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The heavily marketed .eu domain name suffix is already a hit!
EURid, the non-profit organisation appointed by the European Commission to manage requests, reported fierce demand for the “.eu” domain
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Have you heard about adaptive ads?
Perhaps you’re more familiar with shape-shifting ads? No, it’s all new to you?
That’s fine, Visible World, based in New York City, is just starting
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Even if you’re an e-marketing genius, you already know the value of keeping a list of highly targetted web tools and services.
Here’s a fresh list of resources any domain
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Is Sergei Frolov from the RIA-Novosti on to something by invoking a law passed by the Duma last May? Was the Moscow elected politicians looking to bar foreign operators from using the term “Russia” in their names?
The people at US-based RussiaToday.com, which was founded back in 1996, might have a big problem on their hands… or not. After all, they’re not based in Russia! But is this all more complicated?
Read the full article for more details…
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Can I include hyphens anywhere in my domain name? Can it be as long as I want it? Can I use numbers?
The rules from one TLD to another tends to be quite different.
This post helps domain name registrants understand the basic set of rules for the major gTLDs and ccTLDs around the world.
I’m confident you’ll learn something!
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Would you be happier if .happy domain name were made available for registration?
If you answer positively, now is your chance to submit a paper to ICANN with your position on Policy Development for introduction of new gTLDs. This may greatly help you on the way to obtaining approval for a new suffix.
Big money is a stake here since for every new “dot something” approved by ICANN, selected master registrars (and their resellers) usually become wealthy cyber-realty traders.
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It’s all -dangerously- mixed up!
On one hand, you have the privacy issue of domain name registrants who hate to receive spam just because their E-mail has been made publicly available.
On the other hand, you have “the rest of the world” who accesses bulk whois information to know “who owns what” in terms of domain names.
Since 2003, NetSol has made it possible to “privately register” domains and it’s been challenging ICANN’s agenda for an open Internet.
Who stands to win in this battle for privacy, bulk whois access and private registrations?
Let’s explore the issues further.
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While browsing available domain names, I came across an unlikely find: disney -dot- something was available. While I have no interest for a name like “disney.st”, it still strikes me that it’s available!
I wanted to know exactly how this name came to be available -in 2006- and based on what I found, it looks like this available domain name may be the “last of its kind”.
Read the full story about this rather strange domain encounter!
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Well, to be frank, some people indulge a lot more than others.
Let’s explore the wonderful world of the wealthy in order to pinpoint valuable domain names pertaining to luxury that happen to be currently available for anyone to register.
Yes, the registrant could be… you!
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It’s probably your last chance to buy up valuable domains related to Internet Protocol Television or, as the industry like to call it, IPTV.
When telcos from around the world heard of an innovative way to stream video to end users using their high-speed internet infrastructure, they knew it was a big deal.
Now, you’re one click away from adding relevant IPTV names to your domain name portfolio. Dive right in!
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