Google Introduces Country Domains on Blogger to Aid Content Removal
By John Ribeiro, IDG News Google is directing users to localized country domains on Blogger to provide it flexibility to comply with content removal rules in various countries. The move suggests that Internet companies are coming to terms with the need …
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Sedo Adds Godaddy to SedoMLS
by Michael H. Berkens “Go Daddy wants to help small businesses grow larger, and finding the right domain name is the place to start,” said Paul Nicks, Go Daddy's Director of Product Development for the Aftermarket. “Giving customers access to many …
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Google, Microsoft Say DMARC Spec Stops Phishing
New email authentication framework called DMARC, backed by major email and security tool providers, aims to make spoofed domains in messages a thing of the past. By Thomas Claburn InformationWeek Leading free email providers AOL, Google, Microsoft, …
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Domain Name Prices Cut in Half by 34SP.com
MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM, Jan 10, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) — Addressing the state of both the current British and European economic situations, 34SP.com has cut all new domain name prices in half during the month of January 2012. …
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Go Daddy Bets on Windfall From Web-Address Expansion Beyond .Com
12 for top-level domains that may result in hundreds of new Web suffixes such as .apple and .nyc. General Electric Co., Coca-Cola Co. and more than 50 other brands object to the program, saying it will increase their costs, confuse consumers and fuel …
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Marketers ready for branded domain names
From this Thursday, such professionals on behalf of a business, but not as an individual or a sole proprietorship, have until April 12 th 2012 to register almost any word they like (including brands) as a domain name. Available for $ 185000 (£120000) …
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Microsoft – Windows Live Custom Domains


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so another look at my custom domains hosted by microsoft.

had a nice surprise to see my 2000mb (about 2gb) of email space for free.

one thing i have to admit is, apart from gmail, i’d think hotmail’s junk mail’s capability is quite "up" there…

now my only issue is to be able to see all my mailboxes in one location… instead of signing in to those accounts… (why would i need so many emails??? well when you’re managing domains… you may need to do something like this though…)

but… from what i understand… microsoft will be coming out with some kind of desktop email client or something? that can allow me to view my gmails and hotmails account in one place… now let’s see what’s in store very soon…

A surprising .xxx domain with Utah senator's name still for sale
By THOMAS BURR A bunch of companies and universities, including Brigham Young University, have bought up the new .xxx domain names to protect their brands from becoming porn websites. Which got us wondering, what about politicians? …
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FTC warns domain name expansion poses 'significant threat to consumers'
By Brendan Sasso – 12/16/11 05:49 PM ET The Federal Trade Commission in a Friday letter urged the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to rethink its plan to allow for new domain-name endings, warning that the current plan could …
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