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No Rush to Adopt Domain Names Written in Chinese in China

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:35:49 +0000

A global Internet governing body last month approved new languages for use in domain names but at least in China some Web sites have hesitated to rebrand into Chinese from their wellknown names written in Latin characters....

Apple update tackles domain spoofing, other attacks

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:42:13 +0000

The security update for Mac OS X addresses 43 specific issues including holes that could allow an attacker to take over the computer...

Apple plugs holes for domain spoofing, other attacks

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:05:38 +0000

Security update for Mac OS X addresses 43 specific issues including holes that could allow an attacker to take over the computer....

Latest Developments in the SnapNames Shill Bidding Scandal

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:24:29 +0000

The first class action lawsuit has been filed in the shill bidding scandal at SnapNames that continues to dominate conversation in the domain industry. In another development SnapNames has given customers access to all of their old bidding records so they can calculate the damages suffered in the shocking scheme....

LuxuryNames to Hold Online Domain Name Auction

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:05:49 +0000

Popular newsletter to run online auction.br /LuxuryNames.com will hold an online domain auction November 1824 on the Snapnames platform.br /LuxuryNames.com is known for its onceortwice monthly newsletters with domain names for sale. The recentlylaunched newsletter has resulted in over 250000 in sales over the past three months.br /The auction will include about 200 domain names and 80% ...

ICANN Board to Consider “Expressions of Interest” for New TLDs at December Meeting

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:26:36 +0000

amp8220Preapplicationamp8221 topic to be on agenda at December meeting.br /The ICANN Board has instructed ICANN staff to prepare a report about accepting preapplications or amp8220expressions of interestamp8221 for new top level domain names. The board requested the staff tobr /amp8230study the potential impact of a call for formal amp8220expressions of interestamp8221 and provide a plan for ...

Google moves into smartphone ads

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:16:24 +0000

Google is to buy smartphone ad specialty firm AdMob in a 750m deal to be paid for in shares. Google hopes AdMob will help it more effectively extend its lucrative internet advertising domain into the booming world of mobile devices....

Domain Auction Site Faces Shill Bidding Lawsuit

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:51:52 +0000

A Miami lawyer has filed a classaction lawsuit against domain name auction site SnapNames.com after the company announced that a former employee was bidding against potential customers in domain name auctions....

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Domain Name Provider

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:16:54 +0000

MIAMI Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ A class action lawsuit was filed today in MiamiDade County Circuit Court on behalf of lead Plaintiff Carlos A. Cueto and others who participated in online auctions for domain names. In the lawsuit Mr....

Gaming for Girls

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:52:02 +0000

Video games have long been the domain of teenage boys and young men but no more. According to financial firm Wedbush Morgan female gamers now make up 40percent of the video game market. Compare that with less than 12percent of females playing video games in 2001....

Social Business Card Company Buys Poken.com for $75,000

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:50:20 +0000

Social gadget company upgrades its domain name.br /Sedo has brokered the sale of Poken.com for 75000 to a company that bills itself as a mobile social business card.br /According to the web site amp8220poken is your amp8217social business card.amp8217 itamp8217s an easy way to share your contact details and online social networks in the real world. ...

Domain Owners Should Learn Lesson About Leaving Money on the Table

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:04:12 +0000

Deal or no deal eNom leaves money on the table.br /Back in February I made an offer on a domain at AcquireThisName.com an eNom affiliate. It wasnamp8217t a great name just a brandable that a friend was interested in. eNom wanted 6000 my friendamp8217s final offer was 400 since we were so far ...

Calculating The True SEO Costs Of Major Site Changes

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:02:19 +0000

Over the past year we have worked with a number of organizations that have chosen to relocate their sites from an existing domain to a new domain. One of the questions that always comes up early in the process is how much traffic are we going to lose...

Barkha Dutt wins domain dispute against Hyderabad-based entity

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:22:21 +0000

New Delhi Nov 8 PTI Barkha Dutt a noted journalist and Group Editor of NDTV news channel has won an internet domain dispute at the World Intellectual Property Organisation WIPO against a Hyderabadbased entity....

