Last week China announced that they would block attempted .cn registrations of Olympic winners. Today the Jamaica Intellectual Property Office, which is the government copyright body, announced that they would attempt to…
Month: August 2008
.ME Update: Over 1,100 domains sold for $100 or More
The .Me auctions are starting to wind down. At this point there have been 1143 domains sold for $100 or more in the auction period: The total sales from these 1143 domain…
We Don’t Get it that They “Don’t Get It”
Over the last few years many discussions and domain show panels have been held on why non-domainers, “don’t get it” when it comes to the value of domains. Last week Search Engine…
Google to Update Smart Pricing On The Fly: Domainers Money to Drop Again?
Google plans to update its mechanism for ad quality scoring, known as smart pricing, on the fly or immediately upon each search. Google announced on its its AdWords blog Thursday, that ad…
I.O.U.S.A: The US is Doomed Unless Drastic Steps Are Taken: Are They Right?
I went to the opening night of the film I.O.U.S.A. Here’s my thoughts and observations. First from just a movies going experience the film is fair. Not anywhere near as entertaining as…
People You Don’t Have to Wait Until Your Domain Expires to Renew Your Domain
This post is for the non-domainers who read the blog. A recent report by Nominet, which is the national registry for .uk domain names, showed that 14 per cent of companies don’t…
The United States is Beat By the Country of Niue
The tiny south pacific island of Niue has beaten the “greatest nation on earth” the US. Don’t worry, not in the Olympic games. Niue became the first nation in the world to…