Tag: Corporate Strategy

ICANN - Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers acronym on notepad, technology concept background

June 20, 2026

ICANN Opens New gTLD Round After 14 Years. What Was Learned From the Last One?

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – When ICANN approved hundreds of new top-level domains in 2012, supporters predicted a fundamental shift in how businesses would use the internet. Companies applied for

Yahoo turned down a $44.6 billion acquisition offer from Microsoft in 2008. The decision is widely regarded as one of the most significant missed opportunities in the history of the internet industry.

June 12, 2026

Yahoo Said No to $44.6 Billion; Eight Years Later It Sold for Just $4.48 Billion (Ouch!)

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – In February 2008, Microsoft offered to buy Yahoo for $44.6 billion. Yahoo’s board rejected the proposal, arguing that the company was worth substantially more. Less

June 2, 2026

The Smartproxy.org Controversy Highlights Why Companies Should Never Abandon Legacy Domains

VILNIUS, LT – A dispute involving the former Smartproxy brand is drawing attention to a lesson that extends far beyond the proxy industry: companies that rebrand may never truly leave

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The domain name is equivalent to Gold. It is the only packaged item which is globally tax-free, portable, with value that is universal across different cultures. – Frank Schilling
Domains have and will continue to go up in value faster than any other commodity ever known to man. – Rick Schwartz
Google knows you, your friends, your likes, what entertains you, where you are in the world at any given time. Google will soon predict your next action, your next thought, based on a collaboration of thoughts past. – John Colascione