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Domain Name Wire
HostExploit Names Oversee.net #1 Bad Host
Group releases its latest list of “bad” hosts. HostExploit, which previously put the heat on eNom, now says Oversee.net is the “#1 Bad Host”. The group compared data from 11 sources on a number of “bad” things that...
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HostExploit Names Oversee.net #1 Bad Host
Group releases its latest list of “bad” hosts. HostExploit, which previously put the heat on eNom, now says Oversee.net is the “#1 Bad Host”. The group compared data from 11 sources on a number of “bad” things that...
Discussion
October 20, 2011, 12:48 pm
Elliot's Blog
Registrar Domain Name Price Increase Notices Being Sent
I’ve started to receive emails from domain registrars announcing an increase in the price of .com and .net domain names, “based on the VeriSign and Neustar announcements” of price increases in 2012. The price you...
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Registrar Domain Name Price Increase Notices Being Sent
I’ve started to receive emails from domain registrars announcing an increase in the price of .com and .net domain names, “based on the VeriSign and Neustar announcements” of price increases in 2012. The price you...
Discussion
October 20, 2011, 12:09 pm
The Domains
Breaking: HostExploit.com Names Oversee.net As Having Being Worst On Its “Top 50 Bad Hosts & Networks”
HostExploit.com which publishes a quarterly list of the of the “Top 50 Bad Hosts & Networks” just published its report for the 3rd Quarter of 2011 and of 39,056 servers they anaylist they named Oversee.net as the worse in the wo...
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Breaking: HostExploit.com Names Oversee.net As Having Being Worst On Its “Top 50 Bad Hosts & Networks”
HostExploit.com which publishes a quarterly list of the of the “Top 50 Bad Hosts & Networks” just published its report for the 3rd Quarter of 2011 and of 39,056 servers they anaylist they named Oversee.net as the worse in the wo...
Discussion
October 20, 2011, 11:56 am
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Threatens to Shut Down Cheapies.com
Registrar failing to escrow whois information. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has sent a breach notice (pdf) to Cheapies.com, threatening to de-accredit the domain name registrar. Cheapies, which bills itself as “domain reg...
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ICANN Threatens to Shut Down Cheapies.com
Registrar failing to escrow whois information. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has sent a breach notice (pdf) to Cheapies.com, threatening to de-accredit the domain name registrar. Cheapies, which bills itself as “domain reg...
Discussion
October 20, 2011, 11:29 am
Domain Name Wire
Validus Holdings Says Former Contractor Used .Co Domains to Intercept Confidential Emails
Former contractor allegedly intercepted emails using .co domain names. Validus Holdings, a publicly traded (NYSE: VR) reinsurance and insurance company, has filed a lawsuit against the owner of several .co domain names. The company claims that the ow...
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Validus Holdings Says Former Contractor Used .Co Domains to Intercept Confidential Emails
Former contractor allegedly intercepted emails using .co domain names. Validus Holdings, a publicly traded (NYSE: VR) reinsurance and insurance company, has filed a lawsuit against the owner of several .co domain names. The company claims that the ow...
Discussion
October 20, 2011, 10:54 am
Domain Name Wire
Warner Bros Registers Reddit Movie Domains
Movie studio registers Reddit related domain names as it works on movie suggested by Reddit commentor. Reddit is certainly a powerful force on the internet. But is Warner Bros working on a movie about it? The company just registered a number of domai...
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Warner Bros Registers Reddit Movie Domains
Movie studio registers Reddit related domain names as it works on movie suggested by Reddit commentor. Reddit is certainly a powerful force on the internet. But is Warner Bros working on a movie about it? The company just registered a number of domai...
Discussion
October 20, 2011, 10:19 am
The Domains
Australian State Government To Apply For .Sydney, .Melbourne .Victoria and .NSW: “They Are Key Digital Assets”
According to a couple of stories out today State Governments in Australia announced that they are planning on applying for new Top Level internet Domains (gTLD’s). The NSW and Victorian governments say they are going to apply for .sydney,...
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Australian State Government To Apply For .Sydney, .Melbourne .Victoria and .NSW: “They Are Key Digital Assets”
According to a couple of stories out today State Governments in Australia announced that they are planning on applying for new Top Level internet Domains (gTLD’s). The NSW and Victorian governments say they are going to apply for .sydney,...
Discussion
October 20, 2011, 10:16 am
Domain Shane
Repost: Here’s Why You Go To A Domain Conference
Just to remind people of the positivity of domain conferences I am reposting my article from my first TRAFFIC conference. I think it shows my enthusiasm and excitement that I had (and still have) for the industry. This is what I think sho...
Discussion
Repost: Here’s Why You Go To A Domain Conference
Just to remind people of the positivity of domain conferences I am reposting my article from my first TRAFFIC conference. I think it shows my enthusiasm and excitement that I had (and still have) for the industry. This is what I think sho...
Discussion
October 20, 2011, 9:21 am
Domain Shane
Thursday’s Big List of Domains At Auction or Dropping
A shout out to Aaron of HybridDomainer for stopping by the nursery and saying hello yesterday. I love it when readers of the blog stop by (unless they are coming to attack me). The dude rode his bike from Colorado to Illinois to come help...
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Thursday’s Big List of Domains At Auction or Dropping
A shout out to Aaron of HybridDomainer for stopping by the nursery and saying hello yesterday. I love it when readers of the blog stop by (unless they are coming to attack me). The dude rode his bike from Colorado to Illinois to come help...
Discussion
October 20, 2011, 3:34 am
The Domains
Demand Media Hits All Time Low Today
Shares of Demand Media (DMD) went on a wild ride today hitting an all time low of $5.24 before recovering back to its closing price of $5.62 a loss of over 13%. Volume was almost 10X more today than the three month average of Demand trading ove...
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Demand Media Hits All Time Low Today
Shares of Demand Media (DMD) went on a wild ride today hitting an all time low of $5.24 before recovering back to its closing price of $5.62 a loss of over 13%. Volume was almost 10X more today than the three month average of Demand trading ove...
Discussion
October 20, 2011, 1:04 am
