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Google gets into the URL-shrinking biz with Goo.gl

By Nancy Bianchi on December 16, 2009 12:53 PM | No Comments

goo.gl.png Google ventured into new territory this week with the launch of a new URL-shortening service it's calling Goo.gl.

Unlike some existing and high-profile shorteners such as TinyURL and Bit.ly, Goo.gl is not a general-purpose link shrinker that users can access by going to a standalone site. Instead, it's been built into Google products, beginning with Google's browser toolbar and its Feedburner RSS service. Both of those services can now create shortened Goo.gl URLs that link to the source content while using fewer characters. This is especially important for sharing on places like Twitter, where there are size limits.

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ICANN

By Brooke Hunter on December 15, 2009 2:01 PM | No Comments

ICANN is the Internet Corporation for Assigned Name and Numbers which oversees Internet related tasks on behalf of the US Government. The non-profit corporation's headquarters is based in California, USA. Jon Postel founded ICANN on September 18th, 1998.

On September 29th, 2006, ICANN signed an agreement with United States Department of Commerce (DOC) that allows ICANN to completely manage the Internet system. ICANN is responsible for their decisions and can be punished for their actions.

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Domain Auctions

By Brooke Hunter on December 15, 2009 1:40 PM | No Comments

You can purchase domains via various domain auction sites, these websites make it easier to buy and sell domain names.

A drop registrar is a domain name registrar who registers expiring domain names, to sell at auction, as soon as the registration expires. To participate in a drop registrar auction you need to register your interest prior to the beginning of the auction.

A domain auction site allows a customer to purchase a previously registered domain, which suits their needs, from an owner who wishes to sell their domain name. A domain auction site allows sellers to list multiple domains, easily and conveniently, on the one website.

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A new domain extension

By Maxime Grandchamp on December 15, 2009 3:15 AM | No Comments

The Dominican Republic has decided to open up its domain name extension: .DO .

Since the 10th of December 2009, this extension is open to everyone with absolutely no restriction.

Up till now, Dominican businesses had to register their name under the .COM.DO extension, but they can now register directly under .DO

There is probably a huge opportunity to register lost of names in the Spanish language as .DO is quite a common suffix.

Above.com - DDoS Attack and Down Time Report

By David Warmuz on December 13, 2009 2:11 PM | 1 Comment

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Edit Latest Update - The DDos Attack has been resolved.

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Unfortunately the Above.com service was targeted and hit by a severe DDoS attack, which continues to this time.

We have since redirected all the traffic for domains that are point to above.com DNS to go to either DomainSponsor or Parked.com so that you do not need to update your DNS, especially if you have not managed to make manual DNS changes to date.

If you do not have a DomainSponsor or Parked account we are seeking their help in obtaining credits for the overall traffic sent to them.

However we are still under a very heavy ddos attack and we have been working through hard to implement further dos mitigation solutions and we hope to have this setup shortly. Once the attack is mitigated I will be sending a further update.

Once again very sorry for this. In Trellian's 12 years this is the 1st time we have had a dos attack of this severity that was not able to be resolved in minutes.

Thank you for you patience and understanding.

David Warmuz - President

Top-level Domain

By Brooke Hunter on December 11, 2009 10:16 AM | No Comments

Top-level domain (TLD) is a domain at the highest level of the hierarchical DNS of the Internet. The TLD are installed in the root zone of the name space. ICANN operates the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) which is in charge of maintaining the DNS root zone.

For example, in www.above.com the Top-level domain TLD is the '.com'.

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Announcement Regarding Implementation of Modification to Implementation Rules for UDRP

By Nancy Bianchi on December 10, 2009 1:00 AM | No Comments

The ICANN Board approved a modification to the Implementation Rules for the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy ("Rules"). The modified Rules now require UDRP claimants and respondents to provide documents to UDRP Providers in electronic form. The modified Rules also change UDRP Provider obligations in forwarding hard copy notice to respondents in UDRP proceedings: the original Rules required Providers to forward a hard copy of the UDRP complaint; under the new Rules, Providers do not have to forward a hard copy of the entire complaint. Providers are now only required to forward a hard copy notice that a UDRP complaint has been filed.
The modified Rules will become mandatory for all UDRP proceedings filed on or after 1 March 2010.

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Domain Name System (DNS)

By Brooke Hunter on December 9, 2009 5:00 PM | No Comments

When you spend time on the Internet, whether you are browsing or sending emails, you are using the hidden Domain Name System (DNS). The DNS is a unique naming system, which works like a database that is used for computer systems, services and other resources that are connected with the Internet. The DNS system translates domain names, which can easily be remembered by humans, to a numerical identity, that can be used by computers.

Every time you use a domain name you are accessing the Internet's domain name server. DNS is often associated with a phone book; a human remembers the name and the phone book, similar to the DNS, provides the number or Internet Protocol (IP) address. For example www.trellian.com translates to 216.240.187.4.

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Louis Vuitton Files a WIPO Case For Domain Name

By Brooke Hunter on December 9, 2009 3:02 PM | No Comments

Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH), in particular Louis Vuitton Malletier, commonly known as Louis Vuitton or LV for short, recently filed a complaint with WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center for the domain: go-vuitton.com

LV is a large international French fashion and luxury brand, with well know famous Trade Marks. Louis Vuitton specializes in leather handbags, shoes and accessories.

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Sedo Launches A New Website Look

By David Warmuz on December 8, 2009 10:41 AM | 1 Comment

Just noticed that Sedo.com home page has received a facelift. A brand new website. But that is not all, after you login you are greeted with a whole new interface. Everything has been changed...

This will take some time get used to...

However from the first feel of things it is a substantial improvement for end users trying to find things.

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