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Domain Names
Domain Names - General
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Domain Name Basics (About.com)
- http://webdesign.about.com/cs/general/
Information to help you choose and register the perfect domain name for your site. Information on the history of the domain name system and how it works. |
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ICANN
- http://www.icann.org/
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the non-profit corporation that was formed to assume responsibility for the IP address space allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system management functions previously performed under U.S. Government contract by IANA and other entities. |
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InterNIC
- http://www.internic.net/
InterNIC stands for Internet Network Information Center and is the organization in the United States that manages internet domain names and the DNS. |
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Public DNS Service, The
- http://www.granitecanyon.com/
The Public DNS Service is a public service provided by Granite Canyon Group, LLC. The Service offers both primary and secondary DNS free of charge to anyone who asks. The Service maintains UPS protected FreeBSD servers that satisfy DNS queries. The servers are geographically separated and all are connected to the Internet via 7x24 dedicated lines with disjoint routes to the Internet's North American backbones.. |
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VeriSign Whois
- http://www.netsol.com/cgi-bin/whois/whois
Use this InterNIC/Network Solutions form to find technical details about registered domain names (previously know as Network Solutions). |
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Whois Report
- http://www.whoisreport.com/
Allows wild card search of currently registered and expired domains. Whois information and color-coded key for results. |
Domain Name Registrars
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Discount Startup
Discount Startup works together with the world's largest ICANN accredited domain name registrar. They can offer cheap domain names with excellent customer service because they take one of the lowest commissions in the industry. Each domain name comes with a Free Email account, 100 Free Email Forwards, Free domain Forwarding / Masking, Free Change of Registration, Free Starter Web Page, Free "For Sale"/ Parked Page, Free Domain Name Locking, Free Status Alerts, and Total DNS Control. Discount Startup also offers cheap Private domain registrations, extra cheap bulk domain registration & domain transfers, web hosting, internet marketing tools, and more. |
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Dotster.com
Dotster Inc. is an Top 10 ranked ICANN accredited domain name registrar (having registered over 1,000,000 domains) providing top quality services, multiple domain checking and registering capabilities (up to 100 domains at a time), Namespin, free Whois SPAM-Shield and domain parking features. Services include email forwarding, URL forwarding, DNS management, domain locking, web hosting, email boxes, search-engine listing etc. |
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GoDaddy.com
Go Daddy is an ICANN-accredited domain registrar that offers products at prices up to 70% less than the competitors and supports them with world-class 24/7 live customer service. Because of that, Go Daddy ranked No. 1 in new domain registrations for the past two years and are the second largest domain registrar in the world in terms of total names under management. |
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ICANN Qualified Registrars
- http://www.icann.org/registrars/accredited-list.html
Official List of accredited domain name Registrars for Top Level Domains (TLDs). |
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Register.com
Register.com is a leading provider of global domain name registration and Internet services. The Company directly registers domain names across the generic Top Level Domains (TLDs) .com, .net, and .org and also offers registration in over 240 country code domains (ccTLDs), such as: .co.uk (Great Britain), .de (Germany) and .jp (Japan). |
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VeriSign - NetworkSolutions.com -
http://www.netsol.com/
As the original domain name registrar, VeriSign has the experience and services necessary to help you take full advantage of your domain name. |
Trading domain names (domain buy, sell, auctions,..)
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Sedo - Search Engine for Domain Offers
- http://www.sedo.co.uk/
Sedo is one of the leading marketplaces for trading domain names and developed web sites on the Internet. At Sedo, you have access to more than 1.6 million domain names for sale. Sedo is the only domain marketplace that will actually let you earn money while you advertise your domain names for sale (see the Paid Domain Parking Program). Buyers find topics as Buy Domains, Buy Web Sites, Register Domains, Domain Acquisition and Domain Watch. Sellers find topics as Sell Domains, Sell Web Sites, Active Domain Marketing, Showcase Entry and Domain Parking. Other Services include a Domain Discussion Board, Domain Escrow Service, Domain Appraisal and Trademark Research. |
Hosting Providers
Shared Web Hosting
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Apollo Hosting
Industry giants and respected web hosting organizations rate ApolloHosting among the best web and e-commerce hosting available. All Apollo Hosting plans and solutions come fully loaded with a whole host of value-added features and powerful programming tools. From multiple websites on one account, FREE Miva Merchant on all accounts, Postini SPAM/Virus filtering, and unlimited e-mails to MySQL databases and support for PHP, ASP, Perl and more, Apollo Hosting's plans are feature packed and with a state-of-the-art Control Panel. Apollo Hosting maintain four Tier 1 Backbone connection ensuring fast, relaible connectivity. |
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BestWebHostingPlans.com - Best Web Hosting Plans
- http://bestwebhostingplans.com/
BestWebHostingPlans.com is one of the best sources for web hosting. BestWebHostingPlans helps you save time and money by listing the very best web hosting plans, so you can have the best deals. The selected plans have low prices and good services for your satisfaction. |
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HostGator.com
HostGator is one of the fastest growing shared and reseller web hosting companies in the United States. They don't require customers to sign up for anything longer then a month to month contract and they don't have any setup fees on the reseller and shared hosting plans. |
