I just found out that domain registrar NameCheap has advertised their third (I think) $1.99 offer, but the first for this year. You might have another opportunity to register or transfer a .com, .net or .org domain for just $1.99 a year. Note I said Upcoming on the title. That’s because like their previous...
Since last year, we’ve been getting news of .com domain names shut down and/or seized by U.S. law enforcement groups such as their Department of Justice (DoJ) and their Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Either agency reported they’ve secured warrants of seizure, then serve it either on the registrar or the VeriSign COM/Net Registry...
Lately I’ve been seeing people “asking” an interesting question. Namely, why not to change their domain name’s contacts before transferring registrars. Anyone can actually do that almost anytime. Except if the process of changing domain registrars has already begun, of course. Let’s say you already started the transfer with your new registrar. You follow...
Last week, it was reported online that domain registrar Moniker and backorder company SnapNames were acquired by KeyDrive S.A. from their original parent company Oversee.net. It’s only a few days ago I posted about it here as well. Perhaps one thing that somewhat…somewhat bothered me was that there wasn’t any notice about this from...
I’m sorry for the downtime, everyone. Let’s just say it was difficult on my part to get things fixed promptly, but am nonetheless thankful things are (somewhat) back to normal. I’ve got a lot of catching up to do, as you noticed. But to get things back on track, I got two news bits...
Recently I was going to write about popular hosting provider (and turns out domain registrar also) DreamHost last week. I held off as I wanted to check some other things. Then it turned out DreamHost experienced another (and on-going as of this post) problem. All within a span of about two weeks. (ouch) From...
Okay, now this is official. It’s been reported online January 20, 2012 that SOPA’s sponsor, Rep. Lamar Smith, has postponed the bill. For all intents and purposes, SOPA is stopped. For now. Note: I said for now. It can, of course, be “resurrected” some time in the future. CNet has more: The Stop...
I just read that the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) bill has been stopped and shelved. I hope I understood that right. SOPA and its senate counterpart Protect-IP were very controversial bills. But it so happened that SOPA got more publicity, probably because it was easier to remember. The Hill has more: House...
Go Daddy Shut Down Domain Due To Secret Service?
Yesterday, I blogged that the U.K.’s Serious Organised Crime Agency contacted Go Daddy to shut down RnBXclusive.com. Go Daddy has since complied, and the domain name shows SOCA’s web page. Just a moment ago, I read of yet another shut down. This time, Go Daddy shut down popular site JotForm. Ars Technica has more:...
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