.xxx probes US government interference
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The company behind the unsuccessful .xxx bid has filed a third freedom of information act (FOIA) request against the US Department of Commerce in its ongoing bid to discover what pressure was exerted by the US government on internet organisation ICANN to
How to Pick the Perfect Domain Name
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How to Pick the Perfect Domain Name (Page 1 of 4 )What makes the perfect domain name?Well, it has to be: 1. Relatively short 2. Simple to remember 3. Easy to spell I was speaking to a customer recently who had a business called ‘Otway Valley Trading
Yahoo’s Overture to scrap strict bid-for-placement
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Yahoo Search Marketing, also known as Overture, is scrapping the strict bid-for-placement system it invented.
When Yahoo rolls out its updated search advertising system later this year, the highest bidder will no longer be guaranteed to show up at the top. Yahoo is switching to a system similar to Google and MSN, that takes into consideration both the bid amount and click-through rate of the ads. This should help with relevance while boosting Yahoo’s revenue.
Yahoo Search Marketing pioneered the entire pay-per-click search engine market when it originally launched as GoTo in the 90s. Google stole the concept but made it much better. (Google paid Yahoo a nice sum of cash to settle patent infringement suits).
Changes at Yahoo are closely watched by the domaining community. Most paid parking services use Google as the ad provider, but many (including Parked.com and Dotzup) use Yahoo. The general consensus is that Yahoo delivers a higher bid per click but lower click through rate. Hopefully Yahoo’s new system will focus more on how users interact with ads than how Yahoo editors view them. Google’s system lets users decide what’s relevant, whereas Yahoo employees a team of editors to determine what’s relevant. The wisdom of the masses always prevails.
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Microsoft’s Domain Service Goes ‘Live’ !!!
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Domains service had officially launched, making it the third Windows Live project to come out of beta. The service allows a customer to use a custom domain name with Windows Live Mail and Hotmail.Windows Live Custom Domains is a free service, just like
Webhosting and Domain Registrar Firms, Expand Thawte's Global … - Cheap Web Hosting Directory
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| Webhosting and Domain Registrar Firms, Expand Thawte's Global … Cheap Web Hosting Directory, CA - 21 hours ago … Founded in 2001, Domain.com is a domain registrar and web host provider with hundreds of thousands of customers around the world. … |
Small Investors Get Rich Overnight Buying Domain Names… Like “Texas.st”
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Small Investors Get Rich Overnight Buying Domain Names… Like “Texas.st”Category: Date: Jun 30, 2006 The company says on the Page of their website, “The new rules of the game are not who has the most money but who is the first to act. Procrastination
Hawaii cybersquatting law one of the worst
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A politician in Hawaii has bullied a political activist into giving up his domain name.
In May I wrote about a law New York was trying to pass that would protect politicians’ names as domain names. In retrospect, the New York law was not so harsh: it would only punish someone who registered a politican’s domain name with the sole purpose of selling it. Although I don’t think states should regulate domain names, the New York law was rather narrow.
Imagine my surprise today to see that a blogger in Hawaii gave up domain names related to Hawaii state Rep. Bev Harbin. Harbin sent two letters threatening civil lawsuits if blogger Jon Asato didn’t agree to stop using BevHarbin.com and BeverlyHarbin.com. Asato couldn’t afford to defend himself so he gave in.
It has become established precedent in UDRP decisions that celebrity names are protected but politicians domains aren’t.
Harbin threatened Asato using a Hawaii law passed in 2001 that was stronger than the US Congress’ anti-cybersquatting law. The Hawaii law was more restrictive than the US law because it didn’t require complainants to show that a domain was used for profit. According to a Hawaii House report at the time:
“A cybersquatter could cause harm without intending to profit by placing a person’s name on the Internet, along with information that could tarnish or disparage the person.”
Of course, this law was passed by legislators with the sole purpose of protecting themselves. The law flies in the face of first amendment rights. Unfortunately, the American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii couldn’t take Asato’s case because its docket was full at the time. It’s a shame Asato’s story didn’t make it to the domain name community and other first amendment proponents earlier, as I’m sure the community would have stepped in to assist him.
Blogger shuts down Web site that mocked legislator - Honolulu Advertiser
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| Blogger shuts down Web site that mocked legislator Honolulu Advertiser, HI - Jun 30, 2006 Jon Asato, a tour guide and writer, said he agreed to drop the domain names BevHarbin .com and BeverlyHarbin.com after Harbin sent him two letters warning of a … |
Domain Name Registrar GoDaddy.com Introduces 6-in-1 SSL … - Domain informer
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| Domain Name Registrar GoDaddy.com Introduces 6-in-1 SSL … Domain informer, IL - Jun 30, 2006 Domain name registrar GoDaddy.com has created a new 6-in-1 certificate for assuring Web site security while saving online businesses time and money. … |
Register.com Sees Big Mobi Potential
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Register.com Sees Big Mobi Potential By Anastasia Tubanos, theWHIR.com June 29, 2006 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Since the dawn of the dot-com, the scope of top-level domains has expanded to accommodate a variety of markets, including countries,