According to a post on DomainConsultant’s site, the registrar DomainName.com and related assets have been sold today. The buyer and final selling price have not been disclosed. At the same time the company announced an upcoming auction with an 8% commission and is now accepting domain submissions via email to mike (at) domainconsultant.com.
Continue Reading at SourceAccording to a post on DomainConsultant’s site, the registrar DomainName.com and related assets have been sold today. The buyer and final selling price have not been disclosed. At the same time the company announced an upcoming auction with an 8% commission and is now accepting domain submissions via email to mike (at) domainconsultant.com.
Disclaimer: Adam Strong, Managing Editor of DNN, also is a consultant with DomainConsultant.com.
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As announced by the .ORG registry, Public Interest Registry, Alexa Raad has resigned as President and CEO, effective September 24th, 2010. She was with the registry operator for 3 1/2 years.
Continue Reading at SourceAs announced by the .ORG registry, Public Interest Registry, Alexa Raad has resigned as President and CEO, effective September 24th, 2010. She was with the registry operator for 3 1/2 years.
The Board has initiated a search committee for the next CEO. In the meanwhile, Mr. Botterman will step in as Interim CEO following Ms. Raad’s departure.
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According to a spokesperson of Oversee.net their subsidiary Moniker.com has successfully brokered TShirts.com, t-shirt.com, t-shirts.com, tee-shirts.com and tees.com for $1.265 million. The buyer is Costumes Galore, Inc.
Continue Reading at SourceAccording to a spokesperson of Oversee.net their subsidiary Moniker.com has successfully brokered TShirts.com, t-shirt.com, t-shirts.com, tee-shirts.com and tees.com for $1.265 million. The buyer is Costumes Galore, Inc.
<Editors Note> According to Oversee staff, there was an error in the press release. The domain Tshirt.com, previously mentioned in this report, was not part of this deal.
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With as little as 3 hours and 15 minutes left to go for some names, NameDrive’s 3 letter ccTLD auction of 272 domain will end soon. Starting bids range anywhere from € 30.00 to € 200.00. Only 2 of the domain names have received bids so far, cck.es and lkq.es.
Continue Reading at SourceWith as little as 3 hours and 15 minutes left to go for some names, NameDrive’s 3 letter ccTLD auction of 272 domain will end soon. Starting bids range anywhere from € 30.00 to € 200.00. Only 2 of the domain names have received bids so far, cck.es and lkq.es.
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Apparently the Online Gambling site by the Province of British Columbia was not brought down by too much traffic after opening, as originally reported. The Globe and Mail now reports that the site was actually taken down because of a breach privacy that allowed players to see other player’s financial information and even use their funds for gambling.
Continue Reading at SourceApparently the Online Gambling site by the Province of British Columbia was not brought down by too much traffic after opening, as originally reported. The Globe and Mail now reports that the site was actually taken down because of a breach privacy that allowed players to see other player’s financial information and even use their funds for gambling.
“Someone could be playing away with [someone else's] money,” said BCLC president and CEO Michael Graydon.
A total of about $8,000 had to be redistributed once the errors were discovered and affected individuals tracked down, he said.
As well, bits of the personal data of 12 players were viewed by others, including some numbers on their credit cards, Mr. Graydon said.
“We reacted very quickly and in a transparent way to the customers involved, and we will make sure this does not happen again,” he vowed.
“We are one of the first jurisdictions in the world to do this. … It’s a new frontier, and technology is changing very rapidly.”
In an unrelated charge the Lottery Corporation also faces a $600,000 fine by the federal Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC), but is planning to appear.
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Sedo has launched a new website for the “Sedo Pro World Tour” Events. The event takes place in five different cities across the world over the course of seven months. The tour starts off in the city of the US headquarter of the company, Boston and ends at the European headquarter in Cologne in February during the month of the big local Carnival. Here are the planned events:
Continue Reading at SourceSedo has launched a new website for the “Sedo Pro World Tour” Events. The event takes place in five different cities across the world over the course of seven months. The tour starts off in the city of the US headquarter of the company, Boston and ends at the European headquarter in Cologne in February during the month of the big local Carnival. Here are the planned events:
- Boston, USA (August 31 – September 1, 2010)
- Seoul, Korea (September 10-11, 2010)
- Tuscany, Italy (October 8-9, 2010)
- London, UK (November 2010)
- Cologne, DE (February 2011)
As previous events, this tour remains exclusive to SedoPro members.
