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Mexican .MX Domains Becoming Widely Available

Until now, the .MX country code top-level domain of Mexico has only been offered to a few select institutions. Now the country is making it available for wide use - starting September 1. Naturally well-known domain registrar GoDaddy has jumped at the occasion to announce its own availability of the ccTLDs extensions. Actually, the company opened registration for the sub-extension .COM.MX back in May. Anyone who owned a sub-extension before March 1 can participate in .MX domain pre-resistration.

Mexican Hitmen Solicit Online

Police in Mexico are investigating online classified ads from hitmen that offer their services for the sum of $6,000.One post on a classified Web site, that features free ads for selling appliances and renting apartments, advertises the services of an "ex-military hitman, professional and discrete." The hitman's ad says,"job guaranteed in 10 days or less" and boasts "I have worked in Spain, only serious offers, $6,000."

AOL Launches In Mexico

It's hard to believe AOL hadn't already done this; the company's (former) dominance in America makes it seem like a natural move.  Still, for whatever it's worth, AOL has now launched in Mexico.

Google Turns Nine(-ish)

Some people refuse to accept that they’re aging.  Google’s okay with the idea; it just refuses to age at a reliable rate.  But the search giant has decided that today, September 27th, is its ninth birthday.

Travelocity Launches Site For Mexico

Travelocity has launched an online travel site for Mexico to focus on the 20 million people who have Internet access in Mexico. It's the company's first Spanish language site in North America.

Ay Caramba! MySpace Mexico Opens

A beta version of MySpace Mexico launched in January, but as of this morning, the real thing is open for business.  MySpace has also hired two new executives in Latin America, and the company intends to host a concert featuring Café Tacuba, “one of the most culturally significant and popular Latin alternative bands in the world.”

Yahoo! Time Capsule Detours To New Mexico

When the cops bust in, it's time for a new place to party. College lessons weren't lost on Yahoo! when the Mexican government put the kibosh on its alien news feed, codenamed Yahoo! Time Capsule. What's almost as good as Mexico? How about New Mexico?

Yahoo Time Capsule Banned From Mexico

Instead of beaming its digitized time capsule into space from the Pyramid of the Sun, Yahoo will have to settle for burying it in the ground like everyone else does.

Google Mexico Blog

Zorgloob writes that Google has launched an official Mexican company blog.

MSN Search Toolbar Has International Appeal

Last Friday evening, MSN took their search toolbar to the International community by releasing an updated version, which increases the amount of language support given to foreign countries.