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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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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
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New York Is Excited About The New gTLD’s & It’s Upcoming .NYC Extension
The city of New York put out a press release on the new gTLD’s and clearly are excited about the prospects of their soon being a .NYC “”Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ( ICANN ) announced it wil...
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New York Is Excited About The New gTLD’s & It’s Upcoming .NYC Extension
The city of New York put out a press release on the new gTLD’s and clearly are excited about the prospects of their soon being a .NYC “”Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ( ICANN ) announced it wil...
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June 23, 2011, 12:23 am
The Domains
O.Co a/k/a Overstock.com Wins The American Business Award For “Best Overall Company of the Year” Award For
“O.co, also known as Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSTK), today announced that it won two 2011 American Business Awards in the following categories – Best Overall Company of the Year (Up to 2,500 Employees) and Executive of the Year (All O...
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O.Co a/k/a Overstock.com Wins The American Business Award For “Best Overall Company of the Year” Award For
“O.co, also known as Overstock.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSTK), today announced that it won two 2011 American Business Awards in the following categories – Best Overall Company of the Year (Up to 2,500 Employees) and Executive of the Year (All O...
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June 22, 2011, 10:12 pm
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Google Hits a Record 1 Billion Vistors In One Month
According to cnet.com, Google hit a record with 1 BILLION visitors in one month. Cnet.com, citing stats from Comscore, says that Google got over 1 billion visitors in May 2011, “the first time ever that a site has drawn that many visitors in on...
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Google Hits a Record 1 Billion Vistors In One Month
According to cnet.com, Google hit a record with 1 BILLION visitors in one month. Cnet.com, citing stats from Comscore, says that Google got over 1 billion visitors in May 2011, “the first time ever that a site has drawn that many visitors in on...
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June 22, 2011, 4:50 pm