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Two days after the Estonian Registry operator, Eesti Internet, has gone live with their new registry system, they added another 1,329 new domains, effectively doubling the amount of registrations processed over the course of the preceeding two months. The new model of the registry for .EE domains is now based on selling domains through accredited registrars instead of direct sales through the registry. The changes went along with a broadening of conditions, allowing more people to register .EE domains:
Continue Reading at SourceTwo days after the Estonian Registry operator, Eesti Internet, has gone live with their new registry system, they added another 1,329 new domains, effectively doubling the amount of registrations processed over the course of the preceeding two months. The new model of the registry for .EE domains is now based on selling domains through accredited registrars instead of direct sales through the registry. The changes went along with a broadening of conditions, allowing more people to register .EE domains:
(from the site:)
- individuals are now able to register .ee domain names. For instance, they can use an e-mail address in the form firstname@lastname.ee;
- foreign nationals can now register .ee domain names. For instance, they can set up an Estonian-language e-service environment;
- one person can register more than one .ee domain name. For instance, if a company has several trademarks and wants to represent them all on the Internet under the .ee domain, they now can;
- registration of domain names will start taking place at two levels, meaning that the Estonian Internet Foundation has delegated the provision of service to registrants to registrars. The list of registrars is posted on the Estonian Internet Foundation website; and
- a regulatory fee has been established for domain names. The amount of the fee for registrants will be determined by registrars on the open market based on competition.
The transition to the new domain rules also applies to all .ee domains registered according to the old rules. These will be subject to a six-month transition period during which the domain registrants must choose a registrar and renew their domain registration with the registrar.
In parallel to the transition to the liberalised domain system, an independent body will be established within the Estonian Internet Foundation in order to resolve disputes related to domain names – the Domain Disputes Committee. The objective of the committee is to provide an expedited procedure as an alternative to judicial procedure so as to resolve any cases of misuse of domains where registration of a domain violates the rights of third parties, such as in the case of trademark infringement.
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Rick “DomainKing” Schwartz has just posted a press release on his blog according to which he sold the domain name Punchbowl.com to Punchbowl Software, Inc , a developer of party and event planning website. The sales price of the domain has not been disclosed and the company states that it still working on a new site for the domain. Currently the domain name redirects to their site “MyPunchbowl.com“.
Continue Reading at SourceRick “DomainKing” Schwartz has just posted a press release on his blog according to which he sold the domain name Punchbowl.com to Punchbowl Software, Inc , a developer of party and event planning website. The sales price of the domain has not been disclosed and the company states that it still working on a new site for the domain. Currently the domain name redirects to their site “MyPunchbowl.com“.
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The parent company of Minds + Machines, Top Level Domain Holdings [AIM: TLDH] reported their revenue for the period to the end of April with £32,000 ($49,000), with a loss of £462,000 ($708,000). The company is pretty much in a holding pattern until the release of the new gTLDs by ICANN and is expecting finalization of ICANN’s new gTLD Applicant Guidebook by November and is hoping for the opening of the first round at the ICANN Meeting in December. The company still has almost £4m in cash and equivalents and appears to have been bootstrapping operations. One of the former key-employees, Jothan Frakes, is not with the company any more. Potential threats to the company could be further delays of the release of new gTLDs through litigation.
Continue Reading at SourceThe parent company of Minds + Machines, Top Level Domain Holdings [AIM: TLDH] reported their revenue for the period to the end of April with £32,000 ($49,000), with a loss of £462,000 ($708,000). The company is pretty much in a holding pattern until the release of the new gTLDs by ICANN and is expecting finalization of ICANN’s new gTLD Applicant Guidebook by November and is hoping for the opening of the first round at the ICANN Meeting in December. The company still has almost £4m in cash and equivalents and appears to have been bootstrapping operations. One of the former key-employees, Jothan Frakes, is not with the company any more. Potential threats to the company could be further delays of the release of new gTLDs through litigation.
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SnapNames’ .US domain auction in honor of Independence Day ends in about 7 hours at 3:15pm ET. So far only 20 of the 86 domains have received bids. AirlineTickets.us is currently leading the pack with a bid of $1,615, but many domains such as candy.us, slots.us and flights.us are not attracting any bidders, even though names like this would sell in other extensions (slots.com and slots.ca are amongst recently reported sales). See the full list of domains up for bids on the SnapNames website.
Continue Reading at SourceSnapNames’ .US domain auction in honor of Independence Day ends in about 7 hours at 3:15pm ET. So far only 20 of the 86 domains have received bids. AirlineTickets.us is currently leading the pack with a bid of $1,615, but many domains such as candy.us, slots.us and flights.us are not attracting any bidders, even though names like this would sell in other extensions (slots.com and slots.ca are amongst recently reported sales). See the full list of domains up for bids on the SnapNames website.
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