Arrington: Apologies Shouldn’t be Conditional

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:57:38 +0000

TechCrunch article questions Snapamp8217s rebate requirements.br /Given the bad taste Michael Arringtonamp8217s has in his mouth from his time in the domain name industry heamp8217s laying down the heat on Snapnames and its bidding scandal. Today he wrote a second article about the scandal saying that SnapNamesamp8217 request that customers sign a waiver to get ...

After Winning Case, Man Hands Domain Name to Glenn Beck

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:24:42 +0000

Man gives controversial domain name to Beck after proving a point.br /Isaac EilandHall just won a highly publicized case against Glenn Beck over the domain name glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com. As soon as he won he did something surprising: he offered the domain name to Beck for free.br /In a letter pdf to Beck EilandHall explained that he has ...

IP Constituency Distances Itself from CADNA

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:32:18 +0000

Letter insinuates that CADNA does not take a balanced approach to intellectual property rights.br /The ICANN IP Constituency is distancing itself from the Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse CADNA.br /In a letter to ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom J. Scott Evans President of the Intellectual Property Constituency referred to a recent discussion in which CADNA was referred to ...

Wanda Sykes, George Lopez Bring New Comedy, New Colors to White Men's Late-Night TV Domain

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:30:33 +0000

LOS ANGELES AP In the blink of an eye latenight TV is shifting from a white mens club to the start of a rainbow coalition....

Glenn Beck Loses Domain Dispute Over Meme Site

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:59:26 +0000

Glenn Beck loses challenge to parody web site.br /Conservative TV personality Glenn Beck has lost his dispute over the domain name glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com. See Domain Owner Respond to Glenn Beck.br /In order to win the domain name Beck had to prove three things to an arbitrator:br /1. The domain name was confusingly similar to Beckamp8217s mark i.e. Glenn ...

Analyzing .Asia and .Tel Domains: What does it mean for new TLDs?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:55:27 +0000

Considering .asia and .tel results how many domains can a new TLD expect to registerbr /What makes a top level domain name successful br /If you compare any top level domain to .com they are all failures. But if you look at it from the registryamp8217s perspective the number required to be profitable isnamp8217t that ...

.Mobi Domain Registration Base Down 10% Over Year

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:51:02 +0000

Registered base of .mobi domains is sinking.br /The total number of .mobi domain names registered fell to 850712 in July 2009 the latest number available through ICANN. That represents a 10% drop from the same month in 2008 when the total base was 946357.br /br /The number of .mobi domains registered has held stagnate this year hanging ...

Gumblar malware's home domain is active again

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:40:59 +0000

IDG News Service ScanSafe researchers are seeing renewed activity regarding Gumblar a multifunctional piece of malware that spreads by attacking PCs visiting hacked Web pages....

Companies in the News: Sedo, Moniker, Neustar, Pool.com and eBusinessDomains.com

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:24:06 +0000

Today in t he Lowdown at DNJournal.com: News from Sedo Moniker Neustar Pool.com and eBusinessDomains.com Sedo kicks off our round up with 3rd quarter results from their popular aftermarket platform where sales volume rose 5.5% from the previous quarter and average sale prices soared 37%....

Go Daddy Scores Victory to Benefit Domain Registrars and Internet Companies

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:30:45 +0000

Court dismisses case with prejudice over jurisdiction.br /Go Daddy Group has scored a legal victory involving jurisdiction which should be a sigh of relief for other domain name registrars parking companies and even the internet industry as a whole.br /uBid sued Go Daddy for allegedly including domain names that included uBidamp8217s trademarks in both parked domains and ...

Domain Renewal Scam is Back

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:19:35 +0000

Domain name renewal scam resurfaces.br /A domain renewal amp8220scamamp8221 that I first wrote about in 2007 has surfaced again.br /The email scam comes from an outfit calling itself ISP renewal aka Domain Renewal and informs you that your domain name is expiring. The company misleads domain registrants to think they need to renew their domain through ...

