Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang Steps Down
With all that’s happened with Yahoo! recently, this may come as no surprise, but Jerry Yang has stepped down as CEO. Yang, who co-founded the company in 1995, has come under a great deal of criticism...
View ArticleMicrosoft is Giving Away a Free Domain, Hosting and Much More
Microsoft Office Life Small Business has all sorts of freebies for people looking to start an online business. CNET News recently pointed out that Microsoft is giving away a free domain name, free web...
View Article.UK and .CA Registries Preparing For Conficker C Worm
According to recent reports, the Conficker C worm – a malicious program that allows a master computer to take control of “zombie” PCs – will be active again on April 1, 2009. The news has domain name...
View ArticleThe Domain Space Reacts To Microsoft-Yahoo Deal
It’s official – Microsoft and Yahoo have announced a 10-year search and advertising partnership that will give Microsoft’s Bing a better chance to show off its new search technology and provide Yahoo...
View ArticleMicrosoft Aquires Office.com
Microsoft has purchased the domain name Office.com for an undisclosed amount of money – perhaps preparing for the rumored Microsoft Office 2010 web applications. “At this point it’s too early to share...
View ArticleMark Monitor Stealth Unit buys Lync.com for Microsoft
Registrar Mark Monitor acquired the domain name Lync.com through a stealth entity (“Name Advisers“) on behalf of Microsoft, as evidenced by recent whois changes. Lync is the name of Microsoft’s latest...
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Domaining.com Down
Domaining.com apparently is having some database issues – the database is currently being restored on a new server as the owner Francois tells us. It appears this week domaining blogs will all miss...
View ArticleMicrosoft buys ie.de for $11,860 USD, Sedo reports weekly sales
Amongst Sedo’s latest sales report for the previous week is ie.de, which was purchased by Microsoft for 9,500 EUR (appx. $11,860 USD) – most likely to use for their Internet Explorer browser. This past...
View Article36 Fortune 100 Companies that applied for new gTLDs
When the idea of new gTLDs were introduced, it seemed logical that big brand owners would be the first to adopt. The cost to own one’s own “dotBrand” is somewhat restrictive because of the application...
View ArticleMicrosoft reveals their new gTLD strategy
In the official Microsoft blog, Craig Mundie, Chief Research and Strategy Office at Microsoft, writes more about the company’s goals and movitation when participating in ICANN’s new gTLD application...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Office 365 further integrates Go Daddy Domains
According to a blog post by the Office 365 team, customers can now purchase their domains from Go Daddy directly through the product’s interface. The domain will then directly be enabled for use with...
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