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Why Did Apple Buy Applepico.com?

Apple’s bought the Applepico.com domain and, given the company’s history of purchasing domains prior to releasing new product, does this mean we’ll see an Apple-branded pico projector in the future? More details and alternative hypothesis are available at MacRumors.


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US Court: Cops Can Constitutionally Seize Your Domain

Part of ICE’s super domain snatching spree is a site called Rojadirecta.com, which streamed sports programming. The owners cried foul: there was legal content on the site, and shuttering the whole thing suppressed free speech. A US judge: nope.


June 20, 2011
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The Internet’s Allowed To Use ‘Generic Top-Level Domains’

ICANN’s signed its name on the dotted line for the proposal to create new domain suffixes in the style of their last decision, .xxx. As CNET reports, there are only 22 GTLDs in existence today (.org, .edu and so on), but with this decision we could expect to see specific endings for companies, categories or self-promoting individuals.


March 29, 2011
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India Becomes First Country To Ban .XXX Domains

We knew there’d be trouble once ICANN approved the use of .XXX domain suffixes. India will block all URLs ending in .XXX, and plenty more are expected to follow suit. This is exactly why the pornstars didn’t want the domain to be approved! [TechSpot via TechRadar]


March 25, 2011
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Color App Paid $US350,000 For Color.com URL

Buzz app of the week Color received a whopping $US41m in investment. You’ve probably already heard – it’s all anyone seems to be talking about today. But did you know that they spent $US350,000 of that money on just the color.com URL? [dnCrunch]


March 19, 2011
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ICANN Approves .XXX Domains

ICANN, the de facto parent of domain names, has disregarded the advice of its Government Advisory Committee and approved the use of .XXX domains, which has caused turmoil among established adult entertainment brands over the cost of repurchasing domains. [Xbiz]


March 10, 2011
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If You Want To See Porn Stars Protesting The .xxx Domain Names…

…I’d suggest hanging around the Westin St Francis Hotel in Union Square, San Francisco, during your lunch break on March 17.


October 7, 2010
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URL Shorteners In Peril As Libyan Government Seizes .ly Domain

Ugh! Dictatorships! Always spoiling our fun! That cutesy URL shortening service you might use (bit.ly, perhaps) is riding on Libya’s .ly domain suffix. And Libya ain’t pleased – one shortener, vb.ly, was recently shut down for violating Libya’s oppressive laws.


September 12, 2010

GoDaddy Is For Sale

Asking price? Potentially $US1 billion at auction. One would have to assume Danica Patrick is already filming a commercial. [WSJ]


June 27, 2010
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Here Come The Sexy .XXX Domain Names

Icann has finally approved .xxx domain names. Starting sometime in 2011, the Internet will be a far sexier, far more hardcore place to frequent.