Microsoft announced today it is cutting 5,000 jobs over the next 18 months. The layoffs, 1,400 of which come immediately, appear to be a first for Microsoft. The company also announced a…
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Kentucky Domain Seziure Case Is Appealed To The Kentucky Supreme Court
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear’s staff filed a notice yesterday that they will appeal the ruling of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, to the Kentucky Supreme Court. In announcing the appeal, Michael Brown,…
.Mobi to Release 1 and 2 Character Domains
dotMobi, the registry for .mobi, announced that they will make available .mobi domain names with one and two alphanumeric characters, such as q.mobi, k9.mobi, 13.mobi or ny.mobi. Companies may submit expressions of…
Child Online Protection Act Is Finally Done
The child online Protection Act, a law originally past in 1998 is finally done. The Supreme Court today declined to hear the appeal of the case. Shortly after the law was passed…
Adult Silent Auction Closes Tommorow: Here’s Some Picks
The silent auction from the Internext show closes tomorrow, Thursday January 22 and 3:15pm, 12:15pm PST at snapnames.com. You can download the complete list here: (excel file) Going through the list I…
Google Keyword Prices Dropped 5%-10%
Jeffrey Lindsay, senior analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. who follows Google, stated today that there has been a “weakness in keyword pricing” at Google. “”””Online advertising agencies and Google AdSense…
KENTUCKY APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS THE DOMAIN SEIZURE ORDER
The Kentucky appeals court has overturned the Domain Seizure order of 141 “gambling” domain names. You can read the decision here. In a 2-1 decision the Kentucky Appeals court found the trial…