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From URLs to Apple Apps: A Brief History of Cybersquatting

Cybersquatters have a new target: App names on Apple's App store. Apple is trying to fight them off, but squatting has been a moneyspinning scourge since the dawn of the Interwebs.READ»

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iFive: MIA Spilled Oil, FBI/Google to Get Net Records, RIM's New Tablet Name, Plankton Declines, and Facebook Questions

While you were sleeping, innovation was buying up domain names, and readying itself for a launch with large retail displays that look like something from Superman's home planet, Krypton.1. Around 4 million barrels of oil from the ...READ»

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Google Threatens Booze Site Groggle. Do they Have a Keg to Stand on?

This is Groggle.com, an Australian price-comparison Web site that hunts down the cheapest alcohol for your pleasure (and pain, the following day). It's just been sent a cease-and-desist letter by Google.com--for those of you not in ...READ»

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China Behind Yesterday's YouTube, Facebook, Twitter Outage

While the World is pondering the complex final moves in the cultural conflict between Google and China's censors, the story has has taken a completely bizarre twist: For some reason, China's censorship firewall went briefly ...READ»

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GoDaddy Will Stop Registering Chinese Domain Names Due to China's Intense Creepiness

GoDaddy, the world's largest registrar of website domain names, announced that they'll stop registering names in China. Google, GoDaddy--what's next?READ»

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Today in Most Innovative Companies

Daily news of note from our Most Innovative Companies, including Microsoft, Google, Ngmoco, and BYD.READ»

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Is Google Profiting Unfairly From Typosquatters?

A Harvard professor has made it his personal crusade to tell the world how the search giant makes buckets of duckets off people who register deceptive Web addresses.READ»

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Welcome to Astaga.com Lifestyle On The Net

Welcome to the SEO contest Astaga.com Lifestyle On The Net, SEO contest with a total prize of more than 30 million rupiah was held in the framework Astaga Reborn. Make sure first read all the rules set and keep abreast of the latest ...READ»

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Coke's Dept. of Fannovation

One week in and already Coke's attempt to re-brand its digital identity is looking slightly schizophrenic. The company that proclaimed it was done acquiring frivolous domain names in favor of using existing social media to help ...READ»

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What’s to Know About Web Hosting Service

Nowadays, every business has its own website in order to be found easily by customers and promote its services faster, to the targeted user. Your website can be seen from everywhere in the world which means you can get easier to ...READ»

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ICANN announces internationalized domain names

.com in Cyrillic?, Arabic, Chinese? Not yet, but they will be soon!READ»

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SEO 'can be boosted by good domain name selection'

Organisations looking to improve their search engine optimisation (SEO) strategies could find that choosing their domain name carefully helps their efforts, it has been claimed. READ»

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Olympic Committee Announces 2016 Host City, Ensuring MBA Student a Possible Bonanza

On just one day during last year's Summer Olympics, beijing2008.cn--the official 2008 Games Web site-- racked up nearly 200 million hits. That's a potential bonanza for the host that emerges from the pack of four 2016 finalists ...READ»

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Fast Company Recommended Events October 2009

October MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN       01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 ...READ»

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Corporations & Business will be offered Free Cloud OS and Unlimited servers for $79.

EyeOS Cloud OS is now available to everyone but Jawoco.Com will be retailing a full package where the OS is free but Jawoco.Com will be giving Unlimited Servers for $79/year. Jawoco.Com plans to give Corporate People servers for ...READ»

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The Glenn Beck Rape Meme Goes to Court

Everyone loves Web memes--except, of course, the people they victimize. Conservative commentator Glenn Beck has filed a complaint against the owner of a satirical website called glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com, which has ...READ»

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How much does a web site cost?

The quesiton of how much does a web site cost is by far and away one of the most common questions any designer, freelancer or studio is asked on a regular basis. No question about it.READ»

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Register cheap domain names from UK's cheapest reigstrar

Register cheap domain names from UK's cheapest reigstrar.<a href="http://www.uk-cheapest.co.uk">Domain Names</a><br><br>Cheap domain name registration services from UK Cheapest.<a ...READ»

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hostingcoupons

A control panel is an ultimate solution for any web hosting account required for management of domains, email accounts, HostingCoupons marketing tools, databases, design templates and much more. Web hosting companies offer different ...READ»

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Choosing Domain Name for Company Website

The domain name of your company website plays a key role in its commercial success. A domain names that is memorable and easy to remember stands a better chance of developing into a successful brand. READ»

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Twitter Gold Rush is On

Twitter account name are functioning like domain names that show up in Twitter search results. Is Twitter morphing into a Google-like search tool for consumers?READ»

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Al Gore Says Forget .com & .net--We Need .eco!

After years of being teased for Internet hubris, Al Gore once again is taking his MO back to the Internet. Today, he and his group, the Alliance for Climate Protection, will be lobbing for a new ".eco" domain that ...READ»

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The Slam Game Hits Domains

Slamming isn’t just alive and well in the telecommunication industry. It is now rearing its ugly head on the Internet and relates to domains.READ»

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GDI a Great Opportunity

Why I chose Global Domain International (GDI) over other businesses? One of the things I really liked about Global Domain International is they gave me a whole week to test drive their business for FREE. Not to many businesses are willing to do that for you. I also like that you can work GDI from any where in the United States.READ»

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How 2009 Will Spur The Rebirth Of Cyber Squatting

Call it the end of the dot-com world. Next year ICANN, the non-profit that oversees domain name and IP address registration, will start taking applications for new domain name suffixes, creating the potential for billions of new ...READ»