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Sponsored by EuroDNS and AsiaDNS - for your domain name registration http://www.eurodns.com/ ********************************************************** Don't forget to check out http://auda.org.au/domain-news/ for a more recent edition of the complete domain news, including an RSS feed - already online! And see my website - http://technewsreview.com.au/ - for regular updates. ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** .EU Domain Name a Hit for UK Despite Confusion Over its Meaning (news release) The newly launched .EU domain name has proved effective for small businesses that use it, whilst only half of Britain's SMEs understand its meaning, according to a study released today. The research, incorporated the answers of more than 2,600 European SMEs across UK, France and Germany. http://uk.webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=19211 The Oddest Upsell of All by Bret Fausett Everyone who follows the domain name industry understands that many registrars sell names at ultra-low margins and the upsell related services, like hosting and email, in order to make their profit. If you look around the registrar ranks, you'll see a healthy variety of add-on services at the point of sale. But I was surprised to see Dotster adding "Public Relations Services," including "Crisis Management," for its domain name customers. The prices are not trivial, but they're fixed, flat rate, which should be attractive to a lot of small businesses that don't typically need PR services. http://blog.lextext.com/blog/_archives/2007/1/30/2697506.html NeuStar will operate .tel top-level domain NeuStar has been chosen to operate the .tel top-level domain by Telnic, which controls the telephony-oriented domain. http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=45107 Squatters taking over abandoned blogs The folks at Blogger (a.k.a. Google) finally got back to me after I sent them some questions about how widespread the blogjacking phenomenon is and what blog-hosting sites are doing about it. (For those of you just tuning in, Cyberscenes reported last month that the URLs to at least 3 popular local blogs were leading users to porn, scam, and spyware sites.) http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/01/28/squatters_taking_over_abandoned_blogs/ Joystick.com Wins This Week's Domain Sales Race with $65,000 Score at SnapNames There were no six-figure blockbusters reported this week but there were so many solid five-figure sales they would not all fit on our new Top 20 chart. A sale in that range normally earns a spot on the Big Board but this time out eight domains missed the cut despite hitting the five-figure mark. http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2007/domainsales01-30-07.htm Part.com Snags $100,000 Bid The domain name Part.com has received a $100,000 bid and is in auction at Sedo. http://domainnamewire.com/2007/01/29/partcom-snags-100000-bid/ Dotster Celebrates 7th Anniversary with $7 Domain Names (news release) Throughout the month of February, Dotster is holding weekly sales in honor of hitting the seven-year mark. The celebration kicks off February 2 with Dotster discounts on one-year subscriptions of .COM, .ORG, or .NET domains for only seven dollars. http://webhostdir.com/news/articles/shownews.asp?id=19210 More Affordable Domain Names from EstDomains (news release) EstDomains, a US-based domain name registrar, now offers international domains at discount prices during its special offer. http://press.xtvworld.com/article16620.html Computer & Cyberspace Internetaufsicht ICANN streicht die Domain .um (AP) Jetzt gibt es eine Internetdomain weniger. Das Aufsichtsgremium ICANN beschloss einstimmig, die Endung .um zu streichen. http://de.news.yahoo.com/30012007/12/computer-cyberspace-internetaufsicht-icann-streicht-domain.html Neustar opérateur technique du .TEL L'entreprise américaine, déjà gestionnaire du .BIZ, vient d'être choisie pour assurer l'infrastructure technique du .TEL. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1121/telephone-neustar-operateur-technique-du-tel.php Le .TRAVEL ouvre l'accès aux noms géographiques Les termes géographiques en .TRAVEL (noms de villes, régions, sites touristiques réputés ) jusque là réservés aux organismes officiels légitimement associés à ces noms, sont aujourd'hui ouverts à tous. http://domainesinfo.fr/extension/1120/professionnels-du-tourisme-le-travel-ouvre-l-acces-aux-noms-geographiques.php --------- David Goldstein address: 4/3 Abbott Street COOGEE NSW 2034 AUSTRALIA email: Goldstein_David @yahoo.com.au phone: +61 418 228 605 (mobile); +61 2 9665 5773 (home) "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. Every time you forgo fossil fuels, you're being part of the solution" - Dr Tim Flannery Send instant messages to your online friends http://au.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ apple mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.apnic.net/mailman/listinfo/apple
