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Cybersquatting Attracts Media Attention
A new report from MarkMonitor claims the top 25 brands from the 2006 Top 100 Interbrand list are the victims of 275,000 cybersquatting cases. This report has been picked up by mainstream news sources such as BusinessWeek, Computerworld and PC Magazine. MarkMonitor is a privately held firm in the business of selling their service to [...]
Microsoft Buys MSN.RU
Microsoft Russia recently purchased the domain MSN.ru at an undisclosed price, but experts say it could have amounted to a million dollars. Microsoft confirmed the acquisition so if you visit MSN.ru now its homepage sports the ubiquitous Microsoft icons with Windows Live in the spotlight. Microsoft intends to boost its share in Russia and acquiring [...]
From Domainer To Revolutionary: The Plan To Unseat Google
Frank Schilling describes in a post on his blog how the world's six top domain owners could leverage their power to set up an alternative search engine and advertising network that might eventually unseat Google, the world's top search engine, whose monopoly-like powers are increasingly feared by website owners, online marketers and privacy advocates alike. [...]