Back in April, Chinese mobile device maker Xiaomi purchased Mi.com for $3.6 million, some reporters noted that the MI made perfect sense for the company as Mi can work as an acronym…
Bitcoin as a Legal Currency in Currency Bill is Off to Governor Brown for Signing
The bill looking to make Bitcoin a legal currency in California is now going to the Governor Mike Shedlock and investment adviser with Sitka Pacific Capital Management, covered the bill on his…
Verisign Downgraded By Wells Fargo: Growth Is Slowing Due To New gTLD’s & Could Get Worse
TheStreet.com is reporting that Wells Fargo analyst Gray Powell downgraded Verisign (VRSN) today writing: VeriSign’s domain name growth appears to be falling a bit lower than the midpoint of second quarter expectations…
Say Hello To The 1st 158 .NYC Domains: HappyBirthday.NYC, Honeymoon.NYC Startrek.NYC
The Sunrise period for trademark/brand holders closed on June 20 for the .NYC new gTLD, the extension for the city of New York. The latest zone files indicate that brands and trademark…
As ICANN Meeting Ends “China Launches Campaign To Control The Internet”
Talk about a disturbing headline Chinatopix.com just published a post entitled “China Launches Campaign To Control The Internet” According to the story, China’s communist government intends to impose on the Internet the…
IPOFinancial: “No Way Godaddy’s IPO Can Move Forward As Is With Google Entering The Market”
I chatted with David Menlow, who is the founder IPOfinancial.com yesterday about Godaddy’s planned IPO and Google’s announcement this week that they were entering the domain name registrar business “I don’t see…
MyRedbook.com Seized By Feds & Owners Arrested
According to Sfgate.com, two San Fransisco based websites MyRedbook.com and sfredbook.com were seized by the federal government yesterday. The alleged operators of the sites, Eric Omuro, and Annmarie Lanoce, were arrested Wednesday….