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Author Archives: Domain Man
.uk register passes the 7 million mark
According to Nominet, .uk now has over 7 million registered.
Remote application delivery
Did you know that the company which owns and operates GoToMeeting has many more solutions. In particular let’s talk about the remote application delivery. What this means is that you can look at someone’s computer no matter where they are … Continue reading
Tiny URL
Do you have a long URL that may be difficult for people to remember? Maybe it is time to check out a service like TinyURL. TInyURL allows you to take your long URLs and create a small URL which will … Continue reading
Domains and Google Chrome
User’s browsing the net on Google’s Chrome will drive massive volumes of traffic to the owners of top level domains. Continue reading
ICANN to Add More Domain Names
ICANN will be expanding the internet Domain Name System (DNS). At their recent annual meeting in Paris they decided to expand the languages and character sets for internationalized domain names. There will be a final version of the plan approved … Continue reading
ICANN Hacked
ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers was hacked. Their domain names both ICANN.com and IANA.com were stolen and transferred to another party. Apparently someone wanted to make a point.
Registrar Dotster Creates Social Network
Dotster announced Dotster ConnectSM which is a social networking service “in a box”. Dotster Connect provides a package including: a domain name, hosting, website design, and social and community features. The service provides forums, polls, events, profiles, awards, commenting, articles, … Continue reading
Bido Auctions Just 1 Domain Per Day
A newcomer on the block is Bido who auctions domain names. However they only auction 1 per day, therefore at most 365 per year will be auctioned through Bido. If you are looking to have your domain auctioned by Bido … Continue reading
CS Lewis wants narnia.mobi back
A father bought narnia.mobi for his son who is a fan of the Chronicles of Narnia series. Now the estate of CS Lewis has decided they want it. CS Lewis never registered the domain, therefore they never owned it but … Continue reading
Domain Name Invoice Scam Stopped by FTC
The FTC released the following news release entitled “FTC Halts Cross Border Con Artists“. Apparently there were companies in Canada pretending to be legitimate domain name registrars and sent invoices for website address listings or annual website search engine listings. … Continue reading