Archive for July, 2008

.ME Lives up to the Hype

.ME Lives up to the Hype

London, United Kingdom — The internet’s latest and most personal domain extension has seen huge popularity after public launch. At 4pm (GMT) July 17...

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Sedo Fight Domain Fraud with Ethoca

Ethoca has seen firsthand how the effects of e-commerce fraud extend well beyond the loss of a physical product or dollar amount,” said Andre Edelbrock, CEO,...

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ICANN Releases Domain Name Security Paper

ICANN Releases Domain Name Security Paper

For many years, the Internet community has been developing and enhancing a Domain Name System (DNS) security technology called DNSSEC. ICANN’s strategic and...

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Dragon’s Den Domain disputes

Contestants on TV’s Dragon’s Den may face a tough grilling from Duncan Bannatyne et al, but there’s one important question that has never been...

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ICANN Releases Domain Name Security Paper

ICANN Releases Domain Name Security Paper

For many years, the Internet community has been developing and enhancing a Domain Name System (DNS) security technology called DNSSEC. ICANN’s strategic and...

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Villas.com Sells for €305,000

Villas.com Sells for €305,000

The Sedo auction for Villas.com has just closed with the name selling for €305,000, making it the eighth biggest sale to date in 2008 according to Domain Name...

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Nominet Announces New DRS Policy and Procedure and Online System

Nominet Announces New DRS Policy and Procedure and Online System

As previously announced on 27 June 2008, Nominet is changing the DRS Policy and Procedure, together with bringing the DRS process into their online services.

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Changes to .mx Registration Policies

Changes to .mx Registration Policies

NIC Mexico, the registry for Mexico’s ccTLD, has announced changes to its programme for registrars and is releasing new tools to allow for a greater number of...

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Villas.com Sells for €305,000

Villas.com Sells for €305,000

The Sedo auction for Villas.com has just closed with the name selling for €305,000, making it the eighth biggest sale to date in 2008 according to Domain Name...

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French Prefer Cars to Porn

If domain name sales are anything to go by, the French are more interested in cars to sex. In recent days there are reports auto.fr and voitures.fr were sold for...

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Nominet Announces New DRS Policy and Procedure and Online System

Nominet Announces New DRS Policy and Procedure and Online System

As previously announced on 27 June 2008, Nominet is changing the DRS Policy and Procedure, together with bringing the DRS process into their online services.

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Changes to .mx Registration Policies

Changes to .mx Registration Policies

NIC Mexico, the registry for Mexico’s ccTLD, has announced changes to its programme for registrars and is releasing new tools to allow for a greater number of...

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French Prefer Cars to Porn

If domain name sales are anything to go by, the French are more interested in cars to sex. In recent days there are reports auto.fr and voitures.fr were sold for...

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Scottish family lose Narnia.mobi

The dispute that arose a couple of months ago of the Estate of CS Lewis challenging the Scottish family that bought the domain name narnia.mobi for their eleven...

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NameSeek-Another Australian Online Domain Auction Site Launches

NameSeek-Another Australian Online Domain Auction Site Launches

NameSeek is the second domain name auction site specialising in sales of .au domain names to be announced since policies for the .au namespace were liberalised on...

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