• Tips to avoid domain name confusion
  The registering of .eu domain names has hit the headlines, but left many businesses confused over what domain names they actually need to keep their brand safe online. Different processes for registering different names have also caused uncertainty. Companies of all sizes should consider what domain names (whether .eu, .uk or .com) they need to register to prevent cybersquatters and ensure that traffic is driven to their site
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04/19/2006

• Domain name scam returns
  A scam to get companies to register domain names before someone else does is doing the rounds again, but experts say knowledge is the key to avoiding this high-cost trap
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04/14/2006

• Internet Agency Weighs '.tel' Domain Name
  Reaching out and touching someone used to be as simple as dialing a string of numbers. But now there are home, cell and work phone numbers from which to choose, and sometimes work extensions to remember
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04/13/2006

• Sellers of Internet addresses surf for — and get — some big payoffs
  Internet domain names are red-hot again.
  This year, 15 names used in Internet addresses have resold for at least six figures to companies and individuals hoping to tap into big audiences. On.com got $635,000. Macau.com fetched $550,000. Sex.com went for a record $12 million in cash and stock
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• Keep tabs on your domain name or you could lose it
  What would happen if you woke up one morning to find your business no longer owned its Internet domain name? The issue has come into sharp focus in recent days with the opening of the new .eu domain name.
  For many companies such a loss would be catastrophic. But losing control of your domain name, even for a few days, happens, and to some big companies (although few admit to it). These days, if you forget to renew your domain name, someone out there is likely to snatch it...
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• Who really owns Gondwanaland’s domain?
  The fictitious country was used to explore who really owns a country’s domain name
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04/12/2006

• New .eu domain name system scammed
  An US company's charge that cheating went on during the rush for new .eu domains is flat out wrong, the European registry responsible for handing out the names countered on Tuesday
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• Governments to participate in, not dominate, internet
  Some internet users and administrators see increased input by governments into the public policy aspects of the internet as worrying, but ICANN chairman Vint Cerf views it as a positive move
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04/07/2006

• Changing Domain Name Ownership Whois Information & Google Search Ranking Impact
  Every since Google became a registrar in January 2005, SEOs wondered how Google would use the whois data. In mid-February we reported that Google admitted to using registrar data to "increase the quality" of the search results. Today a new thread was created at Cre8asite Forums named Changing Domain Ownership, Do's & Don'ts
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• Registrar's database said to have exposed data
  A database problem with a U.S. domain name registrar exposed sensitive financial and personal information related to thousands of domain name registrations, a Dutch company said Friday.
  New York-based DiscountDomainRegistry.com fixed the problem shortly after being notified yesterday, said Nico Vandendries, CEO of Strongwood, a private investigation company based in the Netherlands
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• ICANN refuses to back down
  GLOBAL domain names agency ICANN has refused to back down on its proposal for a .xxx domain suffix for sex websites, despite fiery opposition from major governments
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• Euro domain registration open to all from Friday
  From Friday, any organisation or individual wanting to apply for a new .eu domain name will be able to do so. On 7 April the domain will open for registration to the public, with names available on a first-come, first-served basis
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04/04/2006

• ICANN refuses to back down
  GLOBAL domain names agency ICANN has refused to back down on its proposal for a .xxx domain suffix for sex websites, despite fiery opposition from major governments
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• Euro domain registration open to all from Friday
  From Friday, any organisation or individual wanting to apply for a new .eu domain name will be able to do so. On 7 April the domain will open for registration to the public, with names available on a first-come, first-served basis
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04/03/2006

• Domain Name Aftermarket Resale Price Increased by 24%
  Zetetic, a domain name research and appraisal services firm, reports that the median domain name aftermarket resale price increased by 24 percent between 2004 and 2005, while the average increased only 8.5 percent
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04/01/2006

• US government forces .xxx delay
  The US government has managed to push the discussion about the proposed .xxx top level domain to the next ICANN meeting, causing a flare up in the debate about who controls the internet
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