Commentary

.Com And .Net Domain Price Increase 2012

.Com And .Net Domain Price Increase 2012

Just a gentle reminder that prices for .com and .net domain names will go up on January 15, 2012. VeriSign, which manages the .com and .net Registry, announced their price increase last year. Most likely your registrar might have emailed you about it as well. I got some from Moniker, eNom (through a reseller)...

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Domain Name Events Of 2011

Domain Name Events Of 2011

A few more hours remain before 2011 draws to a close, and then 2012 begins. To say it’s been an “interesting” year is probably an understatement. A bunch of events have occurred that involve domain names. Some weren’t so bad, others got lots of people riled up enough to pay attention. I won’t really...

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Is Go Daddy Requiring ID To Transfer Out?

Is Go Daddy Requiring ID To Transfer Out?

Just now, I’ve seen some people tweeting (messaging via Twitter) that domain registrar Go Daddy is requiring or asking for ID to transfer out of them. Of course, most (if not all) of them are outraged. I asked if anyone can show anything requiring that. Someone was kind enough to share it online, and...

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