iGoldrush: After months of speculation, it's confirmed that Facebook has acquired the domain name FB.com from American Farm Bureau. In addition to FB.com, Facebook purchased FB.biz during two letter domain auction put on by Neustar, the .biz registry. The company registered the name under DNStination Inc, which is associated with the… Continu...

iGoldrush: After months of speculation, it's confirmed that Facebook has acquired the domain name FB.com from American Farm Bureau. In addition to FB.com, Facebook purchased FB.biz during two letter domain auction put on by Neustar, the .biz registry. The company registered the name under DNStination Inc, which is associated with the… Continu...

iGoldrush: In a letter posted on the ICANN website, the US government is asking for the ICANN to not approve the launch of new TLDs during its upcoming meeting. The letter, which is signed by Lawrence Strickling, the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, states that ICANN is not living up… Continue Reading...

iGoldrush: According to VeriSign third quarter Domain Name Industry Brief, there are now more than worldwide. According to the report, at the end of September, there were more than 201.8 million domains registered, which was an increase of 3.8 million since the end of June 2010.

iGoldrush: The .pro registry announced that it would be auctioning off the following 3-letter domains: eco.pro dog.pro dui.pro ale.pro eye.pro tea.pro ask.pro run.pro sax.pro ear.pro hip.pro ssl.pro In order to participate in the auction, potential buyers need to backorder the domain names. .Pro has been a fairly restrictive TLD… Continue R...

iGoldrush: After months of waiting for a decision, the ICANN board of directors has passed a new resolution that relaxes restrictions on domain registries owning registrars and registrars owning registries. This new resolution is specific to the new TLDs, but will likely apply to existing TLDs in the future as well.… Continue Reading...

iGoldrush: According to the Wall Street Journal, who first wrote about the potential sale of GoDaddy, the company is no longer on the market. The WSJ reported that several private companies were vying for the sale and a potential $1.5 to $2 billion sales price was possible.

iGoldrush: New court filings show a proposed $13 million dollar sale of sex.com to Clover Holdings Limited. The sale of the domain was brokered by Sedo on behalf of the owner, Escom, who had filed for bankruptcy. Sedo had been engaging in private negotiations, but was going to hold an… Continue Reading...

iGoldrush: According to the Wall Street Journal, GoDaddy Group (GoDaddy.com) is putting itself up for sale. According to unnamed sources, GoDaddy Group has secured Qatalyst Partners to shop the company around. Qatalyst Parrtners is a firm run by Frank Quattrone, a veteran technology banker. GoDaddy.com, a privately held company based in… Cont...