NEW YORK – The Internet’s key oversight agency (ICANN) said it has rejected a proposed search service to help guide people who mistype “.travel” Web addresses or seek nonexistent ones. (Read more…)
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VeriSign has emerged again as the .com master nine months after submitting its revised deal to the U.S. Department of Commerce (DoC). (Read more…)
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Taiwan hosted 9.07 million Internet domain names in July 2006, according to the Focus on Internet News and Data and Innovation Diffusion Enabler and Activator of the Advanced e-Commerce Institute (ACI-IDEA-FIND) under the government-sponsored Institute for Information Industry. (Read more…)
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The domain name arbitration panel of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has ruled against the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) claim to the wwf.com domain name. (Read more…)
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The 11th Annual Webby Awards in June will feature a new category for mobile. Presented by dotMobi, the new category will honor sites designed for mobile devices.
The new Webby Mobile Awards will feature three categories: Listings , Updates, News and Entertainment, and Mobile Marketplace, which will honor sites selling products and services. The deadline for entries is Dec. 15, 2006. Nominees will be announced in April.To enter a site in The Webby Mobile Awards, visit www.webbyawards.com.
Source: Broadband-Today.com by Rhonda Wickham – November 29, 2006
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For those of you who are new to the domain industry I decided to point you in the right direction. Ever wondered where you can find out which registrars are actually ICANN accredited? ICANN accreditation means that accredited registrars comply with the rules and regulations set forth by ICANN and are reliable sources for your domain name purchases.
The current list can be found at
http://www.icann.org/registrars/accredited-list.html
Editor: Roland G. Buck – DomainNews.com
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Washington.– With little more than 30 days remaining until the expiration of .travel Place Name Priority Rights, Tralliance Corporation, the .travel Registry, reports a surge in domain name requests and has established a hotline for potential registrants to expedite the domain name application process. (Read more…)
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Every week I receive e-mails from Domain Name Wire readers asking about the best way to sell domains. The truth is there’s no “best way”; it depends on your domains and objectives. (Read more…)
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Title insurance would provide peace of mind when making a large domain purchase. (Read more…)
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Domain name giant Marchex may be holding up to $24M in trademark-infringing domains. (Read more…)
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MARINA DEL REY, CA – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced in a Wednesday press release that it will be participating in the Internet Pavilion, part of the Exhibition Hall related to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World in Hong Kong, China, from December 4-8, 2006. (Read more…)
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Thursday, November 30th, 2006 – Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN) is reporting that over 112M domains have been registered as of the end of Q3 2006. (Read more…)
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Acquisition Adds 1.8 Million Domain Names to Industry’s Leading Premium Resale Marketplace
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NameMedia, the industry leader in Direct Search and Premium Domain Name Sales, today announced that is has acquired Afternic, Inc., the industry’s pioneer marketplace for the resale of domain names. Afternic will join with BuyDomains, NameMedia’s existing domain name marketplace, in creating the leading platform for the domain aftermarket.
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Are you looking to send an original Christmas present to your loved ones this year? Then why not give them a .fr domain name so they can create their very own website?
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