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Gmail in real-time: Google does the Wave
Google is ready to start talking about its answer to demand for real-time--yet organized--Internet communication.
Tucows Commences to Repurchase up to Four Million Common Shares
Tucows,a global provider of domain names, email and other Internet services, announced today that it is commencing a modified "Dutch auction" tender offer to repurchase up to 4,000,000 shares of its common stock, representing approximately 5.8% of the Tucows' outstanding shares....Sedo reports secondary domain market up 6.5% in Q1
The secondary market for web domain sales rose by 6.5 percent in the first quarter compared to the previous three months, to a total 9,326 names sold, according to a report by domain name marketplace Sedo....
Set your DVRs: Twitter to develop reality TV series
If scientists got the correlation models together, I wonder if they would find a blisteringly harmonious relationship between those who loathe reality TV and those who loathe Twitter. ....ME Domains Hit Quarter-Million Milestone
The .ME Registry announced today its popular ccTLD extension has hit 250,000 domains registered. ...Virtual domain names
A company that sells virtual property thought it's a good thing to sell even virtual domain names....Dell's Latitude 2100 brings Netbooks to schools
Aiming to bring small, low-cost laptops to schools, Dell has just announced the Latitude 2100, a Netbook specifically targeted to educational markets. We recently got a chance to take a brief hands-on look at the Latitude 2100--and we think its appeal will go far beyond the classroom. ...Will Obama Re-nationalize ICANN?
Speaking at a Technology University of Delft conference on the internationalization of infrastructures, Professor Viktor Mayer-Schoenberger made some unique and provocative observations about the future of the ICANN tether to the U.S. government says Mueller. Mayer-Schoenberger, he notes, was trying to predict the position of the three main players: the EU, the US and China....GM Registered Restructuring Related Web Domains
In early April, General Motors inconspicuously secured some virtual real estate that it could potentially use as an information clearinghouse should the company end up seeking bankruptcy protection in the near future. Seemingly taking the lead from Chrysler, GM registered the domain names gmrestructuring.com and gm-restructuring.com last month....New Report Shows .INFO Domain Safest from Phishing Attacks
Afilias, a global provider of Internet infrastructure services, today announced that a new Global Phishing Survey released by the Anti-Phishing Work Group (APWG) reveals that the .INFO domain is the generic top-level Internet domain (gTLD) safest from phishing attacks....
12 ways to track traffic for your blog
Earlier this week, I listed some useful Firefox extensions that help you become more productive while you blog. Now it's time to see how well your blog is performing....India's dot to set up registry to create more web addresses
India's Department of Telecom will set up a National Internet Registry to create more web addresses as the country's existing resources will run out of capacity in one year....
Top 5 Considerations When Choosing Cloud Storage
With so much buzz about cloud-based products and services, how do you know what will work for you? Cloud products offer many practical benefits such as low entry costs and on-demand scalability, but choosing the right platform can be a daunting proposition....Report: AT&T to cut iPhone service plan by $10
AT&T may slash the price of its iPhone service plan by $10 when a new version of the touchscreen smartphone is launched this summer, according to a story on TheStreet.com....Racist domain name upsets Facebook users
The popular social networking site Facebook has a new domain this week, one that has caused a stir among its users....
FAQ: Demystifying ID Fraud
Every time I use my credit card online I suffer a momentary feeling of angst, even though I know that it's still safer than handing my card over to an unscrupulous waiter. The impersonal nature of the Internet and the perception that I lose control of my data after I hit "submit" contributes to this lack of sense of security. ...Moniker Extended Online Auction Closes Today
Moniker is hosting an extended online auction in conjunction with the live event that concluded last week, where the domain name ad.com was sold for $1.4 million, offering thousands of additional names for sale....Unauthorised domain names
A growing number of websites with unauthorised domain names are now leading team owners to take legal action against the infringers....
HostingCon 2009 is Coming
For those of you who have been around the website hosting industry for at least the past few years, it is common knowledge that one of the industry’s most well-attended and prestigious conferences and trade shows is HostingCon. For those of you who just haven’t had the opportunity to participate in HostingCon - this year’s event offers many reasons to consider attending....Protect yourself of domain name hijacking
Nearly 3500 domains are hijacked from rightful owners every week.You can be a victim too.Domain hijacking si the process by which internet domain names are stolen from the rightful registrant....Widget brings Twitter to World of Warcraft and other PC games
Combining two of the most addictive things about the online universe--Twitter and World of Warcraft--seems like a good way to bring productivity in the Western world to a screeching halt. ...AuDA Refuses Settlement with Bottle Domains After Accreditation Termination
According to a report in IT News, the Australian domain name regulator has refused to settle with Bottle Domains in their case where auDA initially terminated Bottle Domains' accreditation....Author info
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