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Verizon Fights Cybersquatters, Wins $33 Million Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 4:13PMVerizon to cybersquatters: Can you hear me now? Verizon Communications sent a clear message this week after the telecom giant won a lawsuit against OnlineNIC, a San Francisco-based domain-registration company. OnlineNIC, which has more than 1.18 million domains registered, had more than 663 domain names identical or similar to Verizon trademarks, the company said. A judge in the Northern ...
Verizon wins $33M in no-show cybersquatting case Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 12:49PMAlthough it might have a tough time locating the perpetrators and collecting the loot, Verizon has been awarded $33.15 million in a court judgment touted as the biggest in cybersquatting history.
Domain name reform to open up Internet wider Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 10:00PMBut recently one such Beijing resident Wu Xian met with some Internet troubles.
Verizon wins $33 million in domain name lawsuit Friday, December 26, 2008 @ 1:06PMVerizon Communications was awarded $33.2 million in a lawsuit against a domain aggregator that registered hundreds of domain names containing Verizon trademarks.
Another Online Executive Leaves Microsoft Wednesday, December 17, 2008 @ 2:47PMAs the year comes to a close, Microsoft is losing yet another executive in its online business -- Brad Goldberg, general...
EMC Names Old Maritz Crony To Run its Cloud Biz Tuesday, December 16, 2008 @ 11:57AMEMC Tuesday tapped Harel Kodesh to be president of its cloud infrastructure and services business, reporting to EMC capo Joe Tucci. Kodesh will also serve as the CEO of Decho, the subsidiary EMC recently created to focus on personal information management in the cloud. Decho includes Mozy, EMC’s cloud backup unit, and Pi Corp, the mystery “personal information” start-up that Paul Maritz, now CEO ...
An overview of SEO Process Monday, December 15, 2008 @ 2:31AMSeems strange to the beginners who have developed a website but needs to promote it. It is a way to improve your website visibility in search engines especially the top ones like Google, yahoo and msn etc. This helps in getting targeted visitors to your website who can become prospective buyers.
Lycos Europe to Sell, Close Assets Wednesday, November 26, 2008 @ 10:44AMNovember 26, 2008 -- ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Lycos Europe announced on Wednesday it plans to sell some of its assets and close the rest after it failed to secure an investor, after struggling to compete with search engine giants like Google and Yahoo.
Microsoft expected to rebrand Live.com to Kumo.com Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 11:39AMMicrosoft acquired the domain Kumo.com last week, a move that is widely expected to result in the second rebranding of its search engine. Following MSN and Live.com, Kumo could be a sign of a new attempt to limit Google’s growth and detach the search engine from a growing number of Live services offered by Microsoft.
Service Channels Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 8:46AMMonday, 24th November 2008 The Dot ME Domain Revolution Is in Full Force! Auction sells for over $2 million in ME domains - a new premium domain auction Funk.me with some fantastic domain names.
Level Domains Abused in eCrime Scams Domain Name Registration Policy Changes Can Make Big Difference, Study Shows ... Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 4:19AM(AP:LOS ALTOS, Calif.
Phishers Expand the Number of Top Level Domains Abused in eCrime Scams Domain Name Registration Policy Changes Can ... Monday, November 24, 2008 @ 3:50AMThe new Global Phishing Survey released by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) this month reveals that phishing gangs are concentrating their efforts within specific top level domains (TLDs), but also that anti-phishing policies and mitigation programs by domain name registrars and registries can have a significant and positive effect.
Is Microsoft Rebranding Live Search into Kumo? Sunday, November 23, 2008 @ 10:05PMLiveside.net is reporting that Microsoft has just taken control of the domain name Kumo.com and the site is pointing to an internal Microsoft test site which can be accessed only by Microsoft employees. The name Kumo which literally translates to “cloud” or “spider” was among the names which came out on a post by Mary [...]
The real deal on Pablo Banila Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 10:07PMNO, he’s not a cyber-stalker. Or a group of psychology students doing a project. Or the government in disguise. Pablo Banila is a real person, but he’s not the crazy lowlife that people thought he was.
Super Session : Search Engines and Webmasters - aka: The Search Engine Smackdown Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 7:28PM One of our most popular PubCon sessions, this event is also known as the Search Engine Smackdown. Expect a "State of the Engines" address by the leading search engines of today. Yahoo, Google, Ask and Microsoft will all run down the current status, features, and fresh offerings of their respective search spaces. Related blog entry from a few years back: ...
