Archive for November, 2008

Voluntary Collective Licensing of Brand-Sharing Domain Names (CircleID)

Sunday, November 30th, 2008
The essay outlines a market-driven and value-adding solution to brand use in domain names. The solution relies heavily on the Electronic Frontier Foundation's remedy to music file sharing . I propose its adoption for new registrations and renewals.

Top Domain Name News Stories of November 2008

Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Porsche.me, Tucows, and .tel headline most read articles of the month. November is coming to a close. As you digest Thanksgiving turkey, here’s a look back at the top 5 domain name news articles of November on Domain Name Wire, ranked by page views. 1. Porsche.me: Money Down the Drain - The “winning” bidder of Porsche.me during the .me launch lost his domain and his money when he lost a recent WIPO domain arbitration. Will he also lose the $90,025 he spent on Toyota.me? 2. Tucows Lays Off 15

Simple Statement On Domain Parking For Free

Sunday, November 30th, 2008
Domain parking may also refer to an advertising practice, more precisely called parked domain monetization used primarily by domain name registrars and internet advertising publishers to monetize type-in traffic visiting a parked or “under-developed” domain name. The domain name will usually resolve to a web page containing advertising listings and links. These links will be targeted to the predicted interests of the visitor and may change dynamically based on the results that visitors click

Dotster

Saturday, November 29th, 2008
Headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, Dotster has established itself among the world’s largest domain name registrars with more than 3 million domain holdings under management and servicing hundreds of thousands of customers worldwide. Dotster’s mission is to provide a range of innovative, reliable and easy-to-use Internet solutions to their customers and to support them with unprecedented, personalized support. Leveraging a strong market position within the domain name registration indust

NameCheap Free Domain Names and Hosting Christmas Giveaway

Saturday, November 29th, 2008
Domain name registrar and hosting company NameCheap.com is giving away free domain names and free hosting packages every hour from Dec 1 - Dec 25th . To win you need to follow NameCheap on Twitter and be the first to answer the trivia question.