$5.5 million fine for spamming in australia
Wayne Mansfield faces financial ruin after Federal Court Justice Robert Nicholson yesterday fined him $1 million and his business seminar company Clarity1 Pty Ltd $4.5 million in a 19-page judgment.
Clarity1 sent more than 213 million commercial emails, 41 million of them to 5.6 million addresses illegally “harvested†from the internet, between April 2004 and April 2006.
The nature of the breaches of the Spam Act, enacted in April 2004, was “flagrant and unapologeticâ€, the judgment said.
Australian Communications and Media Authority anti-spam team manager Bruce Matthews said it was the first successful prosecution under the Act. “We are very happy with the decision because we think it sends a very strong message to potential Australian spammers that we will vigorously enforce the Spam Act,†he said.
November 15th | | Comments (0) |
PayPal opened to citizens of 27 more countries
Good news for lot of people as Paypal is opened up for 27 more countries including Russia, ukraine & Croatia. With a network of more than 103 countries and regions, and in multiple currencies, PayPal reaches across the globe to give you or your business a way to pay or get paid. 
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_display-approved-signup-countries-outside
October 23rd | , | Comments (0) |
ICANN approved .ASIA (Official)
sTLD Agreement with .ASIA (DotAsia Organisation Limited)
Whereas, on 4 December 5, 2005, the board authorized the President and General Counsel to enter into negotiations relating to proposed commercial and technical terms for the .ASIA sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) with the applicant, DotAsia Organisation Limited,
Whereas, on 18 July, 2006, ICANN announced that negotiations with the applicant for the .ASIA sponsored top-level domain had been successfully completed, and posted the proposed .ASIA sponsored TLD registry agreement on the ICANN website,
Whereas, the Board has determined that approval of the agreement, and delegation of a .ASIA sponsored top-level domain to DotAsia Organisation Limited would be beneficial for ICANN and the Internet community,
October 22nd | , | Comments (1) |
ICANN Registry Services Evaluation Process (NEW POLICY)
ICANN has implemented a new policy that allows registries to submit proposed new services or changes to existing services without waiting for their contract renewal.ICANN announces the implementation of the process for review of new gTLD Registry Services and adoption of the Registry Services Evaluation Process. The effective date of the Policy is 15 August 2006. The implementation of this process includes an online tool through which gTLD registry operators and registry sponsoring organizations will be able to submit their requests for new registry services to ICANN.
October 3rd | | Comments (0) |
Internet gambling ban added to U.S. port security bill
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress was pushing on Friday to finish legislation that would boost security at U.S. ports, but at the last minute lawmakers added provisions to prohibit Internet gambling.
Rushing to finish their work by the weekend to go home and campaign for elections in which control of Congress is at stake, lawmakers were linking up unrelated measures in an effort to get them approved.
The House passed an Internet gambling ban earlier this summer, but the bill had difficulty moving in the Senate. However it was a priority of Senate Republican Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee, and attaching it to the popular port security bill appeared aimed at insuring its passage.
September 29th | , | Comments (0) |
AdSense for search results on your site
Publishers using 
AdSense for search now have the option to open search results within their own websites. By adding an additional set of search results code to your page, you can display Google search results framed within your own site. This new option will help you blend AdSense for search into your site even further. You’ll also have the added advantage of keeping users on your site while still offering them the useful information available through Google search.
The new search results option is available during the AdSense Setup. Once you’ve chosen AdSense for search as your product and are customizing your search box and results, just choose the box marked Open results within my own site.
September 22nd | , | Comments (1) |
Google CEO Dr. Eric Schmidt Joins Apple’s Board of Directors
Google = Apple ..? Google + Apple = … ? Hmm, something is fishy here.
Apple on August 29, 2006 announced that Dr. Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer of Google, was elected to Apple’s board of directors at their meeting today. Eric also sits on Google’s board of directors and Princeton University’s board of trustees.
“Eric is obviously doing a terrific job as CEO of Google, and we look forward to his contributions as a member of Apple’s board of directors,†said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Like Apple, Google is very focused on innovation and we think Eric’s insights and experience will be very valuable in helping to guide Apple in the years ahead.â€
“Apple is one of the companies in the world that I most admire,†said Eric Schmidt. “I’m really looking forward to working with Steve and Apple’s board to help with all of the amazing things Apple is doing.â€
August 29th | , | Comments (1) |
.NET for $2.99 : Special offer at registerfly
It’s 6TH Year anniversary celebration at registerfly, For the next 48 hours register any .net domain for the low price of $2.99 /ea
How to redeem my .net promotional code ?
- Make sure you are logged into your RegisterFly account
- You must have at least one .net domain name purchase in your cart
- Enter the code “NETSPECIAL“
August 23rd | | Comments (0) |