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Latest News
The Domains
.XXX is Added To The Root & Live
The .XXX extension has been added to the root and is now live. Domains like sex.xxx and xxx.xxx and ICM.xxx are resolving. ICM is the registry that ICANN signed a contract last week to operate the .XXX registry. Not all domains ending in .xxx are res...
Discussion
.XXX is Added To The Root & Live
The .XXX extension has been added to the root and is now live. Domains like sex.xxx and xxx.xxx and ICM.xxx are resolving. ICM is the registry that ICANN signed a contract last week to operate the .XXX registry. Not all domains ending in .xxx are res...
Discussion
April 16, 2011, 12:52 pm
Elliot's Blog
Saturday Updates
On the road again today, so if your comment doesn’t get posted immediately, it will likely be posted later on this afternoon. Here are a few updates today. As much as National A1 Advertising’s $1 million sale of Poker.org last year seemed...
Discussion
Saturday Updates
On the road again today, so if your comment doesn’t get posted immediately, it will likely be posted later on this afternoon. Here are a few updates today. As much as National A1 Advertising’s $1 million sale of Poker.org last year seemed...
Discussion
April 16, 2011, 12:18 pm
The Domains
Business Insider: Meet The Boy Genius Who Just Took Down The Online Poker Industry
BusinessInsider.com just published a article entitled “Meet The Boy Genius Who Just Took Down The Online Poker Industry” citing a story published by Australia’s Courier-Mail newspaper. The article tells the story about an Australian...
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Business Insider: Meet The Boy Genius Who Just Took Down The Online Poker Industry
BusinessInsider.com just published a article entitled “Meet The Boy Genius Who Just Took Down The Online Poker Industry” citing a story published by Australia’s Courier-Mail newspaper. The article tells the story about an Australian...
Discussion
April 16, 2011, 10:57 am
The Domains
Why Is Anyone Surprised Over Yesterday’s Gambling Domain Seizures & Why No Publicly Traded Company Got Charged
Just days after Washington DC announced it was legalizing online gaming including online poker, the US Government charged the operators of the largest online poker sites PokerStars, FullTiltPoker, AbsolutePoker (using UB.com) all offshore compa...
Discussion
Why Is Anyone Surprised Over Yesterday’s Gambling Domain Seizures & Why No Publicly Traded Company Got Charged
Just days after Washington DC announced it was legalizing online gaming including online poker, the US Government charged the operators of the largest online poker sites PokerStars, FullTiltPoker, AbsolutePoker (using UB.com) all offshore compa...
Discussion
April 16, 2011, 10:12 am
The Domains
New GuideBook For gTLD’s Is Published By ICANN & Open For Public Comment
ICANN has just published another draft of its Guidebook for new new gTLD’s and it has opened the public comment period today which will close in exactly 30 days on May 15. As always the Guidebook is broken down into sections. The sections...
Discussion
New GuideBook For gTLD’s Is Published By ICANN & Open For Public Comment
ICANN has just published another draft of its Guidebook for new new gTLD’s and it has opened the public comment period today which will close in exactly 30 days on May 15. As always the Guidebook is broken down into sections. The sections...
Discussion
April 16, 2011, 9:10 am
Domain Shane
Strike Another One off the “Bucket List” About to Run Boston
In 1992 I wrote a list of things I wanted to accomplish. The list was a combination of lifelong achievement all the way down to petty little things. One of the things on my list was to run the Boston Marathon. Running the Boston marathon is an easy t...
Discussion
Strike Another One off the “Bucket List” About to Run Boston
In 1992 I wrote a list of things I wanted to accomplish. The list was a combination of lifelong achievement all the way down to petty little things. One of the things on my list was to run the Boston Marathon. Running the Boston marathon is an easy t...
Discussion
April 16, 2011, 8:21 am
The Domains
TechCrunch: SocialMedia.com Acquired For $3M: “SocialMedia’s Biggest Asset Today Is Probably Its Domain Name”
According to TechCrunch.com the site SocialMedia, was purchased today by LivingSocial.com for $3 million, all in LivingSocial stock. “SocialMedia’s biggest asset today is probably its domain name.” said TechCrunch.com Interesting to...
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TechCrunch: SocialMedia.com Acquired For $3M: “SocialMedia’s Biggest Asset Today Is Probably Its Domain Name”
According to TechCrunch.com the site SocialMedia, was purchased today by LivingSocial.com for $3 million, all in LivingSocial stock. “SocialMedia’s biggest asset today is probably its domain name.” said TechCrunch.com Interesting to...
Discussion
April 15, 2011, 8:47 pm
Domain Name News
.XXX Goes Live in the Root Servers
Earlier today IANA added the .XXX Top Level Domain to the root nameservers. While the registry operator Afilias is still in their setup process for ICM registry, the zone is currently propagating. While a number of registrars have already been taking...
Discussion
.XXX Goes Live in the Root Servers
Earlier today IANA added the .XXX Top Level Domain to the root nameservers. While the registry operator Afilias is still in their setup process for ICM registry, the zone is currently propagating. While a number of registrars have already been taking...
Discussion
April 15, 2011, 7:34 pm
Elliot's Blog
US Government Seizes Major Poker Company Domain Names Including UB.com
The US Attorney’s Office in New York City issued a press release this afternoon announcing charges for the founders of three major online poker companies: PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker. There are some serious charges in the in...
Discussion
US Government Seizes Major Poker Company Domain Names Including UB.com
The US Attorney’s Office in New York City issued a press release this afternoon announcing charges for the founders of three major online poker companies: PokerStars, Full Tilt Poker, and Absolute Poker. There are some serious charges in the in...
Discussion
April 15, 2011, 2:43 pm
Domain Name News
US Government Seizes Poker Domains, Charges Principals
The US government seized the domains for Poker Stars, Absolute Poker, and Full Tilt Poker and charged the site principals with bank fraud, illegal gambling offenses and laundering billions in illegal gambling proceeds. [Developing Story] Press Releas...
Discussion
US Government Seizes Poker Domains, Charges Principals
The US government seized the domains for Poker Stars, Absolute Poker, and Full Tilt Poker and charged the site principals with bank fraud, illegal gambling offenses and laundering billions in illegal gambling proceeds. [Developing Story] Press Releas...
Discussion
April 15, 2011, 2:41 pm
