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ICANN - Bulk Transfer of Mouzz Interactive Domains to Sibername.com

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:39:13 +0000

As a result of the de-accreditation of registrar Mouzz Interactive,ICANN initiated a process to identify a gaining registrar to receive Mouzz Interactive Inc.’s gTLD domain names.

Original post by office@dkdtrade.com (DKD DomainNews)

Victoria’s Secret gets hands on www-victoriassecretgift.com domain name

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:38:24 +0000

The well known company,Victoria’s Secret,which is an American retailer of women’s wear,lingerie,shoes and beauty products, won the domain name www-victoriassecretgift.com through arbitration.

Original post by office@dkdtrade.com (DKD DomainNews)

UK Digital Economy Bill proposes to take control of domain registries

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:37:25 +0000

The UK government is planning new powers to regulate all domain registries in the UK, including radical powers to dismiss and replace the management board of any registry operating in the UK.

Original post by office@dkdtrade.com (DKD DomainNews)

Trademarking your Domain to Protect your Cyberturf

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:55:52 +0000

When you′re setting up a new website, one of the first things you do is to purchase and register your domain name, either through your web hosting provider or a domain registration company. Your domai…

Original post by default@goarticles.com (Marcus Lim)

DomainFest Introduces Two Pitch Opportunities for Entrepreneurs

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:00:40 +0000

DOMAINFest Global 2010, which will be held by Oversee.net in Santa Monica from January 26-28th, 2009, in has just announced the addition of PITCHfest and LAUNCHfest.

PITCHfest allows five pre-selected finalists to make 5 minute presentations of their new products ideas to the audience and a panel of judges. While the audience will be able to select their favorite by voting via text-messages, the winner will be picked by the judges.

With LAUNCHfest the pre-selected applicants get to present their vision how to develop one of ten given domain names. Again the winner will be selected on a point based system by a panel of judges and the audience gets to show their choice as well. The winner will be able to lease/purchase his selected domain name and start development on the project. The names in this contest are:

Domain Name options	Annual Lease	Purchase Price
Planners.com	$25,000	$125,000
AdvertiseHere.com	$25,000	$125,000
StartABusiness.com	$15,000	$75,000
GoOut.com	$15,000	$75,000
RealEstateNetwork.com	$10,000	$50,000
BoostSales.com	$10,000	$50,000
SiteFinder.com	$5,000	$25,000
WebIncentives.com	$5,000	$25,000
AnythingForSale.com	$2,000	$10,000
DailyPicks.com	$2,000	$10,000

Editor’s comment:

At the first DOMAINFest GLOBAL, the conference already had a similar event where participants where able to pitch Michael Arrington of TechCrunch fame with a business idea and receive candid 1-on-1 feedback. Peter Ejtel and myself took this amazing opportunity to gather feedback on our then new startup SharedReviews.

Unfortunately it seems that this time the contests are limited to US participants, considering this is DOMAINfest GLOBAL, but most likely this is necessary due to the different contest laws worldwide

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Original post by Frank Michlick

3 Charged With Comcast.net Hijacking at Network Solutions

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:59:57 +0000

Three hackers — Christopher Allen Lewis, 19, James Robert Black Jr., 20, and Michael Paul Lebel, 28 — have been hit with a federal conspiracy charge this week due to their involvement in the 2008 hijacking of Comcast.net – a prank that took down the cable company’s homepage and email service for more than five hours and supposedly cost the company over $128,000.

According to the indictment, the hackers gained control of the Comcast.net domain along with 200 other domains with two phone calls to Network Solutions, the company’s domain registrar, as well as one email sent from a hacked Comcast email account.

This gave them entry to the Network Solutions control panel for all of Comcast’s domains.

Then, after changing the contact information for Comcast.net, the hackers phoned Comcast’s original technical contact to tell him what they’d done. When the Comcast manager scoffed at their claims, the hackers decided to take it a step further and redirect the site’s traffic to servers that were under their control.

The hackers are being charged under the US. Code for fraud and related activity in connection with computers.

“I wish I was a minor right now,” said hacker James Robert Black Jr., “because this is going to be really bad.”

[via Wired]

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Tips For Choosing Your Domain Name

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:53:01 +0000

Deciding on a web site address means more than just adding a.com to your business name. Please remember that it is a key element of your website optimization. For starters that domain name may already…

Original post by default@goarticles.com (Alison Rothwell)

Bulk Transfer of Mouzz Interactive Domains to Sibername.com

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:07:03 +0000

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Original post by Frank Michlick

Today’s upcoming auctions on Bido

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:44:45 +0000

Bido has some interesting and valuable domain names for auction today,such as afna.com,dailyeconomist.com and many others.

Original post by office@dkdtrade.com (DKD DomainNews)

Nominet Response to the Digital Economy Bill

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:42:25 +0000

In today’s Digital Economy Bill the government has set out the legislative measures it is taking to deliver its vision of a Digital Britain, ensuring the UK remains at the forefront of the digital revolution, increasing digital participation and fostering innovation.

Original post by office@dkdtrade.com (DKD DomainNews)