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Verisign Acquires Dot Name

Posted on October 5th, 2008 by admin in Domain News | No Comments »

According to TechCrunch Verisign has acquired the UK based company that runs the .name top level domain name. The news has not yet been formally announced but Verisign has sent out an email to all registrars with the news: We are pleased to announce that VeriSign closed on an agreement to acquire Global Name Registry, [...]

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Domain Owners Association of Canada Launched

Posted on October 4th, 2008 by admin in Domain News | 1 Comment »

At long last a new association promising to address the concerns of Canadian domain owners is being launched. In order to represent the interests of Canadian domain name owners, the Domain Owners Association of Canada (DOAC) aims to protect and increase the value of its members’ domain names. “It’s high time Canadian domain owners get [...]

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10 Years Since Jon Postel’s Passing

Posted on October 4th, 2008 by admin in Domain News | No Comments »

Vint Cerf has posted an article on the ICANN blog in memory of Jon Postel (the founder of ICANN) and the IPv4 system as we know it. Jon Postel once famously said “Be liberal in what you accept, and conservative in what you send” – a statement which he obviously meant in the context on [...]

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.SE To Make Over 4000 Reserved Geo Domains Available For Public Registration

Posted on October 4th, 2008 by admin in Domain News | No Comments »

The .SE registry is to make 4000+ reserved Geo domain names available for public registration on 16 December 2008. In 2003, when the .SE registry relaxed registration rules for it’s ccTld, and allowed domain names with the .SE extension to be registered on a “first-come first-serve: basis, it reserved a collection of 4000+ Geographical domain [...]

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McCain Campaign Registered Palin MILF Domain Name?

Posted on October 4th, 2008 by admin in Domain News | 6 Comments »

Here is an interesting piece of news. The US election is coming up in November and both the Republicans and Democrats have been actively working on their campaigns for months now. In today’s day and age it is common practice to register domain names which may be used by the opposition to smear or hinder [...]

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PremierDomains.com – A New Domain Name Aftermarket Launches

Posted on October 3rd, 2008 by admin in Domain News | 1 Comment »

NameMedia have today announced what seems to be a marketing agreement with the newly launched Internet domain marketplace, PremierDomains.com which basically means NameMedia’s AfternicDLS global domain sales platform will be the exclusive provider of aftermarket domain names to PremierDomains. According to their press release, PremierDomains.com customers have access to more than 800,000 business targeted domain [...]

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.ME Now Available for Single-Year Registrations

Posted on October 3rd, 2008 by admin in Domain News | No Comments »

As of today, the .ME Registry has reduced the minimum requirement for a .ME domain name registration to a single year. This means customers can secure the most popular new domain extension ever with just a one-year commitment, instead of two. The .ME domain extension was introduced in April and exploded in popularity almost immediately [...]

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Want Your Logo And Domain Launched Into Space?

Posted on October 2nd, 2008 by admin in Domain News | No Comments »

As little boys and girls most of us have to admit that one of our fantasies was to at one point or another become an astronaut and go into space. IntoSpace.org is trying to bring that particular fantasy of ours to life for as little as $2. This project is about compiling a catalog of [...]

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Build Website Traffic With A Press Release

Posted on October 2nd, 2008 by admin in Domain News, Traffic Building | 1 Comment »

According to Wikipedia, “A news release, media release, press release or press statement is a written or recorded communication directed at members of the news media for the purpose of announcing something claimed as having news value.” A press release allows you to drive almost instant traffic to your website. A well worded press release [...]

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ICANN Cairo Meeting Schedule

Posted on October 1st, 2008 by admin in Domain News | No Comments »

ICANN have posted the schedule for the ICANN public meeting to be held in Cairo spanning 1-7 November 2008. The meeting, which also serves as ICANN’s 2008 annual general meeting, takes place at the InterContinental CityStars Hotel, Cairo. ICANN encourages the business and technical communities as well as individuals to attend. Furthermore, ICANN is keen [...]

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