04|15|2011 7:34 pm EDT .XXX Goes Live in the Root Servers by Frank Michlick in Categories: Registries – 1 Comment Earlier today IANA added the .XXX Top Level Domain to the root nameservers. While the registry operator Afilias is still in their setup process for ICM registry , the zone is currently propagating. While a number of registrars have already been taking pre-registrations, the actual timeline for the launch has not yet been published.

04|01|2011 10:37 am EDT Save Kittens and Save Money – Transfer To NameCheap by Adam Strong in Categories: April 1 – 3 Comments In response to Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsons latest announcement regarding hunting problem kittens , NameCheap has made a unique special offer to domain owners. You can transfer up to 10  .com/.net/.org domain name to Namecheap for $4.99 through the end of the day on April 1, 2011 (11:59PM EST) and received a free SSL .

04|01|2011 6:09 am EDT Free Speech Coalition Announces Plans for .xxxxx New TLD by Adam Strong in Categories: April 1 – 2 Comments After countless attempts to block ICANN approval of the .xxx extension, the Free Speech Coalition announced a new strategy today. “We’re applying for dot-quintuple-X” says Executive Director, Diane Duke

03|30|2011 8:10 pm EDT Bad News for Kevin Ham’s GoodNews.com by Frank Michlick in Categories: Domain Development – 1 Comment According to an email signed by Kevin Ham, CEO of GoodNews.com – better known as the man behind Reinvent , the relatively young deal-a-day website with a local charity spin, will be shutting down operations in Vancouver effective April 4th, 2011.

03|16|2011 1:48 pm EDT Sun.com To Be Decommissioned – 11th oldest Domain by Frank Michlick in Categories: Up to the Minute – 1 Comment Tags: Tags: domain , Oracle , sun , Sun Microcomputers , sun.com . 1 Comment Steve Jones March 16, 2011 @ 3:36 pm EDT That’ll definitely fetch a pretty penny.

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|22|2011 10:45 am EDT Sex.com Domain Sale Entered into Guinness Book of World Records by Frank Michlick in Categories: News – 2 Comments Tags: Tags: Clover Holidings Ltd.