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V.me Goes To Visa

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Visa has acquired the domain v.me and is going to use it for a "digital wallet" and "global acceptance mark". The service will be called v.me - obviously. Here's the official release: The .ME Registry and Visa have announced www.v.me as the online destination for V.me by Visa, Visa’s digital wallet and global acceptance mark. V.me by Visa will be a simple and secure way to … [Read more...] about V.me Goes To Visa

GoDaddy Advert Deemed Offensive

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Bob Parsons, the larger than life founder of GoDaddy, tweeted earlier this afternoon that the GoDaddy Ad for the Super Bowl had been rejected - again. CBS rejected the advert, which can be viewed online, as being "offensive to certain viewers".Of course the outcome of their decision will be even more PR for GoDaddy, but that was inevitable.But what is so offensive about the … [Read more...] about GoDaddy Advert Deemed Offensive

GoDaddy Milking Controversy Again

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GoDaddy's adverts wouldn't be considered that risque to a European audience. However, for some odd reason, they've caused plenty of controversy in the US for the last few years.This year they're obviously capitalising on the run up to the SuperBowl with trailers for their adverts.While Hollywood loves to whet our appetites with trailers for full length movies, GoDaddy has taken … [Read more...] about GoDaddy Milking Controversy Again

Domain Discounts – Shameless Plug

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I don't normally do this, but I was feeling a bit "naughty" this morning, so here you go ..Over at Blacknight we've just launched a "silly" promo on .be registrations and transfers. We're also running several other domain discount promotions at the moment, so if you want to switch provider, save money or register *that* domain  .. now's the time!(Normal blogging will … [Read more...] about Domain Discounts – Shameless Plug

Facebook Username Landrush

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Image via CrunchBaseFacebook's landrush for custom URLs / usernames opened earlier today (just after 5am Irish time).If you have a Facebook account you can do to: http://www.facebook.com/username/ and pick your username. If you have a fan page with more than 1000 fans you can also set a custom URL for it .. Expect to see lots of whingy blog posts over the next few days as … [Read more...] about Facebook Username Landrush

Telnic Highlight Domains In Use

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Image via CrunchBaseTelnic, which recently launched .tel to general registration, has set up a ".tel of the week"The first domain they've chosen is removals.telTo have your .tel domain considered you should contact Telnic directly: community@telnic.orgThe registry operator reported that they had registered over 100,000 .tel domain names in the first 24 hours and had also got … [Read more...] about Telnic Highlight Domains In Use

RegisterFly Rebrands?

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I don't check the RegisterFly website that often, so I've no idea when they "rebranded" The most obvious difference is subtle:has become:Not that big a difference admittedly, but still you'd have to ask what they're playing at.Back when RegisterFly was still RegisterFly the emails they sent out were a lot less dodgy as they included tangible contact details in the email footer … [Read more...] about RegisterFly Rebrands?

Network Solutions Don’t Eat Their Own Dog Food

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Bret has done it again.His blog posts may not be the longest, but boy are they incisive!In one of his most recent posts he mentions a marketing mail he got from Network Solutions promoting business blogging. Nothing amazing there. But Network Solutions don't seem to have a blog, or if they do it's well hidden!Simple test - try and find a blog on the Network Solutions site. I … [Read more...] about Network Solutions Don’t Eat Their Own Dog Food