VeriSign Swings to Profit in Q3, Domain Name Base up 6%

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:09:10 +0000

VeriSign reports earnings and domain growth.br /br /VeriSign which manages the registry for .com and .net domain names reported a profitable third quarter. The company earned 53.6 million in the quarter compared to a loss of 201.1 million in the same quarter in 2008.br /VeriSign has divested a number of businesses lately and is focusing on its ...

How Google & Yahoo Make Money Off A Twitter Typo Domain

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:06:33 +0000

Like many people I misspelled a domain name today when I was trying to visit a web site. I typed Twiter.com with one T rather than Twitter.com. I wasnt surprised to land on a site with ads as is common when entering typos....

Facebook and MySpace Backdoors Found, Fixed

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:37:55 +0000

jamie writes with news of a Facebook app developer who found a significant security hole while he was trying to get around function limitations for his application. Quoting: Luckily just with browser AJAX requests a flash application hosted on domain X is unable to open a file on domain Y. If this would be possible domain X would be able to access content on domain Y and when the user
...

Poll: How SnapNames Scandal Affects You

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:29:41 +0000

Itamp8217s clear that a lot of people lost trust yesterday. Here are a few poll questions to see how the Snapnames bidding scandal will change your behavior.br /Also if youamp8217ve already received notice of your rebate please leave a comment with the amount.br /br /br / DomainNameWire.com 2009. Review and rate domain name parking companies at Parking ...

Rick Latona Auction Ends Today, Sedo 2 Character Auction Starts

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:00:38 +0000

One auction ends and another one begins today.br /The extended auction for Rick Latonaamp8217s TRAFFIC auction ends today and bidding is open online. A handful of domains have already received bids which also means they hit their reserve. Notable domains with bids include StateFlags.com at 25000 and DLE.com at 12400.br /In an email sent to ...

Nominet Releases Goldmine of Domain Renewal Statistics

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:29:29 +0000

Report provides insight into expired domain names.br /Nominet the registry for the .uk country code has released its 2009 Domain Name Industry Report pdf. It includes indepth stats about domain renewal rates and the reasons people let domains expire. This data should be useful to the ICANN Working Group examining the issue of expiring ...

EMC's Data Domain Ranks 7th in North America on Deloitte's 2009 Technology Fast 500(TM)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:00:00 +0000

EMC Corporation the world leader in information infrastructure solutions today announced that Data Domain a highgrowth industryleading company that it recently acquired ranked number seven on the Technology Fast 500 Deloitte LLPs ranking of 500 of the fastest growing technology media telecommunications life sciences and clean technology companies in North America....

Region must boost online Arabic content

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:16:21 +0000

05 November 2009 Abu Dhabi: The opportunity to create Arabic domain names is not a solution to internetrelated problems including penetration in the Arab world an official at Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN told Gulf News on Wednesday....

Arabic domain names on track

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 08:15:35 +0000

05 November 2009 Abu Dhabi: An official from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN has said that countries will not have to wait long to utilise a new opportunity allowing them to create domain names in their own languages....

Excellence And Profesionalism Still The 'Domain' Of Public Hospitals

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:16:03 +0000

KUALA LUMPUR Nov 5 Bernama At times we may hear about complaints and grouses over the claims of below par and shoddy services at public health institutions like hospitals and medical centres either the long waiting time at the outpatient clinic/department or the long queues at the dispensary/pharmacy....

Photos of Alleged SnapNames Shill Bidder Nelson Brady & Our Thoughts on the Scandal

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:20:20 +0000

Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: Exclusive photos of alleged SnapNames shill bidder Nelson Brady and our thoughts on the scandal that is rocking the domain industry. The companyampaposs former VP of Engineering has been fired but the fallout is far from over....

Atlanta.com Mistakenly Named in Domain Dispute

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:16:24 +0000

Atlanta.com included in UDRP by accident.br /My heart skipped a beat today when I saw that Atlanta.com had been served with a domain arbitration notice. But then I quickly figured out that this is some sort of clerical error. br /Automobile Atlanta Inc. filed a case with National Arbitration Forum for six domains including automobileatlanta.com ...

Best.com Bags Top Spot on DNJ Domain Sales Chart Covering the Past Two Weeks

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:42:39 +0000

I was away covering the T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York conference last week so we have published a doublelength report for you this week that will bring you completely up to speed on all sales reported to us since our last column October 21. Leading the way is a trio of sixfigure sales...

