It's kind of like New Years' Eve - open registration for .eu domain names begins tomorrow. If you have a mailing address in the EU, that is. People without addresses in the European Union are not allowed to register .eu domains. Dotster is ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
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Network Solutions hit by DOS, ISP problems
· Domain RegistrarsDomain name registrar Network Solutions has faced two web site outages in the past week. The first outage, about a week ago, was the result of a denial of service attack. The second outage, which occurred Tuesday morning, was the result of an internet ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Typo domain sells for $240k
· Domain SalesMortage.com, a typo of Mortgage.com, has sold for $242,400. The sale of Mortage.com tops this week's sales chart at DNJournal. Although the typo is of a generic word, the buyer might still find legal challenges to ownership of the domain. ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
.mobi gears up
· Policy & Law.mobi, the new domain extension for mobile browsing, is about to enter the sunrise period. Have you ever tried to visit a web site on your mobile phone? You probably ran into all sorts of compatibility issues unless you visited a special URL like ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Canada sentences domain name scammer
· Policy & LawThe Canadian government has slapped a domain name scammer with a $40,000 fine and a 5 years prohibation notice. Daniel Klemann tried the classic "renewal scam" in which he sent renewal notices to 73,000 businesses and non-profits in Canada. The ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
TrafficClub RPM tops $50
· ServicesMy TrafficClub domain name parking results from March 2006 were the best ever. As I always do at the beginning of the month, I am dislosing my paid parking results with TrafficClub. TrafficClub is a unique domain name parking service that ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain appraisal company releases sales analysis
· Domain SalesDomain appraisal company Zetetic has released analysis of the 2005 domain sales market. According to Zetetic the median selling price in 2005 was $900, a 24% increase over 2004. Zetetic collects its sales data from a number of resale sources. In ... Continue Reading2 Comments
2006 GeoDomain Expo
· ServicesAssociated Cities is holding a geographic domain names conference June 2 & 3. The conference, called "2006 GeoDomain Expo", will focus on issues facing domain name and web site owners of geographic domain names. Associated Cities has members owning ... Continue Reading1 Comment
CMNN launches Body.com
· ServicesDomain name and e-commerce company Communicate.com has launched Body.com. The site at www.Body.com is going through some launch pains but offers products in nutrition, fashion, frangrance, fitness, and beauty categories. Communicate.com (OTCBB: ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Blue.com was just a start…
· Domain SalesThe Blue.com sale I reported yesterday was only a small part of a busy week for domain name sales. DNJournal is reporting a slew of big domain sales, including a hypenated .info domain name for €19,000! New-York.info takes the cake as the highest ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
