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Kevin Ham: The Man Who Owns The Internet
Before the current issue of Business 2.0, very few people had heard of Kevin Ham. And yet he is a giant among domainers. His domain enterprises generate approximately $70 million a year and he holds a portfolio of roughly 300,000 domain names. Still, it’s what many do not know about this man that [...]
Senegal Based Kheweul is Africa's Second Registrar
Senegal, a small West African country of nearly 12 million people has seen bold economic reforms in the last ten years. These have paid off with annual Gross Domestic Product growth of 5% annually. This has helped to spur a flowering Information Technology sector. Now, that IT sector can lets its [...]
One Internet, Many Languages: An Introduction To Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs)
To many in the English speaking world, we take our alphabet for granted. The Latin alphabet as used in English is relatively straightforward: 26 letters a through z. Conveniently, these 26 letters, the hyphen “-“ and Arabic numerals 0 through 9 constitute the acceptable characters for a domain name.
To much of the [...]
Congressional Hearings on Cybersquatting?
As we’ve reported recently, cybersquatting is attracting increased attention. A report released May 3, 2007 states that it is not just bloggers and business journalists that have taken notice of unsavory practices in domaining.
The telecommunications industry is beginning to grumble about domain tasting, kiting and cybersquatting. This is significant because of the funds [...]
GoDaddy Surprises Customers with Retroactive Refund
“Dear (Client Name)
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN®) recently agreed to reduce their Registrar Transaction Fee from $.25 to $.22. What does this mean for you?
Good news. You have been credited $.03/yr for each domain name you registered or renewed dating back to July 1, 2006* — $.03 has been placed into [...]
.LA, Am I In Los Angeles or Laos?
.TV is not the only ccTLD that has diverged from its original designation.
LA Names is marketing the .LA ccTLD as the best address in LA - Los Angeles that is. LA Names also states that Los Angeles is the first city in the world to have its own domain, which is a bit of [...]
.TV is Turned On… Again.
Are you ready for .tv? Since its introduction in 1996, the readily marketable ccTLD has had quite a journey.
Technically, the .tv domain is the ccTLD for Tuvalu, a remote island nation located halfway between Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. But in 2000, a deal was negotiated to effectively lease the country’s TLD for $1 [...]