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Whether ICANN officially acknowledges the existence of domain front-running, the international organization is named in a class-action lawsuit against Network Solutions. The litigants architecting the suit claim ICANN's return policy allowed Network Solutions to register searched-for domains and then raise the price.

As we reported yesterday, Network Solutions has been in a lot of deep-water after many people discovered the company was guilty of "front-running"–the practice of registering a domain name after someone has checked on its availability.

After a fiery uproar, Network Solutions (NetSol) is backing down some from the recently instituted practice of automatically registering domains customers search for on the company's site. If available, NetSol would hold the domain for four days and sell it for $34.99.

Controversy is brewing about domain registrar company Network Solutions' newly instituted practice of automatically registering domain names users search for and then jacking up the price during ICANN's return grace period.Critics call it "extortion," but Network Solutions calls it a service to protect customers from the practice of "front running." The extra charge is, assumedly, the protection fee -- you know, just like the one the mob offers.

The Network Solutions practice of registering domains being searched by visitors to the registrar has domainers demanding action by ICANN.

OK folks I can’t take mainstream media much longer. They are so out of touch with what is really happening online it is simply ridiculous. Take the latest offering from Gene Marks at MSNBC:

Blinkx keeps getting bigger, and the video search engine has just won a new partner - Vibe Solutions Group - that continues the trend.  Vibe will add Pyro.TV to Blinkx’s searchable index.

I just took a web design survey. It took me less than four minutes, if that, thanks to the multiple choice options and easy questions. What slowed me down was the chance to speak up about women, driving long distances to work and single parenting.