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• It’s Official: Google Is Giving Away Free Domain Names

  Since the ICANN Big Reveal where we learned  that Google applied for over 100 new gTLD extension we have been chatting about whether Google would giving away... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Purchased For $65K Kiko.com Saved in UDRP

  Kiko s.r.l. of Bergamo, Italy just lost its bid to grab the domain name kiko.com in a UDRPThe domain holders bought the domain for in 2010 for $65,578.50 to... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Tencent Pays $15 Million For 15% Stake In JD.com

  According to Wall Street Journal, the Chinese Giant, Tencent, has agreed to pay $215 million for a 15% stake in JD.com.JD.Com’s planning on a $1.5 billion... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Larry Smith: CambridgeMovers.com Is Not Very Much in Relation to...

  The start of another week and already I have a nice set of spam emails.Sure I get many of these every day and 99.99% I send into trash without regard but this... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• M.Dot Rebranded as Go Daddy Go Mobile

  

  App Advice reported that M.dot has been rebranded to Go Daddy Go Mobile.M.dot has just been updated to version 2.0. At the same time, it has been rebranded as... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Classified Ventures Seeking $3 Billion for Cars.com

  

  Now that the sale of Apartments.com is completed at $585 million, Classified Ventures is looking for $3 billion for Cars.com. William Launder,Dana Mattioli and... Read more

  Posted on 10 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Hackers Claim to Publish Evidence of Fraud at BitCoin Exchange Mt.Gox

  

  Andy Greenberg just did a piece on Forbes with regards to hackers claiming to have hacked the Mt.Gox servers. The recent bankruptcy of the Bitcoin exchange has... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• 25 Years of the World Wide Web

  

  We are approaching the 25 year anniversary of the World Wide Web, March 12, 1989. The New Zealand Herald did a pretty thorough piece today on how Tim Berners-Le... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Are Crypto-Currencies Here To Stay ? Google’s Director of Ideas Says Yes

  

  Gregory Ferenstein wrote a post on Tech Crunch about the director of ideas from Google and his belief that crypto currencies are going to be a mainstay as we... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• ICANN Publishes Its Financials For The Six Months Ending December 2013

  ICANN published its financials last night for six months ending in December 2013.Here are some of the highlights.  You can see the entire results hereHere they... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• ‘Domains by Proxy’ Hands Over Personal Details of “Pirate” Site Owner

  

  Torrent Freak reported that Domains By Proxy, the privacy service from Go Daddy, turned over the personal details of one of their customers. Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Yesterday Vine Bans Porn, Today VinePorn.com Sells for $9,900 on Sedo

  Last January someone registered the domain VinePorn.com, yesterday Vine banned porn on their service, today VinePorn.com sold for $9,900 on Sedo. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• FT.com Covers Frank Schilling

  One of the most prestigious publications in the world, the Financial Times out of London just published a huge cover story on Frank Schilling“Tucked inside a... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• 14K of Enom’s 23K New gTLD Registrations Are From NameCheap

  Yesterday we reported on the top 20 domain name registrars in terms of new gTLD domain name registrations.The domain name registrar in second place on the list... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• .BUZZ Signs RRA with GoDaddy & Frank Schilling New Uniregistrar Is One of .Buzz...

  

  (Photo: Rich Merdinger of GoDaddy, Pinky Brand of  FocusNUA advisor to .BUZZ and Bill Doshier, Founder and CEO of .BUZZ).BUZZ signed its RRA with GoDaddy in... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• “Largest Domain Name Sales Database Ever Built” Launches WIth Over 315K Domains ...

  According to a press release we received today the biggest domain name sales database ever built just just rolled out.The database is at DNPric.es. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Imeeting.com Purchased For Less Than 2 Years Ago For $15K Sells For $47,750

  The domain name imeeting.com just sold for $47,750 on Sedo.The domain was owned by Rodger Lew in China and is currently under Sedo Escrow. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Will the Real Satoshi Nakamoto Please Stand Up

  

  It has been quite a day in the world of Bitcoin as there have been more stories than I can count on Satoshi Nakomoto. The day started early this morning when on... Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Godaddy Has 40% Of The New gTLD Market; 1and1 For Its $50M Got 12K Registrations

  A new site (or at least new to me) is showing the most detailed stats I have seen for new gTLD’s.According to ntldstats.com, there are a total of 215,638 new... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH

• Forbes: 5 Mistakes People Make When Setting Up Their Website

  

  John Rampton wrote a piece for Forbes on the mistakes people make when starting their website. Rampton discusses five key points that a lot of web developers an... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2014 BUSINESS, TECH