The U.S. Government extended ICANN’s contract for another three years. The extension was expected, though previously the Memorandum of Understanding only allowed for extensions of one year at a time. [...] Continue reading →

NeuStar Inc. announced that registration for the .kids.us kid-friendly domain name opened this week and that new websites featuring the domain would begin appearing online next week. [...] Continue reading →

VeriSign’s subsidiary, Network Solutions, will soon profit from dropped names when the company’s new waiting list service goes live in October. The wait list allows customers to pay to for the rights to a domain name that will be expiring soon. ICANN plans for the wait list service to be available to all Registrars, but [...] Continue reading →

The New Zealand domain Registry launched the new .geek.nz second-level domain name. The name was launched to appeal to the tech community, but there are no restrictions as to who can register a name. [...] Continue reading →

After new laws authorize harsher penalties for deceptive online porn publishing, the adult industry is reconsidering a proposal for their own TLD, .xxx. The discussion has been going on for awhile, but is only now beginning to gain steam with webmasters. ICM Registry, the company behind the extension, says that it would be voluntary and [...] Continue reading →

RegistryPro, the Registry for the new .pro TLD, is hedging their bets that doctors, lawyers, and accountants will line up to register their .pro domains. The .pro TLD, specifically geared towards professionals, will go online in a few weeks. The company hopes to lure customers by offering a domain name and digital security certificate as [...] Continue reading →

A number of domain Registrars have grouped together to file a lawsuit against ICANN in an effort to block VeriSign’s launch of their new domain wait list service. The lawsuit stems from the recent ruling by ICANN to allow VeriSign control over expired .com and .net domain names. [...] Continue reading →