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Have Your Say As .AU Consults On Opening Up Second Level Registrations

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/04/20/au-consults-opening-second-level-registrations/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/04/20/au-consults-opening-second-level-registrations/>


Australia mulls dumping the .com from .com.au ? so you can bake URLs like chocolate.gate.au

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/21/australia_com_au_domains/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/21/australia_com_au_domains/>

 

Australia considers dumping the .com.

< <http://domainincite.com/18367-australia-considers-dumping-the-com> http://domainincite.com/18367-australia-considers-dumping-the-com>

 

Open second-level .au domains - cui bono?

< <http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/core-dump/67734-open-second-level-au-domains-cui-bono> http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/core-dump/67734-open-second-level-au-domains-cui-bono>

 

Will New Domain Extensions Be to the Internet What Cable Was to Television? by Jennifer Wolfe

< <http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2405073/will-new-domain-extensions-be-to-the-internet-what-cable-was-to-television> http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2405073/will-new-domain-extensions-be-to-the-internet-what-cable-was-to-television>

 

$59 Million and Counting: ICANN Board Downgrades Community Say on Use of Last Resort Auction Proceeds by Philip Corwin

< <http://www.internetcommerce.org/59-million-and-counting/> http://www.internetcommerce.org/59-million-and-counting/>

 

Half a BILLION dollars later and, PHEW, we're all done buying up dot-word domain rights

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/22/gtld_auctions/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/22/gtld_auctions/>

 

se: Fate of Pirate Bay Domains Hang in the Balance

< <http://torrentfreak.com/fate-of-pirate-bay-domains-hang-in-the-balance-150421/> http://torrentfreak.com/fate-of-pirate-bay-domains-hang-in-the-balance-150421/>

 

GoDaddy pays Marchex $28M for 200,000 premium domain names

< <http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/22/godaddy-pays-28m-for-200000-premium-domain-names/> http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/22/godaddy-pays-28m-for-200000-premium-domain-names/>

 

Google 'Mobilegeddon' Has Officially Arrived

< <http://www.clickz.com/clickz/news/2405061/google-mobilegeddon-has-officially-arrived> http://www.clickz.com/clickz/news/2405061/google-mobilegeddon-has-officially-arrived>

 

 

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US out to maintain cyber hegemony [China Daily]

It's time the pot stopped calling the kettle black, that is, the United States stopped accusing China of cyber-espionage. New revelations from former National Security Agency operative Edward Snowden's leaked documents show hackers from New Zealand and the US hatched a plot to spy on China by hacking into a data link between Chinese consulate buildings in Auckland.

< <http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/US-out-to-maintain-cyber-hegemony-30258518.html> http://www.nationmultimedia.com/opinion/US-out-to-maintain-cyber-hegemony-30258518.html>

 

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The DNS Entrepreneurial Center for the Middle East and Africa Takes Off to a Great Start

The domain name space is undergoing an unprecedented expansion with the introduction of over 1,000 new TLDs, of which over 500 have now been delegated to the root zone.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-dns-entrepreneurial-center-for-the-middle-east-and-africa-takes-off-to-a-great-start> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-dns-entrepreneurial-center-for-the-middle-east-and-africa-takes-off-to-a-great-start>

 

Letter from Joeri Mol, Senior Lecturer in Organisation Studies | University of Melbourne, and Economist Intelligence Unit to ICANN

New gTLD application for .MUSIC

< <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/mol-to-icann-eiu-20apr15-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/mol-to-icann-eiu-20apr15-en.pdf>

 

Letter from John Snyder, Chair, Department of Music Industry Studies | Loyola University New Orleans and Economist Intelligence Unit, to ICANN

New gTLD application for .MUSIC

< <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/snyder-to-icann-eiu-14apr15-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/snyder-to-icann-eiu-14apr15-en.pdf>

 

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Should .au be opened up for direct registration?

.au Domain Administration (auDA) is currently inviting comment on a public issues paper about the way .au domain names are allocated and used. The paper has been prepared by a Names Policy Panel consisting of nominated members of the Australian Internet community who have expressed interest in helping shape policy for the .au domain space.

< <http://www.auda.org.au/news/2015/should-au-be-opened-up-for-direct-registration/> http://www.auda.org.au/news/2015/should-au-be-opened-up-for-direct-registration/>

 

Have Your Say As .AU Consults On Opening Up Second Level Registrations

The .au policy and regulatory body is currently consulting on a number of issues relating to the way .au domains are allocated and used, but the main issue is whether second level registrations such as name.au should be allowed.

< <http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23713> http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23713>

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/04/20/au-consults-opening-second-level-registrations/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/04/20/au-consults-opening-second-level-registrations/>

< <http://www.domainnews.com/have-your-say-as-au-consults-on-opening-up-second-level-registrations.html> http://www.domainnews.com/have-your-say-as-au-consults-on-opening-up-second-level-registrations.html>


Australia mulls dumping the .com from .com.au ? so you can bake URLs like chocolate.gate.au

Australia may ditch the .com in .com.au and offer citizens straight .au domain names following increased competition from the explosion of dot-word addresses.

