Following an industry trend, Network Solutions is offering "VIP" packages to people that own a number of domains at the registrar. It is unclear if these perks are offered when users start transferring domains out, or if it's when you hit a certain ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Network Solutions offers VIP packages
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PetSupplies.com sells for $75,000
· Domain SalesDNJournal's weekly sales chart is out and there was a great sale this week--PetSupplies.com went for $75,000. Notice that it isn't PetFood.com...we all know that pet food doesn't sell well over the internet :) There weren't many other big sales in ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
ICANN meetings begin in Argentina
· Policy & LawICANN meetings will run from April 4 to April 8 in Argentina. ICANN's agenda items include: -DNS Security -Domain Name Hijacking -The World Summit on Information Society -Regional At-Large meetings with user groups from across Latin America ... Continue Reading1 Comment
Gripe site wins trademark case
· Policy & LawA San Diego man won a trademark infringement suit for his domain www.bosleymedical.com. The man set up the site to gripe about Bosley's hair restoration program. According to an AP article, "The appeals court, mirroring rulings by at least two other ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
U.S. Sen. Barack Obama almost loses domain name
· Expired DomainsAccording to The Chicago Tribune, up-and-coming political start U.S. Sen. Barack Obama almost let his domain name expire. Obama's domain, www.barackobama.com, was about to be dropped when drop service Pool.com contacted Obama and offered to help him get ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Register.com financial issues continue
· Domain RegistrarsRegister.com, one of the internet's largest domain name registrars, has missed its revised deadline to file its Annual Report 10-K. Register.com has found errors in its accounting systems and might need to restate earnings. Register.com is traded on the ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Appeals court upholds Sex.com ruling
· Domain Sales, Policy & LawAs a reminder that domain name hijacking was alive and well even before ICANN's recent policy changes, a federal appeals court last week rejected Steven Cohen's appeal last week that he pay businessman Gary Kremen $65M for stealing the domain name sex.com ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Domain name company posts record earnings
· UncategorizedDomain name company Communicate.com (OTC: CMNN.OB) posted record earnings for the most recent fiscal year. Communicate.com is a profitable, debt-free emerging growth eCommerce company that owns and operates some of the Internet's best domain names, ... Continue ReadingLeave a Comment
Dotster enters fierce battle with GoDaddy
· Domain RegistrarsWhen Dotster launched its domain name registration service in 2000, it radically changed the domain registristration market by offering registration for around $15. I was one of the first to flock to Dotster (I think my receipt number was something like ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Will Yahoo’s “Adsense” launch in mid April?
· ServicesYahoo's Overture unit sent out its latest newsletter today, and it vaguely hints that Yahoo's "Adsense"-like program will launch in mid-April. According to this article, the terms and conditions for advertisers will change in mid-April. It says that ... Continue Reading4 Comments
