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Kevin Murphy @DomainIncite

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Joined February 2010
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Another country jumps on the .ai bandwagon domainincite.com/31763-anoth… #domains

Another country jumps on the .ai bandwagon - Domain Incite

Another Asian registry has added a .ai option at the third level of its ccTLD, seeking to capitalize on the growth of the artificial intelligence industry. PANDI, the registry for Indonesia's .id...

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A whole mystery that someone can choose Godaddy as a registrar
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Six hours trying to log in to my email. There's not enough blood pressure medication in the world to help me deal with GoDaddy's batshit insane security processes.
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ICANN lays out new rules for navel-gazing domainincite.com/31759-icann… #icann86 #icann #domains

ICANN lays out new rules for navel-gazing - Domain Incite

ICANN is set to cut back on the amount of navel-gazing it carries out, dramatically scaling back how often it reviews its own structure and performance. The community's unashamedly meta "Review of...

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Surprising nobody, ICANN calls off Oman meeting domainincite.com/31757-surpr… #icann #domains

Surprising nobody, ICANN calls off Oman meeting - Domain Incite

The bad news: ICANN has cancelled its meeting in Oman this October. The good news: you're all going to Bali instead! The ICANN 87 Annual General Meeting will now take place at the conference center...

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Four registrars get terminated domainincite.com/31755-four-… #icann #domains

Four registrars get terminated - Domain Incite

Four companies have had their gTLD accreditations terminated, as ICANN continues to clear up its backlog of long-dormant deadbeat registrars. The unrelated entities are US-based Domus, Finland-based...

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ICANN director and African internet pioneer Barrett dies domainincite.com/31750-icann… #icann

ICANN director and African internet pioneer Barrett dies - Domain Incite

Alan Barrett, a member of ICANN's board of directors and an internet pioneer in his home of South Africa has died, according to ICANN. The Org said that Barrett died of recently-diagnosed cancer...

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Government to put the squeeze on .me registry partners domainincite.com/31745-gover… #domains

Government to put the squeeze on .me registry partners - Domain Incite

In what looks like bad news for GoDaddy and Identity Digital, Montenegro appears to be the latest government to demand a bigger share of revenues from its national ccTLD. While already formally...

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More cheap new gTLD applications approved domainincite.com/31743-more-… #icann #newgtlds #domains

More cheap new gTLD applications approved - Domain Incite

ICANN has approved 18 more requests for reduced-fee new gTLD applications under its Applicant Support Program. As of last week, the Org said it has conditionally approved a total of 16 requests, up...

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Nominet outsources cybersquatting disputes to WIPO domainincite.com/31741-nomin… #domains

Nominet outsources cybersquatting disputes to WIPO - Domain Incite

The World Intellectual Property Organisation has tightened its stranglehold on domain name disputes worldwide, taking over administration of .uk's Dispute Resolution Service. Nominet said today that...

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Whois about to get even more useless domainincite.com/31734-whois… #domains #icann

Whois about to get even more useless - Domain Incite

Trying to get hold of a domain registrant via their Whois record? It could be about to get even more difficult following an ICANN advisory that gives GoDaddy a pass for its current practices. The...

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Agentic AI has ICANN in a pickle domainincite.com/31728-agent… #domains #icann

Agentic AI has ICANN in a pickle - Domain Incite

Imagine you're in a Zoom meeting, discussing policy that will govern the future of the domain name industry, when you suddenly realize not everyone in the room is human. Some are AI agents. That's...

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.pay sunrise going gangbusters domainincite.com/31724-pay-s… #domains #newgtlds #trademarks

.pay sunrise going gangbusters - Domain Incite

Amazon's .pay gTLD is seeing defensive sunrise registrations selling far in excess of what you'd normally expect from a new gTLD launch. .pay went into sunrise April 14, with an expected 30-day...

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Nominet dodges millions in member refunds domainincite.com/31719-nomin… #domains

Nominet dodges millions in member refunds - Domain Incite

Nominet UK has managed to avoid having to pay out millions in refunds to its registrars and members after a lawsuit filed by one member was dismissed by a British court. A spokesperson for the .uk...

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Identity Digital takes over 25-year-old TLD domainincite.com/31715-ident… #domains #icann #newgtlds

Identity Digital takes over 25-year-old TLD - Domain Incite

Identity Digital's recent acquisition spree has continued, with the company recently taking over as registry operator for a sponsored gTLD that made its debut in 2001. The registry's affiliate, Jolly...

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A "booking.yeah" situation..? Aussie insurance brand Youi uses "you.insured" and "you.connect" in its branding. Not real gTLDs. Maybe a lead for the application consultants? Finders fee to the usual account.
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Ask.com hits the market as Jeeves breathes his last domainincite.com/31709-ask-c… #domains
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ICANN throws a bone to its most stubborn new gTLD applicant domainincite.com/31704-icann… #icann #domains #newgtlds

ICANN throws a bone to its most stubborn new gTLD applicant - Domain Incite

ICANN has offered an olive branch to a new gTLD applicant that refuses to accept defeat well over a decade after it was rejected. The Org has offered one last chance for Indian applicant Nameshop to...

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Cops get special Whois access rights domainincite.com/31706-cops-… #domains #icann

Cops get special Whois access rights - Domain Incite

Law enforcement agencies will be able to get access to private Whois records in under 24 hours under ICANN policy introduced yesterday, but the powers are toothless for now. ICANN has updated its...

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