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10,000 Chinese Domain Names Lost
How does one loose 10,000 domain names? Well when natural disasters are involved, anything can happen. The headline here is “10,000 Chinese Domain Names Lost Due to Quake”. Chinese domain owners lost about 10,000 domain names, when a 7.1 earthquake struck the coast of Taiwan on December 26. The quake cut undersea cables and severed international telecommunications lines. [Link]
DemoWolf Offers Spanish Tutorials
Online tutorial provider DemoWolf announced on Wednesday it has released 30 new Spanish tutorials for WebHost Manager. These new Spanish WebHost Manager tutorials sell for the same price as its English versions, which can be purchased as a package of all 30 WHM tutorials for $49.95, or individually, for $5.95 each. [Link]
Free Domains from Leprechauns
Ireland-based Web hosting provider Web World Ireland recently announced it has launched a promotion offering free domain name registrations.
The company says it is offering free registrations for .info, .biz and .org domain name extensions for any company or individual that posts a hosting or design related question on its forums. [Link]
.XXX Domain Rides Again?
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers announced on Monday it is reconsidering a revised proposal from ICM Registry regarding the creation of a .xxx top-level domain. In May 2006, ICANN voted against ICM Registry’s proposal for a .xxx TLD, but ICM has responded with changes to the contract to address ICANN’s original concerns. [Link]
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