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Domain Names & Internet Governance
Resources about domain names and their associated issues especially with regard to their effect on government. Articles and resources about internet governance.
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- Making URLs shorter for Google Toolbar and FeedBurner
- Posted by Muthu Muthusrinivasan, Ben D'Angelo and Devin Mullins, Software Engineers. The Official Google Blog, 14 December 2009. "This morning, we launched updated versions of the Google Toolbar and FeedBurner that offer a new URL shortening service from Google called the Google URL Shortener. We mentioned our URL shortener as a feature in both announcements, so we wanted to say a little more about how this product works and why we're offering it..."
Added: 15 December 2009;
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- 6 Ways Local Domains Crush Dot Coms In International SEO
- by Andy Atkins-Krüger. Search Engine Land, November 17, 2009. "In 2003 I first began speaking on international SEO at conferences and seminars and have lost count of the number of times I've heard the question, 'Is it better to use local domains or dot coms with a folder or sub-domain for my site?' To me, the answer to this question was obvious even a decade ago but the debate has continued to rage. The next question in popularity is always '... and do I need local hosting?'..."
Added: 18 November 2009;
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- Google Says Domain Registrations Don't Affect SEO, Or Do They?
- by Matt McGee. Search Engine Land, September 9, 2009. "Over at Search Engine Roundtable today, Barry Schwartz writes about the latest comments from Google about domain registration and its impact on SEO/search rankings. In this case, it's Google employee John Mueller suggesting in a Google Webmaster Help forum thread that Google doesn't look at the length of a domain registration..."
Added: 10 September 2009;
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- SEO Guide: How to Properly Move Domains
- Posted by Danny Dover. SEOmoz Blog, August 6, 2009. "... Moving domains can make a tremendously negative impact on search engine rankings. This is because the major search engines use metrics on both the domain level and the page level to determine rankings. When a webmaster decides to switch to a brand new domain, they are resetting their domain metrics to zero whether they know it or not. Luckily, there are steps one can take to minimize and in many cases completely negate the affects of a domain move..."
Added: 11 August 2009;
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- Domain-name wars: Rise of the cybersquatters
- Trademark owners say cybersquatting on the Web has gone too far -- and they're pushing back, By Robert L. Mitchell. Computerworld, June 25, 2009. "... Cybersquatting can damage a company's brand reputation and result in substantial business losses..."
Added: 29 June 2009;
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- Registrations open for new .tel domain
- The new top-level domain will make it simple for people to get in touch with a domain owner, By Mikael Ricknäs, IDG News Service, InfoWorld, December 3, 2008. "The first round of registrations for the new TLD (top-level domain) ".tel" will open Wednesday. The new TLD isn't a run-of-the-mill domain like ".com" or ".org," for example. It's not about Web content -- instead it will allow both individuals and companies to store all their contact information in the DNS without the need to build, host, or manage a Web site, according to Telnic, which is in charge of operating .tel..."
Added: 4 December 2008;
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- The Best Damn Web Marketing Checklist for Domain Names and URLs
- by Stoney deGeyter. Search Engine Guide, September 3, 2008. "... This checklist covers various aspects of the domain and site URL structure, how they should be used and how to ensure proper site and browser functionality..."
Added: 4 September 2008;
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- Page URLs versus Domains: Brands, Queries, and Identities
- Posted by Michael Martinez. SEO Theory - SEO Theory and Analysis Blog, May 21, 2008. "There are three types of domain names: 1. Brand Domains 2. Query Domains 3. Identity Domains. Brand and Identity Domain names share similar characteristics but the Identity domain name has little to no brand value and cannot be used to springboard other identities or brands. When a domain name becomes well-established and capable of serving as a springboard for other domains it has achieved brand status..."
Added: 26 May 2008;
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- How to Use Your WWW. to Prevent Duplicate Content
- by Stoney deGeyter. Search Engine Guide, May 20, 2008. "... In this installment I'll provide one of the best permanent fixes to inadvertent duplicate content that is common with business websites. The implications of this can be pretty significant depending on the size of your site. I've held off this last post for several weeks for no reason other than Scott Allen beat me to the punch with his own article detailing how 3 lines of code can improve your rankings. So if this article sounds familiar, you know why. Just know that I wrote mine first! :)..."
Added: 21 May 2008;
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- Redirecting Alternate Domains to Prevent Duplicate Content
- by Stoney deGeyter. Search Engine Guide, May 6, 2008. "Registering multiple domain names is, and should be, common practice for businesses wishing to protect their brands. Once purchased, what you do with these domains can have a positive or negative impact on your main URL. Here are some tips on how to set up alternate domains to prevent the search engines from seeing duplicate content..."
Added: 7 May 2008;
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- How 3 Lines of Code Can Improve Your Rankings
- by Scott Allen. Search Engine Guide, April 29, 2008. "Many website owners have a small technical issue with their site(s) that they don't even realize, and when left uncorrected, can severely hurt search engine rankings. This situation occurs when the one or more pages can be accessed via several different URL's. For example, the following URL's may seem like they are the same page, but to a search engine, are actually different pages..."
Added: 5 May 2008;
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- Best practices when moving your site
- Posted by Ríona MacNamara, Webmaster Tools Team. Google Webmaster Central Blog, April 16, 2008. "Planning on moving your site to a new domain? Lots of webmasters find this a scary process. How do you do it without hurting your site's performance in Google search results?..."
Added: 18 April 2008;
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- The Age of a Domain Name
- webconfs.com, 2006. "One of the many factors in Google's search engine algorithm is the age of a domain name. In a small way, the age of a domain gives the appearance of longevity and therefore a higher relevancy score in Google..."
Added: 3 April 2008;
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- SEO Strategies: Subdomains and Subdirectories
- By Mark Jackson. Search Engine Watch, December 18, 2007. "...Subdomains should only be used when you have enough vertical content to support a standalone Web site..."
Added: 31 January 2008;
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- What's In A Name: The State of Typo-Squatting 2007
- McAfee, 2007. "... Typo-squatting, the practice of registering domains using common misspellings of popular brands, products and people in order to profit from consumer typing errors, is increasing dramatically. Cybersquatting cases filed with the World Intellectual Property Organization's (WIPO) arbitration system increased 20% in 2005 and another 25% in 2006..."
Added: 23 November 2007;
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