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Dotster discounts
2008-05-03 17:38:00
Dotster is holding a bunch of limited time discount offers ending May 11, 2008. If you use the coupon code 5OFFDOMAINS you will get $5 off any .com, .net, .org, .info, .us or .biz purchase. By using coupon code DOMAINTRANSFER5 you will get $5 off any domain transfer. You better hurry as the offer ends May 11, 2008.
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257 expired domains
2008-05-03 08:54:00
Yesterday I sent my newsletter subscribers a list of 257 expired domain names. If you want to see that list instantly and all the other lists I sent my newsletter subscribers in the past as well as make sure you are amongst the first people to receive all future lists you should sign up to my ...
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.NL auction sneak peak
2008-05-02 12:51:00
Sedo is holding the much anticipated .NL auction from May 2nd 4pm (EST) to May 9th at approximately 4pm (EST). As the value of .NL domains continues to grow, so does the demand. .NL Auction Sneak Peak : onlinepoker.nl: (Onlinepoker) zingen.nl (Singing) reclames.nl: (Advertisements) Check out the full list of .NL domains up for auction!

Interest growing in dot travel domain names
2008-05-02 12:48:00
Tralliance President Ed Cespedes and his team have been on a global tour in Europe and Central America for the past few weeks and say interest in the dot-travel online domain is growing. ?We have been getting a nice reception everywhere,? Cespedes said. ?The key difference now is that we are hitting an inflection point with ...
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.travel registry launched a new 2.0 website
2008-05-02 12:45:00
The .travel registry launched its new 2.0 website at www.travel.travel. The new website includes 2.0 features such as a travel blog and interactive media tools to promote collaboration amongst the .travel community. “We are especially excited about the opportunities to interact with the travel community at the new website,” commented President and CEO of Tralliance Corporation, ...
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Google PR update in progress
2008-05-02 12:44:00
Various threads on DP as well as strange datacenter behaviour indicate that there is a Google PR update in progress. There has been a wait of a couple of months since the last one so I do think it’s about time.
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DNJournal releases weekly sales report
2008-05-01 10:01:00
People love to meet online and that fact helped Rick Latona close a $100,000 sale of MeetPeople.com this week to take the #1 spot on our weekly Top 20 sales chart. SearchEngines.com ran a close second at $92,500. Moniker.com had auctioned that domain off at T.R.A.F.F.I.C. West in February but the deal wasn’t ...
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NIC Mexico reaches 250k registrations
2008-05-01 09:59:00
NIC Mexico (Network Information Center México), the registry and administrators of the .MX cctTLD, is announcing that on April 28th, 250,000 .MX domain name registrations have been reached. This new threshhold turns out to be highly promising for the increasing use of .MX domain names, given the accelerated behavior of registration in the last years; and ...

Domain ebook Domaining Manifesto at $27
2008-04-30 13:24:00
I launched my domain ebook Domain ing Manifesto some four months ago and have had quite a successful sales campaign. I received numerous letters of support from customers happy with the book and the information they gained from it. After careful consideration and due to a wish to make the book more affordable and publicly accessible I ...
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Jerry Seinfeld gets JerrySeinfeld.com
2008-04-30 13:20:00
I recently blogged about one of my favourite comedians Jerry Seinfeld who wanted his domain name back. Well, I am pleased to announce Jerry Seinfeld has won control of the domain name JerrySeinfeld.com. His lawyers had launched an appeal to get control of the domain held by Anything.com, which had what amounted to a customized parking ...

117 Expired domains
2008-04-30 10:19:00
I sent my newsletter subscribers a list of some 117 expired domains today. Because you are not subscribed to my newsletter you only get to see a sample of that list. All is not lost though, as you can easily subscribe to my newsletter using the form in the top right corner of this page - ...
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Insoshi Open Source Social Networking
2008-04-30 10:08:00
If you are looking for alternative ways to develop your domain names you should definitely take a look at insoshi - an open source social networking platform done in Ruby on Rails. The author of the software is Michael Hartl who wrote RailsSpace, which is considered THE BOOK when it comes to writing social networks in ...
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MelbourneIT acquires Verisign DBMS
2008-04-30 10:04:00
Melbrourne IT have just announced they have purchased the Digital Brand Management Services (DBMS) division from Verisign. This makes it clear that VeriSign is going back to focusing on the more profitable registry business. I talked with William Roper (CEO of Verisign) less then a year ago and he indicated that a leaner more focused ...

.me sunrise period is nearing
2008-04-29 17:05:00
I have reported about the .me ( Monte Negro ) ccTld on numerous occasions in the passed ever since ICANN assigned it to the country, as you can read here, here, here and here. Well, I can finally announced that the .ME Sunrise Period is coming up! Here is the rollout schedule: May 6 17:00 UTC - May ...

The power of brandable domain names
2008-04-29 15:47:00
If you follow the various domaining discussions at places like DNForum or NamePros you can still find a number of doubters who smirk at the mention of a meaningless 5 letter .com domain name. 5 letter domain names due to their vast number cannot possibly be compared to their 4 or 3 letter equivalent. 5 letter ...
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What is a UDRP
2008-04-29 13:16:00
I just saw a cool post over at GreenTaxi defining a UDRP - a domaining term that has been mentioned more frequently in recent times. “The Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) is a process established by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for the resolution of disputes regarding the registration of Internet domain ...

