Yesterday Senator Olympia J. Snowe (R-Maine) with support of Senator, Bill Nelson (D-Florida) and Senator, Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), introduced, a bill entitled "The Anti-Phishing Consumer Protection Act of 2008" The stated purpose of the bill is to stop the practice of phishing e-mails and websites. A Phishing is a scam whereby people receive e-mails or instant messages directing them … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2008
Network Solutions and ICANN Sued
As reported by various news sources today, a federal class action lawsuit was filed in California against Network Solutions for allegedly front running attempted domain registrations. As most of us are aware last month, it was widely reported that Network Solutions engaged in a practice whereby they would temporarily register any domain name that someone did a whois search for, to see if the … [Read more...]
Affiliate Summit Live Auction Nets $370k
Affiliate Summit auction results: Offer.com $180,000 AromatherapyCandles.com $22,000 ReverseLoans.com $15,000 AroundTheWorldCruises.com $8,500 ChineseNoodles.com $8,000 KitchenLights.com $8,000 FurnitureDiscounts.com $7,500 PregnancyCenters.com $6,750 Bombers.com $5,750 VintageAirplane.com $5,750 Blogville.com $5,500 Creepshow.com $5,500 MufflerShops.com $5,250 BagelShops.com … [Read more...]
Late Moniker.com Affiliate Auction Changes!!!!!!!!!
Just got word from Moniker.com that some of the domains scheduled to be auctioned today, at the Affiliate Show auction have been scratched, and some new names have been added. FlatPanelLCDMonitors.com Here are the domains that will NOT be auctioned are: Lot 10 FlatPanelLCDMonitors.com Lot 800 OffshoreMerchantAccount.com Lot 820 LM.com Lot 1250 … [Read more...]
Online Advertising Revenues Hit 21 Billion in 2007
According to a published report released today, online advertising revenues exceeded $21 billion for the first time in 2007, The Interactive Advertising Bureau estimates that ad revenues grew 25 percent last year from nearly $17 billion in 2006. The estimated gain was $4.2 billion, less than the 35 percent and $4.3 billion growth seen in 2006 over 2005. Analysts have said the growth … [Read more...]
Affiliate Summit Live Auction
Moniker.com is holding the Affiliate Summit auction Monday Feb 25, 2008 at 3:00pm PSTBidding is done via SnapNames using the live auction software available at: https://www.snapnames.com/liveAuctions.doHere is the list of domains to be auctioned, with reserve price ranges:FlatPanelLCDMonitors.comNo ReservePortableInkJetPrinters.comNo ReserveNoAnnualFee.net$5,001 - … [Read more...]
Microsoft Lays Out it Plans for Yahoo
According to a report published by thestreet.com, Microsoft sent out an e-mail to its employees Friday, which they also made public, in which Kevin Johnson, president of Microsoft's platform and services business, laid out some of his thoughts on what Yahoo would look like after the merger. Once the deal is completed, Microsoft would keep Yahoo in Silicon Valley, but the current companies … [Read more...]