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Delete the Verification 3rd Nameserver

This morning, I received an email from Atom notifying me the nameservers for one of my domain names was not correctly set up. I remembered to change the nameservers when I added it to Atom, so I was confused by the email. I visited the domain name, and as Atom told me, the domain name resolved to its Afternic listing rather than its correct Atom listing.

A visit to my Namecheap control panel showed me what happened. While I had correctly changed NS1.Afternic / NS2.Afternic to the required Atom nameservers, I inadvertently left the Afternic verification nameserver resolving instead of deleting it. This caused the domain name to occasionally resolve to the previous landing page instead of the new one.

Team Internet and CCI Partnership to Operate .CO ccTLD

According to a post on Team Internet’s corporate LinkedIn page, the company has been awarded the contract to operate the .CO ccTLD registry in partnership with another company called Central Comercializadora de Internet (CCI). These two companies formed a company called Consórcio Equipo PuntoCo, which will operate the .CO domain extension on behalf of the government of Colombia and its Ministry of Technology.

This news was also announced in a press release on the Ministry of Information Technologies and Communications (MinTIC) website.

45.com Reportedly Acquired for $1.8 Million

According to a post on X linking to a press release on CoinDesk, the 45.com domain name has been reportedly acquired for $1.8 million.

Atom Hiring Manager of Registrar Operations

Last month, Atom.com announced that has become an ICANN accredited domain registrar. In the blog post announcement, the company briefly shared its big vision for its registrar, which entails offering tools for buyers and sellers to maximize the potential of their domain names.

One thing Atom is going to need is an experienced person who is an expert at domain registrar operations leading this division. Atom is looking to hire that person, and it posted a job listing for a Manager of Registrar Operations.

Jason Calacanis Acquires Begin.com (Update)

Serial entrepreneur and investor Jason Calacanis announced the recent acquisition of Begin.com. Jason didn’t share the acquisition price, but he did mention this is a “$1m+ domain name.”

My Fear with AI Logos

TonyNames shared an image on X that illustrates a fear I have had with respect to AI generated logos for domain names listed for sale:

The DeepSeek logo may be problematic, but it was surprisingly not caught by the domain name seller or platform. My concern is with lesser known brand names.

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Delete the Verification 3rd Nameserver

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This morning, I received an email from Atom notifying me the nameservers for one of my domain names was not correctly set up. I...

Team Internet and CCI Partnership to Operate .CO ccTLD

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According to a post on Team Internet's corporate LinkedIn page, the company has been awarded the contract to operate the .CO ccTLD registry in...

45.com Reportedly Acquired for $1.8 Million

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According to a post on X linking to a press release on CoinDesk, the 45.com domain name has been reportedly acquired for $1.8 million. Lucky45...

Atom Hiring Manager of Registrar Operations

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Last month, Atom.com announced that has become an ICANN accredited domain registrar. In the blog post announcement, the company briefly shared its big vision...

Jason Calacanis Acquires Begin.com (Update)

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Serial entrepreneur and investor Jason Calacanis announced the recent acquisition of Begin.com. Jason didn't share the acquisition price, but he did mention this is...