DOMAIN SALES Taodai.com was sold for ￥550,000 CNY (approximately $79,710 USD). “TaoDai” means looking for loan in Chinese. 8851.com was auctioned for ￥400,000 CNY (approximately $57,971 USD). Mty.com was auctioned for ￥334,000 CNY (approximately $48,405 USD). Lfx.com was auctioned for ￥222,000 CNY (approximately $32,173 USD). 771888.com and 991888.com was auctioned for ￥90,000 CNY (approximately $13,043…
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ICANN Holds First Capacity Development Workshop for Pacific GAC Members
ICANN in cooperation with the ICANN Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) Under-served Regions Working Group will hold the first capacity development workshop for Pacific GAC members and representatives from 28 – 29 April 2017 in Nadi, Fiji. The workshop, themed “Harnessing the Potential of the Pacific GAC Representatives for Better Participation in ICANN“, will focus on…
Call for Volunteers for the Third Review of ICANN Accountability and Transparency Extended
Represent the global stakeholder community by participating in ICANN Reviews. Apply today to join the team of global experts that will help improve the transparency and accountability of ICANN, and ensure it meets its commitments to the global community. ICANN is seeking volunteers to serve on the third review of ICANN Accountability and Transparency (ATRT3).…
Pirate Bay Founder Fights For Your Right To Register Domains Anonymously, No Matter How Objectionable You Are
The 38-year-old Pirate Bay co-founder and Swedish politician Peter Sunde has started a new business that allows almost anyone, anywhere to register domain names anonymously. Well, actually, you don’t register the domain name yourself. They register it for you and the domain name will be in their name. They claim if you want the domain…
US and European Buyer(s) Spend $500,000 on 90,000 MMX New gTLD Domains
Minds + Machines Group (MMX) has announced another big spend on domain names among its new gTLD portfolio. This week the company announced there have been orders for approximately 90,000 standard registrations across a number of its US and European facing top level domains valued at approximately $500,000. Whether it was one or several buyers…