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Noss: use new TLD auction proceeds to bring more internet to Africa
Elliot Noss argues that auction proceeds should be used to fun wireless internet in Africa. Tucows CEO Elliot Noss, along with “internet in a suitcase” advocate Sascha Meinrath, have penned an op-ed for Slate arguing that new TLD auction ...
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Noss: use new TLD auction proceeds to bring more internet to Africa
Elliot Noss argues that auction proceeds should be used to fun wireless internet in Africa. Tucows CEO Elliot Noss, along with “internet in a suitcase” advocate Sascha Meinrath, have penned an op-ed for Slate arguing that new TLD auction ...
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November 28, 2012, 9:25 am
Domain Name Wire
800.com “sells” again
The domain name 800.com has changed hands…sort of. The world of penny stocks has always been a bit odd to me. Such is the case with Quamtel, Inc., which recently sold the domain name 800.com to its former sole shareholder, Steven Ivester. Geor...
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800.com “sells” again
The domain name 800.com has changed hands…sort of. The world of penny stocks has always been a bit odd to me. Such is the case with Quamtel, Inc., which recently sold the domain name 800.com to its former sole shareholder, Steven Ivester. Geor...
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November 27, 2012, 4:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Book review: Domain Names Rewired
New book discusses the potential of more top level domain names. Before reading Domain Names Rewired, a new book by Jennifer Wolfe and Anne Chasser, I knew I was going to have two challenges with the book. First, I knew I’d disagree with many o...
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Book review: Domain Names Rewired
New book discusses the potential of more top level domain names. Before reading Domain Names Rewired, a new book by Jennifer Wolfe and Anne Chasser, I knew I was going to have two challenges with the book. First, I knew I’d disagree with many o...
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November 27, 2012, 12:16 pm
Domain Name Wire
Have you enabled two-factor authentication on GoDaddy.com yet?
Two-factor authentication reduces changes of being phished. Last week a “small number” of Go Daddy customers were affected by a DNS attack. The company suspects the affected accounts were subject to phishing accounts or the users’ c...
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Have you enabled two-factor authentication on GoDaddy.com yet?
Two-factor authentication reduces changes of being phished. Last week a “small number” of Go Daddy customers were affected by a DNS attack. The company suspects the affected accounts were subject to phishing accounts or the users’ c...
Discussion
November 27, 2012, 10:22 am
Domain Name Wire
Lean Domain Search integrates Sedo domain listings
Aftermarket domains debut on Lean Domain Search. I’m a fan of Lean Domain Search, which I think is one of the best domain name generators out there. Until now I’ve had one main beef with the site, and that is that it focused solely on ava...
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Lean Domain Search integrates Sedo domain listings
Aftermarket domains debut on Lean Domain Search. I’m a fan of Lean Domain Search, which I think is one of the best domain name generators out there. Until now I’ve had one main beef with the site, and that is that it focused solely on ava...
Discussion
November 27, 2012, 9:39 am
Domain Name Wire
Audi loses fight for AudiCity.com domain name
Audi will have to stick with audi-microsites.com for now. Car company Audi has lost a dispute at World Intellectual Property Organization over the domain name AudiCity.com. Earlier this year Audi launched its first “Audi City” showroom in...
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Audi loses fight for AudiCity.com domain name
Audi will have to stick with audi-microsites.com for now. Car company Audi has lost a dispute at World Intellectual Property Organization over the domain name AudiCity.com. Earlier this year Audi launched its first “Audi City” showroom in...
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November 26, 2012, 12:57 pm
Domain Name Wire
37 end user domain sales
37 end user domain name sales at Afternic and Sedo. My turkey hangover is gone, so I’m catching up from last week’s end user domain name sales report. Enjoy. Afternic Agito Medical, seller of used medical equipment, bought MovingMedicine....
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37 end user domain sales
37 end user domain name sales at Afternic and Sedo. My turkey hangover is gone, so I’m catching up from last week’s end user domain name sales report. Enjoy. Afternic Agito Medical, seller of used medical equipment, bought MovingMedicine....
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November 26, 2012, 11:12 am
Domain Name Wire
Domain name Cyber Monday deals
A collection of Cyber Monday deals for domainers. Earlier today I wrote about a 50% off deal at Best of the Web. Here are some of the more domainer-specific deals out there today. Feel free to comment with additional ones and I’ll add them to t...
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Domain name Cyber Monday deals
A collection of Cyber Monday deals for domainers. Earlier today I wrote about a 50% off deal at Best of the Web. Here are some of the more domainer-specific deals out there today. Feel free to comment with additional ones and I’ll add them to t...
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November 26, 2012, 9:45 am
Domain Name Wire
Best of the Web Cyber Monday deal: 50% off
A good Cyber Monday deal for web site publishers. I’m sure there’s a lot of debate in SEO circles these days about the benefits of submitting your web sites to paid directories. Two that I’ve always considered for my new sites are Y...
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Best of the Web Cyber Monday deal: 50% off
A good Cyber Monday deal for web site publishers. I’m sure there’s a lot of debate in SEO circles these days about the benefits of submitting your web sites to paid directories. Two that I’ve always considered for my new sites are Y...
Discussion
November 26, 2012, 9:21 am
Domain Name Wire
Watch ICANN’s new TLD lottery online
The biggest sweepstakes in the history of ICANN. ICANN will hold its new TLD lottery “prioritization draw” on December 17 in Los Angeles. The results will be used to determine the order in which initial evaluation results are released. Th...
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Watch ICANN’s new TLD lottery online
The biggest sweepstakes in the history of ICANN. ICANN will hold its new TLD lottery “prioritization draw” on December 17 in Los Angeles. The results will be used to determine the order in which initial evaluation results are released. Th...
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November 21, 2012, 10:39 am
