Domain name media firm NameMedia has filed to go public through a $172.5 million IPO on Nasdaq. The Waltham, MA-based company offers two main services, monetizing unused domains and facilitating domain name sales, each of which accounts for roughly...
I registered a descriptive domain name (something like thesimpledog.com) and started a blog on it. About a month later I get a threatening letter from a link farmer who owns simpledog.com The owner of simpledog.com is claiming that he owns the tradem...
Someone whos too weak, lazy, or pressed for time to type eight letters and a period is in serious trouble. But anyone who would rather type eight than three is just silly, and so Google China has unveiled a new domain name: G.cn. G.cn takes users st...
Google is a very strong brand, but in the Chinese market, branding the company under the letter G may be a bit easier, especially for the mobile or newbie user. Google now owns one of the shortest possible domain names for the users in the Chinese m...
NEW YORK A New Zealand lawyer long active on Internet addressing policies was elected Friday to replace Internet pioneer Vint Cerf as chairman of a key oversight agency. The board of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers selected P...
POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Moniker, the first and only provider of Domain Asset Management(TM) services, today announced that its premium domain name auctions at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East in Hollywood, Fla. generated $9.7 million earlier...
NEW YORK: The Internet's key oversight agency is investigating suspicions that insider information is being used to snatch desired domain names before an individual or business can register them. The Security and Stability Advisory Committee of the...
The domain name HawaiianCruises.com attracted an almost $39,000 bid during an auction of Web domains earlier this month, according to a company that ran an online auction of names. Moniker, a Pompano Beach, Florida-based firm, said bidding concluded...
Docs post and the impending comments deadline for the next iteration of ICANNs never-ending WHOIS saga finally pushed me to write up my thoughts on the latest iteration of ICANN debate. As Doc points out, much of the current debate is very inside ba...
According to a recent article in Domain Name Wire, shares of domain name company Tucows are down over 15% in early trading after announcing earnings. Elliot Noss, President and CEO of Tucows, says: We delivered solid financial performance in the sec...
Disputes involving domain names happen everyday, including ones involving .vn dom...