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FBI Seizes Servers at Digital One In US, “Taking Tens of Clients Sites Down” When Only Wanting 1
The New York Times reported a few days ago that “The F.B.I. seized Web servers in a raid on a data center early Tuesday, causing several Web sites, including those run by the New York publisher Curbed Network, to go offline.” &ldquo...
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FBI Seizes Servers at Digital One In US, “Taking Tens of Clients Sites Down” When Only Wanting 1
The New York Times reported a few days ago that “The F.B.I. seized Web servers in a raid on a data center early Tuesday, causing several Web sites, including those run by the New York publisher Curbed Network, to go offline.” &ldquo...
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June 25, 2011, 9:46 pm
The Domains
Tucows & Demand Shares Benefit From Godaddy.com Reported Buyout
Shares of both Demand Media (NYSE: DMD) and Tucows (TCX) had nice gains in the stock market on Friday following on the heals of the pending sale of Godaddy.com for up to $2.5 Billion which is expected to be announced officially on Tuesday. As we repo...
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Tucows & Demand Shares Benefit From Godaddy.com Reported Buyout
Shares of both Demand Media (NYSE: DMD) and Tucows (TCX) had nice gains in the stock market on Friday following on the heals of the pending sale of Godaddy.com for up to $2.5 Billion which is expected to be announced officially on Tuesday. As we repo...
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June 24, 2011, 11:57 pm
The Domains
Minds + Machines Game Changer For New gTLD Back End Providers: Unlimited Registrations For $100K
In what appears to be a bold move, Minds + Machines, (London AIM: TLDH), today announced a flat pricing model for back end registry services for top-level domains. According to a press release (translated from German) Minds + Machines will offe...
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Minds + Machines Game Changer For New gTLD Back End Providers: Unlimited Registrations For $100K
In what appears to be a bold move, Minds + Machines, (London AIM: TLDH), today announced a flat pricing model for back end registry services for top-level domains. According to a press release (translated from German) Minds + Machines will offe...
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June 24, 2011, 3:10 pm
The Domains
Bloomberg Godaddy.com In Talks To Be Bought Out For $2 Billion
According to Bloomberg/Business Week, Godaddy.com is in talks to be bought by a group led by KKR & Co. and Silver Lake Partners for more than $2 billion. “Silver Lake is a Menlo Park, California-based private equity firm that focuses on inv...
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Bloomberg Godaddy.com In Talks To Be Bought Out For $2 Billion
According to Bloomberg/Business Week, Godaddy.com is in talks to be bought by a group led by KKR & Co. and Silver Lake Partners for more than $2 billion. “Silver Lake is a Menlo Park, California-based private equity firm that focuses on inv...
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June 24, 2011, 10:27 am
The Domains
Some Stories On The New gTLD’s Are Just So WRONG, Here Is The Worst
There have been literially thousands of stories written on the new gTLD program but many contain inaccurate information or are just plain out wrong. Here’s the worst one we found: Domaininformer.com writes in a post entitled: “Top Level D...
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Some Stories On The New gTLD’s Are Just So WRONG, Here Is The Worst
There have been literially thousands of stories written on the new gTLD program but many contain inaccurate information or are just plain out wrong. Here’s the worst one we found: Domaininformer.com writes in a post entitled: “Top Level D...
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June 24, 2011, 8:33 am
The Domains
Steve Crocker Elected New Chairman Of ICANN Board
Steve Crocker has just been elected as Chairman of the ICANN Board of Directors. replacing Peter Dengate Thrush. Here is his bio from ICANN site. “”"Dr. Crocker is CEO and co-founder of Shinkuro, Inc., a start-up company focused on d...
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Steve Crocker Elected New Chairman Of ICANN Board
Steve Crocker has just been elected as Chairman of the ICANN Board of Directors. replacing Peter Dengate Thrush. Here is his bio from ICANN site. “”"Dr. Crocker is CEO and co-founder of Shinkuro, Inc., a start-up company focused on d...
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June 24, 2011, 1:07 am
The Domains
TheHill.com: Bill To Legalize Online Poker To Be Introduced As Soon As Next Week
According to TheHill.com, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) is expected to introduce legislation as soon as next week that would legalize online poker and create a new federal regulatory body to oversee the sites. The bill would legalize only online poker, o...
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TheHill.com: Bill To Legalize Online Poker To Be Introduced As Soon As Next Week
According to TheHill.com, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) is expected to introduce legislation as soon as next week that would legalize online poker and create a new federal regulatory body to oversee the sites. The bill would legalize only online poker, o...
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June 24, 2011, 12:22 am
The Domains
ICANN Approves The Renewal Of .Net Contract With VeriSign
ICANN has just approved the renewal of the .Net contract with VeriSign. Here is the resolution which all Board members voted in favor of, with one abstention: Resolution on Renewal of the dot net agreement. Whereas, the current dot net registry agree...
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ICANN Approves The Renewal Of .Net Contract With VeriSign
ICANN has just approved the renewal of the .Net contract with VeriSign. Here is the resolution which all Board members voted in favor of, with one abstention: Resolution on Renewal of the dot net agreement. Whereas, the current dot net registry agree...
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June 23, 2011, 11:35 pm
The Domains
Federal Trade Commission May Investigate Google On Whether It Has Abused its Dominance On The Web
According to the Wall Street Journal the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may “start a wide-ranging, formal antitrust investigation into whether the search giant has abused its dominance on the Web. This could mark the start of a lengthy legal pr...
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Federal Trade Commission May Investigate Google On Whether It Has Abused its Dominance On The Web
According to the Wall Street Journal the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may “start a wide-ranging, formal antitrust investigation into whether the search giant has abused its dominance on the Web. This could mark the start of a lengthy legal pr...
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June 23, 2011, 9:43 pm
The Domains
NameCheap.com Says It Now Has Over 2 Million Domains Under Management
According to a press release by the company, NameCheap.com an ICANN accredited registrar says they now have broken the 2 Million mark in domain names under management. “Reaching 2 million domains is an incredible milestone for us,” Richar...
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NameCheap.com Says It Now Has Over 2 Million Domains Under Management
According to a press release by the company, NameCheap.com an ICANN accredited registrar says they now have broken the 2 Million mark in domain names under management. “Reaching 2 million domains is an incredible milestone for us,” Richar...
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June 23, 2011, 4:16 am
