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.xxx to Get Lower ICANN Fees, Accept The URS
October 14, 2016 @ 12:17 AMICM Registry has negotiated lower ICANN transaction fees as part of a broad amendment to its Registry Agreement that also includes new trademark protection measures. The company’s uniquely high $2 per-transaction fee could be reduced to the industry standard $0.25 by mid-2018. As part of the renegotiated contract, ICM has also agreed to impose the…
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.xxx Asks ICANN for Reduction in Fees From $2 a Domain to $.25; Adds URS
October 13, 2016 @ 8:01 AMICANN has opened up a Public Comment Period on proposed changes to the .XXX Registry Agreement to, “among other things, modify the fees payable to ICANN schedule and also to add additional safeguards and compliance audit requirements”. The highlights of the proposed changes are; ICM who owns the .XXX registry wants its per domain ICANN…
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How GoDaddy "Uses This One Simple Trick" to Get 56,000 More Registration Years Per Month
October 12, 2016 @ 10:25 AMHint: it’s all in the shopping cart. GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) managed to rack up 56,000 extra years of .com registrations in June. How? “Using this one simple trick!” GoDaddy’s shopping cart defaults to a five-year registration period when you place a domain name in your cart. Most people switch this back to just one year, but…
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AlpNames Selling Famous Four's New gTLD Domain Names for $.49 for Rest of 2016
October 12, 2016 @ 7:21 AMAccording to an email we just received, the domain name registrar, AlpNames is going with a $.49 registration for domain names for Famous Four Media new gTLD extensions (non-premiums) “From now until the end of the year, ALL AlpNames customers can benefit from some of our lowest ever pricing across 16 AWESOME domain extensions. “…
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At GoDaddy, Women are Making More Than Men
October 12, 2016 @ 5:53 AMCompany releases salary data comparing salaries. GoDaddy released internal salary and gender data today as part of its efforts to improve gender diversity at the tech company. Overall, women earned slightly more than men is similar positions at the company last year. For every dollar a man made, a woman earned $1.01. The only segment…
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Epik Starts to Accept Bitcoin for Payment & Disbursement
October 12, 2016 @ 5:52 AMEpik.com, a full-service, all-inclusive domain name and operator of a commission-free marketplace announced effective immediately, customers may pay for domain registrations, marketplace purchases, escrow, SSL certificates, web development, hosting and other services using Bitcoin, in addition to credit card, Paypal, Masterbucks and bank transfer. Customers may also disburse proceeds to Bitcoin at the prevailing exchange…
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Domainsponsor Co-founder Adds to Wedding Collection With WeddingDresses.com
October 12, 2016 @ 5:12 AMSite is the third wedding-focused site in his incubator. OnRamp Fund, an incubator and early-stage investment fund started by DomainSponsor co-founder Lawrence Ng, has launched WeddingDresses.com. The site allows brides-to-be to view wedding dresses online but does not offer e-commerce capabilities. Instead, it directs visitors to dress designers’ websites and provides a directory of bridal…
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Namecheap Stops Selling .xyz Domains
October 11, 2016 @ 10:20 AMNameCheap may have sold over a million .xyz domains, but apparently it will sell no more than that. The registrar confirmed to DI this evening that it is no longer taking .xyz registrations. It declined to explain why. It has also stopped selling .college and .rent domains — two other gTLDs owned by XYZ.com. Other…
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The DNA Loses Second Exec Director in a Year
October 11, 2016 @ 9:15 AMThe Domain Name Association has lost its second executive director in less than a year. The trade group has let go industry newcomer Roy Arbeit, who was hired just six months ago following the November 2015 departure of Kurt Pritz. It does not plan to replace Arbeit, according to an email circulated to DNA members…
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Xyz Hires .top Guy As First China Employee
October 11, 2016 @ 7:30 AMXYZ.com has hired its first Beijing-based employee, as part of its ongoing plan to formally enter the Chinese market. The company said yesterday that it has appointed Mason Zhang, until recently chief marketing office at .top gTLD registry Jiangsu Bangning Science & Technology Co, as its new director of business development for China. It’s part…
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