Verisign New Logo and New Site Location

verisign-logo.jpgVerisign recently sold their website, logo and some of their products to Symantec the makers of Norton Anti Virus suite of products. If you go to the website now, there is nothin about domain names there anymore, with a single hard to find link going to their new website.

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.co Pricing from accredited registrars and resellers


co_logo.pngI had a look at the various .co (Colombia) registrars, resellers and included their pricing below for the various stages:

Global Sunrise: Apr 26 – June 10, 2010 (for Global TM holders)
Landrush: June 21 – July 13, 2010 (for top generics)
General Availability: July 20, 2010(for anything that is left)

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Moniker down

We have just been informed that the domain name registrar and auction house Moniker has been down for the past 15 hours. It seems to …

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The .xxx Extension

.xxx.gifThe ICM registry has won an appeal for an independent review of the .xxx extension.

The proposed TLD .xxx is suggested as an option for sexually explicit Internet websites. .xxx would be suitable for adult material, similar to .edu for education and .gov for government bodies.

The .xxx would be suitable for adult material, similar to .edu for education and .gov for government bodies. The appeal has caused controversy for both those for and against the introduction of the TLD.

The idea of .xxx would be to implement a way for those who wish to provide access to pornographic nature on the web and also make it easier for those who don’t wish to view explicit material to block the websites. This would also make it easier for search engines to block .xxx websites.

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Stricter .CN Regulations Lead to Registration Drop

CNINIC (.CN Registry) has recently introduced stricter regulations for registering .CN domains. As a results, some Chinese businesses and website owners are looking elsewhere when registering domain names. The new regulations require that .CN domains be registered with the Chinese government. Failure to do some will result in your domain being disabled/deleted.

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Haiti Earthquake Domain Names

haiti.jpgInternet users have been warned to take care donating towards the latest natural disaster, in Haiti.

The FBI has warned those wishing to donate money, to those affected by the misfortunate natural disaster, to not respond to unsolicited incoming emails and to be wary of those who represent themselves as a victim through emails or social networking sites.

It is important that you are aware when opening files of images from the Haiti disaster that they could contain viruses.

Associated Press has reported that “more than 400 Internet addresses related to Haiti have been registered since Monday’s devastating quake’.

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Celebrity Domain Names

Similar to the Michael Jackson and Tiger Woods domain name rush a huge amount of domainers have been quick to register Brittany Murphy domain names, after she recently passed away.

Whenever something happens in the celebrity world or there is a celebrity scandal it make people buy domains names. Celebrities draw domain traffic; Paris Hilton is a celebrity known for scandals and KeywordDiscovery states that the search term ‘Paris Hilton’ is searched for approximately 19,398 times a day!

As soon as there is a scandal from a celebrity there is a sudden rush to register domain names appropriate to the scandal. For example, Tiger Woods has recently been in the spotlight for indiscretions he made and on the day the Wood’s scandal was publicized, 30th November 2009, the domain name: TigerWoodsCheater.com was created.

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Domain Auctions

You can purchase domains via various domain auction sites, these websites make it easier to buy and sell domain names.

A drop registrar is a domain name registrar who registers expiring domain names, to sell at auction, as soon as the registration expires. To participate in a drop registrar auction you need to register your interest prior to the beginning of the auction.

A domain auction site allows a customer to purchase a previously registered domain, which suits their needs, from an owner who wishes to sell their domain name. A domain auction site allows sellers to list multiple domains, easily and conveniently, on the one website.

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