03|07|2011 5:28 pm EDT Afilias to Consider Proposals for Allocation of 1 & 2 Letter INFO Domains by Frank Michlick in Categories: Registries , Up to the Minute – 0 Comments Afilias just announced that they are accepting proposals for single and double character .INFO domains. Applications have to be submitted with non-refundable $1,000 fee and have to be received before 12:00 UTC on 30 April 2011. The registry operator  reserves the right, to reject proposals that are received after the submission deadline or are deficient or incomplete.

03|03|2011 3:19 am EDT .ORG Passes 9 Million Domain Registration Mark by Frank Michlick in Categories: Registries , Up to the Minute – 3 Comments The .ORG registry, PIR, announced that it has recently passed the 9 Million Registration Mark, citing a 10.3% growth over 2010. “Hitting the 9 million registration mark is a testament to both .ORG’s reputation and its impact within the Internet community,” said Brian Cute, CEO of .ORG, The Public Interest Registry. “.ORG remains a community-driven platform and has become the domain of choice for organizations, individuals, and companies to channel their passion toward a shared purpose with their community.” [via PIR Press Release ] Tags: Tags: .ORG , afilias , brian cute , PIR

02|18|2011 3:38 pm EDT Boxcar Relaunches, No More Reloading on Auction Listings by Frank Michlick in Categories: Domain Sales , Up to the Minute – 1 Comment While at DOMAINfest we were surprised to meet Miguel Fiol, the founder of Boxcar and main brain behind DomainConsultant , at an early breakfast. Those who know him know that he usually does not hit the conference circuit before noon. But it was even more interesting to see him bear gifts – a Boxcar domain auction mood light along with a “ticket” that allowed to join Boxcar for a promotional price.

02|17|2011 2:36 pm EDT ICE Accidentally Takes Down 84,000 Websites by Frank Michlick in Categories: Legal Issues , Up to the Minute – 3 Comments Tags: Tags: DHS , domain seizure , free dns , ICE , Immigrations and Customs Enforcement , mooo.com . 3 Comments Jamie February 17, 2011 @ 3:04 pm EDT You should read DotWeekly and you would have this info days ago 84,669 sub-domains to be exact. Frank Michlick February 17, 2011 @ 5:30 pm EDT @Jamie: Thanks for filling in the details

02|17|2011 2:31 pm EDT ICANN Meeting in June Moved from Jordan by Frank Michlick in Categories: ICANN / Policy , Up to the Minute – 0 Comments According to an email by David A. Olive, Vice President, Policy Development Support at ICANN, sent to the GNSO mailinglist , ICANN will move it’s 41st public meeting from Jordan due to security concerns. The meeting will be held from June 19th to 24th, 2011.

02|14|2011 8:28 pm EDT SnapNames to Increase Prices For Deleting Domains Starting Tomorrow by Frank Michlick in Categories: News , Up to the Minute – 1 Comment According to an email just sent out by SnapNames the pricing for backordering deletion domain names will increase from $59 to $69 starting tomorrow. See the full text of the email below: On February 15, SnapNames will raise the starting bid for backorders for all deleting domain names from $59 to $69.

01|10|2011 10:58 am EDT .AT Crosses 1 million Domain Registrations by Frank Michlick in Categories: Up to the Minute , ccTLDs – 0 Comments Share Tags: Tags: domains , nic.at .

01|06|2011 1:34 pm EDT Oversee.net’s LowFares.com wins DPAC Award for Email Marketing Campaign by Frank Michlick in Categories: Up to the Minute – 0 Comments Share Tags: Tags: Award , Datran Media , DPAC , Email Marketing , LowFares.com , oversee.net .

01|05|2011 12:36 am EDT Kevin Ohashi Releases List Manipulation Tool by Frank Michlick in Categories: Tools , Up to the Minute – 0 Comments Share Tags: Tags: kevin ohashi , List Manipulator , Tools .

01|04|2011 2:12 pm EDT Gambling.com Reserve Price Set to $9 Million USD?