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 In domain industry unrelated news , we came accross a press release from Microsoft this mroning which all of our reader’s should be aware of. Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) released the following press anouncement on Friday morning…Microsoft Corp. today announced that it has made a proposal to the Yahoo! Inc. Board …
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There’s a new article in the New York Times titled “Coins in the New Realm” by Brad Stone.  The piece is an adaptation of the International Herald Tribune that came out yesterday and is the fourth publication to focus on Domain Fest Global. Previous pieces include Fortune and LA Times.(c) 2008 DomainNameNews.comVisit our Calendar of […]

Some of the best domains available for the Internet Dating and Social Networking industries will be available for bidding in a Live Domain Auction presented by Moniker. The auction will take place at 2:30 p.m. PST/5:30 p.m. EST on Friday, February 1st, at the iDate 2008 and Social Networking Conference …
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   The Austrian .at ccTLD (country code top-level domain) celebrates its 20th birthday this year. Initially registered with IANA (Internet Assigned Number Authority) in January 1988, .at domains were initially only used for internal university and research purposes. Commercial domains became popular in 1991, but were subject to strict restrictions and conditions. In 1997, Vienna …
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InternetNZ, whose role includes managing the .nz ccTLD, is looking to change its official name reports ComputerWorld. The official name - “The Internet Society of New Zealand” – is rather long as the article notes, and the organisation is not an official chapter of the international Internet Society, or ISOC.ShareThis
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Most recently notified WIPO Domain Name Decision(s) between January 24th and 31st, 2008: http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2007/d2007-1809.htmliso9001.orgisotraining.comisotraining.org> Transfer http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2007/d2007-1798.htmlwwwemigroup.com> Transfer http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/decisions/html/2007/d2007-1598.htmlliquidnutrition.com> Complaint denied with dissenting opinionShareThis
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EuroDNS’s Xavier Buck is featured in a New York Times/International Herald Tribune story on the growth of the trading of domain names. The EuroDNS spent US$150,000 on domain names at the DomainFest conference in Hollywood last week, a 50 per cent premium on what he intended to spend.“These names will …
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Cambridge, Mass., January 31, 2008 – Sedo, the leading online marketplace for the buying and selling of domain names, today announced it has won two significant Domainers’ Choice Awards for “Best Domain Marketplace” and “Best Customer Service Representative: Eben Smith.”  The awards were presented at the DOMAINfest Global conference held …
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At the end of DomainFest, the Domainers Choice Awards were presented to the winners.  Here is the complete list of winners…Best Domain Auctions - A Tie!  -  SnapNames   &  MonikerBest Domain Financial Services   -   Escrow.comBest Domain Marketplace   -   Sedo.comShareThis
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