Registrar & Hosting Company in the News With Banned Pam Anderson Commercial

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Nope… the title of this blog post certainly isn’t link bait. According to a variety of news outlets, a Pamela Anderson commercial has apparently been banned in the UK because it was too racy. The advertisement was for an Australian domain registrar and hosting company called Crazy Domains, which can be found at CrazyDomains.com.au.

I don’t find the commercial to be too racy, although I could see why it was prohibited from being aired on television. It’s sort of like they took a page out of the Go Daddy playbook and took it a step further, although Go Daddy has recently toned down its overtly sexual advertising in the last year or so.

Whatever your opinion is on the banned Pam Anderson commercial, the company is surely getting quite a bang for its marketing buck today.

Change to Network Solutions Transfer Process Makes Domain Transfers Difficult

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I’ve used Network Solutions sparingly in the past because I found the domain name renewal rates to be expensive. I generally keep NameJet auction inventory at Network Solutions until the domain names are sold or come up for renewal, at which point they are transferred away. It’s always been an easy process – a quick unlock and button check to request an authorization code, which was sent fairly quickly.

Well, it looks like the transfer process is now more like its sister company, Register.com, and that’s not a good thing from my perspective. Both companies were acquired by Web.com in the last few years, and they likely share internal learnings and processes.

This morning, I went to transfer a domain name from Network Solutions, and I encountered a number of questions the company posed before I could get to the final request page. I was asked where the domain name is being transferred, why I am transferring it, if I bought it at auction, and whether I have other domain names at NS. That was after a couple of button clicks and confirmation pages ensuring that I really want to transfer the domain name.

The questions aren’t such a big deal aside from their slight annoyance, but after making it through these questions, I received this notice:

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Request a Fast Domain Transfer

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Depending on the outgoing and incoming domain registrar, an inter-registrar transfer can take anywhere from a few moments to several days.When there’s quite a bit of money on the line, it seems that a domain name transfer can take forever. I’ve had some transfers take as long as a week to process, which to me, seems completely unacceptable for a process that should take just a few moments.

I want to share a tip that some domain registrars probably don’t want you to know. If you are able to speak with the right person at a domain registrar, you may be able to speed up the domain transfer. Instead of waiting for days, the transfer can be manually processed very quickly.

Some domain registrars say that outbound transfers take extra time to process as a security precaution. I think this is a fair point, but when I am selling a domain name and there are thousands of dollars sitting in escrow, I want

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Blacknight 10 Year Anniversary: Google Nexus 7 Giveaway

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blacknight solutions logoBlacknight is an Ireland based, ICANN accredited domain name registrar and hosting company. The company is celebrating its tenth anniversary by holding a drawing for a Google Nexus 7 tablet with Android 4.1 Jellybean.

It looks like visitors can enter up to 15 times each, and one random winner will be drawn in a couple of weeks. So far, there have been under 350 entries, so it looks like you may have decent odds to win (better than the lottery!). You can sign up via Facebook or with an email address, and no purchase is necessary to enter.

As with every type of giveaway, there are some terms and conditions, so check out the blog post and contest widget page for full details. Congratulations to Blacknight on its 10 year anniversary.

Dynadot Holding $2,500 College Scholarship Contest

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DynadotI bet there are many high school-aged people who invest in domain names. Many are probably planning to go to college, and we all know that can be expensive. Dynadot is offering a $2,500 college scholarship, and I want to share information about it with you in case you’re interested or know someone who might have an interest.

Seniors in high school or college-enrolled students majoring or planning to majoring in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Graphic Design, Web Design, Digital Marketing/Communications, or a related degree are invited to apply. For high school seniors, the winner must be planning to enter college next fall.

Here’s what’s needed to apply for the $2,500 scholarship:

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Go Daddy Employees Do the “Harlem Shake”

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Go Daddy has tackled what’s become the latest Internet meme – the “Harlem Shake.” Looking forward to seeing Name.com’s take on this.

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