It's looking like the Domainfest attendees, we were lucky to make it to the Playboy mansion while Playboy still around. Playboy Enterprises Inc (PLA), posted a wider fourth-quarter loss, hurt by $157.2 million in restructuring and other one-time costs, as well as weaker-than-expected revenues today. Playboy, which posted a net loss in each quarter of 2008, said it would be open to discussions … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2009
ICANN: Roll Out Of New gTLD’s Running Behind
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) admitted today that its plans to launch new generic top-level domains (g'TD's) is running behind schedule.According to ICANN, it is currently investigating a number of technical and economic issues surrounding the introduction of gTLDs. These include determining whether there's enough space on the Domain Name Servers to handle the … [Read more...]
Yahoo Wins PPC KeyWord Ad Case
A federal court has handed Yahoo a victory in a lawsuit stemming from a dispute about pay-per-click ads. The case, questioned whether Yahoo should have allowed a keyword allegedly associated with one company to trigger an ad for a rival. High-end meat retailer Heartbrand Beef, based in Yoakum, Texas, says it's the only U.S. seller of "Akaushi" beef, or beef from cattle that were descended … [Read more...]
FaceBook Suspends It’s New Terms Of Service
Facebook.com has suspended the new Terms Of Service (TOS), it imposed unilaterally on February 4th, without notice, and reported about here, a couple of days ago. Facebook.com, facing a storm of complaints from consumer and privacy groups over the new TOS (you can read our post the other day for exact details) which among other things, gave Facebook.com, the ownership of all content uploaded to … [Read more...]
Check The Laws Of The Host Country Before Dealing In ccTLD’s
Before jumping into the ccTLD game, remember that these domains, being country codes, are subject to rules and conditions placed on them by the host country. For example both Canada (.ca) and the European Union (.eu) have presence requirements for domain holders. China (.cn) regularly shuts down sites which violate state rules against porn and political thought. Government action can be … [Read more...]
Owners Of ThePirateBay.org On Criminal Trial
ThePiratebay.org, with an estimated 22 million users, is one of the most visited torrent sites on the Internet. Torrent sites basically list content that is available for download from other sites. As you might guess, much of the listed content involves copyrighted material, like Hollywood movies, music videos, songs, software, video games and other protected works. Sweden brought … [Read more...]
GoDaddy.com Still Growing & Hiring
With daily news of layoffs by the ten's of thousands, and business closings topping the news, it's great to see a company that is actually expanding in this lousy economy and it's excellent news that it is in our industry. According to the Phoenix Business Journal, GoDaddy Group is expanding it Scottsdale headquarter by about 21,000 square feet. The space will house additions to the … [Read more...]