For example, I can earn 1.2GB of free data by clicking the referral link and signing up for a new domain name at GoDaddy.
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As well as providing new internet space, officials in Brussels hope the new domain name will help promote the identity of the EU itself on the electronic media.
The commission says the new domain name should be particularly useful for companies which operate across the European single market, giving them a pan-European identity on the internet.
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) last week announced that five companies, including America Online, will participate in a test bed for a new domain name registration system designed to end Network Solutions, Inc.
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Thanks to the convergence of mobile devices, big data and new innovations in retail tech, we can see commerce transform before our very eyes: retailing becomes e-tailing, trying on becomes testing and expansion becomes buying a new domain name.
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Apple is said to have acquired the iCloud.com domain name for its new services.
The company collects a fixed fee each time individuals or businesses register a new .com or .net domain name, or renew the registration of an existing domain name.
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"More money exchanges hands with the resale of a domain name, versus the sale of a new name, " Grady points out.
Stuart Lynn said he was unconvinced by New.net's arguments to share or split the domain name directories.
Checking out both options only took us a couple of hours, and after buying a domain name at GoDaddy and pointing it to our new store, we were up and running that evening.
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Dan Kaminsky, the security researcher who found a major flaw in the domain name system in 2008 and recently founded a new company devoted to securing Web applications, says that a rickety session management system combined with a record number of users led to the tangled logins.
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He and domain-name speculators like him have been building entire businesses around ideas for new right-of-the-dot names, and in many cases they have lined up backers to help them cover application and other costs.
The agreement for .name domain is up for renewal soon and similar terms are expected in the new agreement.
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It is currently the exclusive registrar for .com and .net domain names worldwide and competes with other domain name registry providers, such as NeuStar, Employ Media, and Afilias to win new and maintain existing registry rights from ICANN.
Whether by crafting a great new name or wresting one from a previous owner, online retailers would do well to master the domain game.
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