Is Social Media & Search a Love Story or a War Story? Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 6:08PM Is Social Media & Search a Love Story or a War Story? Location: Salon C Is the intersection of search and social media a train wreck waiting to happen or is it the "not search" based traffic we have long been seeking? This session will explore that intersection from the webmaster, site owner and publisher points of view. Moderator: Lawrence Coburn Speakers: David Wallace, CEO, ...
Worldwide Survey of DNS Servers Reveals Many Systems Vulnerable to Attacks Monday, November 10, 2008 @ 8:00AM Infoblox Inc., a developer of appliances that deliver DNS and DHCP services, among others, and The Measurement Factory, experts in performance testing and protocol compliance, today announced results from the fourth-annual survey of domain name servers on the public Internet.
Kentucky Threatens to Forfeit Gambling Domains Friday, October 17, 2008 @ 2:46PMSupporters of online gambling say Kentucky has no legal basis on which to seize domains and such a move will have no effect on underground web gambling.
200+ Tools for Surviving the Economic Crisis Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 6:40PM With Wall Street’s recent decline and the economy in such an uncertain place, many people are fearful of losing their jobs and lifelong investments. There are countless simple online services and tools dedicated to helping you take control of these elements. We’ve put together a list of over 200 to help you do everything from manage your personal and professional finances to find a job in your ...
Google & Microsoft Share Advice For Webmasters, SEOs Thursday, October 16, 2008 @ 2:11PMThe ever-helpful teams writing for Google’s Webmaster Central blog and Microsoft Live Search’s Webmaster Center blog have published a variety of videos and presentations this week in the name of helping webmasters and search engine optimizers.
With Its Microsite Generator Technology, Lead Generation Consulting Helps This Directory Publisher Quadruple Its ... Wednesday, October 15, 2008 @ 1:01PM COMPANY
Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Tuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 3:09PMIconic eMail ID can be used with Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, Earthlink, Hotmail, Windows Live Hotmail, Outlook 2003, 2007, Outlook Express 6.0, and some others.
Academics sink teeth into Yahoo search service Sunday, October 12, 2008 @ 9:32PMYahoo hopes its Build Your Own Search Service program has piqued the interest of academic researchers.
Keepers of .info TLD move to clean up its act Thursday, October 9, 2008 @ 9:51AMThe much-abused .info top-level domain may be making a renewed bid for respectability with policy changes announced this week, in an effort that may make the TLD a little less meaningless.
360 Investments Ltd Announces Sale of £500,000 Domain Names Portfolio Wednesday, October 8, 2008 @ 2:01AM UK based 360 Investments Ltd announces the sale of its Domain Name Portfolio Assets covering a variety of sectors including business, career, education, computers, entertainment, finance, sports and travel.
Real Estate Domain Name TrustDeeds.com Up For Auction Tuesday, September 30, 2008 @ 2:01AM Attention real estate professionals: the Trustdeeds.com domain name is now available for sale. This valuable generic domain name will be an asset for any company that specializes in buying, selling, or brokering Trust Deeds in the secondary market.
Kevin Anderson on life before Google Saturday, September 6, 2008 @ 8:19AM What was the internet like before Google? When I first logged on to the internet in 1990 at university, navigating it was both easy and difficult. It was easier because it there was just so much less of it. This was before the creation of the world wide web in 1991. However, life on the internet was also more difficult because you had to do everything from a Unix command line. In those ...
VPN security - if you want it, come and get it Monday, September 1, 2008 @ 11:03AM Attention WiFi hotspotters: You want it If you value your privacy and use Wi-Fi hotspots or other public networks, there is no tool more indispensable than a virtual private network. Yes, technologies such as secure sockets layer (denoted by an "https" in a web address) will prevent information transmitted between a PC and a web or email server from being intercepted, but this protection has ...
Techbits: Technology Briefs Monday, August 25, 2008 @ 6:02AM
Daily Search Forum Recap: August 20, 2008 Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 4:26PM Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
Domain Quality, Length, and Memorability Matter Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 9:41AM Daniel Scocco has written a really great blog post at Daily Blog Tips of the importance of domain names--that length and quality do matter. After looking at the Alexa top 250 sites (and the "last 250 sites on the front page of Digg," he concludes that good domain names are vital in the long term success of the site: All other things being equal (e.g., marketing budget, content quality, ...
Yahoo! denounced for violating Vietnamese laws Wednesday, July 30, 2008 @ 10:56AMVietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Software Association (Vinasa) and the Game and Digital Content Business Club have complained to the Ministry of Information and Communications about the operations of Yahoo! in Vietnam .
