Reported on the ICANN web site on Feb 27th, NeuStar and Afilias submitted separate but similar requests through the Registry Services Evaluation Process to modify the AGP in their respective TLDs in order “to address the excessive delete problem” (i.e. domain tasting) in .BIZ and .INFO on Feb 5th 2008. Currently there are no limitations […]

Today I was doing a little surfing around and came across Pool.com’s (C&R) Catch and Release. In other words Domain Tasting with a fancy name!
To me, this is a clear slap in the face to ICANN, with Pool stating, “look what we can do with this loophole”. Clearly they are offering a service to profit […]

As we know from the past, when Oversee.net purchased SnapNames.com, Network Solutions used the “change of ownership” clause to get out of it’s contract with SnapNames and headout on there own to create NameJet.com .
Well, as I’m sure you heard, ICANN is putting it’s foot down on domain tasting as we know it and many […]

Two stories, both are pretty much the same hit the news wires.
Google Takes Aim at Domain Tasting Profiteers
Google Combats Domain NameLoophole