John Demco.COM and .NET Registry Fees To Increase – VeriSign has announced that as of October 1, the registry fee for .com domain names will increase from $USD 6.42 to $6.86, an increase of 7%. Also, the fee for .net domain names will increase from $3.85 to $4.23, an increase of 10%. Individual registrars will decide…
Webnames.ca Staff.Asia launched general registration yesterday, March 26, 2008. .Asia domains are now available on a first-come, first-serve basis. The DotAsia registry has announced a contest to generate interest in the auctions that are beginning in early April and continuing through June. The public will be able to guess which domains receive the highest bids. Contest…
John Demco.CA Registry Launches One Million Domain Countdown – The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has launched a campaign to celebrate the registration of one million dot-ca domain names, with the milestone expected in April. The campaign website onemilliondomains.ca features dot-ca facts, a trivia challenge, and profiles on a number of dot-ca sites. .XXX Domain Proponent…
Garrett SaundryYou’ve been thinking about starting a blog for yourself or your business, but haven’t really done anything about it. You may have either thought that it was something overly complicated or you have just never set aside a block of time to sit down and get organized. Well good news, it’s neither difficult or very time consuming,…
John DemcoMore Than 500,000 Applications At Close of .ASIA Landrush – The .asia Landrush period ended on March 13. The total number of domain applications was 505,838, including applications received during Landrush and the earlier Sunrise and Pioneer periods. During Sunrise and Landrush, 46,748 domains received more than one application and will go to auction. The…
Garrett SaundryWith the impending launch of another TLD in .ASIA, it gets me thinking what is a domain worth? Although your answer of “Well whatever somebody is willing to pay for it silly!” is technically correct, but not altogether right. Domains are like land here in Vancouver. There is a finite amount and it seems like everybody wants some…
John DemcoWorldwide Domain Registrations Climb To More Than 153 Million In 2007 – According to VeriSign’s quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief, at the close of 2007 there were more than 153 million domain name registrations worldwide, a 27% annual increase. The number of .com and .net domain names surpassed 80 million, a 24% increase; and ccTLD…
Garrett SaundryDon’t wait until the last minute to submit your .ASIA domains. Landrush closes on March 12 (check out the cool countdown ticker on the right). They’ve come up with a new and novel way of registering conflicting domains. Domains that have more than one person that try to register them automatically go to auction. It’s up…
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John DemcoNetwork Solutions Sued Over Domain Front Running – A class action lawsuit has been filed against Network Solutions for domain front running. ICANN is also named in the suit filed by Kabateck Brown Kellner, LLP. According to the law firm’s press release: “Whenever someone searches for the availability of a domain name through Network Solutions’…
Garrett SaundryThere has been quite a bit of fallout since it first came to light in December that Network Solutions had started the practice of front running domains under the pretenses that it was reserving the domain name you searched for in order to protect you from somebody else registering it. That’s a lot of rubbish if…
Webnames.ca StaffNorthern Voice 2008, Canada’s personal blogging and social media conference has come and gone, and for me it was a wonderful experience. This was Webnames,ca’s second time sponsoring the event and three members of our Customer Support group attended. Over the two days of the conference I met a number of great people, as well…
John Demco.ASIA Landrush Under Way – The landrush period for the new .asia domain was launched on February 20. A total of 266,663 landrush applications were received within the first 24 hours. The landrush period continues until March 12, and general first-come first-served registration is scheduled to begin on March 26. Public Hearing On ICANN/DOC Mid-Term…
JuliannaWebnames.ca Inc. is pleased to announce it is an accredited registrar for .Asia, the new TLD dedicated to the Asia-Pacific region which spans from Turkey to Japan. Landrush for .Asia begins today, Wednesday February 20 and runs until March 12, 2008. During the Landrush registration phase the general public can…
Garrett SaundryThe program was conceptualized by Nicholas Negroponte from Media Lab. He sketched out an idea for a $100 laptop and sent it to his good friend Hector Ruiz, who just happened to be CEO of AMD. The response he got from AMD was that not only would they be involved, but that they’d like to take…