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HostRocket.com
HostRocket is dedicated towards providing a cost effective, full managed hosting solution websites of any size. Services include Shared Hosting, Dedicated Hosting and Application Hosting. |
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Jumpline.com
Jumpline.com is one of the few privately owned, Tier 1 hosting providers. They offer an OC-192 connection with Qwest, reliable servers from IBM, and the most robust hosting platform by Sphera's Virtual Dedicated Server technology (VDS). Actual web hosting programs include vds500 (host 6 websites for the price of one) and vds1000 (host 12 websites for the price of one). |
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iPowerWeb.com
iPowerWeb, Inc offers the Web's first all-in-one Web tools package, geared towards increasing your Web site's performance and profits. They consolidated 3 different packages (web hosting, content & tools, marketing solution) into one powerful solution - Business Pro. You still get your own free top-level domain name ("your-name.com") with each new account, or transfer your existing domain. |
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LunarPages.com
Lunarpages was founded in the summer of 2000 when Add2Net Corporation expanded its hosting offerings to include shared hosting. They offer a Standard Plan and a Premium Plan at very good prices. |
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Yahoo! Web Hosting
Yahoo! Web Hosting offers three different hosting plans (Business Starter, Business Standard & Business Professional) with increasing levels of functionality, all economically priced. All plans include the Free Yahoo! SiteBuilder software (incl. 200+ business templates). |
Dedicated Server Hosting
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Apollo Hosting
Industry giants and respected web hosting organizations rate ApolloHosting among the best web and e-commerce hosting available. All Apollo Hosting plans and solutions come fully loaded with a whole host of value-added features and powerful programming tools. From multiple websites on one account, FREE Miva Merchant on all accounts ($695 Value), Postini SPAM/Virus filtering, and unlimited e-mails to MySQL databases and support for PHP, ASP, Perl and more, Apollo Hosting's plans are feature packed and with a state-of-the-art Control Panel. Apollo Hosting maintain four Tier 1 Backbone connection ensuring fast, relaible connectivity. |
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HostRocket.com
HostRocket is dedicated towards providing a cost effective, full managed hosting solution websites of any size. Services include Shared Hosting, Dedicated Hosting and Application Hosting. |
DNS Hosting (Domain Name System)
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EasyDNS.com
easyDNS provides DNS and domain name management tools to domain holders in over 30 countries. With web forwarding, email forwarding, DNS management and dynamic DNS as standard options, all supported by good customer service, |
Web Design and Development
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Animation Factory
Animation Factory is a good destination for animated graphics for your web sites, e-mails and presentations. You can download over 3,000 free animations, web graphics and clipart items or purchase access to the complete collection of over 300,000 animations. |
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DevShed
- http://www.devshed.com/
The Open Source Web Development Site. Includes HTML tools, free tutorials, development software, shareware, and freeware downloads. |
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Good Site Design Practices
- http://goodpractices.com/
Links to HTML authoring and site development resources with a list of good site development practices. |
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HTML Code Tutorial
- http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/
Learn HTML tags including form, frames, and tables with help from this free reference. |
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Introduction to HTML
- http://www.cwru.edu/help/introHTML/toc.html
A step by step HTML tutorial, with a quiz at the end of every chapter. |
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NetMechanic
- http://www.netmechanic.com/
Link testing, HTML validation, load time calculations, GIF and JPEG image size reduction, and server performance monitoring tools available online. |
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SimplyTheBest.net
- http://simplythebest.net/
A large collection of selected CGI scripts, Device drivers, DHTML scripts, Free fonts and more. |
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Web Design Guide
- http://www.smartwebby.com/web_site_design/default.asp
A collection of articles, tips, tutorials, guidelines and resources on how to design attractive and fast-loading web sites. |
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Web Developer's Virtual Library
- http://wdvl.com/
Extensive list of articles, web-authoring resources, and tutorials. [Beginner to Advanced] |
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Webmonkey - Site Building
- http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/design/site_building/index.html
Articles on site organization, usability, and design theory presented in a clean, concise format. |
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WebReference.com
- http://www.webreference.com/
WebReference.com is one of the oldest and most respected Web development sites (since 1995), owned by Jupitermedia Corp. It is a good resource for any site creator, offering how-to articles, hints and tips on hundreds of web design subjects. From browsing to authoring, HTML to advanced site design. |
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W3Schools - Web Tutorials
- http://www.w3schools.com/
Large collection of free tutorials. HTML, XHTML, Javascript, CSS, SQL ASP, and more... [Beginner to Advanced] |
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W3C - The World Wide Web Consortium
- http://www.w3.org/
The World Wide Web Consortium was created to lead the World Wide Web to its full potential by developing common protocols that promote its evolution and ensure its interoperability. |
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Yale - Web Style Guide
- http://info.med.yale.edu/caim/manual/
A manual covering graphic and information design, page layout, graphics, site navigation, and multimedia content. |
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