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The Domains
ICA Tells ICANN: Don’t Fold Under Government Pressure
In a letter addressed to the US Department of Commerce, but also sent to Rod Beckstrom and other ICANN execs, Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association told ICANN not to cede the new gTLD process to governments represented by the GAC (Governme...
Discussion
ICA Tells ICANN: Don’t Fold Under Government Pressure
In a letter addressed to the US Department of Commerce, but also sent to Rod Beckstrom and other ICANN execs, Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association told ICANN not to cede the new gTLD process to governments represented by the GAC (Governme...
Discussion
February 25, 2011, 7:57 am
Domain Shane
Friday’s Lovely Domain Drops and Auctions
Not quite as good as yesterday’s list but it can’t be Christmas every day. Remember that you only have a few more house to get in your guesses on the Name the Domainers contest. Here are today’s names WaterproofLaptop.co...
Discussion
Friday’s Lovely Domain Drops and Auctions
Not quite as good as yesterday’s list but it can’t be Christmas every day. Remember that you only have a few more house to get in your guesses on the Name the Domainers contest. Here are today’s names WaterproofLaptop.co...
Discussion
February 25, 2011, 2:44 am
The Domains
Google Changes Algorithm “In Last Day Or 2″ To Drop Content Farms
A few weeks ago, Google promised that they were gunning for content farms and today it looks that they fired the first shot. According to a post on Google’s blog: “In the last day or so we launched a pretty big algorithmic improvement to ...
Discussion
Google Changes Algorithm “In Last Day Or 2″ To Drop Content Farms
A few weeks ago, Google promised that they were gunning for content farms and today it looks that they fired the first shot. According to a post on Google’s blog: “In the last day or so we launched a pretty big algorithmic improvement to ...
Discussion
February 25, 2011, 12:09 am
The Domains
ICANN Moves June Meeting As We Predicted To Singapore
We heard a rumor a couple of weeks ago that ICANN was going to cancel the June Meeting scheduled for Jordan to Singapore and wrote about it back on ICANN has just made it official that the June ICANN meeting where the new gTLD’s my finall...
Discussion
ICANN Moves June Meeting As We Predicted To Singapore
We heard a rumor a couple of weeks ago that ICANN was going to cancel the June Meeting scheduled for Jordan to Singapore and wrote about it back on ICANN has just made it official that the June ICANN meeting where the new gTLD’s my finall...
Discussion
February 24, 2011, 10:50 pm
Domain Name Wire
ICANN Slashes Meeting Sponsorship Prices Up to 50%
Non-profit reverses course and lowers price to sponsor meetings. Currying favor with the ICANN crowd just got a lot cheaper. Well, at least compared to last week. In advance of its meeting in San Francisco next month, ICANN doubled the cost of many o...
Discussion
ICANN Slashes Meeting Sponsorship Prices Up to 50%
Non-profit reverses course and lowers price to sponsor meetings. Currying favor with the ICANN crowd just got a lot cheaper. Well, at least compared to last week. In advance of its meeting in San Francisco next month, ICANN doubled the cost of many o...
Discussion
February 24, 2011, 10:48 pm
Domain Name Wire
June ICANN Meeting Moves to Singapore
ICANN announces new location for June meeting. The rumor mill was correct. ICANN just announced that its June meeting will be moved to Singapore. The meeting was supposed to be held in Jordan. But security concerns and unrest in the region prompted I...
Discussion
June ICANN Meeting Moves to Singapore
ICANN announces new location for June meeting. The rumor mill was correct. ICANN just announced that its June meeting will be moved to Singapore. The meeting was supposed to be held in Jordan. But security concerns and unrest in the region prompted I...
Discussion
February 24, 2011, 10:39 pm
The Domains
Sedo Heats Up As They Sell 100K Of Domains In A Day But Misses On $125k More
The domain name Service.net just sold for $19,000 on Sedo tonight. In a few other auctions that just closed, the domain Oxi.com sold for 8,000 Euro’s or around 12K The domain Allspice.com sold for $7,657, yes its trademarked but just since 2006...
Discussion
Sedo Heats Up As They Sell 100K Of Domains In A Day But Misses On $125k More
The domain name Service.net just sold for $19,000 on Sedo tonight. In a few other auctions that just closed, the domain Oxi.com sold for 8,000 Euro’s or around 12K The domain Allspice.com sold for $7,657, yes its trademarked but just since 2006...
Discussion
February 24, 2011, 9:25 pm
Domain Shane
Overstock.com aka The Big O.com Penalized By Google For Promoting .Edu Links
Looks like the Overstock took their SEO tactics a little further than Google likes. According to WSJ.com, Overstock has been penalized (or put down where they should be) for offering discounts to universities and students who put links on their...
Discussion
Overstock.com aka The Big O.com Penalized By Google For Promoting .Edu Links
Looks like the Overstock took their SEO tactics a little further than Google likes. According to WSJ.com, Overstock has been penalized (or put down where they should be) for offering discounts to universities and students who put links on their...
Discussion
February 24, 2011, 6:24 pm
IDN Blog
McDonald’s Missed Out on McDonalds.com But Buys Russian макдональдс.рф IDN
Joshua Quittner, the tech journalist, originally registered McDonalds.com to prove a point. His registration of the fast-food goliath’s domain name was a wake-up call for big companies that they needed to “get it” as to the importan...
Discussion
McDonald’s Missed Out on McDonalds.com But Buys Russian макдональдс.рф IDN
Joshua Quittner, the tech journalist, originally registered McDonalds.com to prove a point. His registration of the fast-food goliath’s domain name was a wake-up call for big companies that they needed to “get it” as to the importan...
Discussion
February 24, 2011, 6:11 pm
Elliot's Blog
Name.com Launches Android App
I just learned that Name.com introduced its Android app today, and it is now one of the only ICANN accredited registrars to produce one. This new app allows people to search for available domain names, register domain names, manage website DNS, and p...
Discussion
Name.com Launches Android App
I just learned that Name.com introduced its Android app today, and it is now one of the only ICANN accredited registrars to produce one. This new app allows people to search for available domain names, register domain names, manage website DNS, and p...
Discussion
February 24, 2011, 5:50 pm
