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About 3 months ago, I had the privilege of sitting around with a few fellow domainers to discuss the possible upcoming domain trends in store for 2008 and beyond. The conversation covered all aspects of domaining which include: the future of domain parking, the evolving of security for reverse domain hijacking and the explosion of [...] Continue reading
Wikileaks was headed back to court, but this time they won. After hearing arguments from both sides, a federal judge ruled in favor of wikileaks, allowing the company to take back its domain name and put their site back up. [...] Continue reading
The new Senate Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act, dubbed the Snowe Bill, will effectively threaten domain Registrants with trademark infringement enforcements that are “more expansive and punitive than the UDRP or trademark law.” [...] Continue reading
Wikileaks.org, a whistle-blowing website that posts leaked documents, had its site domain name taken away by a federal judge. However, the company is now getting legal support from several free speech groups and some media organizations, all trying to intervene on Wikileaks’ behalf. [...] Continue reading
A new Senate bill, the Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act outlaws phishing, which was already outlawed. The bill contains numerous new regulations that instead could raise the costs for legitimate companies, while doing little to stop those behind phishing attacks. [...] Continue reading
Next month, the new .asia TLD will be available, though speculators say that most registrations will be from those buying in hopes of making a quick buck and those registering to protect their current sites and trademarks. The interest in .asia is said to be weaker than the interest in .eu when it went live [...] Continue reading
Being an IndyCar sponsor worked well for us last year. We were an associate sponsor of Go Daddy Girl® Danica Patrick's number 7 car, and the presenting TV sponsor of the Indianapolis 500 and the Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway. Danica heats up Sports Illustrated! Sports Illustrated just published [...] Continue reading