.Asia Domain Extension to Promote Asian Internet Usage - Pre-Registration Period Open for Trademark Owners
.Asia accredited registrar, EnCirca, Inc, (EnCirca home page ( http://www.encirca.com)) announces that pre-registrations are being accepted for the Dot-Asia Sunrise Period, scheduled to launch on October 9, 2007. Priority applications are limited to registered trademark owners. The .Asia extension allows individuals and companies to target the largest Internet community in the world as well as people looking for relevant information about Asia. .Asia domains appear as example.asia and will function just like .com domains. Registering your trademarks will prevent cyber-squatting.
Eminent Domain Suggested as Cost Saving Measure in DC
Washington DC council member David Catania actually suggested that the council should consider claiming eminent domain of certain widely prescribed pharmaceutical formulas in order to help reign in rising drug costs for the city. Catania suggests that the patents should be acquired by the government through the mayor's declaration of a public health emergency and then generic manufacturers would be contacted to produce the drugs for cheaper than they are commercially available.
DomainMart Recommendation: Open Up Domain Names, Don't Litigate
The study recommends that IP owners adopt a cooperative instead of a legal strategy with domain name owners who are potentially infringing on their brand names.
How to Conduct a Domain Name Search and Why Your Domain Name Matters for Long Term Branding
Creating a website is not just about designing your pages and including all the important information, it is also about creating a domain name that relates to your products and services and that is also easy to remember and spell for your customers. A domain name that is easy to remember will have more return customers and more word of mouth advertising than domain names which are hard to spell, remember, or both.
Fusu: Bringing Premium Domain Names To Everyone
For the first time, Fusu, the Domain Stock Exchange, makes it possible for anyone to invest in premium, high value domain names. Investors can participate in an industry that has been called the "real estate of the 21st century".
Registering A Domain Name
A domain name requires to be registered, if you want to use it online. Domain name registration is very important task in setting up your website online. It is pretty easy to register domain name.
A Guide to Sell Your Domain Name Quickly
Everyday I read this question on different forums "how I sell my domain quickly?" To me earning huge income from domain and selling it quickly are two different things, and you have to select one. Many newbie register a domain in the hope that next day someone will purchase it in two million dollars, which is obviously nonsense.
Moniker.com to Hold Premium Domain Name Auction at Internext Expo in Las Vegas -- Over 250 Names Available, Including Sex.net and X-Rated.com
Moniker, the first and only provider of Domain Asset Management™ services, today announced a list of premium domain names that will be available during an exciting Live Auction Wednesday, January 17, 2007 from 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. at the upcoming Internext Expo. This event is the world's largest business-to-business online and digital media adult expo at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, January 15 - 17, 2007.
Internet Domain Registration - Establishing and Transferring Your Domain Name
If you're in business, one of the most important things to you may be your ability to establish an internet presence. Operating some type of functional web site for your business helps your customers find you, can present additional marketing opportunities through e-commerce, and offers advertising opportunities that you can not get elsewhere.
The Baddest Dude Domain Name Up for One Day Auction: May 22, 2006
One Day Live Auction for "The Baddest Dude" Domain Name set for May 22, 2006. Auction hosted by LoveTheName.com, a company best known in the industry for stockpiling TLD's (Top Level Domains). Premium Domain Names are available in the Exclusive Showcase section at their website for release to the general public on a "Name Your Own Price" basis -- allowing smaller investors the opportunity to compete for top level domain names.
The Power of Domain Names in Marketing
Purchasing your own domain is inexpensive and very effective for any kind of marketing campaign online or offline.You should be able to purchase a domain and redirect it from the same place at no additional cost.
Domain Development Corp. Names Sean P. Moriarty as New President
California-based Domain Development Corp (www.ddc.com), a comprehensive monetization and full-scale domain development service, today announced that Sean P. Moriarty has been appointed the company's new President. Moriarty comes to DDC from Yahoo!, where he was in charge of managing Yahoo's off-network domain monetization business.
Beto.com - Incredible Gaming/Betting/Sports Related Domain Name For Sale on Sedo.com
Through this Saturday, December 30, 2006 at 11:02 am EST, Beto.com will be auctioned at the domain auction house www.sedo.com.
.me Launch -- Domainmonster.com Taking .me Domain Pre-Registrations Now
Mesh Digital's Domainmonster.com domain name registration brand today announced the availability of the all new .me Domain Name.
What You Did Wrong With Your Domain Names!
Trying to improve search engine rankings is just like a rubics cube. A puzzle that can keep you occupied for hours.
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Internationalized domain names and homograph attacks
With normal spoofing a scammer tries to get personal information by sending fraudulent emails masquerading as an official website an individual might be working with. While some fall for the deception, many know better since the domain name in the email doesn't resemble the domain name they usually use to access whatever site. However, what happens if a domain name looks exactly like an official website?
This, in combination with a more 'professional' email, could trick someone into giving away all of their personal data. And when this happens they will eventually become victims of identity theft. But, how can a scammer acquire a domain name that looks official? It's through the unfortunate practice of the homograph attack.
What is a homograph attack? A homograph attack is when a person makes an internationalized domain name, (also known as an IDN), look like a traditional domain name associated with a popular website. They are able to do this because of the way internationalized domain names work. Basically, internationalized domain systems use a different type of coding system than the ASCII-based domain names Americans are used to.
However, even with a different coding system, some languages have characters that look similar to characters used in American English. Scammers exploit this by taking these letters and creating domain names that look 'new' to browsers and servers, at least in terms of coding. To the human eye, these fraudulent domain names appear to already be taken, which is exactly what a scammer wants. They cause further confusion by creating sites that look pretty much like the sites associated with the original domain name that the scammers are spoofing.Before and even after internationalized domain names became popular, homograph attacks were expressed through spoofing just English characters. Scammers exploited the visual similarities between 'O' and '0' or 'I' and 'l'. Examples include 'G00Gle.com' or 'PayPaI.com.' If a person is not paying attention, they could still become victims, but at least these types of domain names still look unusual. With internationalized domain name homograph attacks, the above-mentioned websites could look just as they are supposed to, fooling even the most vigilant Internet user.
So, how can a person prevent becoming a victim of an internationalized domain name homograph attack? First, they should never click on any domain name that is given through an email. Instead, they should enter the domain name manually into their browser. In situations where one is working with a third-level domain that could be harder to remember, Internet users need to copy and paste the domain name into Notepad. This program will help them determine what character set and coding is being used for the domain name. If it's not English and ASCII, a person should be weary.
In conclusion, internationalized domain name homograph attacks can cause a lot of havoc for Internet users. However, Internet users should find comfort in the fact that while they do need to be aware of the presence of the homograph attack, the traditional method of spoofing which is much easier to spot tends to be more common. This is because a person must be both clever and lucky to land an internationalized domain name that looks that much like a domain name that is already in use. It's much easier for scammers to try and fool people through email hyperlinks.
Tiberius Burciu is a part-time blogger who is authoring and maintaining http://www.myppcadvertising.info blog, a site where you can find out about various ways to make money online, learn about traffic building, affiliate marketing and more. Also, he owns a free online guide about domain names, which can be found at http://www.domainnames101.org
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