Here is my watchlist for expired domain auctions ending Saturday, March 31st at Godaddy.com FireTower.com is leading the way with 14 bids totaling just over $400. CommercialVehicle.com has 30 bids and is sitting at $360 with about 8 hours to go. Some of my personal favorites that are currently under [...] Continue reading →

DomainReport.ca Ahhhh, the domain appraisal scam game is alive and well. Just over ten years ago I got my first domain appraisal scam email.  The person seemed very interested in my domain, suggested a high price range and willingness to use escrow.com, but first needed a domain appraisal.  The person suggested two sites, [...] Continue reading →

It’s official. ICANN’s board of directors has approved the widely derided “time target variance” procedure for batching new generic top-level domain applications. It’s now being officially called “digital archery”. The ICANN board met on Wednesday to vote in favor of the system, which was first outlined by senior VP Kurt Pritz at the Costa Rica [...] Continue reading →

In order to provide additional time for candidates to apply, ICANN‘s 2012 Nominating Committee (NomCom) has extended the deadline for Statements of Interest until 16 April 2012 at 23:59 UTC. The 2012 NomCom is actively seeking qualified candidates for the following key positions within ICANN: Three members of the [...] Continue reading →

ICANN has developed a system for the batching of applications for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) if required. According to the Applicant Guidebook if the number of applications significantly exceeds 500, applications will be processed in batches. Click here for additional details about how the batching process will work. A video [...] Continue reading →

AFNIC will shortly be opening the registration of IDNs (Internationalized Domain Names) to their ccTLD portfolio. All those who already are owners of .FR domain names or wish to register new ones will benefit from this feature. Starting May 2012, web site owners will be able to buy domain names with accents and special characters. [...] Continue reading →

With the big push in promotion for the use of Chinese domain names (especially by local governments), many companies that have found out late about IDNs are finding that their chosen domain names are already taken, and in many cases held by cyber-squatters. According to the statistics of the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration [...] Continue reading →