Happy birthday to .NL — 25 years.
http://www.dutchdailynews.com/nl-domain-25-years/
http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/how-netherlands-took-internet
- Sydney and Melbourne race to control their own top level domain: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/cities-battle-over-geographic-internet-domains/story-e6frgakx-1226044678166
- Pixelpipe secures $2.3MM in funding. http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/25/pixelpipe-secures-2-3-million-to-help-you-share-content-with-the-world/
The domain twist? Namebio shows the domain was acquired on Sedo on 1/27/2011 for $995. I admit I wouldn’t even consider hand-reg’ing that name; whois shows the original registration date in December 2006.
- Overstock out of the Google penalty box: http://techcrunch.com/2011/04/25/google-takes-overstock-com-out-of-the-penalty-box-over-gaming-search-results/
- WSJ: In-Store Sales Begin At Home. People are changing the way they shop, even for lower priced items. The article is worth a read to see how retailers and markets are adapting to the current online world.