Domain Auctions: Chill Out, But Let’s Re-examine

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:00:25 +0000

Itamp8217s time to step back and reevaluate domain name auctions.br /The news today about an employee bidding at SnapNames is certainly disappointing. So hereamp8217s my take on what the domain industry should do.br /First chill out. Iamp8217ve seen a bunch of comments today from people that now assume everyone who ever beat them in an ...

In SnapNames Scandal, Conspiracy Theorists Were (Sort of) Right

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:01:26 +0000

Conspiracy theorists were right about Snapnames bidder.br /Domain Name News has confirmed that the bidder at the center of the SnapNames employee bidding controversy used the handle amp8220Halvarezamp8221. Domainers have questioned Halvarezamp8217s bidding patterns for years as DNN discovered.br /Domainers are particularly adept at online research. But a lot of times they cook up bogus ...

Pennichuck Corporation Announces Third Quarter 2009 Results

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:21:00 +0000

MERRIMACK NHMarketwire 11/04/09 Pennichuck Corporation NASDAQ: PNNW News today announced that net income for its third quarter ended September 30 2009 increased to 1.4 million or .32 per share diluted on revenues of 9.5 million. Adjusted for eminent domainrelated costs in the quarter earnings would have been .37 per share diluted. This compares to net income of 913
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SnapNames Employee Bid in Domain Auctions, Cleanup in Progress

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 18:07:41 +0000

Snapnames employee bid in auctions but the bigger news is how company is handling it.br /Youamp8217ll probably read a lot today about how a SnapNames employee had been bidding on auctions for the past four years. In case you havenamp8217t heard the story hereamp8217s a brief recap:br /Employee opened account in another name and started bidding ...

Valuate.com Offers Nifty Domain Evaluation Tools

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:16:33 +0000

Valuate.comamp8217s solid user interface gives quick access to domain data.br /Itamp8217s been a couple weeks since Cybertonic the same company behind Domaining.com launched Valuate.com in beta. Valuate uses Estibot 2.0 in the background to create domain appraisals.br /Now Iamp8217m not usually a fan of automated appraisals. I think Iamp8217ll hit the next person who tells ...

Google Steps Up Domain Name Arbitration Cases

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:59:27 +0000

Google steps up domain trademark enforcement for its brands.br /After many years of using domain arbitration as the last resort for picking up trademark domains Google has gotten involved in the domain arbitration process in a big way this year. Either it is changing its trademark domain recapturing process or the number of AWOL trademark ...

Wednesday News Update

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:46:38 +0000

S.A. WILL VOTE FOR NEXT MAYORS IN RUN OFF ELECTION IN TUESDAYS ELECTIONS TEXAS VOTERS APPROVED ALL ELEVEN STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. THAT INCLUDES PROPOSITION ELEVEN A LAW DESIGNED TO PROTECT PROPERTY OWNERS AGAINST EMINENT DOMAIN. IT PASSED WITH THE SUPPORT OF MORE THAN 80 PERCENT OF VOTERS. HERE IN SAN ANGELO THE MAYORS RACE IS HEADED FOR A RUNOFF BETWEEN ALVIN NEW AND JOHN DAVID
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Non–Latin Character Domain Names – Why Should We Care?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:53:17 +0000

An interesting thing happened last week. Scarily enough it was brought to my attention not from my usual RSS feeds but rather from my sister who usually runs screaming from phrases like SEO and online marketing. She was listening to NPR on her drive home from a weekend trip when a news story came on about the Check out the SEO Tools guide at Search Engine Journal . NonLatin Character Domain
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November Domain Name Clearance

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:26:40 +0000

br /November is my favorite month of the year. The winter holidays are just around the corner. Weamp8217re all working towards rounding out a solid year of growth andamp8230This article is from DotSauce Magazine.November Domain Name Clearancebr /...

Eminent domain proposition wins passage

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:39:36 +0000

AUSTIN AP Texans gave overwhelming support to a proposition that limits the governments power of eminent domain. Proposition 11 had 80 percent of the vote favoring it and 20 percent against after more than 300000 votes were counted in Tuesdays election....

