Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, is very popular in Germany. According to the Wikipedia.org start page, the German Wikipedia has 825,000+ articles which makes it the second largest edition right behind the English version of the site.

A lot of people were shocked this weekend to find that Wikipedia.de (the url most German folks use to access the German Wikipedia version) was redirected to a different website which read as follows:

The county court of Luebeck (North Germany) has issued an order in … READ MORE

The ccTld (Country code top level domain) for China .CN has gone past the 13 million mark in domain name registrations. At the end October (31 October 2008 to be exact) there were 12,915,737 domain names registered with the .CN extension and with an average of 400,000 domain names registered per month over the past year we will have seen the .CN registration count go way past 13 million already this month.

With well over 13 million registrations .CN is the … READ MORE

Following Tucows.com’s launch of the aptly named YummyNames.com, have eNom launched it’s own domain sales portal to help sell of it’s vast domain portfolio? According to TheDomains, they have.

AcquireThisName.com was recently launched and even though eNom are not taking direct credit for the newly launched site, AcquireThisName.com does state in their FAQs that payments for their domain names are to be done through their “affiliate” eNom.

Q: What are the payment options available to me?
A: Our preferred method of payment is … READ MORE

Thought Convergence, Inc.’s Aftermarket.com has released 100 noteworthy domain names to be featured in the simultaneous live and online auction, taking place at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Down Under, Nov. 20, 2008 at 8:30 AM AEST UTC/GMT +10 hours (Nov. 19, 2008, 2:30 PM PST).Featured domains include Saws.com, BusinessFirms.com, DentalPolicy.com, Broadcasting.com.au and many more high-quality lots. A complete list of domains can be found on the DomainTools blog at blog.domaintools.com.

According to Aftermarket.com General Manager Susan Prosser,

“The method of reviewing, selecting, and pricing … READ MORE

Oversee.net announced yesterday that Executive Vice President Jeff Kupietzky has been promoted to President of the company. Co-founder Lawrence Ng has been named Chairman of the Board; Kupietzky will also join the board of the company’s parent corporation.

The move follows a thorough succession planning process and places Kupietzky, a longtime Oversee executive, at the helm as an experienced domain name and online advertising industry leader.

As Chairman, Ng will remain actively involved in guiding the company he co-founded eight years … READ MORE