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Name Drive

NameDrive parking is a service whereby you can park your domain names free of charge. NameDrive then places targeted advertising on your parked domains and you earn money whenever visitors to your domains click on the ads. Advertisements are generated from marketing partners associated with NameDrive and you are paid a commission each time your domain is accessed and an ad is clicked. Content sensitive ads are displayed to the user of the domain in much the same way as how Google Adsense may work on your developed website.

Why would you use NameDrive? Many people when setting up a business or have a new business idea the first thing they do is purchase a domain name to protect the name and their online identity. As many people will know when you set up a new business getting a new website is not the first thing to happen or the development time may take a bit longer. You can use these in-between time to earn some more, especially if the domain name is a popular one.
Buy and Sell Domains

NameDrive offers its users the ability to buy and sell domain names. By signing up to the NameDrive service you can keep a look out for domain names that may be of use to your business or business idea. Likewise if you purchase a domain name that may have some commercial value you can offer the domain up for sale, while still parking the domain and earning revenue.

Many people when looking for a new domain name will go to there Internet Browser and try and access the domain name they want. If you have a popular domain, people could be doing thousands of domain lookups on your domain each day, each with the potential to click through on some of the targeted advertising.

For further information and to signup for NameDrive Domain Parking you can check out the website http://www.namedrive.com

auDA is currently reviewing the Domain Expiry, Renewal and Deletion Policy . The policy is available on auDA’s website at http://www.auda.org.au/policies/auda-2006-07/

auDA invites comment on all aspects of the policy, in particular:

• Whether the current 30 day pending delete period for expired domain names (ie. where the registrant has not renewed their domain name) is appropriate.
• Whether the current “domain purge” procedure (ie. where domain names are purged from the registry at a random time between 10.30am and 5.00pm AEST on the next business day after the pending delete period ends) is effective.
• What action (if any) auDA should take in relation to unofficial domain drop lists, and the domain-catching services being provided by some accredited registrars and other industry participants.

Comments should be sent to:

Jo Lim
Chief Policy Officer
email: jo.lim@auda.org.au
fax: 03 9349 5711

The closing date for submissions is Friday 11 September 2009.

All submissions will be published on auDA’s website at http://www.auda.org.au/reviews/red-2009/.