Pope Francis spurs hundreds of domain name registrations

By James Barnley Posted in Domains Internet

Posted on March 15, 2013November 19, 2020

Just hours after the world’s new Roman Catholic leader is named, more than 600 domain names are registered at GoDaddy with keywords such as Pope, Bergoglio, and Habemus Papam. Shortly after the smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel turned from black to white and Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was deemed the world’s new Roman Catholic …

Anti-gay marriage group loses internet domain name to pro-gay marriage group

By James Barnley Posted in Domainnews

Posted on September 6, 2012

Family First New Zealand – a political party that recently collected up to 50,000 signatures against marriage equality – forgot to renew their domain name. Instead, it was snapped up by a pro-Marriage Equality movement.Read More

The Perils Of Forgetting to Renew A Domain Name

By James Barnley Posted in Domainnews

Posted on September 5, 2012

Forgetting to renew a domain name can have several consequences. It can cause a loss of business, hassles in getting the domain name re-registered and a competitor may register it. Read More