Dictionary domains on pre-order at namejet
2008-04-29 13:14:00
I noticed a great collection of dictionary domain names available for pre-order at NameJet today. Paris.biz, Wheat.biz, Events.biz, Wax.org, Bars.biz just to name a few. I think Paris.biz is a wonderful domain name with a lot of development potential. The other ones are quite nice and would warrant a solid investment too. Interesting to see a whole collection ...
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Wordpress 2.5.1 upgrade is out
2008-04-29 11:40:00
WordPress 2.5 was a major upgrade with a lot of changes so I expected to see a complementary update to come out that will fix any small bugs that would appear after the big rollout. You can download Wordpress 2.5.1 here. There is a security fix that is especially important if you allow open registrations on ...

Moniker T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East in May
2008-04-29 10:50:00
The Moniker T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East Auction will be held at The Grand Floridian Hotel, Orlando, Florida On May 20-24, 2008. More than 110,000 domains have been submitted for this auction, and Moniker is currently completing its valuation and selection process. Early contenders include: Calcium.net OH.com BodilyInjury.com AirlineFares.net Organic.info BadCredit.net BabyFood.com Pay.com Israel.com Boats.mobi Religion.mobi Jackpot.com ClothesShopping.com Sales.mobi Yachts.com Denmark.net TVSchedule.com Athlete.com DesktopComputer.com ForSale.mobi Track.com DiscountTravel.com Men.mobi Grass.com Drugs.mobi AutoBody.com Model.net FootballScores.com Chocolate.net Flossing.com How.info Confession.com Gouda.com Invest.org Emeralds.net GoatCheese.com LaptopComputer.com Groceries.net Havarti.com Lemons.com Koran.com Judgment.com Marina.com Partner.com Hoodia.com Michigan.info Piano.net

LH.com reverse hijacked by Lufthansa
2008-04-28 22:53:00
In a blatant case of reverse hijacking Luthansa has won a dispute over the domain name LH.com owned by ‘elequa’. The decision was reached after deliberation by the WIPO domain arbitration panel. In my opinion if ever there was a generic two letter domain it is LH.com and for Lufthansa to get away with this is ...

Sedo?s procerage services updated
2008-04-28 22:38:00
Sedo?s brokerage services are being updated with a new process for submitting both buyer and seller side brokerage requests and… Sedo?s brokerage services are being updated with a new process for submitting both buyer and seller side brokerage requests and enhanced communications tools. Our dedicated brokers will now be able to work one-on-one with clients through ...
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Sedo’s brokerage services updated
2008-04-28 22:38:00
Sedo’s brokerage services are being updated with a new process for submitting both buyer and seller side brokerage requests and… Sedo’s brokerage services are being updated with a new process for submitting both buyer and seller side brokerage requests and enhanced communications tools. Our dedicated brokers will now be able to work one-on-one with clients through ...
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CIRA to introduce better whois privacy protection
2008-04-28 18:06:00
The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is to introduce better protection of whois data from June 2008. In the past CIRA required all registrants to fully disclose personal details in their domain whois. From June 2008 a new mechanism will be in place protecting registrant’s personal data from the public while still allowing CIRA and the ...
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Social applications dominate the net according to Morgan Stanley
2008-04-28 18:00:00
Morgan Stanley ?s Internet Trends report was released last month and it takes a big turn from previous reports - the focus is nearly 100% on social apps and how they are taking over the Internet. * YouTube and Facebook have more page views than Google or Yahoo (and may be bigger than both combined) * six out ...
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WhyPark lands $230k angel investment
2008-04-28 17:54:00
Auto-generated alternative domain parking provider WhyPark, has received an infusion of angel funding from one of its customers. Domain Name Wire has learned that the investment totals $230,000 and will be used to further enhance WhyPark?s services. [For those not familiar with angel funding, it typically represents investments by high net worth individuals and is less ...
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Google experiments with searchable images
2008-04-28 11:45:00
Two Google scientists presented a paper at the World Wide Web Conference in Beijing last week that outlines their vision of future image search. The new image search technology doesn?t just index text associated with an image in determining what?s in it. Google is now looking at using computers to analyze the imagery in photos, and ...
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BeNeLux auction at Sedo
2008-04-28 02:42:00
Following a successful auction in November 2007, Sedo is organizing two dedicated auctions for the Dutch, Belgian and Luxembourg tlds in 2008. The auction catalogue for the first auction that will be held between the 2nd and 9th of May has been released. You can check out the auction catalogue here.
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What is a blog?
2008-04-28 00:04:00
This question may be silly to some. You might even comment to express your annoyance at such a “silly post” by me. I won’t be insulted. Nor will I hold it against you. I am still writing this post. Why? Because, every once in a while I get an email from an interested reader asking me this ...
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Top Social Bookmarking Websites
2008-04-27 16:45:00
The number of social bookmarking sites has exploded in the last year with the whole thing becoming a little overwhelming for a newcomer. If you are new to social networking you have to understand that each social networking site is different, it attracts a different audience with different interests. What interests someone on Reddit might ...
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Last week on DNXpert.com
2008-04-27 16:14:00
During the course of the last week I gave a bit of thought to a slightly morbid topic that we all should think about in order to be prepared. We learned that NetSol was naughty again as they play around with their customers’ feelings. I announced that DNXpert.com readers get special consideration when they sign up to ...
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