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Free domain registrations help spread malware (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News) Cheap or free registration of new domain names drives the growth in Web sites used for spamming or hosting malicious software, according to research from McAfee.

Eminent domain used to advance pipeline (The Daily American)The Somerset County General Authority has filed an eminent domain proceeding against a Boswell landowner to obtain a right of way for the Quemahoning pipeline project.

Topix Worries About Domain Change (WebProNews) After paying $1 million to purchase the rights to the Topix.com domain, Topix.net CEO Rich Skrenta now has to deal with a couple of daily realities in the search world: changing domains could cause a dropoff in search engine-driven traffic, and Google isn't exactly Nordstrom or L.L. Bean when it comes to customer service. Several top level domains have come along in recent years to ...

Utah Could Expand Eminent Domain (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Utah was one of the first states to rein in the use of eminent domain to make sure private development couldn't capitalize on laws intended to serve the public good. Now, the state could be one of the first to relax those rules.

Court ruling reaffirms Mapleton eminent domain (Provo Daily Herald) A long-running dispute between a Mapleton landowner and the city may be coming to an end. In a 20-page ruling, a state court declared that Mapleton has the authority to exercise eminent domain to take a half-mile stretch of land on Maple Mountain, reaffirming a decision the court handed down more than a year ago.

Web Hosting Provider, Hostway, Launches Domain Name Registration Sale (TopHosts.com)March 14, 2007 ? (TopHosts News Brief) ? Hostway, announced it?s expanding its domain name services with the release of two value-added products. The new release will protect small businesses from phishers, identity thieves, telemarketers and scam artists.

Cool kids invade domain once held strictly by geeks (International Herald Tribune)This year the annual technology fair in Hannover wants to broaden its appeal by bringing in some of the cool kids.

Small business group condemns eminent domain; sets Vineland meeting (Daily Journal)VINELAND -- The National Federation of Independent Businesses will host three Area Action Council meetings next week to discuss what it considers a threat of eminent domain abuse to small businesses in New Jersey and around the country.

Action due on bills that ease sting of eminent domain (The Record)Business leaders are hoping for progress Thursday on legislation that would better compensate businesses forced to relocate through eminent domain proceedings.