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ICANN settles with Verisign March 1, 2006 4:19 pm

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Those not in the business might not know that Verisign owns Networking Solutions (until 1999 the only company allowed to sell domain names). Network Solutions was sold to Verisign from SAIC. SAIC is a fantastic company but due to the nature of their work can create good bureaucracy. Verisign still has ties to SAIC.

ICANN oversees the assignment of domain names and ip addresses.

The board of the Internet Corp. for Assigned Names and Numbers said Wednesday it has approved a set of agreements settling a dispute between ICANN and VeriSign Inc. (VRSN) (VRSN).

ICANN said the settlement includes a new registry agreement relating to the operation of the “.com” registry.

I bet this settlement implies an increase in the cost of the .com tld.

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DIY Abortion - Janes Clinics March 1, 2006 3:13 pm

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This is not a topic I usually comment on but (more…)

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Free USB Key From Microsoft March 1, 2006 12:19 pm

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Gizmodo turns us onto a Microsoft promotion giving away free USB key. Just log in with your .NET passport and answer 4 questions (the answers are on the above link). The key should arrive in 6-8 weeks.

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Google Search With Prizes! March 1, 2006 10:25 am

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Blingo
From Blingo Buzz:

Pay attention. The Blingo Frenzy is coming.
February 27, 2006 • Blingo Frenzy

Starting on March 1st we’re adding more prizes to Blingo and launching a new feature we call the Blingo Frenzy, a short period of time where Blingo gives away prizes like crazy. We might suddenly give away a bunch of iPod Nanos in one hour, or we might give away movie tickets or iTunes every few minutes! You never know what and you never know when.

So, pay attention or you might miss the Frenzy. Oh, and you might want to make sure your Friends are paying attention too.

We have sent Sarah to the movies 4 times for free because of Blingo! No spam. No fine print. Blingo simply returns the exact same search results you would get from Google but they put 3 paid links at the top and 2 at the bottom. They are making all their money from Adsense. If you prefer, sign up with my wife:
Blingo


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Xanga has an rss feed March 1, 2006 7:55 am

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Want to follow your child’s Xanga in a news reader but can’t find the rss feed? Fear not! Xanga has an rss feed.

If you wanted to look at my Xanga, http://www.xanga.com/djuggler (yes, Xanga is for school kids. I set this up when comparing blogging software), in rss you first need to know that http://www.xanga.com/djuggler gets translated to http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=djuggler. Now change home to rss for the feed url to look like http://www.xanga.com/rss.aspx?user=djuggler

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