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Item 1: Domain Names

Now this is something, everyone is waiting for a long time.

Okay here is the deal. Two options.

Option 1: Yahoo offers: This option will work only when yahoo is running an offer. In this offer time, members can buy com/net/org/info domains just for 800G$s. That is darn cheap considering the fact that you are rewarded 100G$s at the start and then 3G$s for topic and 2G$s for reply post.

Option 2: This option applies all the time. And the price for domains is: 1200G$s. Not bad.

Item 2: Game server slots

Now, all the game enthusiasts will love this offer. In this offer you can buy game server slots for very cheap prices both in Game$s and real money. You can buy as many slots as you want and for a long as you want (max: 1 month). Now the prices and game details will be announced separately by Spawn. An example game could be any CS based game. Pretty exciting. This offer needs some background work before offerig it completely and also this offer is not continuous.

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Free Reseller Account
1 Gigabyte of Disk Space
15 Gigabytes of Bandwidth
Cpanel & WHM

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Free Reseller Account
2 Gigabyte of Disk Space
25 Gigabytes of Bandwidth
Cpanel & WHM

You may use the space as you wish including reselling it to others.

Also note that there is also the opportunity to share in the advertising revenue as the site grows.

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Q: Will I have ads on my domain?

A: No

Q: How much points will they cost?

A:

* .com/.net/.org : 450 points
* .info would be 225 points.

It’s not yet totally fixed, you can expect some changes.

Q: Will I be the real owner?

A: Yes but they will keep the control over your domain for the first 6 months

VeriSign Inc. has announced that they are dropping their case against the nonprofit body ICANN in return for the rights to control the lucrative business of maintaining .com domains on the internet. This means that the disputes between the ICANN and VeriSign are now more or less over.

It also comes at a time with ICANN had its own share of problems with China, Iran and other countries that want more direct control over the domain-name system that guides traffic around the Internet. VeriSign Senior Vice President Mark McLaughlin said in a statement: “It really hits the reset button on the relationship between VeriSign and ICANN and allows everybody to get focused on more important things, like security and stability and the globalization of the Internet.”

ICANN on their part maintained that the proceedings have shown that issues involving the domain-name system are best resolved within ICANN. ICANN President Paul Twomey said in a statement: “We can actually organize that through ICANN’s own structure, which has technical people and business people and governments all involved in it.”

The agreement between the two organizations means that VeriSign gets to maintain control of the database of 35 million “.com” domain names until 2012. It was due to come up for renewal in the 2007.

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Domain Central, an auDA accredited registrar, today announced that it has crashed through the AUD $40 barrier and is selling com.au and net.au domains at just $38/2-years.

The company claims that the combined number of .com.au and .net.au domains reached 550,000 in September, 2005. Reaching this milestone also signified the 3rd Registry price drop which equates to a five-dollar price reduction off the Registry wholesale fee for a .com.au and .net.au.

“This is not a promotion! We aim to increase the Internet’s accessibility for all businesses trading in Australia,” says George Pongas, COO, Domain Central. “We were the first to break through the $50 barrier at $49/2-years, and are now the first to break through the $40 retail price point too.”

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25.10.2005 - The number of .ie domains registered by Irish organisations has reached more than 50,000 domains and provides the .ie domain with 45pc of the market for domains in Ireland, .IE Domain Registry (IEDR) chief executive David Curtin told siliconrepublic.com. This compares with the .com market share of 47,100 registered domains or 42pc of the 111,000 market.
The IEDR claimed Ireland’s online development is now ranked ahead of other European countries. The number of .ie addresses at 12.5 per 1,000 the IEDR says has surpassed the registration of the national top-level domain names of Spain (.es), France (.fr), Italy (.it), Greece (.gr), Portugal (.pt), Finland (.pt) and Belgium (.be) on a per capita basis.

Commenting on the 50,000th .ie registration milestone, Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, Noel Dempsey TD, said: “With more than 50,000 registrations to date .ie is an important national resource. The Irish domain has proved popular amongst consumers and the business community and I am sure they will continue to do so into the future.”

The 50,000th .ie-registered domain was www.findatradesman.ie. The website was established by Anthony Burke from Athenry, Co Galway, who developed an online resource to help people find a tradesman from different disciplines in their local area. Burke will be awarded free .ie domain registration for 10 years.

The IEDR reported this afternoon that this year alone, .ie registrations have increased by 30pc, largely driven by demand from the business community that represents 84pc of .ie domain registrations. Increased penetration of broadband has lead to rapid growth in Ireland’s online presence. In the past year, the number of Irish SMEs adopting broadband has increased by 21pc, leading to Irish SMEs establishing websites in greater numbers, incorporating the internet as a marketing and distribution channel.

In an interview with siliconrepublic.com, Curtin said there has been a steady increase in .ie registrations over the past 18 months. “We’ve seen some 1,000 registrations every month, whereas last year we saw 1,000 registrations only every three months. Numbers have been consistently up and continue to increase,” he said.

Curtin said a vital aspect in the growth in numbers has been the advent of broadband. He quoted research by VeriSign that indicates three vital factors in the growth of domain names – broadband access, high family incomes and internet access at work.

Curtin added that as well as a large flux of SME registrants, growth is coming from sole traders as well as clubs and societies. “What is particularly interesting is the number of schools and other educational institutions registering for the .ie domain. We have some 1,000 currently registered and this will increase as more schools get broadband.”

Curtin said the streamlining of internal processes at the IEDR was also a crucial factor in driving growth. “There’s more automation and web-based self-service for resellers, a faster turnaround in processing new domains – almost real-time – and there is less documentation because we’ve removed the need for paper and faxes. The streamlining of administration in terms of invoicing and payment has also reduced costs at the IEDR and for hosting companies.”

He continued: “Price is not the most important factor. Prices for .ie in the market range from €10 to €99. Our growth is coming from resellers that charge €99, €89 and €69 in the market. So factors other than price are more important to many registrants.”

Curtin went on to say that because registering for a .ie domain is done so through a managed national registry businesses and individuals that buy online through .ie based websites are more confident about carrying out transactions. “They are more reassured insofar is there is less likelihood of identity theft or credit card fraud and are less likely to be spammed from a .ie address.” He said there was also the reassurance of fewer intellectual property battles.

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