ICANN Launches Whois lookup service
Brian Krebs is reporting on his blog that the long-awaited Registration Data Request Service (RDRS) has been launched. At the end of November, ICANN launched…
Tag: domains
Google selling registrar to SquareSpace
Matt Binder at Mashable is reporting that Google is in the process of selling their domain registrar to SquareSpace. The move comes as a surprise…
“New” TLDs 10 years later — a retrospective
It has been ten years since the first of the custom TLDs began their sunrise on the road to general availability. Since then, hundreds of…
Domain Authority: What is it and how does it work?
You may have registered a domain name with an eye towards search engine optimization (SEO), trying to register a name that matches desired keywords. While…
What to do with extra domain names
Search Engine Journal has taken a deep dive into domain registration strategy, revisiting the conventional wisdom surrounding extra domain names and evaluating whether or not…
.TORONTO? It make be closer than we think.
blogTO is reporting that a new lobbying file has been opened with CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), which could create a brand new top-level…
Which TLDs to scammers like most?
Palo Alto Networks has recently released a report indicating that of all of the TLDs available today, threatening actors such as phishers, scammers and hackers…
What’s a Premium Domain Name?
Forbes has recently published an excellent primer on Premium Domain names. In short, Aapremium domain name is a high-quality domain that investors often buy and…
A trip down memory lane: the first domains registered
Jeffrey Gabriel takes a walk through the early history of the internet as he recounts not only his first domain names, but also the very…
Former Motherisk website now links to cannabis blog
The domain name once associated with the controversial Motherisk program at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) has been obtained by a third party operator…