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House Rep. Promises Hearings On New gTLD’s: “We Want To Ask Them Why It Is Necessary & Important To Do That”
During his remarks this weekend on C-Span Rep. Bob Goodlatte, who is the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, he promised a that the House would be holding a hearing on ICANN’s plan on expand the number of top leve...
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House Rep. Promises Hearings On New gTLD’s: “We Want To Ask Them Why It Is Necessary & Important To Do That”
During his remarks this weekend on C-Span Rep. Bob Goodlatte, who is the chairman of the House Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, he promised a that the House would be holding a hearing on ICANN’s plan on expand the number of top leve...
Discussion
February 21, 2011, 1:12 pm
The Domains
Chairman Of The IP Committe of the U.S. House Comes Out Swinging Against Leahy Bill
Over the weekend there was some good news out of Washington when Rep. Bob. Goodlatte, R-Va said about the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act: “We don’t want to be Egypt,” “Nor do we, when you talk about cyberse...
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Chairman Of The IP Committe of the U.S. House Comes Out Swinging Against Leahy Bill
Over the weekend there was some good news out of Washington when Rep. Bob. Goodlatte, R-Va said about the Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act: “We don’t want to be Egypt,” “Nor do we, when you talk about cyberse...
Discussion
February 21, 2011, 10:29 am
The Domains
Google May Kill Off The URL Bar In Chrome: No More Direct Navigation?
According to an article Conceivablytech.com, domain owners worst nightmare might occur if Google as the article suggests, is considering modifying its Chrome Browser and might kill off the URL bar altogether. According to the article: “Go...
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Google May Kill Off The URL Bar In Chrome: No More Direct Navigation?
According to an article Conceivablytech.com, domain owners worst nightmare might occur if Google as the article suggests, is considering modifying its Chrome Browser and might kill off the URL bar altogether. According to the article: “Go...
Discussion
February 20, 2011, 6:44 pm
The Domains
Effort.com Sells For $17K On NameJet.com & Other One Word Domains Sell For Under $10K
The domain name Effort.com sold yesterday on NameJet.com for $17K. Its a nice one word .com but don’t think it would have gotten any bids if it was say in the live Domainfest auction with a starting bid of $20K. Here are some other ...
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Effort.com Sells For $17K On NameJet.com & Other One Word Domains Sell For Under $10K
The domain name Effort.com sold yesterday on NameJet.com for $17K. Its a nice one word .com but don’t think it would have gotten any bids if it was say in the live Domainfest auction with a starting bid of $20K. Here are some other ...
Discussion
February 20, 2011, 9:50 am
The Domains
After 5 Years An SEO Expert Finally Realizes The Value Of Type In Domain Traffic
In a post just published by Stephen Chapman for ZDnet.com entitled: “Capitalizing on hidden sources of traffic: A tale of pure awesomeness”, hopefully will be an eye opener to all SEO types on the value of a domain and the type in traffic...
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After 5 Years An SEO Expert Finally Realizes The Value Of Type In Domain Traffic
In a post just published by Stephen Chapman for ZDnet.com entitled: “Capitalizing on hidden sources of traffic: A tale of pure awesomeness”, hopefully will be an eye opener to all SEO types on the value of a domain and the type in traffic...
Discussion
February 18, 2011, 10:44 am
The Domains
Maybe I Was Right & Those Government Domain Seizures Weren’t Such A Good Idea After All
The news is full of stories the last couple of days on how during the the last domain seizure “raid” by Homeland Security 84,000 Innocent website wound up getting shut down. You can read some mainstream coverage on this issue here, here, ...
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Maybe I Was Right & Those Government Domain Seizures Weren’t Such A Good Idea After All
The news is full of stories the last couple of days on how during the the last domain seizure “raid” by Homeland Security 84,000 Innocent website wound up getting shut down. You can read some mainstream coverage on this issue here, here, ...
Discussion
February 18, 2011, 8:08 am
The Domains
Microsoft Now To Allow Advertisers To Use Trademark Terms On Bing/Yahoo
According to a post on Microsoft’s blog, “In a major change in policy, Microsoft has decided to allow marketers to use other companies’ trademarks to trigger search ads.” “To come in line with search industry practices, ...
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Microsoft Now To Allow Advertisers To Use Trademark Terms On Bing/Yahoo
According to a post on Microsoft’s blog, “In a major change in policy, Microsoft has decided to allow marketers to use other companies’ trademarks to trigger search ads.” “To come in line with search industry practices, ...
Discussion
February 17, 2011, 8:08 pm
The Domains
GamesForGirls.com Sells For $500K At Sedo.com?
The domain name GamesForGirls.com is showing as having sold for $500,000 on Sedo.com. Its currently on their front page of recent activity. If so its a ton of dough for another gaming domains and 2011 as predicted is starting to look like a record se...
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GamesForGirls.com Sells For $500K At Sedo.com?
The domain name GamesForGirls.com is showing as having sold for $500,000 on Sedo.com. Its currently on their front page of recent activity. If so its a ton of dough for another gaming domains and 2011 as predicted is starting to look like a record se...
Discussion
February 17, 2011, 6:41 pm
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WIPO To Enter The Domain Seizure/Take Down Business?
According to IPwatch.com WIPO maybe the newest player wanting to get into the ever expanding business of Domain “take downs”and Domain Seizure business. According to the article the World Intellectual Property Organization may create of a...
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WIPO To Enter The Domain Seizure/Take Down Business?
According to IPwatch.com WIPO maybe the newest player wanting to get into the ever expanding business of Domain “take downs”and Domain Seizure business. According to the article the World Intellectual Property Organization may create of a...
Discussion
February 17, 2011, 4:30 pm
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DOmainfest Extended Auction Nets Around $145K
The extended domain name auction from Domainfest which is winding up on Snapnames.com today is going to finish with around $145K in sales. There is still one domain getting some bidding action as of time of publication but its still under $1K. Here a...
Discussion
DOmainfest Extended Auction Nets Around $145K
The extended domain name auction from Domainfest which is winding up on Snapnames.com today is going to finish with around $145K in sales. There is still one domain getting some bidding action as of time of publication but its still under $1K. Here a...
Discussion
February 17, 2011, 3:43 pm
