Elliot Noss, the President and CEO of Tucows has responded to our post of a few days ago regarding the YummyNames.com, the site Tucows set up to sell some of the domains it acquired from it's customers after they expired. The comments from Mr. Noss are unedited. Our comments will follow but feel free to comment: """""I wanted to weigh in here and provide my view very specifically. … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2008
WSJ.Com: Yahoo-Google Deal Maybe Dead
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google may walk away from its proposed advertising deal. The Journal is reporting that both Yahoo and Google may walk away from the deal as early as next week because as reported here for some time, the Department Of Justice is looking to block the deal. On Wednesday, J.P. Morgan Internet analyst Imran Khan, in a note to clients said Yahoo should … [Read more...]
UPDATE 1 On Startups.com: Domain Sells for $500K
The Washington Post is reporting that the domain Startups.com, that we reported on earlier today as being sold to KillerStartups.com, sold for $500,000. According to the reporter for the Post he spoke to CEO of Killerstartups.com who told him he acquired the domain for "mid six figures". The Post went ahead to assume that meant $500K and said ""That is within reason for a primo domain … [Read more...]
NetworkSolutions Phishing E-mails Going Out
A couple of days a phishing attack caused tons of e-mails appearing to come from Enom.com to go out to domain owners telling them they were about to lose a domain because of inaccurate whois information. Today we started receiving the same type of phishing message from a forged NetworkSolutions site. Please be careful about all such e-mails as the crooks seem to be on the domain channel … [Read more...]
Startups.com Bought By KillerStartups.com
KillerStartups.com,which operates one of the most highly-read blogs dedicated to Internet startups, announced the acquisition of the Startups.com domain name and the launch of the Startups.com Network, a proprietary network of business sites focused on services and content for entrepreneurs and business executives. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded by Argentinean Internet … [Read more...]
Registrar EstDomains Get Shut Off Notice From ICANN
ICANN has sent a letter to the EstDomains notifying them that their registrar accreditation would be revoked effective November 12. "This termination is based on your status as President of EstDomains and your credit card fraud, money laundering and document forgery conviction," Stacy Burnette, ICANN's director of contractual compliance, wrote. ICANN rules permit the group to terminate … [Read more...]
iMEGA Files Another Motion With Appeals Court in Kentucky Domain Seizure Case
The Interactive Media Entertainment and Gaming Association (iMEGA) filed another motion with the Court of Appeals in Kentucky today, this time asking the court to stay the 2 orders entered by Judge Wingate and suspend the forfeiture hearing presently scheduled for for December 3, 2008. In the 6 page motion, (153 pages with all exhibits) iMEGA states that the orders of Judge Wingate have caused … [Read more...]