Domain News: Weekly Digest, January 22, 2026

• Brand - Application window for generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) is open - Mondaq News Alerts (registration)

  Brand - Application window for generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) is open Mondaq News Alerts (registration) The three month application window for applying for a generic top Level Domain (gTLD) opened on 12 January 2012. The new gTLD program allows organisations to introduce new gTLDs into the domain name space that do not use the existing extensions such as …

• Weird: Microsoft is now the owner of ‘clicktohump.com’ - GeekWire

  Weird: Microsoft is now the owner of 'clicktohump.com' GeekWire Sorry, but this was too strange to ignore: Domain name watchdog Fusible.com points out that Microsoft has obtained the sites “clicktohump.com” and “clicktohump.org” as part of an acquisition spree possibly related to the release of Halo 4 this fall. …

• DreamHost warns users of password hack - ZDNet Australia

  DreamHost warns users of password hack ZDNet Australia That's the word from the web-hosting service and domain name registrar, which sent an email to customers over the weekend saying that their FTP passwords may have been accessed by hackers. The company said it had reset all customer FTP passwords as a … and more »

• Branching out - Deccan Herald

  Branching out Deccan Herald The advantage is that the new domain name will be unique and personalised and easy to remember. Companies and institutions will consider it a matter of prestige to own them and they will even serve as trade marks. ICANN has taken the decision after … and more »

• ICM Responds To Manwin’s .XXX Suit With Motions To Dismiss - TheDomains.com

  ICM Responds To Manwin's .XXX Suit With Motions To Dismiss TheDomains.com XXX Top-Level Domain Name (“TLD”), despite repeated ICANN rejections of its application and the absence of sustained interest from any other bidders, Plaintiffs nevertheless contend that ICM and ICANN were conspiring to eliminate competition for the … and more »

• Cary, NC Based Web Development Company, Lucid Element Multimedia Has Announced … - PR.com (press release)

  Cary, NC Based Web Development Company, Lucid Element Multimedia Has Announced … PR.com (press release) Proposed laws must not tamper with the technical architecture of the Internet through manipulation of the Domain Name System (DNS), a foundation of Internet security. Our analysis of the DNS filtering provisions in some proposed legislation suggests … and more »

• Super Bowl Ads Could Be Sexier Than Ever - 33 KDAF-TV

  Super Bowl Ads Could Be Sexier Than Ever 33 KDAF-TV Go Daddy, a domain name and website building company, released one of its 2012 Super Bowl ads, and it might be the company's sexiest advertisement yet. Race car driver Danica Patrick and fitness superstar Jillian Michaels are seen body painting a naked … and more »

• Web-hosting service DreamHost warns users of password hack - CNET

  Web-hosting service DreamHost warns users of password hack CNET by Edward Moyer January 21, 2026 11:35 AM PST Follow @edatnews That's the word from the Web-hosting service and domain name registrar, which sent an e-mail to customers last night saying that their FTP passwords may have been accessed by hackers. … and more »

• Super Bowl ads get racier - Alexandria Town Talk

  Super Bowl ads get racier Alexandria Town Talk The domain name registrar let a USA Today reporter inside its fortress-like headquarters as it shot one of its two 2012 Super Bowl commercials. Its new, multimillion-dollar production studio is buzzing this day with sights and sounds aimed to tease, … and more »

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