Branding publication Brandweek has had enough of GoDaddy's silly Super Bowl advertising antics. GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons knows how to play the media. He's received millions of dollars worth of free publicity for his commercials. Not because they're ... Continue Reading1 Comment
LiveDoor executive found dead
· Domain RegistrarsAn executive linked to Domain registrar and portfolio owner LiveDoor, under investigation by Japanese authorities, was found dead. The LiveDoor case is starting to look more and more like the fallout from Enron, although LiveDoor's businesses aren't ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
LiveDoor Raided
· Domain RegistrarsDomain registrar and portfolio owner LiveDoor has been raided by Japanese authorities. LiveDoor, a large internet company based in Tokyo, was raided by Japanese authorities on suspicion of violation of securities laws by giving false information. This ... Continue Reading1 Comment
NFL to review GoDaddy ads?
· Domain RegistrarsGoDaddy doesn't need to place an ad in the Super Bowl. It's already getting the publicity it wants. Credit GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons with mastering the media. Placing an ad in the Super Bowl last year garnered much more publicity than the 30 seconds of ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Free domain name – register for Beta
· Domain Registrars, ServicesSign up for the Microsoft Office Live beta to get a free domain name. Microsoft Office Live, a suite of small business tools that will help companies get on the web, is accepting registrations for its beta program. The Microsoft Office Live service ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.CN domain passes 1 million mark
· Domain RegistrarsChina's .CN domain has topped 1,000,000 registrations. 1.09M, to be exact, according to official Chinese news reports. For the record, that's about one .CN domain per 1200 people in China. (The China Internet Network Information Center still shows ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Spammers hiding behind Whois privacy
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawSpammers are increasingly hiding behind anonymous registrations using Whois privacy services. A recent article on Silicon.com and subsequently published on ZDNet discusses the use of Whois privacy services for spammers to hide their identities. Many ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Casinos.ws keeps .ws domains in the spotlight
· Domain Registrars, Domain SalesCasino.ws sold at Sedo for $1,500 -- not bad for a .ws domain. Let's face it. .Ws domain names haven't traded hands for tons of money. But savvy internet marketers realize the value of a good keyword CC TLD. Sedo just completed the sale of ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Is GoDaddy Typosquatting?
· Domain Registrars, Policy & LawIs the world's biggest registrar typosquatting some of the world's biggest brands? Typosquatting refers to registering domain names similar to popular sites but with misspellings or missing/added characters. For example, typosquatting would be ... Continue Reading10 Comments
NYTimes: Free Domains “Gadget of the Year”
· Domain RegistrarsJust days after Wired Magazine called the .xxx domain delay one of the top 10 worst tech moments of 2005, The New York Times has called Microsoft's free domain offer one of the top 10 "Greatest Gadget Ideas of the Year." An article by David Pogue ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment