Site urges people to call Kentucky Governor on Halloween to express disappointment over domain seizure. BoycottKentucky.com, a site inspired in part by a Domain Name Wire article, is asking people to call Kentucky Governor Beshear on Halloween to help persuade the governor to end his seizure of domain names: Governor Beshear’s actions are downright scary!!! Call his office ...

Transgaz, Romgaz and Gazprom could collaborate in the domain of gas storage in Romania, The Money Channel informs. The prospects of this collaboration were discussed yesterday at the meeting between the three companies in Bucharest....

Registrar loses ICANN accreditation. Domain registrar EstDomains, Inc has lost its ICANN accreditation. The registrar had been the subject of many negative stories, including allegations that it perpetuated malware and spyware sites as well as spam. EstDomains also resold Directi services including its whois privacy service. (Directi is parent company of domain parking service Skenzo). ...

Domainers head to New Orleans to learn about risk management (and partying). Modern Domainer Magazine’s Domainer Mardi Gras will take place in New Orleans February 19-21, 2009. The event is produced by Modern Domainer with support from Parked.com and other sponsors. According to an advance copy of the agenda obtained by Domain Name Wire, ...

Any TLD you wants as long as it's not .xxx. ICANN is seeking comments on a proposal that would open up the market for generic top-level domains (TLDs) on the Internet, basically allowing anyone with $185,000 (£118,000) to buy a new TLD. ...

Domain registrar EstDomains has been notified it will be stripped of its accreditation, but is appealing the decision....

Expect new TLD applications for .xxx, but expect challenges too. Poor .xxx. The top level domain that never was to be. On again, off again. With the new top level domain process getting into high gear and ICANN expecting 500 applications, you can be assured that some of them will be for .xxx, .sex, or ...

Attorney and domain investor wins case brought by California train service. Texas attorney, lobbyist, and domain investor Ramiro Canales has successfully defended an attack on one of his company’s domain names, CapitolCorridor.com. Capitol Corridor Joint Powers Authority, which manages a Northern California train service, filed the complaint under UDRP. The train service has a web presence ...

Falling Australian dollar makes accommodations (and beer) cheaper. Yesterday I wrote about how the rising U.S. dollar is creating winners and losers in the domain name world. Today I received an email from TRAFFIC Down Under, the domain conference taking place in Australia next month, illustrating how the falling Australian Dollar makes the trip a ...

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