Posted by Chief Editor , Monday, 19 May 2008

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YAHOO announced Friday that it has formed a partnership with the WPP Group, the advertising holding company, that will give WPP’s clients a broader swath of Web sites where they can aim their messages. Under the deal, the thousands of Web publishers that use Yahoo’s advertising auction service to sell space on their sites will get more direct access to WPP’s clients. Those clients, in turn, will be able to funnel their messages to Web site visitors who might be particularly receptive, using technology from an ad-targeting division. Read the full story here.


Posted by David Goldstein , Monday, 19 May 2008
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A trademark application for "dotsport" has been made by Patrick Vande Walle to the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market. While there is not much information available, could this be the prelude to an application for a .sport gTLD application?

The trademark application is available from oami.europa.eu/CTMOnline/RequestManager/en_SearchBasic_NoReg by searching for the trademark number "005906953".

Posted by Michael Gilmour , Sunday, 18 May 2008

Posted by Chief Editor , Sunday, 18 May 2008
Frank Schilling, one of the world’s most successful investors, has a must-read entry on his blog where he raises the question of whether it’s too late for neophytes to enter the market. The answers with a resounding “No.” Schilling, owner of such sites as spavacations.com, triathlons.com and mapas.com (Spanish for maps), writes: “The opportunities will roll out very easily and predictably to those who keep a cool head and understand that the maturation of the industry will take time.”

Posted by Chief Editor , Sunday, 18 May 2008
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CHICAGO - Cars.com announced that it will expand its offering for truck buyers and advertisers with its acquisition of PickupTrucks.com, an authoritative web source for pickup truck news and information. Launched in 1995, by renowned truck writer and site editor Mike Levine, PickupTrucks.com delivers unbiased content, tools and information exclusively about pickup trucks to meet the specialized needs of truck buyers and owners...

Posted by David Goldstein , Sunday, 18 May 2008
The what-was-expected sale of CNet to CBS may not happy after all, although for it not to happen would be unlikely. A surprise in the merger agreement agreed to between the parties has a rather unique provision to give it the option of finding another, higher bidder if it can reports the New York Times. Those prime generic domain names owned by CNet could help gain some more bids for the company yet.

Posted by Chief Editor , Sunday, 18 May 2008
Each year, from July through December, ICANN's planning cycle calls for creation of the Strategic Plan. At the end of December 2007, the ICANN Board approved ICANN's Strategic Plan. The Strategic Plan is the three-year overview document that describes the strategic priorities for ICANN . Each year, from January through June, there is a follow-on planning effort to create the Operating Plan and Budget for a single year. This document outlines the work map and financial requirements for the next fiscal year, consistent with implementing the Strategic Plan Objectives...

Posted by Caycee Boyce , Sunday, 18 May 2008

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In the latest Lowdown post, Ron Jackson discusses how domain name registration has boomed in the last few years. Jackson cites a specific example from Rob Sequin of SearchDomainsForSale.com.

To read more, click here.

Source: DNJournal by Ron Jackson -- Reprinted with permission -- May 17, 2008 


Posted by Chief Editor , Saturday, 17 May 2008

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Rick Schwartz sent us an e-mail recently where he commented on reasons why you should attend the upcoming T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East, Orlando domainer's conference. We found his comments interesting and want to share them with our readers. Here is what he wrote:


Posted by Chief Editor , Saturday, 17 May 2008
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Thomas Rucker, Madunia GmbH sent us his rebuttal to the letter we received and published from Pool.com CEO, Richard Schreier:

"Richard Schreier responded to the reproaches: "Richard Schreier nor Pool.com do not have any ownership interest in Drake Domains Corporation, Drake Ventures Limited or Throne Ventures Pty. Ltd. The materials on the Website that state otherwise are factually incorrect. In my view, that is not correct, there are some questions about this...

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