In an effort to collect more tax revenue, the state of New York has passed a law claiming E-commerce companies using affiliate marketers who reside in the State actually have a presence in the State and thus are subject to New York sales taxes. E-commerce companies are taking notice and have started sending termination notices [...]

Careers.org has teamed up with Domain Strategies, a leader in domain development, in an effort to create the ultimate career development resource center. “When I registered the domain and founded Careers.org in 1995, it was my hope that one day the site would be recognized as among the leading career information web sites in the world,” [...]

Yesterday evening, a pair of hackers took control of Comast Corporation’s domain names. They were able to hack into the administration area within the registrar NetworkSolutions. Access to NSI allowed the hackers privilege to change the DNS records on Comcast’s main domain Comcast.net as well as over 200 other domain names. [...]

MyID.ca is running a premium .ca auction which ends within the next couple of hours. Submissions for the June auctions will be accepted until midnight tonight A list of domains that have hit their reserve after the break.

It’s the final day of our contest. Congrats to the current winners : Steven, Liz, Paul and now Ross. The questions and answers from the past days are on our entry form page if you want to check it out. The final Domain Game question for Day 5 : What was the name of the posh [...]

There are only a few days left to save big on the 2008 GeoDomain Expo in Chicago. By registering before June 1, you’ll pay only $595. After that, anybody who wishes to attend the event will have to pay a minimum of $695. The GeoDomain Expo, presented by Associated Cities, will take place on July 11 [...]

In 2006, Robert Arkow created MetroLinkRider.com so people from Southern California would have a place to discuss their local commuter railway’s service. Unfortunately, after seeing complaints about fare increases and customer service issues, the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) became upset and tried to strip Arkow of his domain. After a lengthy process, Arkow [...]

The Madras High Court has followed up on a petition by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and ordered notice to Sandeep Goel and Rediff.com to stop displaying or using IndianFantasyLeague.com, the BCCI logo, or anything else that could be considered confusingly similar to BCCI’s trademarked name - Indian Premier League. The BCCI [...]

Selected domain sales on the Sedo platform for the week up to May 27th, 2008. .Com Sales Amount Currency sumo.com 150000 USD yourworld.com 21001 USD lmv.com 20500 USD topmatch.com 13000 USD llj.com 12501 USD hfp.com 12500 USD ovu.com 10555 USD 085.com 10503 USD dato.com 9001 USD

Keynote speaker at the upcoming DomainerMeeting in Paris from June 19th to 20th will be Phil Corwin of the ICA (Internet Commerce Association). [via DomainerMeeting News]