Domain Name News

Launch of .my Second Level Domain Names
MYNIC are launching registrations of .my domain names at the second level and are encouraging eligible registrants to be ready for public registration when it begins on March 25.ShareThis.

Wall Street Journal on Choosing that Domain Name
The Wall Street Journal has an article on choosing the right company and domain name for a business, saying it is one of the most important decisions a company will ever make. But a lot of small businesses don't give it nearly enough ...

This Week in Law #13: Domain Name Law
This episode of This Week in Law is hosted by Denise Howell with guests Bret Fausett, Cathy Kirkman, Collette Vogele and Marty Schwimmer. Topics covered are WikiLeaks, Julius Baer, Dynadot, registrars, domain tasting vs. front running, ...

Nominet Welcome Email - Custom Options for Registrars
On 18 March 2008 Nominet introduced some new functions to enable registrars to customise the Nominet welcome email.ShareThis.

ICANN Extends Comment Period for GNSO Improvements
Email comments by 25 April to the public forum at: gnso-improvements-report-2008@icann.org. The public comment period on the GNSO Improvements Report has been extended by 30 days and will now close on 25 April 2008.ShareThis.

SES 2008: The Escalator Pitch, Sendori.com
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU4ZkcwWzWM[/youtube]ShareThis.

Domaining: How to Ruin Your Health
Inspired by Ben Stein’s “How To Ruin Your Life , here’s my top 10 about how to ruin your health:ShareThis.

104 Expired Domain Names
Today I sent my newsletter subscribers another list of expired domain names. Because you are not subscribed you only get to see a sample of that list. All is not lost though, you can subscribe for future mailings for free by using the ...

More and more domainers are turning to WhyPark for parking
I blogged recently about the all Yahoo based parking providers including Parked.com abitrage ban - which basically means that if your domain has traffic coming from sources other then search engine or direct type [...]

.Asia Go Live kicks off
DotAsia has announced the “Go Live” of .asia, signifying anyone can now register .asia domain names. Up until now there have been Sunrise and Landrush periods, with over 500000 applications for domain names being received and around ...