GoDaddy files vanity phone number patent applications
Patent applications discuss using domain, website and Whois information to generate vanity numbers. GoDaddy has applied for patents related to generating vanity phone numbers. GoDaddy [READ MORE]
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Judge dismisses harassment suit against Uniregistry
Judge rules that plaintiff waited too long to file lawsuit. A U.S. Federal District judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought against Uniregistry and one of [READ MORE]
Broad Resistance to Sale of .org Domain
The top-level domain .org, mainly used by non-profit organizations, is to be sold. The new owner, U.S. investment firm Ethos Capital, is an investment company [READ MORE]
NameSilo posts $7.85 million revenue, readies domain brokerage system
Registrar continues to grow, readies domain brokerage platform. Domain name registrar NameSilo (CSE: URL) reported third-quarter earnings last week. The company posted revenues of $7.85 [READ MORE]
ICANN Invites All ccTLD Operators to Participate in Its DAAR Project
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced that country code top-level domain (ccTLD) operators will now be able to actively participate [READ MORE]
Tutorial: How to register and purchase a domain using GoDaddy API
Alvin Brown provides a tutorial on how to use GoDaddy’s API to register and purchase domains. Today’s tutorial aims to help many domain investors with [READ MORE]
GoDaddy looking for president of domain registrar & investor business
GoDaddy seeks executive to take over for Kevin Doerr. GoDaddy is looking for a new person to lead its domain name business. The President, Domain [READ MORE]
Do discounts demote the value of domain names?
I don’t understand the logic of promoting discount prices to end users. “Hey, you lookin’ for a good deal on a domain? I’ve got options.” [READ MORE]
.Com Winners & Losers: Dynadot surges
Dynadot returned to the top 10; Chinese registrar Chengdu West plummets. ICANN has published the latest official data from Verisign (NASDAQ: VRSN) about the .com [READ MORE]
Tucows exits its domain name portfolio
Company no longer holds a portfolio of domains for the secondary market. Tucows (NASDAQ: TCX) released its Q3 earnings yesterday. You can see the numbers [READ MORE]