I got a tip from a reader about an auction that GoDaddy is running for the domain name killchildren.com. I visited GoDaddy auctions only to find more domains like this: All 4 domains (.com, .net, .org and .info) are registered with GoDaddy since 2013 and are now expired and being auctioned in GoDaddy auctions. I [...] Continue reading →

The Washington Wizards and Washington Capitals will soon play at the Capital One Center. The Verizon Center in Washington DC is likely to be renamed for Capital One. Photo: Cliff from Arlington, VA (Verizon Center) [CC BY 2.0)], via Wikimedia CommonsThe Verizon Center in Washington DC, home to the Washington Wizard NBA team and Washington [...] Continue reading →

Matt Overman and Matt Delgado join Donuts. Donuts has updated its website after acquiring Rightside (it looks like they mostly ported Rightside’s site), and there are a couple interesting things to note. First of all, Matt Overman and Matt Delgado have made the move to Donuts. Overman is the Senior Vice President of Sales and [...] Continue reading →

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Understanding the European domain market and corporate domain management. This week I chat with Jesper Knudsen and Jochen Kieler of BrandIT. BrandIT is a corporate domain and brand management company that bought domain brokerage Igloo.com earlier this year. I speak with Jesper and Jochen about the surprising differences between domain names in Europe and the [...] Continue reading →

Articles from July 21-28 At Black Hat Conference, good guy hackers have a bleak view of US cybersecurity CNBC | Aditi Roy | July 27, 2017 In a dark conference... [...] Continue reading →

HTC, a mobile phone manufacturer, sent a letter asking The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to terminate the .HTC registry and extension. HTC Corporation is a Taiwanese consumer electronics company headquartered in Xindian District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. ICANN consulted with HTC Corporation to assess whether to transition operation of the .htc top-level domain [...] Continue reading →