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Moniker.com and Name.com Respond to Hack Claims
Wednesday DNN ran an article about a purported hack of several domain name registrars by HTP (Hack the Planet). While HTP claimed that the hosting company Linode.com was the intended target, the group also claimed they were able to hack in to M...
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Moniker.com and Name.com Respond to Hack Claims
Wednesday DNN ran an article about a purported hack of several domain name registrars by HTP (Hack the Planet). While HTP claimed that the hosting company Linode.com was the intended target, the group also claimed they were able to hack in to M...
Discussion
May 10, 2013, 1:59 am
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Hackers Break in to Prominent Domain Registrars, Moniker, Melbourne IT, Name.com and Xinnet
A story on Hacker News from earlier Tuesday mentions that a group of hackers , Hack The Planet (HTP), was able to hack in to several domain name registrars late last year . The registrars were not specifically targeted, rather they were h...
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Hackers Break in to Prominent Domain Registrars, Moniker, Melbourne IT, Name.com and Xinnet
A story on Hacker News from earlier Tuesday mentions that a group of hackers , Hack The Planet (HTP), was able to hack in to several domain name registrars late last year . The registrars were not specifically targeted, rather they were h...
Discussion
May 8, 2013, 8:49 am
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RV company buys RV.com for Undisclosed Sum
As announced in a press release today, Good Sam, a provider of products for the RV and outdoor recreation consumer purchased RV.com for an undisclosed sum. The domain name was owned by Dometic Group, another supplier for the RV and Marine Indus...
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RV company buys RV.com for Undisclosed Sum
As announced in a press release today, Good Sam, a provider of products for the RV and outdoor recreation consumer purchased RV.com for an undisclosed sum. The domain name was owned by Dometic Group, another supplier for the RV and Marine Indus...
Discussion
April 30, 2013, 5:08 pm
Domain Name News
Sedo’s Greatdomains and Snapnames Dotster Auction Ending today
Today two domain name auctions are ending – first the GreatDomains auction at Sedo then the Dotster Auction at SnapNames. Here are the domains and their current (at the time of this post) bids at Sedo ends in less than 3 hours: Here are the dom...
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Sedo’s Greatdomains and Snapnames Dotster Auction Ending today
Today two domain name auctions are ending – first the GreatDomains auction at Sedo then the Dotster Auction at SnapNames. Here are the domains and their current (at the time of this post) bids at Sedo ends in less than 3 hours: Here are the dom...
Discussion
April 25, 2013, 8:58 am
Domain Name News
Bill Sweetman to Leave Tucows, Starting Domain Name Consulting Firm
As announced on his personal Blog, Bill Sweetman is leaving his job Vice President, Domain Portfolio at Tucows as well as General Manager of YummyNames, on April 26, 2013. He joined Tucows in 2007 and is now planning to launch a “boutique domai...
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Bill Sweetman to Leave Tucows, Starting Domain Name Consulting Firm
As announced on his personal Blog, Bill Sweetman is leaving his job Vice President, Domain Portfolio at Tucows as well as General Manager of YummyNames, on April 26, 2013. He joined Tucows in 2007 and is now planning to launch a “boutique domai...
Discussion
April 18, 2013, 4:06 pm
Domain Name News
DotWeekly.com is Back
After a brief hiatus, Jamie Zoch at Dotweekly.com has returned to blogging. Jamie lost all of DotWeekly.com in a hosting move and decided to take some time off . Jamie always had good content and interesting insights, so I’m glad to ...
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DotWeekly.com is Back
After a brief hiatus, Jamie Zoch at Dotweekly.com has returned to blogging. Jamie lost all of DotWeekly.com in a hosting move and decided to take some time off . Jamie always had good content and interesting insights, so I’m glad to ...
Discussion
April 13, 2013, 11:48 am
Domain Name News
Mali to give .ML domains away for free
While a large part of the domain industry gathers at the 46th ICANN meeting in Beijing this week, big news are being made in the country of Mali in Africa. As reported by The Guardian, .ML domains will be available for free in July 2013. The registry...
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Mali to give .ML domains away for free
While a large part of the domain industry gathers at the 46th ICANN meeting in Beijing this week, big news are being made in the country of Mali in Africa. As reported by The Guardian, .ML domains will be available for free in July 2013. The registry...
Discussion
April 9, 2013, 9:52 am
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CSC buys Melbourne IT’s DBS for $152MM AUD
As reported by a number of sources, Melbourne IT (ASX:MLB) is selling it’s Digital Brand Management (DBS) to Corporation Services Company (CSC) for $152.5 million AUD. Melbourne IT had originally purchased the Digital Brand Management unit...
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CSC buys Melbourne IT’s DBS for $152MM AUD
As reported by a number of sources, Melbourne IT (ASX:MLB) is selling it’s Digital Brand Management (DBS) to Corporation Services Company (CSC) for $152.5 million AUD. Melbourne IT had originally purchased the Digital Brand Management unit...
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March 14, 2013, 2:36 pm
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Uniregistry prepares for new gTLDs, sets up new retail registrar: Uniregistrar
Frank Schilling’s new gTLD play Uniregistry becomes ICANN accredited and launches their retail registrar, Uniregistrar. Uniregistrar completed their accreditation earlier this month. The name and site clearly identifies it as being associated w...
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Uniregistry prepares for new gTLDs, sets up new retail registrar: Uniregistrar
Frank Schilling’s new gTLD play Uniregistry becomes ICANN accredited and launches their retail registrar, Uniregistrar. Uniregistrar completed their accreditation earlier this month. The name and site clearly identifies it as being associated w...
Discussion
February 21, 2013, 8:54 pm
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RIP Igal Lichtman aka Mrs. Jello
According to Larry Fischer at DirectNavigation.com, a well known domain space veteran has passed away. Many of us know Igal Lichtman as a very successful business man and domain name investor. In the domain space many may remember him from foru...
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RIP Igal Lichtman aka Mrs. Jello
According to Larry Fischer at DirectNavigation.com, a well known domain space veteran has passed away. Many of us know Igal Lichtman as a very successful business man and domain name investor. In the domain space many may remember him from foru...
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February 18, 2013, 10:09 pm
