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How to Choose a Domain Extension
Gone are the days when .com and .net were your only options when registering a URL for your business. Here are some tips for developing a domain extension strategy.
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How to Protect Your Domain Name from Cybersquatting
Safeguarding your presence on the Internet requires ongoing vigilance to uncover the schemes of unscrupulous characters.
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4 Ways to Profit From WikiLeaks
Developers, authors, designers, and domain name squatters are profiting off of the hype surrounding WikiLeaks and the controversial man behind the site.
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Libyan War Threatens .ly Domain Names
A recent start-up, Letter.ly, moved its service to the domain Letterly.net after being shut down by the Libyan war. Will other .ly domains be affected? Read more
Go Daddy, Network Solutions Pull Back From China
In the wake of Google's decision to stop censoring online content in China, two domain name registrars announce their retreat. Read more
6 Reasons You Should Snap Up a .Co Domain Name Today
Okay, tell your IT person to do this TODAY. Go snap up a .co web address for your business. Top level domain names ending in .co are available on a first-... Read more
Non-Latin Domain Names Bring Costs, Opportunities
What will URLs with non-Latin characters mean for your business? Read more
The Domain Name Game
Companies can use descriptive domain names to draw traffic to their websites without having to pay big bucks for online advertising. Read more
Tech Talk: Moving Online Helps Florist Grow
A florist in the Dallas-Fort Worth area found that closing branches and moving operations online with a new domain name strategy helped boost sales dramatica... Read more
The 3-Hour Web Site Plan – Part 1 of 3
Building a profitable Web site can seem like a truly daunting task. Whether you are building a simple 5 page site or a complex site with forms or e-comme... Read more
Do You Really Own Your Domain Name?
Just because you pay the domain name bill doesn't mean you own it. That's right. You may not be the legal owner. Whoever is the legal owner of you... Read more
How Much is Network Solutions Charging for Dirtypool.com?
If this story proves to be true (let's let the courts decide), then there is a special place in H-E-double toothpicks for those responsible. A fe... Read more
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 more
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 more
Taking Your E-Business Global
Is a single domain name sufficient for your Web presence, or should local websites be set up for each locale in which you do business? Read more
10 Tips for Choosing a Domain Name
A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but if your business name isn't followed by a dot-com your customers may never find your business. Read more
Fight the Faux: Battling Cybersquatting
It's not only the Coca-Colas of the world that have to worry about protecting their brands from abuse on the Web. Small companies can also easily fall victim... Read more
How to Buy a URL
Here are 5 tips on finding and obtaining the rights to a good domain name. Read more
Choosing the Perfect Domain Name
Get this one wrong and you could be sending customers to the competition. Read more
How to Register a Domain Name
The process of picking a domain name and registering it on the Internet has changed since the early days. Read more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
The Name Game
With the proliferation of Internet companies comes the difficult job of thinking up a unique name for your company. Read more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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 more
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