Domain Name News

Automattic to Offer .Blog Domains (2016-05-12): Automattic announced that it has secured to rights the the .blog top-level domain. It will soon start offering them to customers.

Google Launches Domain Name Service (2014-07-07): Google has launched a domain name service called Google Domains. It is currently in invite-only mode.

New York City Launches .nyc Top-Level Domain (2013-07-02): New York City has announced the launch of the .nyc top-level domain. It is expected to become available in late 2013.

Google Drops 11 Million .co.cc Sites (2011-07-06): The Register reports that Google has dropped all .

Canon to Seek .Canon TLD (2010-04-10): The Next Web reports that Canon is the first company to pursue a top-level domain under its own name.

Study Finds High Percentage of Domains Registered With False Information (2010-02-27): The Register reports that a new study has found that 77% of domain names are "stuffed with rubbish.

Pace of Domain Registrations Slows (2009-10-10): Internet News reports that Verisign reported that the number of registered domains climbed to 184 million in the second quarter of 2009.

Jennifer Lopez Defeats Cybersquatter (2009-04-09): Reuters reports that actress and singer Jennifer Lopez has won her cybersquatting complaint.

Domain Renewal Lapse Costs Bush Library $35,000 (2008-12-18): It isn't hard to forget to renew a domain name, especially if you manage a lot of them for multiple people.

Business.com Could Fetch $300 to $400 Million (2007-06-23): The Wall Street Journal reports that Jake Winebaum and Sky Dayton who bought business.

Impeachbush.com Domain Name Sells For $25,200 (2007-01-26): Earlier this week RawStory.

Non-English Domains Could Create Domain Confusion (2006-11-27): The Sydney Moring Herald reports that ICANN chief executive Paul Twomey has raised serious concerns about expanding website domain names to include non-English characters.

Bidders Don't Think Hell.com is Worth $1 Million (2006-10-30): Pocket-lint reports that even with Halloween approaching the Hell.

Dotmobi Domain Rush Expected (2006-10-05): BBC News reports that a rush in people buying domain names is expected now that the general public can register .

Selling Domains is a Lucrative Business (2006-05-10): Selling domains has become a lucrative business for some.

Good Luck Finding a Domain Name (2006-03-29): An article on Yafla.

Sales of .US Domains are Climbing (2005-11-23): The .

US Retains Control of Internet's Root Servers (2005-07-11): The Register reports that a statement by the United States government sent shockwaves around the Internet world.

GoDaddy CEO Blogs About .us Privacy Decision (2005-03-29): In February, the National Telecommunications and Information Association ("NTIA") made a decision that will disallow new private domain name registrations on .

No More Anonymous .us Domains (2005-03-05): Wired reports that the U.

Will Google Offer Web Hosting Services? (2005-02-16): Google's recent approval as an ICANN-accredited registrar has sparked speculation that the company may be considering entering into the domain selling and web hosting businesses.

Oops. Dick Cheney Makes Web Mistake (2004-10-08): Dick Cheney made a big web mistake during his debate with John Edwards.