« First 4 Weekly Top Auction Domains Announced: Resorts.Asia, Careers.Asia, Souteast.Asia »

Week 5 and Grand Prize of US$10,000 awaits its winner. DotAsia Organisation announced today that the winning domain for Week 4 of the .Asia Hot or Not Domains Appraisal Contest is “Seo.asia”. The previous three winning contestants have each already received a check for US$1,000 as well as a .Asia domain name of their choice. The deadline for Week 5 ends this Sunday, July 6, and everyone still has the chance to win the Grand Prize of US$10,000, which deadline is Sunday July 13.

« Introducing eBrand Services' Croatian Local Presence - .com.hr now available »

Munich, 3rd July 2008 - As part of our on-going efforts to ease customers’ Domain registrations under the wide range of existent ccTLDs worldwide, we are happy to announce that our Croatian Local Presence is now part of the large list of Local Presences eBrandServices provides to its customers. eBrand Services’s Croatian Local Presence allows customers to register domain names under the Croatian ccTLD .com.hr, where local presence requirements would otherwise make such registration for foreign companies impossible difficult. Our local presence provides applicants with an address which can be used as Admin-C. In addition, registering a .com.hr now could facilitate companies’ access to a .hr domain in case of a liberalization of this TLD. In order to register your Domain Name in Croatia contact us at +49 (0)89 27 37 277-70 or email us at info@ebrandservices.de

« What's Next for IPv6 in the U.S.? »

With a federal mandate in place and an expected address crunch looming, is the country any further ahead in adopting IPv6?

« First-Come, First-Served Registration for .ME Coming Soon! »

The .ME Registry is about to open domain name registrations on a first-come, first-served basis, and if initial indicators are accurate, the .ME domain names will move quickly. Open Registration officially begins July 17.

« Illegal and Counterfeit Drugs Online and the Cybersquatting Problem »

The problem of cybersquatting is something of a concern to international drug-makers as it is a key part in the international problem of counterfeit and illegal drugs sold online.

« CADNA Unhappy With ICANN Meeting Outcomes »

Not everyone is happy with ICANN's decision last week that could lead to a lot more TLDs. The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) is dead against such a move, saying it could lead to as many as 300 new gTLDs in 2009. CADNA has called the decision drastic and that the decision was made despite opposition by many leading brand owners at the ICANN meeting . Well, as if CADNA is the only interested party in this decision.

« The Insurgence of a Fraudulent Domain Name Solicitation Scheme in Various ccTLDs »

Article by Alisa C. Key (http://www.ssd.com/lawyers/lawyer_detail.aspx?lawyerid=21888), counsel at Tysons CornerThe Insurgence of a Fraudulent Domain Name Solicitation Scheme in Various ccTLDs Mark Jones is attempting to register your company's mark as a keyword and domain name for <brand.cn>, <brand.com.cn>, <brand.hk> and <brand.tw>, and we thought you should know. We would rather you register it with us instead. This is urgent and we need your response by April 1, 2008.

« CIRA's 'whois' policy a stunning setback for privacy by Michael Geist »

Michael Geist, the Canadian law professor who specialises in internet law issues, is critical of CIRA's new Whois privacy policy in his latest column. Previously supporting the policy, Geist writes special interests representing law enforcement and trademark holders were quietly pressuring CIRA to create a back door that will enable these two groups to have special access to registrant information. Just days before the new policy took effect, CIRA caved to the behind-the-scenes pressure and took a major step backward in the implementation of its policy.

« Tell.com sold for $400,000 »

The domain name tell.com was sold through Sedo last week for $400,000 according to Domain Name Wire. Other notable sales by Sedo last week were three-letter domains qli.com ($10,600), lhg.com (€10,000), and snq.com ($9,900).

« BIDO's Historic Sales Figures - First 2 Weeks »

The following is a list of Bido.com’s historical sales figures for the initial two weeks. Bido Sales week 2 June 22-28 Date Domain Bids Price, $ 6/28/08 marriagerights.com 7 $540.00 6/27/08 housetips.com 9 $432.00 6/26/08 panelist.com 12 $1,866.00 6/25/08 cerealbox.com 38 $2,695.00 6/24/08 vacantroom.com 15 $179.00 6/23/08 domaintalk.com 12 $2,415.00 6/22/08 spywarehelp.com 17 $1,564.00 Week 1 below...