News (2052) Wednesday, July 30, 2008 @ 7:14AMA British man accused of hacking into US military and NASA computer systems today lost his appeal against extradition to face trial.
PAvietnam restores 60% of hacked websites Wednesday, July 30, 2008 @ 5:57AMVietNamNet Bridge – Representatives of PAvietnam said over half of the domain names that were deactivated in the morning on July 29 are operational again. However, many clients still can’t contact PAvietnam.
Service provider defeats hackers Wednesday, July 30, 2008 @ 5:32AMHA NOI — PAVietnam said yesterday that it regained control of 60 per cent of websites taken over by hackers, who reportedly had deadlocked thousands of websites on PAVietnam’s server since Sunday.
Banks Should Empower Recipients in the Fight Against E-Mail Fraud In addition to implementing authentication ... Wednesday, July 30, 2008 @ 1:05AMBanks need to implement e-mail authentication protocols to help prevent e-mail fraud. Specifically, a bank should publish its Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record (a technical standard that helps prevent sender address forgery); implement cryptographic solutions, such as digital signatures and encryption; and control and monitor its brand domain names.
Pavietnam hacked, nearly 8,000 .vn websites crippled Monday, July 28, 2008 @ 5:11AMVietNamNet Bridge – The domain server of PAvietnam, a large hosting service provider in Vietnam, was controlled by hackers in the morning on July 27, which deadlocked around 8,000 websites based on Pavietnam’s server.
2008 Joint Conference on Digital Libraries Spans Culture and Technology Tuesday, July 15, 2008 @ 10:20AMPoint State Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers come together to form the Ohio River. 1 At a conference where ideas about the theory and practice of information engineering in digital libraries would be presented, it was particularly appropriate to meet in a city where both the practical and theoretical knowledge of engineering have played major roles.
Find Members Thursday, July 10, 2008 @ 9:35AMHigh technology has accelerated the global economy to new heights over the last two decades. This is perhaps most evident in the networking domain. Fifty years ago, letters and phone calls were the primary modes of communication.
Yahoo Takes A Gander At Demand Media To Plug Some Holes Wednesday, July 9, 2008 @ 5:08AMDemand Media, founded by former Intermix Media (the parent company to MySpace) CEO Richard Rosenblatt, has quietly grown into a pretty large business, with rumored revenues of around $250 million, and profitable. It just so happens that what Demand Media is good at - generating lots of advertising impressions and creating niche social networks for [...]
Gmail now blocking fake eBay, PayPal e-mails too Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 1:03PM Google said on Tuesday it is now using an e-mail authentication technology to keep phishers from luring Gmail users to fake eBay and PayPal Web pages in order to steal user names and passwords.
Raging Against Rising Internet Repression Tuesday, July 8, 2008 @ 12:30PMInternet censorship has become a cause with global relevance, writes The Nation .
Bice’s buys up domain names to boost traffic and sales Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 3:09PMBice’s Florist is closing its stores and buying up domain names as part of its strategy to drive more customers to its site and boost e-commerce sales.
Photos about internet Thursday, July 3, 2008 @ 12:30AMRemember me? The US Department of Justice has begun a formal investigation into competition concerns surrounding an advertising tie-up between Google and Yahoo!.
Ustream.tv Just Got a Redesign, But Justin.tv Is Still Beating Its Pants Off Tuesday, July 1, 2008 @ 4:33PMWho is winning the race to become the top site for live Web video? A quick check on Google Trends for Websites and comScore suggests that over the past four months Justin.tv is pulling ahead of the pack. According to Google Trends, Justin.tv is attracting more than 300,000 unique visitors a day, compared [...]
VEXXHOST & LinkWorth Partnership Monday, June 30, 2008 @ 4:12AMVEXXHOST has announced the newly forged partnership with LinkWorth, providing all of it’s customers with $100 worth of advertsing credit, free!
Debate over new top-level domains drags on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 @ 7:13PMSeven years after dot-biz opened as a competitor to dot-com, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is getting ready to simplify the creation of more generic top-level domains -- perhaps thousands of them.
Debate Over New Top-level Domains Drags on Tuesday, June 24, 2008 @ 4:15PMThe Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is discussing the creation of new top-level domains at a meeting in...
Still a role for virus blockers Monday, June 23, 2008 @ 9:00AMNEW approaches to McAfee security owe much to the success of traditional methods.
Yahoo Adds Two New E-mail Domain Choices Thursday, June 19, 2008 @ 8:20AMStarting Thursday, Yahoo will allow its customers to create e-mail accounts using the ymail and rocketmail domain names.