Alan Shiflett will join; Jeremiah Johnston steps down. Internet Commerce Association has announced a couple of changes to its board of directors. First, Alan Shiflett of GoDaddy is joining the board.
Take this advice before it’s too late. I’ve seen it countless times: a business hires a web developer or an IT management firm, has that contractor register a domain on their behalf, and then has the ...
ICANN’s latest tax return shows data on highly paid employees and contractors. ICANN has published its 2025 tax return (pdf) for the tax year ending June 30, 2025. The return shows that revenue was ...
How ShortDot, which didn’t apply for any domains in the last round, became a big new TLD operator. Top level domain company ShortDot didn’t apply for any top level domains in the 2012 round, but it ...
Identity Digital has taken over another 2012-round new gTLD that never launched. The ICANN contract for .safety recently changed hands, with original registry Safety Registry Services handing over the ...
ICANN has initiated public compliances proceedings against four unrelated registrars that haven’t paid their fees in a year or more. US-based Domus, Finland-based Globis, Hong Kong-based Overcasts, ...
If you needed more evidence of how innovation-resistant the domain name industry can be, Verisign is killing off two non-standard services that have been running for a quarter-century. The registry ...
Why some “available” domains still don’t get picked – even when they’re cheap / Solar.net sold for $11,767 and More… Here are the new discussions that caught my eye in the domain community today: ...
Domains registered to a real estate investment firm in receivership are on the auction block. A handful of real estate and financial themes are available in a receivership auction that ends Thursday.
Group that oversees DOC designation for prosecco tells court it is not seeking transfer of domains. Consorzio di Tutela della Denominazione di Origine Controllata Prosecco, an Italian organization ...
A dentist tried to use UDRP to take down a gripe site about an alleged affair. It backfired. When a dentist in Huntington ...
Company reports declining domain name revenue. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) reported earnings this afternoon. Tucows Domains revenue declined 2% year over year to $64.1 million. The Wholesale and Value Added ...