ICANN threatens to change the rules of the domain name game

ICANN threatens to change the rules of the domain name game

You may be used to typing in top-level domains (TLDs) like .com, .net or .edu when heading to websites, but the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) hopes to change that with a decision to open new TLDs for registration, according to today’s… Continue Reading

Demand Media raises $100M more for domain name land grab

Demand Media raises $100M more for domain name land grab

Demand Media, the 18 month old company founded by former MySpace chairman Richard Rosenblatt, has gulped another $100 million chunk of venture funding for its domain name purchases.

The latest funding, led by Goldman Sachs, is the company’s third. The previous two, for $120 million and… Continue Reading

Roundup: Solar-motorbike, Webwag, Marchex, Google Gadget Ventures, more

Roundup: Solar-motorbike, Webwag, Marchex, Google Gadget Ventures, more

Here’s the latest (updated) action:

The solar-powered motorbike from SunRed in Spain — Read the little story about how the company hopes to make a prototype soon, and needs venture capital to do so.

Marchex launches huge Web site — The public company said it has launched more than… Continue Reading