Domain Names News Archive

'Domain Roundtable Conference to Present Investors and Domain Name Portfolio Holders Opportunities to Explore Return on (PR Web via Yahoo! News) Bellevue, Wash. (PRWEB) March 12, 2006 --If you manage a large domain name portfolio or seek out portfolio holders and make investments in their domain names to turn a profit, then the Domain Roundtable Conference?s new finance-focused sessions are right up your alley.

'MySpace Messenger on the way (CNN Money)When kids aren't blogging on MySpace, they're probably using instant messenger programs. So why wouldn't News Corp.'s MySpace get into IM, too? Peter Cashmore, a strategy consultant and entrepreneur who tracks new Internet startups on the Mashable blog, snagged screenshots of the new MySpace Messenger, which is expected to launch shortly. Details on the product are scant, but the screenshots show

'Answers from Vint Cerf: The Road Ahead for Top-Level Domains (CircleID)Earlier this year we requested your questions on one of ICANN's most heated discussions -- issues involving top-level domains (TLDs) -- which we passed on to Vint Cerft, Google's VP and Chief Internet Evangelist and chairman of the board of ICANN. Despite an understandably heavy schedule, Vint Cerf has taken the time to personally respond to more questions than we had originally

'Web controversy continues (The Steamboat Pilot & Today)STEAMBOAT SPRINGS ? Accusations that Routt County sheriff candidate Dwight Murphy bought several Web site domain names incorporating fellow GOP candidate Ray Birch's name may be difficult to prove.

'GoDaddy.com petitions government to deny competitor's registry agreement (bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance) GoDaddy.com is fighting against a ruling that it believes creates a monopolistic environment in the Internet domain name registration industry.

'Domain Roundtable Conference Adds Finance-Focused Sessions (CircleID)Happening April 19 - 21, 2006, the Domain Roundtable will be holding several sessions that surround the concept of financially interested entities including private equity firms, venture-backed corporations, and publicly traded companies. more...