September 30th 2010 – Announced today, CO.NO is a new extension for Internet domain names that will open a brand new gateway to Norwegian enterprises and individuals for international businesses. Starting in November 2010, companies and other interested parties will be able to give a Norwegian "flavour“ to their Internet presence by using the "co.no“ ending.
Another domain name price increase announced.
.Biz domain name registry NeuStar has informed ICANN (pdf) that it intends to raise wholesale prices for .biz domain names effective April 1, 2011. That’s the same time that Public Interest Registry will raise its rates on .org domain names to $7.21.
The wholesale cost of a .biz domain name will increase from $6.85 to $7.30. That does not include an ICANN fee of $.18 cents that registrars must pay, so the wholesale cost will really be $7.48. With about 2 million domain names registered, .biz will bring in about $15 million to NeuStar per year under the new pricing.
Most domain name registrars I use bake in a fairly healthy margin to .biz domain registrations, so I’m unsure how much of this cost will be passed on to registrars. For example, Go Daddy typically charges $14.99 per year for a .biz domain.
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Another domain name price increase announced.
.Biz domain name registry NeuStar has informed ICANN (pdf) that it intends to raise wholesale prices for .biz domain names effective April 1, 2011. That’s the same time that Public Interest Registry will raise its rates on .org domain names to $7.21.
The wholesale cost of a .biz domain name will increase from $6.85 to $7.30. That does not include an ICANN fee of $.18 cents that registrars must pay, so the wholesale cost will really be $7.48. With about 2 million domain names registered, .biz will bring in about $15 million to NeuStar per year under the new pricing.
Most domain name registrars I use bake in a fairly healthy margin to .biz domain registrations, so I’m unsure how much of this cost will be passed on to registrars. For example, Go Daddy typically charges $14.99 per year for a .biz domain.
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FB.com domain name sells. Likely buyer: Facebook.
American Farm Bureau has sold the domain name FB.com, as George Kirikos noted this morning on Twitter. The domain names whois record now points to a division of Mark Monitor, which manages domain names for Facebook.
So did Facebook buy the domain name? I’ve contacted both American Farm Bureau and Facebook for details.
A PR representative for American Farm Bureau told me he’s not sure how much the organization can say about the sale, and he’s looking into it. The organization’s primary URL is FB.org. Facebook has not yet responded to my request.
But of all of Mark Monitor’s clients, I can’t think of any that would be good candidates to purchase this domain name. It makes perfect since for Facebook, which could use the domain name as a URL shortener. Facebook already owns FB.me for URL shortening and it has been aggressively pursuing intellectual property related to its brand.
I’ll let you know if I get any updates.
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FB.com domain name sells. Likely buyer: Facebook.
American Farm Bureau has sold the domain name FB.com, as George Kirikos noted this morning on Twitter. The domain names whois record now points to a division of Mark Monitor, which manages domain names for Facebook.
So did Facebook buy the domain name? I’ve contacted both American Farm Bureau and Facebook for details.
A PR representative for American Farm Bureau told me he’s not sure how much the organization can say about the sale, and he’s looking into it. The organization’s primary URL is FB.org. Facebook has not yet responded to my request.
But of all of Mark Monitor’s clients, I can’t think of any that would be good candidates to purchase this domain name. It makes perfect since for Facebook, which could use the domain name as a URL shortener. Facebook already owns FB.me for URL shortening and it has been aggressively pursuing intellectual property related to its brand.
[UPDATE: Kirikos noticed that Facebook has applied for a FB trademark. American Farm Bureau filed an opposition to the trademark application. It's likely that this prompted some sort of settlement which involved Facebook buying FB.com.]
[UPDATE 2: I heard from American Farm Bureau today. They said the trademark dispute with Facebook is still an ongoing issue, as the trademark dispute at USPTO still shows as open. They did confirm they sold the domain name but would not confirm that it was to Facebook.]
I’ll let you know if I get any updates.
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