More slowdowns for .web domain name. A lawyer for domain name registry Afilias says the company plans to file a Cooperative Engagement Process (CEP) and subsequent Independent Review Process (IRP) should ICANN move forward with delegating .Web to Nu Dot Co. Nu Dot Co won the auction to operate .web for $135 million. It was […]
Kassey Lee analyzes new data about domain name and website usage in China. Is .com still king in China? How important is .cn? Is there any other extension worth watching in China? These are questions many domain investors may have in their minds. To answer these questions, I turn to the annual publication “China Statistical […]
GoDaddy (NYSE:GDDY) patent covers a number of methods for transfering domains as the result of an aftermarket sale. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted patent number 9,954,818 (pdf) which covers a number of aspects of selling an expired domain. The patent is a continuation-in-part of many other patents and is titled “Domain name […]