ICANN still considering options for December meeting. ICANN plans to hold a meeting in Latin America this December, but it hasn't yet named a location. Colombia is frequently mentioned as a candidate, and the country's Minister of Information and ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Archives for March 2010
It’s April Fools’ Day Somewhere in the World
· UncategorizedWatch out for April Fools' jokes. Psst. Be careful what you read on the web today and tomorrow. April Fools' Day is full of bogus stories on the web. Even though it's still March 31 in North America, many parts of the world have already started ... Continue Reading6 Comments
Yahoo Shutting Down Publisher Network, Recommends Chitika
· ServicesYahoo admits defeat in syndicated pay-per-click ads. Yahoo is shutting down its Yahoo Publisher Network effective April 30. The program launched in summer 2005 as a challenge to Google's popular Google Adsense program that lets any size web site ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Commentless Comment Periods at ICANN
· Policy & Law9 comment periods end tomorrow -- but commenting is light. Nine different open comment subjects at ICANN close tomorrow -- and four of them don't have a single comment. Despite comment period overload, I'm surprised to see certain communities not ... Continue Reading4 Comments
DNW Radio: Brian Null Asks “What’s Your M.O.”?
· UncategorizedBrian Null's latest internet venture builds on past experiences. Brian Null's latest venture has a great domain name -- MO.com. But this isn't the first time Null has used a valuable domain to build a business. He's bought and developed a couple ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Novo Nordisk Loses Domain Name Dispute
· Policy & LawHealthcare company loses arbitration for domain name. Healthcare giant Novo Nordisk has lost a dispute over the domain name FlexTouch.com. Novo Nordisk filed a complaint with World Intellectual Property Organization to get the domain name based on ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Tucows Hits 10 Million Domain Milestone
· Domain RegistrarsDomain name registrar is third to meet 10 million domain milestone. Tucows Inc. announced today that it hit a major milestone: 10 million domain names under management. The company credits its OpenSRS reseller network for hitting the milestone. The ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Files.com Goes for $725,000, But When Did it Sell?
· Domain SalesAnother blockbuster sale as Files.com sells for $725,000. Sedo's latest domain name sales report includes another spectacular sale: Files.com for $725,000. The current owner is Startive Capital Pty Ltd of Australia, but it has been listed as the whois ... Continue Reading2 Comments
Sex.com Investor: Give Sex.com Domain Name to PETA
· Domain SalesMike Mann plays along with PETA. Sex.com investor Mike Mann is playing along with PETA's request that it get the Sex.com domain name. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) grabbed some publicity earlier this month when it requested ... Continue Reading6 Comments
.Tel to Launch IDNs in 16 Languages in June
· Uncategorized.Tel domain names get IDNs in June. Coming soon: Jörn.tel, Júlia.tel, and Bjørn.tel. .Tel registry Telnic is launching registration of .tel Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs) in 16 languages on June 15. IDNs will be available in Chinese, ... Continue Reading4 Comments