Eminent domain prop has early support

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:42:06 +0000

A proposition to limit the governments powers of eminent domain is getting overwhelming support...

Sedo's First Ever Two-Character .Com and .Net Domain Auction Gets Underway Thursday

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:58:29 +0000

Sedo will open a weeklong online auction featuring only twocharacter .com and .net domain names on Thursday. Names scheduled to go on the block include NL.com RO.com KH.com and 64.com. Meanwhile two extended online auctions associated with T.R.A.F.F.I.C. New York are heading to the finish line....

The .Org Traffic Spillover Effect Boosts .Com Domains

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:03:54 +0000

An example of why you a .com domain.br /What happens when you use a non .com domain name and market it Yeah every one knows that the .com equivalent suddenly gets more traffic. In case youamp8217re looking for another concrete example Domain Name Wire reader Ross Hosman stumbled upon TwoOfUs.org. br /Hosman was on ...

8 Ways to Improve Domain Conference Programming

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:02:12 +0000

Here are ways to make next yearamp8217s conferences even more valuable.br /As the 2009 domain conference schedule draws to a close and a record number of conferences are on the schedule for 2010 I thought Iamp8217d give some general feedback on how to make conference programming better. This isnamp8217t targeted at any particular show itamp8217s ...

PokerBonus.com Domain Name Sells for $85,000

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:36:38 +0000

Gambling domain takes top spot for the week.br /There were no six figure sales at Sedo this past week but the broker still scored some big sales. Number one on the list is PokerBonus.com at 85000. The domainamp8217s whois record has been protected by a private registration for much of the past few years ...

Singapore to Offer Chinese-Language Domain Names

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:50:27 +0000

The Singapore Network Information Center SGNIC will begin registering Chineselanguage domain names later this month the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore IDA said Tuesday....

.au domain names in other languages a possibility: AUDA

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:05:07 +0000

The organisation responsible for administering Australias domain names has said it is willing to consider .au website addresses in other languages....

Eminent domain to be voted on today

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:43:09 +0000

Charles Knerr political science associate professor said his Arlington property was taken about seven years ago for flood prevention. The use of eminent domain and the following compensation was fair he said....

Google, Yahoo, Bing Bury GeoCities.com, But Some Zombie Sites Are Still Alive

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:06:33 +0000

Although some GeoCities web sites are still online all three major search engines have removed the domain from their search indices. As of this morning a site:geocities.com search on Google Yahoo and Bing shows that geocities.com is dead and buried....

DNW Giving Away 100 Bido Credits Today

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:26:22 +0000

Visit Bido today to get your share of 100 Bido credits.br /Iamp8217m sponsoring Bido.com today and giving away 100 free Bido credits. Here are the details:br /About Bido credits: When you submit a domain name to Bido it needs to receive enough votes from the Bido community before it goes to auction. A credit lets ...

HomeAway.com Evicted in Domain Dispute

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:38:17 +0000

Vacation rental directory loses domain name dispute.br /HomeAway.com Inc. has lost its domain dispute for HomeAwayFromHome.com against Frank Schillingamp8217s Name Administration. Name Administration was defended by domain attorney John Berryhill.br /Name Administration bought the domain name for 1400 in an expired domain name auction in 2005. HomeAway.com acquired the Home Away From Home trademark from ...

Skyscanner Lays Another BRIC With New Domain Launches

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:17:00 +0000

Skyscanner has completed its BRIC portfolio after launching several new domains reflecting a move into these fast growing economies....

News to know: Microsoft store; Domain names; Blackberry Storm2; VoIP; Android

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:16:46 +0000

Here are todays notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNETs aroundtheWeb tech coverage.: Robin Harris: A visit to Microsofts first store Zack Whittaker: Web addresses to extend to nonEnglish languages
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Internet domain names in non-Latin scripts OK'd

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:19:25 +0000

SEOUL South Korea The nonprofit body that oversees Internet addresses has approved the use of Hebrew Hindi Korean and other scripts not based on Latin characters in a decision that could make the Web dramatically more inclusive....

