, .club and .email were among the most common new suffixes to be the … [Read more...]
Update on Little.com
A couple days ago we wrote about Little.com being stolen, Namepros member The Legendary JP appears to have solved the case. The domain was stolen but it was stolen from the original owner. Ok did a little digging.... I actually tired to buy this name YEARS ago from the long time owner John Little. John continued to own the name until March 5th at least, then whois changed within Netsol to … [Read more...]
Two Letter .Ski & .Bio Were Released Into The Registrar Channel This Morning
We received an email that .Ski and .Bio released all two-letter domains through the domain name registrar channel (EPP) this morning at 10:10 AM UTC (6am EST) According to the release, two letter domain names will carry an annual premium registration and renewal fee. The cheapest confirmed retail price according to the registry is with united domains at $129. Here is a list of all the … [Read more...]
Little.com Reported Stolen
There is a post on Namepros.com where the member is saying he purchased Little.com and it was stolen at Network Solutions. The message is very sloppy with a lot of spaces so reading the post may take a bit of time. Apparently Escrow.com was used for the transaction. The price looks to be $33,000. The domain is currently under privacy. It was registered in 1994. If you get offered this domain … [Read more...]
Watch Out for DomainVerification.Net emails; Charging For ICANN Whois Verification
I got an email today which looks like one of those ICANN required verification emails that registrars have to send out to domain holders. ICANN requires registrars to send a notice to verify whois information and "when a registrant does not respond for over 15 calendar days to a registrar's inquiries regarding the accuracy of contact details or Whois data associated with the registration, the … [Read more...]
Right Of The Dot Auction On NameJet Starts Closing Monday
RightoftheDot.com (ROTD) themed auction of domain names that were in the Namescon auction but went unsold, start to close out tomorrow afternoon, Monday March 14th All the auctions are public, meaning you didn't/don't have ot pre-order the domains to bid on them. You can join the auction on any given domain, anytime before an auction ends. As you can see below, the while some of the … [Read more...]
Infographic on New gTLD’s Left To Be Launched
Yesterday we published a list of the new gTLD's that are left to be launched in the current new gTLD round. Yesterday the European Domain Centre ApS published an infographic with all the new gTLD's that were or will be launched in 2016 or later. We definitely missed a few extensions in our post and well let's face it, infographics are way cooler than just words. So thanks to Christopher … [Read more...]