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German Domain Conference Kicks Off Thursday

DomainNameWire — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:04:01 +0000

German domain conference and auction takes place this week. Germany’s only dedicated domain name conference, DomainvermarkterForum , will take place this Thursday and Friday in Munich. The event is at the five-star Hotel Sofitel Bayerpost.

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German Domain Conference Kicks Off Thursday

Paul Ackford: attack and adventure hold the key to new Premier season

Sat, 28 Aug 2010 22:22:14 +0000

There are signs that this could be a watershed season for English domestic rugby.

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Paul Ackford: attack and adventure hold the key to new Premier season

Citys new boys

Sun, 08 Aug 2010 08:31:10 +0000

Big-spending Manchester City have again bolstered their roster for the upcoming English Premier League.

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Chinese language domains cause cyber-squatting mania

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:08:23 +0000

Starting next month, Internet users will be able to type in domains name in Chinese characters instead of English domain names to visit a Web site. The “.(.ZhongGuo)” domain name will be available next month, and more than 30,000 Chinese domain names related to Wuhan have already been registered.

The Domain Name T-Deficit

DomainNameWire — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:33:07 +0000

Calculating the frequency of first letters in domain names. Is the letter “T” under-represented on the interwebs? Maybe, although you can draw your own conclusions as to why, and if you really care

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Naming names and making money on the Net

Tue, 27 Apr 2010 06:05:15 +0000

Not too long ago, experts thought that English would one day grow to become the international language, imagining that the influence and prominence of business superpowers would directly influence language trends in their regions.

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Naming names and making money on the Net

LastWordsLeft Lists the Remaining Single-Word Domains [Domain Names]

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:25:45 +0000

# domainnames Looking for a short, concise URL for yourself or your business? Good luck. LastWordsLeft lists the roughly 35,000 domain names tied to single English phrases left un-registered, so if you’re up for a hunting mission, here’s your shot. More »

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Internet agency approves domains in native scripts (San Jose Mercury News)

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:17:22 +0000

Internet users who don’t know English can type addresses in their language

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Local News (u.tv)

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:36:23 +0000

Going forward, how should we approach the English language?

Rhodri Marsden: How does the internet encourage bad spelling ? (Independent)

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:55:16 +0000

I’m a bit of a spelling fascist, but still have blind spots over words like “privilege” or “separate” that cause me grief and shame; indeed, an inability to reliably spell words like “embarrassment” has long been a source of embarrassment to the English-speaking world.

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Rhodri Marsden: How does the internet encourage bad spelling ? (Independent)

Russian President Supports Introduction of .рф Cyrillic Domains

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:51:58 +0000

The introduction of internationalised domain names is being supported by Russian president Dmitry Medvedev who, in a briefing from the Minister of Telecommunications and Mass Communications Igor Shchegolev, reproduced on the ISRIA website and translated into English, says that Russia will be submitting an application for the .рф TLD on 16 November when ICANN calls for applications. Medvedev says registration of internationalised domain names will commence at the end of November.

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wallpaper-removal.com 500 USD 21h 43m

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:35:18 +0000

wallpaper-removal.com Estimated end time: Oct/30/09

ilovethesun.com 550 USD 17h 54m

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:05:09 +0000

ilovethesun.com Estimated end time: Oct/30/09

affittare.org 100 EUR 20h 47m

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:05:08 +0000

affittare.org Estimated end time: Oct/30/09

uocp.com 70 USD 22h 3m

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:05:05 +0000

uocp.com Estimated end time: Oct/30/09