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Domain Name Wire
VeriSign Gives ICANN $500k for Sponsorship
Hefty price tags to sponsor March event. I've written before about the relationship between ICANN and sponsors of its meetings. It looks like ICANN has upped the ante for its Spring meeting in San Francisco. As Kevin Murphy spotted today, ICANN...
Discussion
VeriSign Gives ICANN $500k for Sponsorship
Hefty price tags to sponsor March event. I've written before about the relationship between ICANN and sponsors of its meetings. It looks like ICANN has upped the ante for its Spring meeting in San Francisco. As Kevin Murphy spotted today, ICANN...
Discussion
January 5, 2011, 9:59 pm
Domain Name Wire
HTML5.com: An Example of Buying Ahead of the Curve
Old domain is suddenly relevant. There's been a bit of buzz lately about the domain name HTML5.com, which was redirected to a page at Apple.com about HTML5. A quick look at the whois shows that Apple did not buy the domain name, but it recently...
Discussion
HTML5.com: An Example of Buying Ahead of the Curve
Old domain is suddenly relevant. There's been a bit of buzz lately about the domain name HTML5.com, which was redirected to a page at Apple.com about HTML5. A quick look at the whois shows that Apple did not buy the domain name, but it recently...
Discussion
January 5, 2011, 9:38 pm
The Domains
Online Impersonation Is Now Illegal In California Punishable By 1 Year In Jail
Beginning on January 1, 2011 it became illegal in California for anyone to impersonate someone else online. According to Senate Bill 1411, it is now illegal to "knowingly and without consent credibly impersonate another actual person through o...
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Online Impersonation Is Now Illegal In California Punishable By 1 Year In Jail
Beginning on January 1, 2011 it became illegal in California for anyone to impersonate someone else online. According to Senate Bill 1411, it is now illegal to "knowingly and without consent credibly impersonate another actual person through o...
Discussion
January 5, 2011, 8:18 pm
Elliot's Blog
Did Zynga Acquire Rewardville.com?
Rewardville.com source code According to the latest domain sales report put together weekly by Ron Jackson over at DNJournal, Rewardville.com was sold last week on Sedo for $4,500. If you visit the current Rewardville.com website, it forwards to a su...
Discussion
Did Zynga Acquire Rewardville.com?
Rewardville.com source code According to the latest domain sales report put together weekly by Ron Jackson over at DNJournal, Rewardville.com was sold last week on Sedo for $4,500. If you visit the current Rewardville.com website, it forwards to a su...
Discussion
January 5, 2011, 8:16 pm
Sully's Blog
Branding, SEO and Social Networking
Go See Campus helps high school students and parents plan campus visits online and make the most of the college search. Its signature application, The College Trip Planner, is a first-of-its-kind web tool that connects users to tours, information ses...
Discussion
Branding, SEO and Social Networking
Go See Campus helps high school students and parents plan campus visits online and make the most of the college search. Its signature application, The College Trip Planner, is a first-of-its-kind web tool that connects users to tours, information ses...
Discussion
January 5, 2011, 7:55 pm
Domain Shane
Nothing Hurts More Than Not Being Relevant
I'm not afraid to admit it. I am not news. I am opinion. Despite what DomainGang says, there are really only five regular sources of new domain news. TheDomains, DomainNameWire, DomainIncite, DnJournal, and occasionally ElliotsBlog. This is n...
Discussion
Nothing Hurts More Than Not Being Relevant
I'm not afraid to admit it. I am not news. I am opinion. Despite what DomainGang says, there are really only five regular sources of new domain news. TheDomains, DomainNameWire, DomainIncite, DnJournal, and occasionally ElliotsBlog. This is n...
Discussion
January 5, 2011, 6:43 pm
Elliot's Blog
Regurgitated Domain News
I know Theo's post on DomainGang this afternoon was probably made tongue in cheek, but I wanted to touch on the topic of "regurgitated" domain news since the DG article didn't allow comments. I can commiserate with Theo, becau...
Discussion
Regurgitated Domain News
I know Theo's post on DomainGang this afternoon was probably made tongue in cheek, but I wanted to touch on the topic of "regurgitated" domain news since the DG article didn't allow comments. I can commiserate with Theo, becau...
Discussion
January 5, 2011, 3:59 pm
Domain Name News
Groupon Addresses Australian Cybersquatting Problem
Groupon has addressed a question in their blog titled Why Groupon Isn't in Australia. The short answer is a cybersquatter / competitor has registered Groupon.com.au and Groupon Pty Ltd business name as well as filed for a trademark on Groupon. ...
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Groupon Addresses Australian Cybersquatting Problem
Groupon has addressed a question in their blog titled Why Groupon Isn't in Australia. The short answer is a cybersquatter / competitor has registered Groupon.com.au and Groupon Pty Ltd business name as well as filed for a trademark on Groupon. ...
Discussion
January 5, 2011, 2:06 pm
Domain Shane
Fake ICANN Update Email Helps Thief Steal Domains
As reported on Nametalent earlier today, respected DnForum member Tim Schoon aka Toilet-Monster had his Godaddy account hacked and emptied. Obviously everyone wanted to know how someone could get into his account and Tim figured it out. They got it...
Discussion
Fake ICANN Update Email Helps Thief Steal Domains
As reported on Nametalent earlier today, respected DnForum member Tim Schoon aka Toilet-Monster had his Godaddy account hacked and emptied. Obviously everyone wanted to know how someone could get into his account and Tim figured it out. They got it...
Discussion
January 5, 2011, 12:05 pm
Domain Name Wire
Why Creating and Canceling TRAFFIC at ICANN Were Both Smart Moves
It was a great idea, but ultimately doesn't work out. When ICANN announced that its Spring meeting would be held in San Francisco, I immediately thought "this would be a great time to hold a domain name conference." An hour later I ...
Discussion
Why Creating and Canceling TRAFFIC at ICANN Were Both Smart Moves
It was a great idea, but ultimately doesn't work out. When ICANN announced that its Spring meeting would be held in San Francisco, I immediately thought "this would be a great time to hold a domain name conference." An hour later I ...
Discussion
January 5, 2011, 11:24 am
