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mobi takeup reflected in serps

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I wrote recently about how usage as opposed to fluffy PR was the best strategy to promote a new TLD. The guys over in dotmobi obviously agree (they even included my post in their latest newsletter!) and their most recent article is about the takeup of the domain as measured by search engine results / pages indexed. It's worth reading, though I'd have to take some of the … [Read more...] about mobi takeup reflected in serps

MSN Blocking .info?

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According to recent reports Microsoft's MSN messenger is blocking URLs using the .info extension It seems that this change only happened in the last couple of days. Has Affilias been made aware of this change? Is it an anti-phishing / anti-spam measure? Full story here … [Read more...] about MSN Blocking .info?

RegisterFly – Coming Back To An Inbox Near You

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Just when I thought I'd heard the end of Registerfly ..... It looks like a mailserver in RegisterFly was rebooted last night / this morning, as I'm being flooded with mails that I should have received towards the end of last year. It's kind of amusing when I think of the headaches that they caused for the industry over the last few months and now they're filling up my inbox … [Read more...] about RegisterFly – Coming Back To An Inbox Near You

Bringing a tld to life

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One of the key elements in any domain space is usage. It doesn't matter how potentially "cool" or "interesting" a TLD is if nobody is actually using it to provide content. It may be overused and totally abused, but "content is king"! The guys in dotmobi posted yesterday about some of the more interesting domains that they had come across recently. What did that lead to? … [Read more...] about Bringing a tld to life

DrunkenHobbit.com WIPO Decision

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The WIPO decision in the case of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises v. ECWD, Inc. caught my eye as I am a Tolkien fan. It's an interesting decision on some levels, but is also quite disturbing on others. The registrant has posted a reply of sorts on the site (which hasn't transferred / moved as yet) which raises a couple of interesting points: DRUNKEN … [Read more...] about DrunkenHobbit.com WIPO Decision

Kelkoo.ie – Trademark Infringement

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A surefire way of losing a domain name is when you register one which you have zero entitlement to. It's one thing when the domain name in question is madeup of words or is an expression of some kind, but when it is a peculiar word it's very hard to defend that position. Take the example of skype.co.uk. While most of the WIPO decisions regarding IE domains have involved a … [Read more...] about Kelkoo.ie – Trademark Infringement

ICANN Accreditation Under Review

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It was inevitable that ICANN would want to review the Registrar Accreditation Agreement following on the collapse of RegisterFly. At both the Lisbon and San Juan ICANN meetings the registrar agreement was a hot topic. So what is going on exactly? Paul Twomey's announcement yesterday covers most of the salient points: The need for this review is clear. The current RAA is … [Read more...] about ICANN Accreditation Under Review

Registrars Resorting To Comment Spam? TodayNic Using Dodgy Marketing

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The competition between the various ICANN accredited registrars has been tough for quite some time. All you need to do is look at the pricing being offered by some of the companies, along with the various other enticements they use to attract new registrants and resellers, to get an idea of how tough the market has become. However I never thought I would see an ICANN … [Read more...] about Registrars Resorting To Comment Spam? TodayNic Using Dodgy Marketing