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Archive News 2010  August

iGoldrush is your source for the most current domain industry news and information. Read the most current domain news below, then visit our news archive for domain news from years past. In addition to domain name news, you’ll find domain articles, information, and interviews with top industry insiders.

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Coalition Objects to .Jobs

Earlier this month, we discussed how the .jobs TLD would be opened up to allow registrations of the TLD. Now, a newly formed group calling itself the .JOBS Charter Compliance Coalition is seeking to stop this. The coalition has asked ICANN’s board to reconsider their recent decision to open up the TLD to non-company [...] Continue reading


DNJournal

High Value of Generic Domains Cited in New Interviews With Oversee.net & Swap.com CEOs

The high value of generic domain names was the topic of conversation in two new interviews with industry leaders - Jeff Kupietzky of Oversee.net and Jeff Bennett of Swap.com. One was printed by a Boston business publication and the other kicked off a new video series from Simon Johnson's DomainerIncome.tv. [...] Continue reading


Domain Cocoon

DomainName.com Registrar For Sale

While DomainCocoon in general recommends becoming ICANN accredited from scratch versus purchasing an already accredited registrar, the auction happening today may be worth a look. As reported by Domain Name News, the registrar company, a customer base of 8,000 domains, some hosting accounts and the domain DomainName.com are all up for sale. The Buy It [...] Continue reading


DNJournal

Epik Mints Their Own Currency for Buying Domains & Funding Development + Latest Show News

Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: Attendees at the Epik Developer's Conference coming up Sept. 15-17 will find a little something extra in their "goodie" bags - $795 worth of EpikBucks. We'll tell you exactly what those are + we have news updates on October's DN Cruise and T.R.A.F.F.I.C. South Beach conferences. [...] Continue reading


DNJournal

Developing Story: Rob Monster’s Grand Plan for Epik.com and Why Parking Won’t Be Part Of It

DN Journal's new monthly newsletter is out. We connected with Epik.com Founder Rob Monster to learn more about the upcoming Epik Developers Conference, but the discussion wound up covering much more than that, including Monster's take on the shaky state of domain parking and the future of domain development [...] Continue reading


OzDomainer

Simon Johnson launches Domainer Income TV

Domainer Income TV I am happy to announce that my Aussie domainer friend Simon Johnson, who I interviewed on my Last Domain Names Podcast has launched his fantastic new show called Domainer Income TV which you can check out at DomainerIncome.tv. This weeks guest is Jeff Kupietzky from Oversee.net where Jeff talks about [...] Continue reading


DNJournal

Another Million $ Sale at Moniker + ccTLD News + Alexa Raad Resigns as .ORG’s President & CEO

Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: Moniker rings up a 7-figure sale in the DOMAINfest New York Extended Online Auction, country code news featuring ,AU, .NL, .MX and .UK, plus Alexa Raad, the highly successful President and CEO of the .ORG Registry (PIR) will step down next month. [...] Continue reading




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