The Government Domain: A Handful of Classics

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:13:43 +0000

Every year I surf as much of the federal web as I can to produce an updated directory of useful government information resources online the eGovernment and Web Directory: U.S. Federal Government Online . The previous five editions of the book were titled the United States Government Internet Manual . Over my sixplus years of tracking the federal web developments for the book through the
...

John Stewart Reluctantly Settles for .Net, Struggles with Comptroller

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:19:51 +0000

Two Daily Show clips related to domain names Ok so oneamp8217s a stretch.br /Last week on the Daily Show John Stewart discussed net neutrality. In the story he also poked fun at domain names saying he registered a .net because he couldnamp8217t get the .com. He repeated it several times during the story. ...

Jon Stewart Reluctantly Settles for .Net, Struggles with Comptroller

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:19:51 +0000

Two Daily Show clips related to domain names Ok so oneamp8217s a stretch.br /Last week on the Daily Show Jon Stewart discussed net neutrality. In the story he also poked fun at domain names saying he registered a .net because he couldnamp8217t get the .com. He repeated it several times during the story. ...

8 Domaining Tricks and 10 Web Development Treats

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:07:09 +0000

br /Iamp8217ve compiled a delicious collection of 100% geeky goodies for your enjoyment this Halloween take your pick! Featured are top resources on domaining from October and a fewamp8230This article is from DotSauce Magazine.8 Domaining Tricks and 10 Web Development Treatsbr /...

Will New Internet Domain Names Change the Web?

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:38:57 +0000

ICANN approved new international domain names but how will this change the Internet and the Web...

Droid and Android, ICANN Votes, Win 7 Residue

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:10:20 +0000

The world got another smartphone this week with Motorolas Droid available from Verizon. Google rolled out Android 2.0 as well. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers finally voted to allow nonLatin characters in domain names and Windows 7 news continued apace among other things. So read on and Happy Halloween everyone see number 10....

Internet oversight group approves non-Latin domain names

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:05:15 +0000

San Francisco Oct 31 DPA The organisation that oversees the internet has authorised the use of nonLatin characters in domain names in a move that should help the web grow around the world....

Local News

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:03:39 +0000

The internet is on the verge of its biggest shake up in 40 years and the most significant one since it crossed from academia to commerce in 1993. Icann the organisation that oversees internet domain names has approved the use of nonLatin characters such as Mandarin Hindi Cyrillic and Arabic in web addresses....

How Will New Internet Domain Names Change the Web?

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:55:27 +0000

ICANN approved new international domain names but how will this change the Internet and the Web...

Friday Domain News Bytes

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:48:20 +0000

Quick news updates before the weekend.br /Itamp8217s the Friday before Halloween and thereamp8217s a lot of domain news to report. Iamp8217ll be taking off early today to go to my daughteramp8217s Halloween school carnival sheamp8217s dressing up as a Flamingo so hereamp8217s a condensed version of all the news thatamp8217s fit to print.br /IDN TLDs are ...

ICANN Approves Non-Latin Characters In Domain Names

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:14:10 +0000

The Internet took a big step forward today with an announcement from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names amp Numbers that they would soon start accepting nonlatin domain names. via CNET Currently all IP addresses and other web extensions must
...

Photon Group Submits Formal Takeover Offer for Dark Blue Sea

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:34:33 +0000

Group submits plan to takeover Fabulousamp8216 parent company.br /Photon Group has submitted its formal share purchase statement pdf for its planned purchase of outstanding Dark Blue Sea shares. Dark Blue Sea is the parent company of domain name registrar and parking company Fabulous.br /Photon owns almost 30% of the outstanding shares in the company. In ...

News: ICANN Approves Non-Latin Character Domain Names

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:21:47 +0000

ICANN approved a change to the URL domain name scheme on Friday that allows for the use of nonLatin characters. The change goes into effect on November 16 and domain names using characters from other alphabets are expected to be online shortly after....

Internet making big changes to domain names

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:06:25 +0000

The World Wide Web will soon be speaking in different tongues....

