Domain News: Weekly Digest, March 17, 2013

• Slow clap: Internal certificates can hijack gTLDs - ZDNet

  Slow clap: Internal certificates can hijack gTLDs ZDNet These "internal name" certificates are meant to be used for domains on private networks, such as server1.company.corp, that were never intended to be public facing. While this affords companies a convenient way to securely reference servers within their …

• Bold bid on kunanyi domain - The Mercury

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  Bold bid on kunanyi domain The Mercury THE man behind the proposal to build a cable car on Mt Wellington has cheekily registered the internet domain name kunanyi, which is the Aboriginal name for Hobart's majestic mountain backdrop. The move is sure to raise eyebrows and, in some cases, … and more »

• Domain Hosting City Announces New Domain Finder Tool - PR Leap (press release)

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  Domain Hosting City Announces New Domain Finder Tool PR Leap (press release) COM) The first thing a new website developer has to do is to find a domain name. They must carefully decide a name that represents their business and is memorable for customers. Unfortunately, many of the best domain names are already taken by other …

• Hurricane domain names being registered, sold online ahead of 2013 storm … - The Star-Ledger - NJ.com

  Hurricane domain names being registered, sold online ahead of 2013 storm … The Star-Ledger - NJ.com The cost of registering a domain name is typically $10 or less. The value of the domain increases if it contains buzzwords that match news headlines. Topical names are resold online for thousands of dollars via auctions on sites like GoDaddy and eBay. and more »

• New pope triggers website-name rush - Tribune-Review

  New pope triggers website-name rush Tribune-Review Within hours of the white smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel on Wednesday and Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina ascending to the Roman Catholic papacy, hundreds of people registered domain names playing off the new pope and his choice …

• www.snort.coke coming soon - Registering your trade mark as a domain name - Mondaq News Alerts (registration)

  www.snort.coke coming soon - Registering your trade mark as a domain name Mondaq News Alerts (registration) The world of domain names now allows companies to apply to register generic Top-Level Domain Names (in geek speak gTLDs – .com, .org, .biz etc). You can now register .nike or .apple but it'll cost you US$185,000. Companies that own gTLDs will be able …

• Chicago lawyer offers popefrancis.com domain to new pontiff - GMA News

  Chicago lawyer offers popefrancis.com domain to new pontiff GMA News Connors bought the domain for “just a couple bucks” a year through domain name registrar GoDaddy.com as a bet with himself, hoping Chicago Cardinal Francis George would become pope and choose the name Francis, the report said. Now that Bergoglio … and more »

• Chicago lawyer offers domain name to new pope, gratis - Chicago Tribune - Bayoubuzz (subscription)

  Chicago lawyer offers domain name to new pope, gratis - Chicago Tribune Bayoubuzz (subscription) A Chicago lawyer says he bought the domain name popefrancis.com as a lark in 2010 and plans to give it to the Roman Catholic Church for free now that the new pope has chosen the name Francis. Chris Connors, 39, said he had hoped a pope in his lifetime … and more »

• New internet domain names create web of confusion - Zee News

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  New internet domain names create web of confusion Zee News Currently the most popular domain suffixes are .com and .net. But as more websites are built, domain names are becoming scarce, which prompted ICANN to introduce thousands of additional generic domain names expected to be released over the next two …

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