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Months Later, Google Promises Fix for Change of Address Bug
February 9, 2011 @ 6:00 AMIn November 2010 an SEO complained in a Google Webmaster Help thread that when he used the change of address feature in Google Webmaster Tools, it prevented him from doing so because it thought his domain was not a root domain. It gave him the error, “Restricted to root domains only” but it was a root domain.
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Image-based Adverts Come to .tel
February 9, 2011 @ 3:15 AMTelnic Limited (<a href="http://telnic.tel" rel="nofollow">http://telnic.tel</a>), the Registry Operator for the .tel top level domain (TLD) today announced that image-based adverts are now supported in .tel domains.
Owners of .tel domains can now embed links to image-based adverts, through the use of open APIs or third party services supporting these records, providing more visual imagery to enhance their templates, display their products or add banner-type advertising links to generate click-through revenue. -
Domains Like ".videos, .music, .movie,…" Will Soon Take On Internet
February 8, 2011 @ 3:31 PMICANN [Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers], the non-profit governing body of internet’s domain name system [including IP address (IPv4, IPv6) space assignments], is close to finishing talks with its board, – – while collecting responses from Internet societies and industry leaders – – and will soon accept applications from companies and governments that want to operate new domains a.k.a internet addresses.
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SEDO Tops $100m in Sales in 2010
February 8, 2011 @ 2:06 PMDomain broker announces record year for domain name sales. Sedo announced today that it helped sell over $100 million worth of domain names last year. It’s the first time the company has hit 9 figures in a year. The total was no doubt helped by the $13 million sale of Sex.com. Without the Sex.com sale Sedo’s numbers would actually be down …
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The Birth of a Domain Name: Where Websites Come From
February 8, 2011 @ 6:45 AMThough everyone knows that different websites have different domain names, not everyone knows exactly where these domain names come from, or who’s in control. If you’ve ever wondered, this post is for you.
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Smart Tool Could Spot Dodgy Domains and Block Botnets
February 8, 2011 @ 5:28 AMWatch out spammers, phishers and botnets: a new tool designed to hunt down malicious web domains could illuminate your shady corners of the internet. Internet service providers (ISPs) currently have no way of clearly and automatically identifying dodgy domains. “In general ISPs don’t know what’s going on in their network,” says computer security researcher Leyla Bilge at the International Secure Systems Lab near Antibes, France.
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Dramatic Increase in Value of Domain Names
February 8, 2011 @ 2:35 AMAnnual domain name market study from Sedo records 12 per cent growth in domain name sales year-on-year. The research, which features in Sedo’s latest Annual Domain Market Study, highlights the strength of the online property market at a time when offline property prices decreased by 2.4 per cent in the same period†.
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Verisign to Bolster .gov Security
February 7, 2011 @ 1:24 PMThe U.S. federal government’s ongoing effort to improve the security on its Web sites may get a boost now that Verisign has taken over operation of the .gov registry. Verisign is providing all domain name registration services for the .gov and fed.us domains, which are restricted for use only by federal civilian agencies or city, county and state government organizations.
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On Domain Seizures Over Links, DHS Faces Digital Conundrum
February 7, 2011 @ 12:00 PMWhat makes Google searches any different from websites dedicated to searching out and linking to copyrighted content on other servers? That’s a question Homeland Security Investigation Special Agent James Hayes had a hard time explaining during a recent phone interview with John Moe of American Public Media.
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US Government Wants Veto Power On New Domain Suffixes
February 7, 2011 @ 11:24 AMIn the midst the forthcoming rampant expansion of the Internet, the US government will look to gain veto power over future domain name suffixes. Numerous additions, like .car, .movie, and .web, could be officially introduced next month. But before any new top level generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) are allowed into our address bars, ICANN’s international representatives have to sign off on them.
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