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DomainSponsor Changes / Clarifies Payments

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A few weeks ago DomainSponsor emailed their clients to inform them of planned changes to their payment processes. Frank covered it here. While anyone reading the email from a few weeks ago would have got the distinct impression that Paypal was being phased out: We will be phasing out the PayPal payment method Couldn't be clearer than that, now could it? Oh wait! This is … [Read more...] about DomainSponsor Changes / Clarifies Payments

Privacy – US vs EU Perspectives

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A few days ago I posted about the state of the EU. This was prompted in part by the first part of John's excellent study into the .eu namespace and activity therein and partially by Eurid's latest promotional campaign. My post here may have gone unnoticed, but shortly after it appeared on CircleID Jay Westerdal posted on his blog. While I agree with the thrust of his post ie. … [Read more...] about Privacy – US vs EU Perspectives

DNZoom Closed Beta

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I mentioned DNZoom a few weeks ago and was hoping to be able to try it out. I've been invited to take part in the private beta with a handful of others. I've been playing around with the interface and the various functions while chatting to Dan Kimball, one of the driving forces behind the new service. Web 2.0 services have been over hyped in the last couple of years and a … [Read more...] about DNZoom Closed Beta

EU NameSpace is Dead?

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The EU sunrise and landrush has probably been discussed to death, but what is the landscape like over a year later? A lot of industry insiders were right to express their doubts about the stability of EU following on from the high profile squats, that have been discussed here at length. Of course any discussion on a new TLD would have to wait until after the first wave of … [Read more...] about EU NameSpace is Dead?

The Dead Auction – Moniker Auction at Affiliate Summit

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I've listened in to several domain auctions over the last year or so. Even if you didn't have the list of domains it could be a lively and entertaining experience. Last night's auction, however, was terrible. It wasn't the domains that were up for sale that caused problems but the total lack of interest expressed by those present. Adam and others have gone into the reasons … [Read more...] about The Dead Auction – Moniker Auction at Affiliate Summit

Apple Pays Over The Odds For Iphone.com

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Before you launch a new product or service it makes sense to check the domains. If you don't own them, then maybe you can acquire them before your product launch. Apple obviously didn't think that one through .... Iphone.com has been registered for over a decade, but they didn't think to contact its owner prior to announcing their new product. End result? They didn't get the … [Read more...] about Apple Pays Over The Odds For Iphone.com

Digg Style Site For Domain Industry Launches

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Via Michael Gilmour comes news of a new "digg style" site for the domain / domainer industry - DNHour.com This could be very big or a complete damp squid - it will all depend on the takeup in the community. The site seems to be using Pligg, which is an open source PHP/MySQL script for managing Digg clones. The name isn't that catchy and doesn't really lend itself to the … [Read more...] about Digg Style Site For Domain Industry Launches