22
May
According to David Costello, the 2008 Geodomain Expo will be held July 10th - 12th, 2008 in Chicago at City Center. The Kelsey Group & Associated Cities are organizing the event, with the Kelsey Group promoting it. The ticket price for early bookings is only $595 until May 31st. Tickets can be purchased here.
22
May
A proposal for a .car gTLD has been announced by ATX Group, the world’s largest independent provider of personalised telematics services to the automotive industry.The .car proposal aims to address how to safely access internet content through embedded and nomadic devices in motor vehicles.
The proposal would do for websites for motor vehicles much like .mobi […]
22
May
Early April was the deadline for proposals to the Danish Telecommunication Agency for the management of the .DK Registry.There were at least two proposals to manage the .dk registry reports De Dominibus - one was from the current registry operator, while the other was the dotDK Foreningen venture that originally included ICANN’s Internationalised Domain Names […]
22
May
A group of experts has released an open-source alternative to the BIND DNS server software that boasts higher performance and better security.
The new DNS server — dubbed Unbound 1.0
Unbound is a recursive DNS server, which is used by ISPs and enterprises to support DNS look-ups by users. DNS is the feature of the Internet that […]
22
May
.mp Domains Free Of Charge To All Social Network Members Beginning September 1, 2008 — Sunrise For Trademark Owners Begins At INTA Annual Meeting This WeekRadical changes taking place in the online social network space threaten to bring 300 to 400 million new entrants into the domain name market
dotMP today (May 20) announces from the […]
22
May
ICANN today enabled an online survey, available in 11 languages including English, to facilitate understanding of the way in which the community uses existing materials prepared in multiple languages. It will also help ICANN understand how it could enhance multilingual access to the work of the organisation.
This survey is also a key input into the […]
20
May
DNXpert is launching a contest where DomainNews is giving away a one month free Newsletter Sponsorship to a lucky winner. Total prizes are valued at $8,979 in real cash and prizes! The contest comprises over 62 genuine prizes including cash, material goods and quality digital products for domainers. Ok, ok, I know you want to look at […]
20
May
YAHOO announced Friday that it has formed a partnership with the WPP Group, the advertising holding company, that will give WPP’s clients a broader swath of Web sites where they can aim their messages. Under the deal, the thousands of Web publishers that use Yahoo’s advertising auction service to sell space on their sites will […]
20
May
I guess we cannot report the Yahoo Microsoft merger talks fast enough. Reuter today reports that, Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Sunday it has proposed an alternative deal to Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research), rather than a full acquisition, in a move that could save the web pioneer from fighting a proxy […]
20
May
The case of E. & J. Gallo Winery v. Spider Webs Ltd, considered the issue of dilution of a trademark through the use of domain names. In this case, plaintiff, a holder of a trademark, sued defendant under the Anti-Cyber Squatting Act and under Texas Anti-delusion and Trademark Law. The case was decided in 2002 […]