Archive for the ‘News’ Category

dotMobi compliance program

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

.Mobi (dotMobi) will begin enforcing their Premium Name Compliance Program in September. Previously, when a .Mobi domain name was won at auction through Sedo or GoDaddy, winners had six months to build a mobile website. The truth was that most dotMobi owners did not build a website within the ...

Budget enters Vietnam

Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008

Rental car company Budget has entered Vietnam's market. The strategic move was a result of the record number of international visitors the country has encountered so far this year - roughly 2.6 million. Google says the keywords "car rental Vietnam" are searched for over 250 times per day. Budget Rent ...

Snapfish Partners with Indiaplaza

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Snapfish, a leading online photo service has announced a partnership with Indiaplaza.in, an online shopping firm based in India. Indiaplaza.in will launch a co-branded photo center on their home page, enabling customers to enjoy the services being offered by Snapfish including sharing, storing, and printing of photographs. This is a ...

China bans GoDaddy

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

GoDaddy, the leading domain registrar and hosting solution, has been blocked by the Chinese government in the country. The speculation is that it is related to the Beijing Olympics. The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) stated that the government has banned the issuing of domain names with ...

Northwest Airlines WorldPerks adds Budget Rent A Car

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Northwest Airlines announced that it will now be offering members of its WorldPerks program the chance to earn airmiles on rental cars from Budget Rent A Car. WorldPerks members can earn up to 1,500 Bonus Miles from Budget with car rentals of three consecutive days or more, up through Sept. ...

Free Dunkin’ Donuts coffee from Budget Rent A Car

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Rental car customers of Budget Rent A Car will be rewarded two pounds of free Dunkin' Donuts coffee after the completion of two car rentals. The promotional offer is good through December 15, 2008 at participating Budget locations across the U.S. The car rental company's senior vice president expressed ...

GoDaddy Unlimited Email

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

GoDaddy, the largest domain registrar and web hosting provider launched GoDaddy Unlimited Email as a result to the ongoing growth of email boxes. Web analysts estimate the number of email boxes will reach two billion worldwide in 2010, representing an increase of more than 297% percent in ten years. ...

Data Robotics Sponsors Photography Workshops

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Drobo storage robot manufacturer Data Robotics, announced that it will sponsor the Aperture Nature Photography Workshop Series. The series pairs professional and amateur photographers together to take photos of America's most beautiful and renown locations. The purpose of the workshop is for photographers to learn Apple's Aperture photo editing and ...

Budget announces video contest winner

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Budget Rent A Car announced Michael Beaudoin of Massachusetts, the winner of the "Flip for Budget" video contest. Michael was presented the grand prize of $25,000 for his video submission, "Traveling on a Budget" music video. Contestants were required to submit a two-minute video that incorporated car travel, such ...

GameFly partners with Xbox

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

In case you did not hear, GameFly partnered with Microsoft at the end of July. The integration is with Microsoft's Xbox Live, offering Xbox Live members a special subscription offer to GameFly. The $5.95 first month offer is joined by 400 Microsoft points on Xbox Live Markeptlace, used for the ...