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• The Spamhaus Project Spamhaus.org, Files UDRP On Spamhaus.com

  

  The Spamhaus Project, Ltd which is the go to source for many to identify and track spammers just filed a UDRP for the domain, Spamhaus.com The Spamhaus... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• You Tube Around The World

  

  Wonder of Tech posted an interesting look at You Tube around the world. YouTube is the third most popular site in the world, including everything from TED... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Go Daddy Launches Mobile Payment System “Get Paid”

  

  Go Daddy launched Get Paid today a new mobile payment service that partners with Paypal, Stripe and Dwolla. Tech Crunch covered the launch. Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• The Bitcoin Domain Name Boom

  

  Bitcoin Domains in the Spotlight Coin Desk did a piece on the boom in Bitcoin related domain names, Ron Jackson was quoted in the story. The story covers... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Why Is Neustar Allowing Nicaragua To Use A .US Doman for Their Offical Visitor...

  

  I saw a full page ad in a travel magazine a few weeks ago for the website VisitNicaragua.us. It was a very nice full color ad which promoted the country as a... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• One Tiny Country Gets Some Exposure from One Large Movie Franchise

  The Pitcairn Islands are a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. The population is 56, yes 56. It is safe to say that most have no idea... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• California Governor Signs Into Law The Use of Alternative Currencies Such as...

  

  We wrote a couple days ago about an alternative currency bill that was off to Governor Jerry Brown of California for his signature. Governor Brown has signed... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Domainers Choice Award Winners

  

  The Domainers Choice Awards announced their winners on Saturday at DBR Fun Fest, Kevin McKim from NameInnovations live tweeted the winners. TheDomains. Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Sands Files Lawsuit Against 35 Websites/Domains Including 368.COM, 8227.COM &...

  

  Las Vegas Sands Corp. (Sands) filed a federal lawsuit on Friday in the United States District Court for the District Of Nevada against the owners of 35... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Since Mi.com Sold for $3.6 Million, Mark Monitor Has Been Scooping up Other...

  Back in April, Chinese mobile device maker Xiaomi purchased Mi.com for $3.6 million, some reporters noted that the MI made perfect sense for the company as Mi... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Bitcoin as a Legal Currency in Currency Bill is Off to Governor Brown for Signing

  

  The bill looking to make Bitcoin a legal currency in California is now going to the Governor Mike Shedlock and investment adviser with Sitka Pacific Capital... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Verisign Downgraded By Wells Fargo: Growth Is Slowing Due To New gTLD’s & Could...

  TheStreet.com is reporting that Wells Fargo analyst Gray Powell downgraded Verisign (VRSN) today writing: VeriSign’s domain name growth appears to be falling a... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Say Hello To The 1st 158 .NYC Domains: HappyBirthday.NYC, Honeymoon.NYC...

  

  The Sunrise period for trademark/brand holders closed on June 20 for the .NYC new gTLD, the extension for the city of New York. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• As ICANN Meeting Ends “China Launches Campaign To Control The Internet”

  Talk about a disturbing headline Chinatopix.com just published a post entitled “China Launches Campaign To Control The Internet” According to the story,... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• IPOFinancial: “No Way Godaddy’s IPO Can Move Forward As Is With Google Entering...

  I chatted with David Menlow, who is the founder IPOfinancial.com yesterday about Godaddy’s planned IPO and Google’s announcement this week that they were... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• MyRedbook.com Seized By Feds & Owners Arrested

  

  According to Sfgate.com, two San Fransisco based websites MyRedbook.com and sfredbook.com were seized by the federal government yesterday. Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• .Com Breaks Through The 113.5 Million Domain Mark; Adding 500K Domains In 3...

  

  According to zone file for the .com registry the number of .Com domain name registrations has passed 113.5 Million domains for the first time. Of course everyda... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Here Is The GAC Communique From The ICANN London That Was Just Released

  The Government Advisory Counsel (GAC) has just issued its Communique from the ICANN London meeting. It has been the practice of the GAC to issue such a... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• 1st Day New gTLD Totals .Tools 1,759.Supplies 1,143; .Parts 1,010; .Supply 864;...

  Several new gTLD’s went into its first day of general availability yesterday. For the second week in a row, no new gTLD that launched had any particularly... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Afnic: “Launch of the New TLDs: Validity of the 50/50 Law”

  

  French Study Has Some Interesting Assumptions Afnic the organization that governs the .fr extension put out a report where they took a look at the 50/50 law... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 BUSINESS, TECH