With the ICANN blog one year old, Paul Levins from ICANN writes:
What better way to celebrate that fact than by telling you about ICANN’s latest report card. Usually you get a report card when you transition from one grade or semester to another. This report card is all about transition too. (Read more…)
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Introduction: The development of Global Internet Number Resource Policies is the subject of an MoU between ASO/NRO and ICANN. There are also specific ICANN Board Procedures for handling global policy proposals in this context. (Read more…)
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The second article in this series by Shari Thurow – the first was called Understanding Search Usability – looks at what is described as “search behaviour realisation”, and understanding this “is a big step as it has multiple components applicable to SEO.” These steps are described as:
Identifying types of search behaviour
Understanding how these search behaviours are all related
Designing a web site that addresses all or most of these search behaviours.
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Sedo have published a notice on their website saying the scheduled .mobi auction for January 23 has been postponed till a future date. Once the details are finalised, Sedo will announce this to the Sedo community including the time and date the auction will take place. DomainNews.com will bring you the news as soon as it is announced. (Read more…)
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Domain Roundtable is gearing up for its fourth annual conference in San Francisco! Hosted from the luxurious Palace Hotel, this year’s Conference has all of the events which made it a success in the past, along with some new additions. Right now, we are lining up events for the April 18-21st Conference, as well as the April 21st Live Auction. This year, we are also thrilled to announce that Gary Kremen will headline the guest speakers.
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Los Angeles, CA and Menlo Park, CA. – Oversee.net, an online marketing solutions provider, announced today that it has executed a definitive agreement with Oak Hill Capital Partners, a private equity firm, for an investment of $150 million in Oversee.net’s holding company. Specific terms of the transaction were not disclosed.According to Oversee, the funds will be used to augment organic growth and acquire technologies that will enhance its suite of services in the online marketing and domain name industries.
Oversee’s DomainSponsor™ platform, a leader in monetization for domain owners, will continue investing in core technologies to provide a greater range of options for maximizing the value of domain traffic. In 2007, Oversee moved assertively to build its domain name auction and related services capability, in part through the acquisitions of SnapNames and Moniker®. The company will continue to evaluate acquisitions that extend its overall capabilities. (Read more…)
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Now that the dust is settling on the domain name front running story, what is the true story away from the hyperbole? Well, to me it seems that, for whatever reason, Network Solutions deemed it a fabulous idea to reserve for a set period of time domain names people search for on their registration site. However it turned out to be a PR disaster. (Read more…)
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DUBLIN, IRELAND – Recent industry discussions have centered on a new phenomenon termed “Domain Name Front Running.” This occurs when someone conducts a search for a domain name and, shortly thereafter, someone else using some form of insider information preemptively registers the name.
This action keeps domains out of the hands of those who were originally interested, and is enabled by the “Add Grace Period.” The Add Grace Period allows registrars to delete a name within 5 days of its initial registration without financial impact, and was originally intended to correct errors or problems in the initial registration process. (Read more…)
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DOMAINfest Global will truly have every attendee feeling like a VIP. The opening night cocktail party will feature Hollywood-style fun with special appearance from Playboy stars Sara Underwood, Jennifer Korbin, and Brande Roderick. This is a once in a lifetime chance to meet and get a picture with a real Playboy Playmate!
This is the last week to register for $795. Starting January 21, the rate will go up to $995
Source: Oversee.net Press Release Submission to DomainNews.com – January 15th, 2008
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