Senator Elizabeth Warren calls for investigation of Verisign
The .com registry Verisign has come under fire from Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren in a letter to the Department of Justice and the National Telecommunications…
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Verisign domains slip in US markets, but still sees revenue boost
Domain Name News is reporting that despite a downturn in the number of domain names registered in the last quarter, Verisign reported 3.8% year on…
Are keyword-rich domains a hinderence to SEO?
Google Search Advocate John Mueller is warning that keyword-rich domain names may hurt your site’s search engine viability rather than help it according to Search…
Most valuable domain name now up for auction
The most valuable domain name in the world, which last sold for $13M in 2013, is now up for auction according to the CNW Group…
“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…
Namecheap declares victory in .info and .org price caps case
Namecheap has announced that a three-year battle with ICANN over its decision to permit registries to charge as much as they want for .info and…
Google gets Goggle (.com that is!)
It’s a typo that most of us have made at least once, but Domain Name Wire is reporting that Google’s latest acquisition will ensure that…
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…
Donuts Rebranding to Identity Digital
The domain registrar formerly known as Donuts has announced that it is rebranding to Identity Digital. The rebrand coincides with Donuts’ acquisition of Afilias late…
GoDaddy Purchases Dan.com
GoDaddy has put out a press release indicating that they have just acquired Dan.com, a domain name sales platform. According to GoDaddy, the objective of…