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Traffic Down Under

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TRAFFIC is heading down under later this year, so if you want to escape from the dreary weather in Europe you could do worse than heading to the warmer climes of Australia's Gold Coast.The lineup for the event mixes business with pleasure, which is probably the best way to have it!Although the conference runs from the 18th to the 20th of November, the organisers have laid on a … [Read more...] about Traffic Down Under

DomainFest Global 2009

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DomainFest Global, which I've attended for the last two years, will be opening registration for its 2009 edition in a few days.While the organisers, Oversee.net, haven't made available any information on next year's lineup and schedule, I will be booking my ticket as soon as I can.Why?Put very simply DomainFest is a wonderful event.The cost of attending isn't that high, if … [Read more...] about DomainFest Global 2009

Enom Revamps

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Enom, which is part of DemandMedia, has relaunched their main site with a brand new design and interface.The new site appears to have a simpler interface and also appears to be a bit more responsive in terms of load times. … [Read more...] about Enom Revamps

DotMobi Extends Pricing Promotion

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While other domain registries seem only to happy to increase their prices this autumn it is refreshing to see that dotMobi won't.DotMobi have been offering registrars promotional pricing for most of this year, although they were meant to be halting the promotion during the autumn. They have now revealed that they will be continuing with their promotional pricing until the end … [Read more...] about DotMobi Extends Pricing Promotion

Wanted : Hosts For ICANN Meetings in 2009-10

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ICANN will be holding a meeting somewhere in Europe from October 25 - 30 2009, while another meeting is planned for Africa from February 7 - 12 2010.The question, of course, is where exactly will these meetings take place...The logistics of holding an ICANN meeting are quite daunting, to put it mildly.The city would need to have an international airport, or be close to one.Of … [Read more...] about Wanted : Hosts For ICANN Meetings in 2009-10

Solid Host To Sue Enom and Namecheap

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Normally when I see headlines about companies suing registrars I have to read "more" to find out what has happened. In the case of SolidHost that isn't the case, as I've been following this story quite closely over the last couple of weeks.Around 7pm on August 4th Solidhost sent their clients an email saying that their site was unavailable as the domain had been hijacked.They … [Read more...] about Solid Host To Sue Enom and Namecheap

Trying To Cash In On Bond – IanFleming.com UDRP

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Image via Wikipedia One of the more recent WIPO decisions caught my eye as it was for the domain ianfleming.comIan Fleming was, of course, the creator of James Bond and wrote all 14 novels, as well as Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.This year happens to mark the centenary of his birth, which may or may not be a coincidence:The intellectual property rights associated with the name Ian … [Read more...] about Trying To Cash In On Bond – IanFleming.com UDRP