Archive for June, 2009

Chinese Registrars Need Rap on Knuckles, Expert Says

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Jeremy Kirk writes on Computerworld AU : A computer security expert is calling for action against two Chinese companies that he and other analysts allege are facilitating spam and cybercrime on the Internet. Both of the companies, eName and Xin Net Technology , are domain name registrars. They sell domain names and the corresponding registration services that allow a Web site to be found on the Internet, said Gary Warner, director of research in computer forensics at the Univers

NameMedia Sells Another $600k in Domains

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
Company shows consistency in domain name sales. Domain seller NameMedia, which sells domain names through BuyDomains and Afternic , sure is consistent. It seems that every week they total $600,000 or so in announced domain sales. That sort of consistency can only come with a large inventory of domain names. This past week the company sold about 400 domain names, or an annualized 20,800 names. Assuming an inventory of a million domain names, that’s a 2% turnover per year. I point

The Way To Marketing Ebooks

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009
June 30, 2009 | By Amy Anderson In Online Business | by Amy AndersonHow to Market EbooksElectronic books are one of the fastest ways to sell your information. The sense of ownership of a business as well as the information that you possess and the desire to make it known to others is a real motivation in marketing and selling ebooks to all those who cannot hire you to provide this service. The most recommended way to achieving your marketing targets is utilizing a single page for those

Chinese Registrars Need Rap on Knuckles, Expert Says – PC World

Monday, June 29th, 2009
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IRT: Classic Case Study of How Not to Sell a Plan

Monday, June 29th, 2009
The ICANN IRT needs a lesson in getting buy-in. Implementation Recommendation Team (IRT) was set up by trademark interests to come up with a way to protect trademark owners during the launch of new top level domain names. The process by which it was set up and operated could be a case study in how not to get buy-in for a new idea. I’ve worked with a lot of teams over the past dozen years and have had to sell ideas many times. I’ve managed groups of union workers, had to come up with a p