Archive for February, 2008

Nigger.com - Network Solutions Promoting Racism and Profiting?

UPDATE : Within minutes of running this story we are receiving reports that the http://www.Nigger.com page has been taken down, while http://nigger.com may still be up. I’m guessing DNS will propogate throughout the day and this page will no longer show by day’s end. Nigger.com, a domain name containing likely of one of the […]

Affiliate Summit Live Domain Auction Results

Live blogging the Affiliate Summit Domain Auction Results - no guarantees on accuracy etc. The list below only contains sold domains.DomainReserveSold atclientdiscount.comNo Reserve$300.00PortableInkJetPrinters.comNo Reserve$200.00LowInterestRateCreditCards.net$1 - $5,000$300.00AnnuityPolicy.com$1 - $5,000$2,500.00SkateboardsForSale.com$1 - $5,000$4,250.00PaymentPlan.org$1 - $5,000$750.00MoneyBackOffers.com$1 - $5,000$2,000.00AffiliateNetworkSales.comNo Reserve$200.00PregnancyCenters.com$5,001 - $10,000$6,750.00SinglesWeekend.com$1 - $5,000$2,750.00WomenInformation.com$1 - $5,000$800.00AffiliateLists.com$1 - $5,000$500.00ChineseNoodles.comNo Reserve$8,000.00ChemotherapyClinics.com$1 - $5,000$600.00CasinoVouchers.com$1 - $5,000$900.00RomanticGreetingCards.com$1 - $5,000$2,000.00PayingPrograms.com$1 - $5,000$200.00Bombers.com$1 - $5,000$5,750.00MortgageLeadsAffiliate.comNo Reserve$300.00BrooklynAppraisals.comNo […]

Class Action Suit Against Network Solutions and ICANN Underway

According to a press release from the law firm Kabateck Brown Kellner, a federal class action lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court, Central District of California against domain name registrar Network Solutions and ICANN. The suit clam that the NSI has forced customers into buying domains from the company rather than through […]

Niggers.com - More Racists Parking Pages ?

Forgive me for missing out on the obvious additional misuse of another racist domain name, Niggers.com which is owned by the “Anti Hate Association” and currently is displaying a parking page by Sedo. Is the Anti Hate Association aware of how their domain is being used?(c) 2008 DomainNameNews.comVisit our Calendar of Domain Industry Events.No TagsShare […]

GoDaddy first registrar to set up new ICANN Data Escrow Program

According to their press release, Go Daddy is the first registrar to follow participate in the new ICANN Data Escrow Program. The company is partnering with Iron Mountain, the ICANN designated Registrar Data Escrow Agent.(c) 2008 DomainNameNews.comVisit our Calendar of Domain Industry Events.data escrow, godaddy, ICANN, iron mountain, press releaseShare This
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GoDaddy Engages New ICANN Rules - HostingTech.com

GoDaddy Engages New ICANN RulesHostingTech.com, KS -1 hour agoThe Go Daddy Group is led by its flagship, GoDaddy.com, the world's largest domain name registrar. Go Daddy has more than 27 million names in its portfolio …

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Blogging Domain Development

For those of our readers who are interested in domain development, we can recommend following Joe Davison and Elliot Silver, as they build their domains into websites. Elliot is expanding his GeoDomain Lowell.com into a destination about the city that combines small-town charm with “the amenities and services of larger urban areas” and chronicles the […]

Wal-Mart vs. Art - IcelandReview

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Wal-Mart vs. ArtIcelandReview, Iceland -1 hour agoOnce his exhibition was finished List bought the domain name www.wa1mart.com, which seems to have angered Wal-Mart so much they filed a suit claiming List …

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Moniker Releases Affiliate Summit Auction List

The final list has been released for the February 25th Moniker Affiliate Summit auction in Las Vegas.  The list is available for download (excel format) from Moniker’s site. (c) 2008 DomainNameNews.comVisit our Calendar of Domain Industry Events.No TagsShare This
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Bodog.com Dispute Case Turns into War of Words

Gambling911.com is reporting escalated tension between Bodog and 1st Technology in regards to a lawsuit over a coveted domain name, Bodog.com.Bodog founder, Calvin Ayre, insists that he was improperly served when 1st Technologies originally filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against his company, which led to the eventual loss of the important domain name.On his personal blog, […]