Vox Populi, the administrators of .sucks extension has extended the sunrise registry period of .sucks extension.
.Sucks has created a lot of buzz in the domain industry but it is yet to be discovered by many intellectuals & enterprises.
Yes, it is an expensive investment to own .sucks, at least for smaller enterprises or with little concern regarding their business name with someone who has registered it with a .sucks extension.
However, anyone can have it at $10, with a little wait.
Read full Article at Forbes Link mentioned below.
The .Sucks Domain Name Launch Delayed While Lawyers Scramble
But it seems that the money clearly hasn’t been rolling in quickly enough to the company administering .sucks, Vox Populi Registry, which has today extended the deadline for expensive sunrise registrations until June 19.
.Sucks has created a lot of buzz in the domain industry but it is yet to be discovered by many intellectuals & enterprises.
The company says on its nic.sucks website “we have discovered that far too many intellectual property lawyers, company executives and brand owners were unaware of the registry, the availability of its names or the Trademark Clearinghouse”.
Yes, it is an expensive investment to own .sucks, at least for smaller enterprises or with little concern regarding their business name with someone who has registered it with a .sucks extension.
Even so, companies who must cough up the $2,499 or risk someone else taking their name when the sale opens to the general public might well argue that the whole thing feels like a shakedown. Those who don’t want to pay could wait until general sale, and risk someone else snatching the domain, if they do they will “only” pay $249. Small businesses and individuals will likely find this annoying too though.
However, anyone can have it at $10, with a little wait.
Vox Populi will allow much cheaper, $10, registrations in September for normal users. However this is more of a blocking process, and you won’t be able to direct traffic to your own site with this deal, instead that traffic will go to a Vox Populi-run discussion forum.
Read full Article at Forbes Link mentioned below.
The .Sucks Domain Name Launch Delayed While Lawyers Scramble
