I’ll be honest my personal pursuits don’t include a large passion for sports.  I don’t generally understand them or find value in multiple hours on the couch watching them.  I think a large part of my dislike with these team oriented activities is I don’t understand them.  How can I be a fan of something if I don’t know why and how it’s used or played?  Same goes for social media, specifically Twitter.  You must be a fan and user to really understand it. 

One of the first phrases I remember being taught in business school was “return on investment”.  Simple phrase, easy to understand, had to be to stick with me for the last few years right?  Anyways, the phrase itself may seem elementary but things get tricky when trying to provide a sufficient answer and proving to the client that their money is being well-spent.

Network Solutions Takes Over RollingStone.com ? -

As of this writing, the RollingStone.com website has become a Network Solutions domain parking page.  Gawker Media first pointed out that the music industry website was no longer active.

Verisign Releases Domain Industry Brief -

Verisign, the registry provider for .com and .net, has released their domain industry brief today. The report can be found in PDF format here.

Some of the highlights of the report include:

PCWorld Recommends to Block Information.com -

FaceBook Humor Site FailBooking.com Sues Owner of Better Domain Name For Framing Their Content -

ICANN publishes Salaries of Top Level Employees -

CEO Rod Beckstrom earns $750,000 annual base salary plus bonus

Afilias buys the .MOBI Registry for an Undisclosed Amount -

Afilias, the company that (amongst others) operates the .INFO and .ORG registries has purchased the .MOBI sTLD operator, mTLD Top-Level Domain Ltd. for an undisclosed amount. The company has operated the registry infrastructure for the .MOBI sTLD from the start.