Name.com to Launch wiki.name.com

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Name.com announces the launch of a names-based encyclopedia at wiki.name.com.Denver, CO (PRWEB) May 27, 2008 — Name.com, the ICANN-accredited domain registrar headquartered here, announced today the launch of a unique names-based encyclopedia at wiki.name.com.Wiki.name.com, under development by Name.com, LLC since February 2008, aspires to become “the” name encyclopedia on the Internet. Unlike other online name resources, the wiki boasts extensive information categories for each name, including etymology, origin, popularity, facts, similar names and famous persons. Name enthusiasts, including expectant parents and closet name nerds, will be able to relish in the fascinating connotations, history and affiliations of each name. “I imagine having an article for every name on the planet,” says Name.com, LLC founder and CEO Bill Mushkin. “All names are dynamic and rich with meaning. For example, think about a domain name: it’s a simple placeholder that represents a unique starting point on the Internet.” Name.com, an innovative and young company, is the first registrar to create a wiki site. By developing the site on MediaWiki software, Name.com offers interactive access for Internet users to learn and contribute. The content on wiki.name.com will thus be responsive to trends, providing diverse collaborative information and enjoying sustainable growth. Name.com is a privately held ICANN accredited registrar offering over 50 different gTLD and ccTLD extensions as well as aftermarket domain brokerage, brand management and consulting services. Name.com is headquartered at 125 Rampart Way, Suite 300 Denver, CO 80230. The telephone number is 720-249-2374. ###taken from emediawire.com

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I just registered and checked the policy / checked my email / and im away,

 i took me about 10 min to find exactly what i needed, Now for my first Domain Name Parking Video Page… All on domain name parking of course.

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The biggest news in domaining , in Australia. for ever..

You can sell your dot.com.au domain name right here, and its free,,

Auction or set price. Plus parking if needed! and the cheapest Australian Domain Registration in the country.

Starting on the 1st of June 2008 we can trade our dot.com.au domains.

i am firstly concerned about the fact registrars can charge for transfer of an Australian dot.com.au, Domain Name. icann.org don’t allow it, so why should the Australian model differ? crazy stuff and very non competitive.

other changes that jumped up at me. a 6 month wait to sell a dot.com.au

normally 3 months with other domains. so thats not too bad. I will just develop every domain i buy then..

“this does not apply to domain names that have been renewed or previously transferred”

or is already over 6 mths old, i would say!

(GREY AREA) for me at least. your not allowed to buy an Australian domain name, just to resell it, before the 6 months is up at least. , so, dont list it for sale anywhere, before 6 months is what there saying?

and im sure the domain can only go to an ABN holder.

it is awesome we can trade in our own domains.\ and about time,

Taken from: auDA.org

http://www.auda.org.au/news-archive/auda-14042008/

The new registrant transfers policy will take effect on 1 June 2008.

In December 2007, the auDA Board approved a recommendation from the 2007 Names Policy Panel that the registrant transfers policy be relaxed to allow a registrant to transfer their domain name licence to another eligible entity, for any reason.

Key features of the new policy are as follows:

• it will not be allowable to register a domain name for the sole purpose of resale or transfer to a third party
• registrants will not be able to transfer their domain name for the first 6 months after the initial registration (this does not apply to domain names that have been renewed or previously transferred)
• after 6 months, registrants will be able to offer their domain name for sale/transfer by any means (eg. by listing the domain name for sale on a domain brokerage website, advertising the domain name for sale in a newspaper, or contacting a prospective buyer directly)
• the new registrant must comply with normal eligibility and allocation rules
  registrant transfers will be processed by the registrar of record using a standard transfer form, and the registrar may charge a transfer fee
• parties to a transfer will be asked to disclose the sale method and price, on a voluntary and confidential basis, so that auDA may collect aggregated statistical data to improve access to market information for buyers and sellers.

Until the new policy takes effect on 1 June 2008, the current Transfers (Change of Registrant) Policy (2004-03) continues to apply. auDA will continue to investigate complaints about transfers that breach this policy.

below is a link to the “OLD auDA” policy

http://www.auda.org.au/policies/auda-2005-05/