Chris Dannen of FastCompany blogged his thoughts on the pending release of new TLDs . Dannen feels that the release of the new domain extension will spur a rebirth of cybersquatting. Too bad Dannen, like many others, has bought in to the idea that cybersquatting equals buying and selling domain names or merely owning more […]
According to the Miami Herald, bodybuilder Steven Thiele, has been found liable of cyber-piracy and trademark dilution. He was ordered to pay $3000 plus legal fees. Thiele had previously demanded the Indian tribe pay $500,000 each for the domain names miccosukeetribeofindiansofflorida.com, miccosukeetribeofindians.com and billycypress.com. The tribe recently had won a default judgment when Thiele did […]
It was previously reported that LiveDeal.com sold YP.com to Yellowpages.com. SEC filings by LiveDeal.com reveal that the recent sale of the YP.com website brought a sale price of $3.85 million.
Our divestiture of our Internet property “www.yp.com” could adversely impact our revenues.
On November 5, 2008, we entered into an agreement to sell our Internet domain name […]
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Government watchdog JudicialWatch posted an article today declaring the domain name Change.gov, the location of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama’s newest website may have been illegally granted. According to the site, Obama’s team initially requested and was denied use of the domain name Change.gov, but the domain was later granted after pressure from his staff.
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December 30, 2008 — Web hosting provider WebHostingBuzz announced last week it has launched virtual private server web hosting plans.
December 30, 2008 — A group of hackers in the US and Europe have found a way to create a phony SSL certification authority, essentially defeating "the way modern web browsers trust secure websites and [providing] a way for attackers to conduct phishing attacks that are virtually undetectable."
December 30, 2008 — Managed hosting provider FireHost announced on Tuesday it is now offering for free a web application security scanning solution, providing small and medium-sized businesses with detailed reporting on website and web application vulnerabilities.
December 30, 2008 — Global IP communications provider Global Crossing has completed a communications network to provide data center and Internet services for the media portal of Rede Paranaense de Comunicacao, one of the top ten largest media companies in Brazil.
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