http://www.kinetasystems.com/blog/tags/domains The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.kinetasystems.com/blog/icann-halts-domain-tasting-domain-buyers-rejoice <p>Only recently, I posted an <a href="/blog/how-to-avoid-potential-domain-name-theft">article warning of the practise of domain tasting.</a> Today, I&#8217;m happy to report that due to the large amount of news that this particular registrar&#8217;s activities generated on the internet, this is now coming to a close. </p> <p><a href="http://www.icann.org">ICANN</a> is the organisation that looks after all the rules and regulations concerning domain names and the practises surrounding them. They met recently and unanimously voted to end the practise of domain tasting.</p> <p><a href="http://www.kinetasystems.com/blog/icann-halts-domain-tasting-domain-buyers-rejoice">read more</a></p> http://www.kinetasystems.com/blog/icann-halts-domain-tasting-domain-buyers-rejoice#comments Business Domains Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:36:14 -0500 Nik 72 at http://www.kinetasystems.com http://www.kinetasystems.com/blog/how-to-avoid-potential-domain-name-theft <p>I just found a thread over at <a href="http://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=524146">SitePoint</a> that is worth mentioning, regarding a domain company that&#8217;s doing something that has long bothered me in the industry &#8211; &#8220;domain tasting.&#8221; What&#8217;s that&#8230;?</p> <p>Certain domain name vendors provide a facility to search for available domains on their websites. Unfortunately, there exists a mechanism referred to as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_tasting">domain tasting,</a> which allows anyone to register a domain for a period of up to five days to see if it&#8217;s right for them.</p> <p><a href="http://www.kinetasystems.com/blog/how-to-avoid-potential-domain-name-theft">read more</a></p> http://www.kinetasystems.com/blog/how-to-avoid-potential-domain-name-theft#comments Business Domains Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:56:50 -0500 Nik 69 at http://www.kinetasystems.com