Domain Name Wire: Internet Commerce Association wants ICANN to act quickly on move by UDRP provider. Internet Commerce Association counsel Philip Corwin has sent a letter (pdf) to ICANN CEO Rod Beckstrom and Chairman of the Board Peter Dengate-Thrush asking it to act on Czech Arbitration Court’s new UDRP policy. Czech Arbitration Court (CAC), o… »
Archive for March 8th, 2010
How Much For The Domain Of a .Com Bubble High Flier That Raised $23M?
The Domains: Once in a while you will see them on a drop list, the domain of a company that was once an internet high flier. So is the case of NextMonet.com a site that was founded in 1998 and was a Forbes.com “Best Of The Web”, and reportedly raised at least $23M in capital raised,... »
Amazon.com Fires Colorado Affiliates Thanks to Affiliate Tax
Domain Name Wire: Amazon says “see you later” to Colorado’s affiliate merchants. Thank inept state representatives. Colorado is the latest state to exacerbate unemployment problems by effectively canning its affiliate marketers. Colorado has joined a list of states that either proposed or enacted rules that make web companies collec… »
Guns.com Sells For $800,000
ChefPatrick.com: Ron Jackson of DNJournal.com just reported the sale of Guns.com for $800,000 by Moniker. Current whois information shows under Moniker’s privacy registration. Using DomainTools history, prior owner appears to be Michael Bepko, but recently taken control of by DomainCapital.com. I wonder if this was a repossession? Guns.com $800… »
Twitter and the Domaining Ecosystem
MorganLinton.com: Twitter plays a vital role in many businesses – a company that was almost unknown several years ago has become an integral part of our global communication platform. The US Government has even requested that server maintenance updates be rescheduled due to their dependence on Twitter for information gathering! … »
ICANN CEO Urges East African Leaders to Make the Affordable Internet Access Available to All Their Citizens
The Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has urged African countries to expand the reach and affordability of the Internet in their respective countries to help improve the economic future of their citizens. »
LuxuryNames.com Domain Name Auction results
The second LuxuryNames.com Auction,named 4 Days – 40 Names has closed. »
News Conference with Rod Beckstrom and Peter Dengate Thrush
Rod Beckstrom,ICANN CEO and Peter Dengate Thrush,ICANN Chairman of the Board will hold today a news conference. »
NIRA releases premium Nigerian domains
The Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NIRA),has recently announced the release of premium Nigerian domain names. »

