Who Is Really Monitoring Your Domain Searches?
It's getting more and more difficult to do any kind of domain research without running the risk of losing your domain ideas to unscrupulous domain tasters.
Back in February, we described the problem as follows:
A perfect domain name pops into your mind.
A quick check at your favorite domain registrar reveals that the domain is still available.
For [...]
Senegal Based Kheweul is Africa's Second Registrar
Senegal, a small West African country of nearly 12 million people has seen bold economic reforms in the last ten years. These have paid off with annual Gross Domestic Product growth of 5% annually. This has helped to spur a flowering Information Technology sector. Now, that IT sector can lets its [...]
One Internet, Many Languages: An Introduction To Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)
To many in the English speaking world, we take our alphabet for granted. The Latin alphabet as used in English is relatively straightforward: 26 letters a through z. Conveniently, these 26 letters, the hyphen “-“ and Arabic numerals 0 through 9 constitute the acceptable characters for a domain name.
To much of the [...]
GoDaddy Surprises Customers with Retroactive Refund
“Dear (Client Name)
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN®) recently agreed to reduce their Registrar Transaction Fee from $.25 to $.22. What does this mean for you?
Good news. You have been credited $.03/yr for each domain name you registered or renewed dating back to July 1, 2006* — $.03 has been placed into [...]
RegisterFly's Implosion Nears Its Bizarre End
In the world of domainers, it seems one name is on everyone’s lips. The RegisterFly debacle has all the aspects of a front-page scandal: sex, CEO spending excesses, a class action lawsuit and a $6,000 Chihuahua.
The company, founded in 2000, was managed by John Naruszewicz and Kevin Medina. From the outside, things were [...]
RegisterFly Ordered To Hand Over Registrant Data
Troubled domain registrar RegisterFly has been ordered by a US Federal Court to hand over to ICANN current and accurate data for all of its domain names, and to immediately allow ICANN staff access to the company's records and books in order to perform an audit.
"We ask RegisterFly and its management to co-operate fully with [...]
RegisterFly Goes On The Offensive
In a stunning reversal of fortunes it appears that RegisterFly is getting back on its feet.
Late last night, RegisterFly CEO Kevin Medina hurriedly called a press conference to lay out a plan that he claims will allow him to put the embattled domain registrar back on the map.
The key to the comeback? An unexpected inheritance [...]