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Official GoDaddy Statement on Kentucky Domains Case
Friday, 10 October 2008 at 02:56:47 am

What is GoDaddy doing with gambling domains? Here’s the official word. There have been a number of rumors swirling around about whether GoDaddy has handed over domains that Kentucky wants to seize as it cracks down on illegal gambling. A number of online gambling news sources have reported that GoDaddy capitulated and ...

RIA podcast goodness
Thursday, 09 October 2008 at 08:42:41 pm

There are a couple of news bits on the podcast front that should make anyone interested in RIAs happy. One, Coté and I are getting back in the routine of doing RIA Weekly. We're celebrating by rolling out a brand new RIAWeekly.com domain. Now that summer is over and we've got things like PDC and MAX coming up, there should be a lot to talk about. David Tucker over at InsideRIA is also doing a ......

Moniker: Kentucky Cannot Have Our Customers’ Domains
Thursday, 09 October 2008 at 07:30:29 am

Moniker assures its clients that their domain names are safe. In case there were any doubts (and I heard some), Moniker customers can rest assured that the company is fighting to keep your domains from ill-advised state governors. Speaking specifically about the situation with the Kentucky governor, Moniker founder and president Monte Cahn released the ...

Sedo’s Domain Sales Pipeline is Growing
Wednesday, 08 October 2008 at 11:51:04 pm

After dismal week for domain name sales, aftermarket is filling up pipeline. Last week was a dismal one for completed domain sales, although the pipeline is full thanks to the TRAFFIC auction. Sales are also looking up over at Sedo . Just a few minutes ago SeedsDirect.com sold for $20,000. The domain gets about ...

The Weakest Security Link is You
Wednesday, 08 October 2008 at 08:40:53 pm

Domain owners should be concerned about their own security precautions, not just that of domain registrars. Ever do something really stupid? That was me last night. I had a couple passwords for brokerage accounts at home that I wanted to access from my laptop. I know it’s not a great idea to send passwords via ...

Gov't not serious on implementing IPRA: Lumads
Thursday, 09 October 2008 at 10:17:01 pm

ELEVEN years after the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act (IPRA) has been implemented, only one Certificate of Ancestral Domain Title (CADT) had been awarded to indigenous peoples or lumad in Misamis Oriental....

ICANN Sends Breach Notice to Joker.com
Thursday, 09 October 2008 at 08:25:53 pm

ICANN says Joker.com and DNS.com.cn aren’t enforcing whois accuracy. Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has sent breach notices to two large domain name registrars warning them they may lose their accreditation. In May Joker.com and Beijing Innovative Linkage Technology Ltd, doing business as DNS.com.cn, received “notices of concern” from ICANN that they were ...

We Get It Award: DiplomaFrame.com
Thursday, 09 October 2008 at 02:37:08 am

Church Hill Classics uses DiplomaFrame.com to drive business. A Domain Name Wire reader recently opened a brochure for diploma frames that came with his order from Connecticut-based Church Hill Classics. He was surprised to see that the company’s domain name was the generic and descriptive DiplomaFrame.com. The company also owns DiplomaFrames.com. Not only ...

Network Solutions Fights for Domain Owners in Kentucky
Wednesday, 08 October 2008 at 09:07:17 pm

Some good news came out of the Kentucky domain hearings yesterday. Internet Commerce Association, which defends the rights of domain owners, sent Executive Director Michael Collins to Kentucky for the “Domaingate” hearings. You can read his synopsis on the ICA’s web site. The most interesting news is that Network Solutions appeared to be the only registrar ...

PremiumDrops Hack: Sneak a Peek at Older Expired Domain Lists
Wednesday, 08 October 2008 at 05:21:20 pm

PremiumDrops.com is the premier expired domain name research tool. Featuring tons of domain valuation metrics, advanced filtering and lots of other great features. This service is a must have for all domainers and costs just $24.95 per month. I know many of my readers are PremiumDrops subscribers already, so I would like to share a little ...

Latest Domain News

Re-designed web site is simple. Competitors should take note. I had to make one of my infrequent visits to Register.com today to unlock a backordered domain for transfer. When I arrived at the home page I was greeted by a simple, yet bold home page: In a business where many companies believe “more is better”, ...

Moniker Silent Auction Nets Another $900k
Friday, 03 October 2008 at 10:17:30 pm

Moniker ’s silent auction concluded yesterday with $900,000 in sales. You can raise the tally on Moniker’s TRAFFIC auction to about $4 million, thanks to another $900,000 in sales in the silent auction. Nearly 200 domains sold in the silent auction. loto.com $91,331 (Spanish for “Lotto”) wholesale.net $88,240 sparesorts.com $70,590 claudia.com $35,000 newyorkrestaurants.com $30,240 furnitureworld.com $29,420 bluecollar.com $28,750 650.com $27,000 auctions.net $26,000 american.info $23,530 setup.com ...

Bailout Pork
Friday, 03 October 2008 at 10:01:27 pm

Here are some of the sweetener’s the in the Senate’s bailout package. Whenever there’s something I want to discuss that can’t be tied to domain names, I just find parked domain names for some of the words. I felt sick last night after reading about the pork shoved into the $700 billion bailout package. ...