Archive for March, 2008

Cybersquatters have reached record numbers, says WIPO - Ars Technica

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Cybersquatters have reached record numbers, says WIPOArs Technica, MA -28 minutes agoWIPO first launched its Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) in 1999, when it handled a single cybersquatting case. …

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Big Shocker ! Verisign Raises Prices Again.

In an announcement sent to registrars today, Verisign announced that they will again be raising prices on both .com and .net domain names.  The price increase, effective October 1, 2008, will raise the registry fee to $6.86 for .com and $4.23 for .net domains. (*Note these are registry prices, ie what registrars pay to the […]

Communicate.com Acquires Auctomatic and Changes Name to Live Current Media

Communicate.com has changed its name to Live Current Media Inc. and made a big-time acquisition, buying Auctomatic (a web2.0 eBay listing management company) for $5 million in cash and stock. These moves signal a new beginning for the company from Vancouver, Canada.(c) 2008 DomainNameNews.comDevelop Your Domains - Partner with Domain Strategies to Take Your Domains […]

OS Commerce: The True Cost of Free Carts - ECommerce-Guide

OS Commerce: The True Cost of Free CartsECommerce-Guide, United States -3 hours agoIf you can include "keywords" in your domain name that customers will use to search for you, such as the name of your product, then your search engine work …

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Demand Media raises an additional $35 million

According to a report by PEhub, Demand Media has raised another $35 million USD in series D financing. Richard Rosenblatt’s company has now raised $355 million in total VC funding since its March 2006 founding.bulkregister, demand media, enom, hotkeys, NameJet, richard rosenblattShare This
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Skenzo Announces Private Equity Investment from Ashmore Group

Domain name parking company Skezno announced via an email to partners today that they have received a minority stake investment from the Ashmore Group. The company release which has been copied below had not made it to either businesses website at the time of this writing.Skenzo, a leading provider of technology, in the traffic monetization […]

U.S. Domain Name Registrar Conduct A Ticking Time Bomb

Attorney John Berryhill addresses an important issue that seems to be ignored by some U.S. based registrars: Doing business with Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs) and countries under US sanctions is against the law.Berryhill’s article points to several obvious violations of the law by registrars including Network Solutions, Godaddy and Enom who all appear to […]

Rick Schwartz’s widgets.com does not sell on eBay

After Rick Schwartz decided to stop blogging due to what he feels is the failure of the industry to defend itself against initiatives such as the Snowe Bill by joining the ICA, he had listed the domain name “widgets.com” for sale on eBay. The auction just ended with a high bid of US $175,100.00, but […]

Cr8tiveWeb.com - Creative Web Design Company - Killer Startups

Cr8tiveWeb.com - Creative Web Design CompanyKiller Startups, FL -2 hours ago… India offering cheap and affordable website designing services along with creative content writing for websites, search engine optimization, domain name…

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GoDaddy Debunks Offshore Job System - HostingTech.com

GoDaddy Debunks Offshore Job SystemHostingTech.com, KS -Mar 24, 2008Go Daddy is the world's largest domain name registrar, as well as a leading web hosting company, and is considered a one-stop shop for anyone looking to …

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