Nicolai Bezsonoff
Key Takeaways;
On April 16, between 2:25 P.M. ET and 4:12 P.M. ET, the domain zoom.us was not available due to a server block by GoDaddy Registry. This block was the result of a communication error between Zoom’s domain registrar, Markmonitor, and GoDaddy Registry, which resulted in GoDaddy Registry shutting down the zoom.us domain.
Zoom, Markmonitor and GoDaddy worked quickly to identify and remove the block, which restored service to zoom.us. There was no product, security or network failure at GoDaddy Registry, Markmonitor or Zoom during the outage. GoDaddy and Markmonitor are working together to prevent this from happening again.
Leigh Aragon
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced that the administration of the .US country code Top Level Domain will transition to a new operator.
Jason Loyer
ICANN has announced that Reveal Day for the 2026 gTLD round will occur on Wednesday, October 7. Below is what domain professionals, small-to-medium-sized businesses (SMBs), and enterprises should expect: what goes public, what you can still change, what comes next, and what new restrictions may affect applicant behavior.
Leigh Aragon
For years, businesses have had more choices than ever when it comes to selecting a domain name. But while domain choice has evolved, much of the SEO conversation around domain extensions has remained rooted in assumptions rather than data. We sat down with SEO expert Kyle Roof to discuss what inspired the studies, what surprised him most, and what questions he wants to test next.
Jason Loyer
GoDaddy Registry is officially certified as a Registry Service Provider (RSP) for ICANN’s upcoming round of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) and we’re ready to help partners turn ambitious ideas into globally trusted digital destinations.