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DARPA - inventor of the internet - turns 50
DARPA – the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - one of the key US government agencies behind the development of the internet - is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. President Eisenhower created DARPA in 1958 in response ...

Could IDNs be here in 2009?
ZDNet is reporting that Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs) could be fully operational in 2009 following the current trial.Edmon Chung, CEO of DotAsia, told ZDNet Asia last week that he is involved in a number of ICANN working groups ...

Africa's Internet registries lag
Africa lags behind other regions when it comes to the size of domain registrations, with the biggest registry being .za with 400000 registrations, said communications minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri speaking at the African Top-Level ...

Domain Name News - April 13, 2008
.CA Domain Surpasses One Million Registrations - The .ca domain surpassed one million active registrations on April 11. Subsequently the number as posted on the CIRA website has fallen slightly below the one million mark, due to normal ...

Significant progress for the .travel registry
... General Meeting of The Travel Partnership Corporation, Tralliance President and CEO, Edward A. Cespedes, reported significant progress with the .travel Registry and its effects on the global travel industry, reports Travel Daily News.

.net interviews Vint Cerf
Who wants to know what Vint Cerf is doing these days since his term at ICANN came to an end? Well, if you do, check out this interview with .net to find out more about his plans to take the internet beyond the confines of our planet. ...

Why And What To Look For In An Aged Domain?
Domain names!!! How much time do you spend on an average trying to find that perfect domain name. I don't know about you but I've spent a lot of time 1 Vote(s)

How Do I Rebuild An Expired Domain?
About a week ago I mentioned here that I picked up an expired domain from an auction. It took a week but finally I got an email from GoDaddy telling 1 Vote(s)

Do Domain Ages Affect Search Rankings?
The order that pages appear in the results of a search at a search engine may be influenced by the number of pages that link to that page, and by ran 1 Vote(s)

MOBILE USE IS EXPLODING. EVER HEARD OF .MOBI...HUH, HUH?
Dot Mobi (or .Mobi). On first reference it sounds like a new children's doll, sitting right next to Dora or, maybe a decorative plant - Chia Pet. Rea 5 Vote(s)