News Corp. is considering blocking Google’s Internet search engine from displaying its news article and is talking to Microsoft about listing only on its site, reported by Sarah Rabil at Bloomberg. Microsoft is seeking exclusive content to draw users to its Bing … Read More
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MediaNews to follow News Corp. – Weighing Google block
News Corp. rival MediaNews Group Inc., will block some of their stories from Google Inc.’s news site next year when the company starts charging for premium online content. News Corp. is considering blocking Google’s search engine from displaying its news articles … Read More
Domain Sales Stay Strong in 2009
As the recession continues to plague most sectors of the economy, domain sales continue strong for 2009. The top 10 largest domain sales of 2009: Domain Name Sold Sales Price When Sold Toys.com $5,100,000 March 15, 2009 Candy.com $3,000,000 June … Read More
China to apply for .?? ‘Zhongguo’ domain name
China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) today will apply for the top-level Chinese domain name “Zhongguo”(written in pinyin), to key Internet oversight agency the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), www.people.com.cn reported Global netizens may be able to … Read More
Egypt launches Arabic web domain
Egypt will open the world’s first Arabic language internet domain, its communications minister has said. Tarek Kamel said the new domain name would be “.masr” written in the Arabic alphabet. It translates as “.Egypt”. “It is a great moment for … Read More
IDN ccTLD Fast Track Process Launch
16 November 2009, ICANN is pleased to announce the launch of the IDN ccTLD Track Process. Non-English speakers across the globe will soon have access to the Internet addresses completely in their own lanuage. The Internet Corportation for Assigned … Read More
Class Action Suit Filed Against Oversee
A Miami lawyer has filed a class-action lawsuit against domain name auction site SnapNames.com, after the company announced that a former employee was bidding against potential customers in domain name auctions. Attorney Santiago Cueto filed the lawsuit Monday in Miami-Dade … Read More
Sedo Reports Strong Q3 Domain Sales – 5.5% Increase
According to Sedo’s newly released Domain Market Study, Q3 domain sales increase 5.5% over Q2. Respectfully, Sedo represented 75% of the top 20 public domain sales in Q3, with a total sales value at $23 million. Top five domains include: … Read More
Above.com receives “Best New Monetizing Solution” award at T.R.A.F.F.I.C Global Conference in NYC
We are proud and honored to be the recipient of the “Best New Monetizing Solution” award presented October 28, 2009 at T.R.A.F.F.I.C in NYC. Why this is so special is that the award is nominated and voted for by domainers. Thanks … Read More
Resumes.com Sells for $400,000, Software.co.uk Sells for $249,000
Sedo tops the chart with two impressive six-figure sales that place both domains, respectively in #16 and #27 position on DN Journal’s YTD Top 100 Sales Chart. http://www.dnjournal.com/ytd-sales-charts.htm Is this an indication of what we may see next week … Read More