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Ballot.com Sale Shows Politics Online is "Big Business"
May 20, 2012 @ 4:07 PMWith only 6 months to go before the 2012 presidential election, candidates, organizations and investors hoping to capture the public’s attention are buying up political-flavored domain names while established media companies are enjoying increased advertising revenue to their political websites. The upcoming sale of Ballot.com is catching a lot of attention due to these and additional factors.
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FCCN announces the registration of 28,984 .pt domains in the first week of liberalization
May 19, 2012 @ 2:39 PMAfter the Sunrise period, the Foundation for National Scientific Computing (FCCN), announced today a total of 28,984 new .pt domains, registered in the first week in which in the liberalization came into force, and in which any person or company can register a .pt domain without the need to have a registered trademark.
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ICANN Posts July 2012 - June 2015 Approved Strategic Plan
May 18, 2012 @ 8:10 PMDuring the Special Meeting of the Board of Directors held in Amsterdam the Board approved the July 2012-June 2015 Strategic Plan, and directed the President and CEO to move forward with the Internationalization survey and community-based operational planning process based on the strategic objectives as set forth in the plan. The aspects of the 2012-2015 Strategic Plan that cover the expansion of ICANN’s international presence and engagement efforts are deferred pending further direction from the Board.
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Domain.com Issues “Next Great Idea” Techcrunch Disrupt NYC Challenge
May 18, 2012 @ 12:11 AMTechCrunch Disrupt NYC, which kicks off this weekend with a 24-hour Hackathon, has solidified itself as the tech industry’s hottest event for launching new cutting edge startups. […] celebrating the launches of companies participating in the Disrupt Battlefield startup competition, Domain.com will be giving away free and discounted domain names, fresh Domain.com t-shirts for weary coders, and pounds of candy for sustenance. Helping businesses become successful online since 2000, Domain.com delivers high quality, reliable web hosting and domain name registration services at the most affordable prices in the industry. Domain.com, an ICANN-accredited registrar, offers a full range of solutions to create and market websites includes web hosting, VPS hosting, Email, SSL certificates, website design, and email marketing.
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ICANN and The Dot Anything: Do We Care About Domain Names?
May 17, 2012 @ 8:55 PMDo we still care about .com and .co.uk? Does anyone even bother with <a href="http://www.?" rel="nofollow">http://www.?</a> Well thanks to ICANN, a body in charge of licensing new top-level domain names,
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Moniker Spring Auction Results Net's $20k
May 17, 2012 @ 4:41 AMMoniker auction nets close to $20,000 in sales. The Moniker Premium Spring Auction at SnapNames just concluded. Here are the (unofficial) results: drivinggloves.com 6450 – this is a recently developed site. Auction included Facebook page (with 2,000+ likes) and Twitter handle. florists.info 3050 – good keyword, but not a bad price given how marketplace for […]
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Dotster Moves Domains to Domain.com Credentials
May 17, 2012 @ 2:30 AMCompany transfers domains between registrar accreditations. If you start to see domain name registrar Domain.com growing in registrar ranking reports, there’s a good explanation for that. Dotster, which owns Domain.com, has transferred the domain names from its Dotster accreditation to the Domain.com one. I was alerted to this change when I received a DomainTools whois […]
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Hexonet Announces More Than 1 Million Domains Under Management
May 17, 2012 @ 2:22 AMGerman based HEXONET, a domain technology solutions provider, recently announced that they are now managing over a million domains for clients, resellers and…
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Apple Wins Iphone5.com Domain Name
May 17, 2012 @ 2:09 AMApple’s attempt to wrest control the iPhone5.com domain name from the hands of a cybersquatter has been a success, TheNextWeb reports.
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Oversee.net Hires GM for $40M+ Travel Vertical
May 17, 2012 @ 1:36 AMOversee.net hires GM from online travel industry to run its travel network. Oversee.net has hired Raj Beri as General Manager of its travel vertical, the company announced today. Beri was previously Director and COO of IgoUgo, a travel site owned by Travelocity. The travel vertical is part of Oversee.net’s “vertical markets” business that includes fully […]
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