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Go Daddy Devises “Pay for Placement” Idea for New gTLD Operators
Patent describes system where new top level domain operators can bid for preferred placement registrar sites. Want to get your new top level domain name positioned well on GoDaddy? Prepare to pay. That’s the idea behind a pay-for-placement appr...
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Go Daddy Devises “Pay for Placement” Idea for New gTLD Operators
Patent describes system where new top level domain operators can bid for preferred placement registrar sites. Want to get your new top level domain name positioned well on GoDaddy? Prepare to pay. That’s the idea behind a pay-for-placement appr...
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February 15, 2011, 11:49 am
Domain Name Wire
Uh-Oh. ICANN Traveling to Another Trouble Spot for June Meeting in Jordan.
Safety and security will be concerns once again for upcoming ICANN meeting. I’ve got to hand it to ICANN’s meeting planners. They have a penchant for choosing locales that give less-traveled attendees heartburn. This hit a pinnacle for la...
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Uh-Oh. ICANN Traveling to Another Trouble Spot for June Meeting in Jordan.
Safety and security will be concerns once again for upcoming ICANN meeting. I’ve got to hand it to ICANN’s meeting planners. They have a penchant for choosing locales that give less-traveled attendees heartburn. This hit a pinnacle for la...
Discussion
February 15, 2011, 11:02 am
Domain Name Wire
Texas Considering the Dreaded “Affiliate Sales Tax”
Legislation would require etailers to collect sales tax if it has any affiliates in Texas. Add my home state of Texas to the list of states that are considering taxing etailers who have affiliates in the state. At least if one state representative ge...
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Texas Considering the Dreaded “Affiliate Sales Tax”
Legislation would require etailers to collect sales tax if it has any affiliates in Texas. Add my home state of Texas to the list of states that are considering taxing etailers who have affiliates in the state. At least if one state representative ge...
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February 15, 2011, 10:50 am
Domain Name Wire
Google Adsense for Domains Testing New Design Templates
Two new templates being tested, including one with a graphic. Google’s self-service domain name parking program appears to be testing new design templates. An alert reader sent me an example of a domain name using Adsense for Domains “Onl...
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Google Adsense for Domains Testing New Design Templates
Two new templates being tested, including one with a graphic. Google’s self-service domain name parking program appears to be testing new design templates. An alert reader sent me an example of a domain name using Adsense for Domains “Onl...
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February 15, 2011, 10:38 am
Domain Name Wire
SnapNames Increases Prices on Deleted Domain Names
Cost to get deleted domains increases from $59 to $69. On Tuesday Snapnames will increase its minimum fee for catching fully deleted domain names by $10 to $69. The fee increase only applies to domains that go completely through the deletion cycle an...
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SnapNames Increases Prices on Deleted Domain Names
Cost to get deleted domains increases from $59 to $69. On Tuesday Snapnames will increase its minimum fee for catching fully deleted domain names by $10 to $69. The fee increase only applies to domains that go completely through the deletion cycle an...
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February 14, 2011, 9:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
L.A. County Health Department Sends New Alert to DOMAINfest Attendees
Those with multiple symptoms asked to undergo testing. The Los Angeles County Public Health Department has sent a new alert (pdf) to attendees of this month’s DOMAINfest conference giving explicit instructions for medical testing. In an email t...
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L.A. County Health Department Sends New Alert to DOMAINfest Attendees
Those with multiple symptoms asked to undergo testing. The Los Angeles County Public Health Department has sent a new alert (pdf) to attendees of this month’s DOMAINfest conference giving explicit instructions for medical testing. In an email t...
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February 14, 2011, 9:25 pm
Domain Name Wire
New Chrome Extension Lets You Block Content Farms in Google
Google releases extension in response to “content farm” complaints. Tired of seeing eHow in your Google search results? Now you can block it. Today Google released a new Chrome extension that allows people to block entire sites from resul...
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New Chrome Extension Lets You Block Content Farms in Google
Google releases extension in response to “content farm” complaints. Tired of seeing eHow in your Google search results? Now you can block it. Today Google released a new Chrome extension that allows people to block entire sites from resul...
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February 14, 2011, 3:31 pm
Domain Name Wire
VeriSign Scores a Win in Antitrust Lawsuit
Court rules plaintiffs don’t have standing to bring suit. A California court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Coalition for ICANN Transparency (CFIT) against VeriSign for its .com and .net domain name contracts. The court ruling was first rep...
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VeriSign Scores a Win in Antitrust Lawsuit
Court rules plaintiffs don’t have standing to bring suit. A California court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by Coalition for ICANN Transparency (CFIT) against VeriSign for its .com and .net domain name contracts. The court ruling was first rep...
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February 14, 2011, 1:07 pm
Domain Name Wire
Scott Day’s DigiMedia Wins Reverse Domain Hijacking Charge
WIPO panel finds complaint against DigiMedia.com was brought in bad faith. Legendary domain name investor Scott Day’s company DigiMedia.com has won a charge of reverse domain name hijacking against a Dubai company. Prime Pictures LLC filed the ...
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Scott Day’s DigiMedia Wins Reverse Domain Hijacking Charge
WIPO panel finds complaint against DigiMedia.com was brought in bad faith. Legendary domain name investor Scott Day’s company DigiMedia.com has won a charge of reverse domain name hijacking against a Dubai company. Prime Pictures LLC filed the ...
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February 14, 2011, 12:26 pm
Domain Name Wire
Bankrate Acquires and Launches CreditCards.ca
Company launches credit card information site for Canada. Financial media company Bankrate recently acquired and has now launched CreditCards.ca, a credit card information site, Domain Name Wire has discovered. Bankrate recently purchased the company...
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Bankrate Acquires and Launches CreditCards.ca
Company launches credit card information site for Canada. Financial media company Bankrate recently acquired and has now launched CreditCards.ca, a credit card information site, Domain Name Wire has discovered. Bankrate recently purchased the company...
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February 14, 2011, 10:02 am