ICANN approves internationalized domain names

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:11:09 +0000

IDG News Service Starting in midNovember countries and territories will be able to apply to show domain names in their native language a major technical tweak to the Internet designed to increase language accessibility....

ICANN Approves Non-Latin ccTLDs

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:55:54 +0000

Several readers including alphadogg tipped the news that ICANN has approved nonLatin ccTLDs at its meeting in Seoul. Starting in midNovember countries and territories will be able to apply to show domain names in their native language a major technical tweak to the Internet designed to increase language accessibility. On Friday the Internets addressing authority approved a FastTrack
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Hebrew, Hindi, Other Scripts Get Approved for Web Addresses

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:50:36 +0000

ICANN gives nod to nonlatin domain names....

Icann approves internationalised domain names

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:30:50 +0000

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers Icann has approved the use of internationalised domain names IDNs web addresses made up of nonLatin characters such as Chinese Korean and Arabic....

Internet Regulator Opens Arms to Non-Latin-Script Addresses

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:05:14 +0000

The board of Icann voted at its annual meeting in Seoul to allow domain names in Arabic Chinese and other scripts. Photo by blacknight.com...

Telnic Wins InfoCommerce Group Models of Excellence 2009 Award

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:00:11 +0000

PHILADELPHIA PA October 29 /PRNewswire/ Telnic Limited http://telnic.tel the Registry Operator for the new communicationsfocused .tel top level domain TLD today accepted a Models of Excellence award at Data Content 09....

WalMart Goes After PeopleofWalMart.com Typo

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:31:00 +0000

Walmart files for domain arbitration but not against the actual web site.br /Remember how a couple weeks ago I wondered how long it would be before Walmart would file a domain arbitration case against PeopleofWalmart.com br /Well there was an interesting twist today. Walmart filed a case not against the actual PeopleofWalmart.com site but against ...

ICANN May Consider Pre-Applications for New Top Level Domain Names

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:04:48 +0000

New TLD backers to propose plan for parallel processes.br /There are a lot of uncertainties about new top level domain names including how many applications will actually be submitted and what they will be for. This affects a number of things amp8212 root scaling trademark concerns and geo TLD concerns. For example if it ...

Moniker Advertises to End Users On MonikerBrokerage.com

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:36:52 +0000

Moniker launches lead gen web site to attract end user domain buyers.br /Domain name registrar and brokerage company Moniker has started marketing the value of generic domain names to end users through a new web site MonikerBrokerage.com.br /The company registered the domain name in August. Today I saw an ad for it on Google Adwords:br /br /The web ...

Silicon Alley Insider Values GoDaddy at $1.4 Billion, Oversee.net at $1 Billion

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:24:30 +0000

A number of domain name companies land on valuable start up lists. But SAI didnamp8217t do its homework.br /Silicon Alley Insider has released its latest list of the worldamp8217s most valuable startups which includes a number of domain name companies. But I question the validity of some of its assumptions because of some glaring ...

You came from the banking sector to politics. Given the nature of Nigerian political environment, what actually ...

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:34:07 +0000

It was not as if I was looking for a job technically. I was opportuned to work in an environment where former Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu identified me through former Deputy Governor Femi Pedro. I was invited to join the team. It was a beckon call and a chance to make a change in the public domain....

Nigeria : Egwu Tasks Emirs on Girl-Child Education

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:16:51 +0000

Abuja Minister of Education Dr Sam Egwu has called on emirs in the north to help the federal and state governments in promoting girlchild education among people in their domain....

Staples favors state's Prop. 11

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:30:19 +0000

Voting for an amendment to the eminent domain process would boost property rights and signal to state legislators the importance of fair negotiations with property owners during public projects Texas Secretary of Agriculture Todd Staples said Wednesday during a stop in Abilene. Eminent domain is defined as the taking of private property for public use. Proposition 11 up for vote as part of
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Minds and Machines Settles Food Fight with Wolfgang Puck

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:15:59 +0000

Consulting company settles fight with Wolfgang and Gelila Puck.br /New top level domain name consultancy Minds + Machines has settled its lawsuit brought against restaurateur Wolfgang Puck and his wife Gelila. br /Minds + Machines along with its parent company Top Level Domain Holdings and Frederick Krueger sued the Pucks last month alleging that Gelila Puck ...

