Canon to begin acquisition of the “.canon” Top-Level Domain name
http://www.canon.com/news/2010/mar16e.html
TOKYO, March 16, 2010—Canon Inc. announced today that it will begin the acquisition process for the top-level domain name “.canon,” based on the new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) registration system.
The non-profit organization ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), which maintains and regulates the Internet’s addressing system, has rigorously evaluated the current gTLD [...]
CNNIC Temporarily Halts New .CN Registrations
CNNIC has temporarily halted new .CN registrations starting January 6, 2010 while CNNIC refines their audit process.
Previous message regarding .CN:
Starting in December 2009, CNNIC, the CN central registry, is only allowing organizations and businesses to register .CN domains. They have also implemented an audit process, where each registrant is required to fill out a CNNIC audit [...]
More Censorship in China – Making It Harder For Domainers To Reach The Chinese Population
There’s always a lot of controversy when it comes to China and the internet (‘Great Firewall’). We all know that the big boys like Google and Bing (November 20, 2009 Bing.com statement regarding Chinese searches) need to adapt to censorship laws in some countries such as China, but that doesn’t mean the average-Joe in China [...]
VeriSign Announces .COM and .NET Registry Price Increase
Well, looks like a price hike has been announced. Expected, so no big surprise.
VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), the trusted provider of Internet infrastructure services for the networked world, today announced, effective July 1, 2010, an increase in registry domain name fees for .com and .net, per its agreements with ICANN.
VeriSign announced that as of July [...]
GoDaddy Coupon Code: 99cent Domains at GoDaddy with Coupon!
Godaddy has released another promotional coupon code so you can get your hands on a domain name for 99cents! Wooptie doo!
99cent Godaddy coupon code domain registration: BUYCOM99
Update:
Two other Godaddy coupon codes to try out in case BUYCOM99 no longer works and you need cheaper ($7.49 com/net) domain registration
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