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Commerce Rejects Internet-management Bids
March 12, 2012 @ 10:57 PMThe U.S. Commerce Department has rejected bids to manage the Internet’s address and domain systems, instead extending the contract for six months and…
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Yahweh Domain Name Gets Thumbs Up
March 12, 2012 @ 5:12 PMDespite halacha claims it might be offensive to use explicit sacred name of God, committee in charge of approving domain names grants use of new domain: ‘Yahweh.co.il’
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US Air Buys AMR Web Names
March 12, 2012 @ 10:14 AMUS Airways Group, which recently disclosed that it has hired advisors to help it assess a possible combination with American Airlines parent AMR Corp., has claimed a number of Internet addresses that could come in handy if the two carriers got together.
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Facebookofsex.com Url Gets 4m Visitors Before Shut Down
March 12, 2012 @ 4:01 AMFacebookOfSex.com (previously owned by FriendFinder Networks) was able to live for about a year and had over four million visitors before Facebook was able to get the rogue domain shut down recently. Facebook now owns the rights to the domain name and has been very busy protecting its name and brand against several other trademark infringing domains.
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Internet Overseer ICANN Needs to Tighten Board Conflict Rules, CEO Says
March 12, 2012 @ 3:22 AMThe organization that manages the Internet’s address system should strengthen conflict-of-interest rules for its board of directors, the group’s chief executive officer said.
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Two Domain Name Registrars Behind Most Rogue Pharma Sites, Says Study
March 12, 2012 @ 2:00 AMLegitScript concluded that about 33 percent of pharma domains are hosted by Internet.bs and about 17 percent are registered with ABSystems, which makes the two registrars responsible for more than 50 percent of all rogue pharmaceutical domain names.
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CADNA Supports NTIA's Dedication to IANA RFP Guidelines
March 12, 2012 @ 1:18 AMThe Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) supports the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) adherence to the guidelines set out in its Request for Proposal (RFP) for the management of the IANA functions – the technical functions of the Internet. The NTIA’s decision to cancel the RFP due to the fact that it %22received no proposals that met the requirements requested by the global community%22 should be an opportunity for ICANN and other applicants to better address the guidelines that NTIA has set forth as a result of input from stakeholders around the world.
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Survey Says... Escrow.com #1 Again!
March 11, 2012 @ 8:06 PMEscrow.com preferred over 5 times greater than nearest competitor in Domain Name Wire Survey.
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Domain Name Wire Turns Seven Today
March 9, 2012 @ 1:35 AMTime flies when you’re having fun. Seven years ago today I wrote the first post on Domain Name Wire. When I started Domain Name Wire the domain industry
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NAR Protects Realtor® Trademark By Winning Domain Name Challenge
March 9, 2012 @ 12:38 AMThe National Association of Realtors® has won a challenge to the use of its trademark Realtor® in a domain name operated by a former member.
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