Oversee.net Goes Back to the Playboy Mansion for DFG 2010

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:05:26 +0000

Oversee.net announces party plans for DFG 2010. br /Earlier today Oversee.net announced that it will hold its finale party for DOMAINfest Global in January at the Playboy Mansion for the second year in a row. The event will benefit enny McCarthys Generation Rescue Foundation. This yearamp8217s mansion party has been talked about all year so ...

Go Daddy guy’s motorcycle cake

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:47:16 +0000

How did we miss this one Arizona news outlets report that Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsons as famous for founding the popular domain registrar and web hosting company and he is for his Go Daddy girls promotionstied the knot at Keswick Hall last Saturday and that Go Daddysponsored race car driver Danica Patrick was on hand. But get this: Parsons commissioned a cake from the Food Networks Ace of
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ICANN Asks for Input on What Its Priorities Should Be

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:07:39 +0000

Fill out survey to hopefully shape ICANN priorities.br /ICANN has opened a survey listing a couple dozen priorities and asking stakeholders to rank each priority as Low High or Very High. Examples of priorities include:br /The introduction of new top level domain namesbr /Introduction of internationalized domain namesbr /Security concerns and DNSSECbr /ICANN complying/meeting Affirmation of Commitmentsbr /Compliance of existing ...

Lawsuit Against Tucows Provides Glimpse Into Domain Theft

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:46:23 +0000

Lawsuit provides complete correspondence in alleged domain heist.br /A lawsuit against Tucows provides a rare detailed glimpse into a possible domain theft.br /The suit was brought by Mrs. Jello LLC against Tucows with regards to a domain name purchased by Mrs. Jello MJ. MJ bought the domain name W9.com for 20000 from someone purporting to be ...

Dot VN, Inc. Signs Strategic Partnership Agreement With SaoBacDau Technologies Group to Provide System Integration ...

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0000

SAN DIEGO Dot VN Inc. an innovative Internet and Telecommunications Company and the exclusive online global domain name registrar for the Country of Vietnam announced that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with SaoBacDau Technologies Group a highly recognized Vietnamese industry leader in system integration services....

Rick Latona Domain Auction Broadcasting Live – Moniker Auction Tomorrow

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:01:16 +0000

br /The TRAFFIC New York 2009 domain conference is underway and starting right now Rick Latona Auctions is broadcasting live on Domaining.combr /Domains being offered today include gems like Bananas.com Bourbon.comamp8230This article is from DotSauce Magazine.Rick Latona Domain Auction Broadcasting Live amp8211 Moniker Auction Tomorrowbr /...

My Thoughts on Today’s Rick Latona Auction

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:28:41 +0000

Taking a look at todayamp8217s live domain name auction.br /The Rick Latona Auctions auction at TRAFFIC starts this afternoon at 4:30 ET. Bidding is available online at proxibid.com/ricklatona. Here are my thoughts on a handful of domains in the auction:br /Acronyms.com 150000 amp8211 this is the type of domain the folks behind Dictionary.com might buy. ...

DomainAdvertising.com Could Lift Domain Industry

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:13:17 +0000

New service from Directi could boost industry.br /Every once in a while you see a new product hit the domain name market that you really want to see succeed. DomainAdvertising.com from Directi is one of those.br /DomainAdvertising.com has the potential to bring more advertising dollars to the domain traffic market. It is the first service ...

Sendori Hits Roadblocks on Patent Applications

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:44:17 +0000

Many claims in Sendoriamp8217s patent applications are denied.br /Sendori a domain name advertising service acquired by IAC in January has hit some major roadblocks on patents it filed.br /The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has sent a final notice of rejection pdf on a number of claims in Sendoriamp8217s application for amp8220Domain Name Marketplaceamp8221 publication number 20080189192. ...

Shelly Palmer: Internet Domains To Be Available in Foreign Language Characters: MediaBytes with Shelly Palmer October ...

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:40:49 +0000

For the first time in its existence web domain names will be able to be written in languages besides English. Peter Dengate chairman of
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