According to a press release we received today, Irish registrar and hosting company Blacknight sent an objection letter to ICANN concerning several new gTLD applications, which may seek to operate non-trademarked generic word TLDs in a “closed” manner. ""Blacknight have drafted a letter to ICANN (International Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) seeking clarification on pending gTLD … [Read more...]
yStats.com: Half of All Brick & Mortar Stores In The UK To Close By 2020 Losing Their Business To The Net
According to the "UK B2C E-Commerce Report 2012" out today by yStats.com, 50% of all brick and mortar stores are expected to close by 2020 in the UK as the shopping and commerce continue to move online. While the report concentrates on the UK, there its only logical that the stats, reasoning and conclusions contained in the report are equally applicable to the US. "Aside from trends, … [Read more...]
Domain Industry Veteran Scott Richter Joins Advisory Board Of CPX Interactive
Digital advertising company CPX Interactive today announced the formation of a corporate advisory board and named as one of the six members domain industry Veteran Scott Richter. "Scott Richter is CEO of Media Breakaway, LLC, a leader in online performance marketing, delivering full service, results-oriented solutions through the company’s divisions: Affiliate.com, TheParkingPlace.com and … [Read more...]
Salesforce.com: Rypple Becomes Work.com today
According to a blog post, Salesforce.com has re-branding its Rypple website product to Work.com today. "Today only the Rypple website is being re-branded to Work.com, later in Q4 the Rypple app will be re-branded to Work.com." "We’ll be introducing some exciting new features when the Work.com is released in Q4. " "Below are some highlights about Work.com that appeared on the Salesforce … [Read more...]
Hacker Who Allegedly Took Godaddy.com Down Yesterday Says He Can Take Google Down Too
According to a Tweet by @AnonymousOwn3r the person (group) who took claimed responsibility for the DNS attack and take down of Godaddy.com and millions of client sites, said today that he has already taken down Facebook and can take down Google as well: "I already bring down Facebook once just read it http://www.hiperfree.com/blog/2012/urgente-facebook-passa-por-problemas/ … and about Google … [Read more...]
If Your Co-Branding Your Site With FriendFinder You Might Be in Trouble
According to a post in xBiz.com, "FriendFinder Networks Inc. has begun the process of shutting 5,000 co-branded websites, calling them " too cumbersome and cost prohibitive" to continue operating". "The move, announced today during a conference call on 2nd quarter financial numbers, shifts the focus of an affiliate network strategy to one that supports the further development of primary … [Read more...]
The Internet Map Shows You Where Your Site Ranks: a Bi-dimensional Presentation of Links Between Sites
I came across the map of the Internet today. You can try it for one of your developed sites or for site you visit like TheDomains.com Here is the info from the author: "The Internet map is a bi-dimensional presentation of links between websites on the Internet. Every site is a circle on the map, and its size is determined by website traffic, the larger the amount of traffic, the bigger … [Read more...]