Monthly Archives: December 2012

New Top Level Domains, Private Auctions, and Chest Thumping

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Joe Alagna

What Should You Do? The New TLD Prioritization Draw is over.  Wherever your TLDs ended up on the list, the domain name industry has now moved one step closer to the creation of new TLDs on the Internet.  Big questions … Continue reading →

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Good News For Domainers & Registrars – Verisign Loses Automatic Price Increase But Keeps .com

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Joe Alagna

In a document signed November 29, 2012, the U.S. Department of Commerce took away Verisign’s automatic price increase provisions on .com domain names. Previous contracts with ICANN had allowed Verisign to automatically increase prices during the term of the agreement … Continue reading →

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New gTLD Progress Report; Are You Confused?

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Joe Alagna

Don’t worry, you’re not alone. I recently had a question from a new gTLD applicant who is facing no contention but feels that all the information being put out by ICANN only serves to confuse people more. I tried to … Continue reading →

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