Monthly Archives: May 2005

Tue 3rd May 2005
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Wal-Mart fights for domain names - Wal-Mart is fighting to get domain names from some of its critics, and recently took the domain name walmartfacts.biz away from Jeff Milchen, a self-described Wal-Mart critic. This is according to a recent ZDNet Blog posting. Whether or not you think Wal-Mart is good or evil, I think most of us agree that buying a “gripe” domain is fair so long as the domain is used to post true complaints about an institution or company…and no money is made from the site. ... read more ...
 
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Pope site goes to charity - Rogers Cadenhead has donated his BenedictXVI.com domain name to charity. My question: will a charity effectively use this domain name? I assume it will try to generate advertising from the domain for funding purposes? Nope. It will just us the domain to tell people what the charity is. And to reinforce the after-the-fact-message that Cadenhead registered the domain to keep it away from pornographers and casinos. Umm, yeah. For more on the BenedictXVI.com domain ... read more ...
 
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GoDaddy cans promotion firm - GoDaddy has fired The Ad Store, which created the company’s famous Super Bowl ad. GoDaddy will now handle advertising in house and focus less on general branding. Although I thought the Super Bowl commercial (both the decision to advertise and the content) was good, I can understand GoDaddy’s desire to switch. Recent GoDaddy ads haven’t been stellar. GoDaddy’s ad agency is bounced ... read more ...
 
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Nominet acts over Firevision debacle - .co.uk registry Nominet has finally stepped in to “help” domain name owners who registered domains with registrar FireVision. Domains at FireVision have effectively been locked to any changes and transfers for over two months. FireVision also sells .info, .com, .net, and .org domains that were similarly locked. Just another reason to use a reputable registrar… Nominet acts over Firevision debacle ... read more ...
Mon 2nd May 2005
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Do $5.99 domain names unequivocally come with no catch? - The price of registering domain names continues to fall. Recently, GoDaddy started offering $3.99 registrations with a catch. In order to qualify for the price, you had to buy a “non-domain” product with the domain (e.g. web hosting). That makes it not such a great deal, unless you intended to purchase another product anyway. I usually register with GoDaddy for $9.20 per year, eNom for about $10/year, or Dotster for $8.95 per year (I have special pricing with ... read more ...