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Battelle Gives Domainers a Shout Out

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John Battelle is one of the keynote speakers at DomainFest this year.In the most recent post to his blog he's been asking a few interesting questions about the domain industry. They're probably the most obvious questions someone could ask, but that doesn't make it any easier to actually answer them accurately:A few things I'd love to know with some authority:- Overall size of … [Read more...] about Battelle Gives Domainers a Shout Out

DotMobi Premium Auction Postponed

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As I've mentioned in the past, dotMobi has been running auctions to allocate some of its "premium" names. There was quite a bit of controversy surrounding the last auction which seems to have left a bad taste in some people's mouths.The next auction was originally scheduled to take place on January 23rd, but has now been postponed.According to a post yesterday on the company's … [Read more...] about DotMobi Premium Auction Postponed

DomainFest Domain Auction Preview

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Adam Strong has provided an interesting insight into the live auction that will be conducted by SnapNames during DomainFest. He features an interview with Mr Domain Industry Insider himself, Jothan Frakes, who currently works with Oversee and is heavily involved in organising DomainFest.I'd predict that the auction will be a much bigger success than the DomainTools auction held … [Read more...] about DomainFest Domain Auction Preview

Pot Calling Kettle, Come In Kettle

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While there has been a lot of focus on the blog and forum discussions of the Network Solutions front running reactions from registrars have not been as public. Sure, they've been there, but there's a lot of noise and chatter in the comments being posted to some of the more high profile blogs.However if you peruse some of the ICANN mailing list archives over the last couple of … [Read more...] about Pot Calling Kettle, Come In Kettle

Netsol Take Evil To A New Level

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A couple of months ago I posted about domain name front running. I'd been at a meeting during ICANN's LA meeting and had also read Jay Daley's paper on the subject.At the time I was unconvinced as to the existence of front running as a practice.In light of the revelations that have come to light in the last couple of days I may have to modify my previous views.What's … [Read more...] about Netsol Take Evil To A New Level

DomainFest 2008 Auction List

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DomainFest 2008 takes place in Hollywood from January 21st to January 23rd.This year's event will include a live auction organised by SnapNames, which was acquired in recent months by Oversee.net, the company behind DomainFest.The preliminary list of names is now available for download from the SnapNames site and includes a broad selection of names covering … [Read more...] about DomainFest 2008 Auction List

RegisterFly Think We’re Dumb

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Remember those little darlings from RegisterFly? They upset a hell of a lot of people last year and are the cause of much nervousness chez ICANN as a result.Well it seems they haven't gone out of business just yet and are even emailing their customers to sell them more of their "wonderful" services.They've even added a "clarification" on their site to help those of us who might … [Read more...] about RegisterFly Think We’re Dumb

ICANN Delhi Meeting – Rich People Only Please

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ICANN's  next meeting is being held in New Delhi.ICANN meetings are supposedly free and accessible to the public.So how come the hotels they're suggesting cost about US$400 / night?Most delegates would be attending for most of the week, so the cost of the hotel bed ONLY would be in excess of US$2400. You still have to factor in food and transport ie. getting a plane from … [Read more...] about ICANN Delhi Meeting – Rich People Only Please