24
Jan
The baidu.tel domain name has been secured by a Netherlands-based Internet services company instead of China’s largest search engine, both called Baidu.
Telnic, the UK-based registry operator for the new .tel top level domain, yesterday confirmed that Baidu Europe, the Netherlands-based automation and Web design solutions organisation has secured the rights to the […]
24
Jan
Telnic Limited announced that universities on both sides of the Atlantic are registering their .tel domains.
The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom were successful in securing OXFORD.TEL as well as UNIVERSITYOFOXFORD.TEL, whilst the President and Fellows of Harvard College were also front of the queue in securing […]
24
Jan
On February 1, NIC Mexico will celebrate 20 years of .MX domain names with a special promotion of domain names for US$20 less than the normal price through accredited registrars.
There are currently 279,000 .MX domain names registered with rapid growth in recent years, with the first .MX domain name being registered on February 1, […]
23
Jan
The ongoing saga of the Nominet board has caught the attention of Kieren McCarthy on his blog, as he notes “yet another extraordinary statement has come out of Nominet.”
“This time, the chairman Bob Gilbert lambasts a ‘number of false allegations’ made in a resignation letter from former director Jim Davies.”
McCarthy gives a […]
23
Jan
In a move aimed at making better use of resources, on November 5, 2008, LiveDeal sold the domain name yp.com to YellowPages.com LLC for cash totalling US$3,850,000.
LiveDeal’s primary source of ongoing revenues is the sale of Internet Advertising Packages, which targeted users of their yp.com property. LiveDeal hopes to be able to move those […]
23
Jan
Singer Jennifer Lopez has filed papers against the owner of jenniferlopez.org and jenniferlopez.net, accusing him of cybersquatting, writes Kieren McCarthy on his blog.
McCarthy writes the sites are used “to display news, pictures and videos of and about the singer and includes a disclaimer at the bottom stating that the sites are fan sites and […]
23
Jan
I’m sorry to have to report this evening that […]
19
Jan
DNS BE has just finalised a new version of the Terms & Conditions of domain name registrations under the .BE domain.
As you will notice, the new version of the terms and conditions contains a number of important changes like the total reimbursement by DNS BE of the costs for the procedure of the alternative […]
19
Jan
GoDaddy .com, the world’s largest domain name registrar, has thwarted an attack by a person who gained access to customer information.
The company discovered that someone gained access to certain customer information through a vulnerability in its systems. The information accessed included names, physical addresses, and customer IDs. Passwords and other sensitive information was not compromised. […]
17
Jan
The Details:
* Mingle with an eclectic crowd of Hollywood celebrities, professional athletes, models, and
of course, DOMAINfest Global attendees.
* Exclusive guided tours of the famed mansion grounds led by Playmates including access to the game room, aviary, zoo, front lawn, and more.
* Photo opportunities with Playmates and hundreds of models – Bring your cameras and capture […]