Naming Your Business in the Information Age
Even a year or two ago, naming your business was pretty much a local affair. Choose a snappy name, check to see that no one else is using it in your city,... Read story
Internet Domains
ICANN vs. ICANNWatch: An Interview with Opponents in the Domain Space Playoffs
When the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ( ICANN ) was created in November 1998, the fledgling organ... Read story
Protect Your Domain Name from Cybertheft
You've finally registered that domain name for your business. Now nobody can take it away, right? Wrong. A wave of domain name hijacking is sweeping the W... Read story
Europeans Don't Buy " Dot-Com"
You think dot-com is king? That may be so in the Anglo-American world, but if you want to do e-business in Europe, you should really think of getting a Eu... Read story
What Web Site Builders Need to Know about Trademark Law
Doing business on the Web doesn't spare you from many of the same laws and customs that govern businesses in the physical world. You must pay especially c... Read story
Cybersquatting: What It Is and What Can Be Done about It
If you own a trademark and find that someone is holding it hostage as a domain name until you pay a large sum for it, you may be the victim of cybersquatt... Read story
Get a Life, Buy a Domain Name
Web-hosting companies are beginning to offer free domain names, or, to put it more accurately, free Web addresses. By signing up for these services... Read story
Acquire an Expired Domain Name
You've set your sights set on a domain name registered to someone else. The owner's registration has expired, but the name still isn't available. What's t... Read story
Using the Trademarks of Others on Your Web Site
Use of trademarks on corporate Web sites can be fraught with pitfalls. The misuse of trademarks belonging to third parties can result in serious consequen... Read story
How Secure Is Your Domain Name?
Fancy playing Russian roulette with your online business? Of course not, but if you knew how insecure your domain name might be, you'd realize what... Read story
Are the New Internet Names Right for You?
Are you frustrated trying to find just the right name for your Web site? Is every .com name you' ve wanted already taken? You' ve now got two new options:... Read story
Non-Latin Domain Names Bring Costs, Opportunities
What will URLs with non-Latin characters mean for your business? Read story
Internet Domain Names
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New Web Domain Security Tools
March 13, 2007 -- Hostway, a Chicago-based Web-hosting and domain-name registration company, is offering to new ways for small businesses... Read story
Partnership Expands Web Tools for Small Business
March 21, 2007 -- Register.com, a New York-based Web domain registration company, and Web.com, an Atlanta-based Web services firm, have f... Read story
The Name Game
With the proliferation of Internet companies comes the difficult job of thinking up a unique name for your company. Read story
Cheat Sheet: Eminent Domains
A slew of new on-line business addresses are coming on the market. Should you stake out a claim on territory that goes beyond dot-com? Read story
Longer Domain Names Are Going Fast ? Are You Missing Out?
On Dec. 16, 1999, Register.com announced it would begin accepting domain name registrations up to 67 characters in length, versus the old 22-character lim... Read story
Name That Domain
After the domain name rush? What's in a domain name? More than you realize. Getting your own catchy corner in cyberspace can mean ... Read story
Master of Your Domain
Like any real-world business, the key to a successful Web-based business is getting customers in the door or, more... Read story
Web-Site Starter Kit
You've surfed a million Web sites, but now it's your turn to jump into the fray with a site for your business. Where do you start? Firs... Read story
Web-Site Starter Kit
You've surfed a million Web sites, but now it's your turn to jump into the fray with a site for your business. Where do you start? Firs... Read story
Keep Current with Domain Name Changes
The origins of the Internet as a U.S. military project sponsored by the DefenseAdvanced Research Projects Agency established the United States as the co... Read story
Five Technologies You Should Know About
Here are five technologies small business owners on the Web might want to track: XML (extensible markup language). XML lets W... Read story
Trademark Usage Trumps Domain Name Registration in Internet Battle
In a recently issued decision, Brookfield Communications, Inc. v. West Coast Entertainment Corp. , F.3d, 50 U.S.P.Q. 2d 1545 (9th Cir. 1999) the N... Read story
Domain Name Scam Busted
A Canadian firm is accused of charging millions in fake registration fees. Read story
'Pharming' Is Latest Internet Security Threat
June 20, 2005 --"Pharming" has overtaken "phishing" as the most dangerous Internet scam tactic, according to the latest Internet Security ... Read story
Master Your Domains
The right domain extension can make a difference for your business. Learn what .tv, .biz and others can do for (or against) you. Read story
Master Your Domains
The right domain extension can make a difference for your business. Learn what .tv, .biz and others can do for (or against) you. Read story
Free Domain Name Auction Site
Nov. 20, 2006 -- Palm Desert, Calif.-based 4Domains Inc. today launched a free domain-name auction site that enables businesses to buy re... Read story
Go Daddy Expands In Arizona
Dec. 13, 2006 -- The Go Daddy Group, a Scottsdale, Ariz., supplier of Internet domain names, has opened a new office in Tempe, the compan... Read story
Name Your Web Business
You've snagged a great domain name and now you're ready to incorporate. All you need to do is add "Inc." to the end of your domain name, right? ... Read story
You Are Your URL
The founders of Salon.com, Mediabistro, and HotJobs.com talk about their struggles to register those domain names. Read story
Faking It
Some information about a service for small businesses that allows them to convert e-mail to fax and fax to e-mail. Read story
Identify the Features You Need in a Turnkey Solution
Whether you're building a storefront that requires a merchant account and inventory management software to handle sales or just an online brochure-style s... Read story
Your Average Joe
It's no surprise that nontechnical professionals, such as photographers and real estate agents, consider the Web a valuable business tool. But what is sur... Read story
Types of Trademarks
The term "trademark" is commonly used to describe many different types of devices that label, identify, and distinguish products or services in the markep... Read story
Build Your Virtual Store
At some point, every small business must set up shop online. A website can serve as another sales channel, a place to feature products, or just a resource... Read story
Don't Get Hooked
Everyone's seen the subject lines in his or her inbox: "Chase Customer Service" or "EBay account suspension." The subject lines are meant to prompt you to... Read story
Take It With You When You Go
It used to be that your contact information only changed when you moved. Today, chances are your information changes on a more frequent basis. Here's how to ... Read story
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