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/21/australia_com_au_domains/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/21/australia_com_au_domains/>

 

Australia considers dumping the .com.

Australian domain overseer auDA is thinking about allowing people to register .au domains directly at the second level for the first time.

< <http://domainincite.com/18367-australia-considers-dumping-the-com> http://domainincite.com/18367-australia-considers-dumping-the-com>

 

Open second-level .au domains - cui bono?

auDA, the body responsible for the management of the .au namespace, is considering allowing second-level domain registrations such as myname.au. Who would benefit?

< <http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/core-dump/67734-open-second-level-au-domains-cui-bono> http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/core-dump/67734-open-second-level-au-domains-cui-bono>

 

Deal Yourself In: .POKER Names Now Open to All

Afilias announced today that the new ?dot POKER? or .POKER TLD is now open for public registration on a first-come-first-served basis. For the first time, the card game that has fascinated players and transcended cultures around the world has its own dedicated web space!

< <http://www.afilias.info/news/2015/04/21/deal-yourself-poker-names-now-open-all> http://www.afilias.info/news/2015/04/21/deal-yourself-poker-names-now-open-all>

 

Dot TO isn't what you think it is

The City of Toronto is paying hundreds of dollars each year to a country where the civil rights of women are severely curtailed and where gay men face imprisonment and whipping.

< <http://www.dailyxtra.com/toronto/news-and-ideas/news/dot-isnt-think-99650> http://www.dailyxtra.com/toronto/news-and-ideas/news/dot-isnt-think-99650>

 

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.London, .NYC and new ways to calculate the success of a TLD

... Dataprovider provided Domain Name Wire with data to get a more granular look at these two domains. Its data was eye-opening. Dataprovider has crawled the majority of .London and .NYC domains to find out how they?re being used. Here are some of the more interesting findings, which are perhaps new ways to look at the relative success of a new TLD.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/21/new-tld-data/#more-45698> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/21/new-tld-data/#more-45698>

 

Understanding the value of .POKER domain names ? Interview with Afilias and Danske Spil

If you?re scanning the list of the hundreds of domain endings being launched in 2014-15, some of them stick out. Either because they are too absurd (e.g. .wtf), or because they just seem so obvious.

< <http://blog.europeandomaincentre.com/understanding-the-value-of-poker-domain-names-interview-with-afilias-and-danske-spil/> http://blog.europeandomaincentre.com/understanding-the-value-of-poker-domain-names-interview-with-afilias-and-danske-spil/>

 

Warren Buffett party firm beats Google to .fun

An 80-year-old seller of party supplies, owned by Warren Buffett, has won the rights to the new gTLD .fun, after the other two applicants withdrew.

< <http://domainincite.com/18372-warren-buffett-party-firm-beats-google-to-fun> http://domainincite.com/18372-warren-buffett-party-firm-beats-google-to-fun>

 

Site names and shames shoddy TLD support

A self-professed geek from Australia is running a campaign to raise awareness of new gTLDs by naming and shaming big companies that don?t provide comprehensive TLD support on their web sites.

< <http://domainincite.com/18370-site-names-and-shames-shoddy-tld-support> http://domainincite.com/18370-site-names-and-shames-shoddy-tld-support>

 

Update: New TLD ?.sucks? Creates Further Uproar

In our previous post last month on this hot issue, we urged ANA members to protest this new money-making scheme by ICANN which creates price gouging of brand owners and at the same time price subsidies for so-called protest sites. A new wrinkle in this debate has created additional furor, namely, ICANN would receive up to an additional $1 million for granting the registry agreement to the current registrar, Vox Populi. How was this done?

< <http://www.ana.net/blogs/home/id/rumblings> http://www.ana.net/blogs/home/id/rumblings>

 

Will New Domain Extensions Be to the Internet What Cable Was to Television? by Jennifer Wolfe

Just as kids today may not be able to picture a world with only three TV channels, soon we may live in a time where we couldn't imagine living with so few channels of the Internet.

< <http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2405073/will-new-domain-extensions-be-to-the-internet-what-cable-was-to-television> http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2405073/will-new-domain-extensions-be-to-the-internet-what-cable-was-to-television>

 

$59 Million and Counting: ICANN Board Downgrades Community Say on Use of Last Resort Auction Proceeds by Philip Corwin

ICANN?s new gTLD program provides for last resort auctions to settle contention sets where the competing applicants are unable to reach agreement by negotiation or private auction, with the proceeds going to a segregated ICANN account. With the recent $25 million bid of Google to secure control of the .App registry the total proceeds of those ICANN auctions has swelled to $58.8 million. The final sum by the end of the first round could go higher, perhaps to more than $100 million. That?s serious money.

< <http://www.internetcommerce.org/59-million-and-counting/> http://www.internetcommerce.org/59-million-and-counting/>

 

Effective brand enforcement in new gTLDs

More than 1,000 new gTLDs are set to go live within the next few years, with many already launched. Trade mark owners need to reevaluate enforcement in this new internet ecosystem, argue Brian Winterfeldt and Griffin M Barnett

< <http://www.managingip.com/Article/3446595/Effective-brand-enforcement-in-new-gTLDs.html> http://www.managingip.com/Article/3446595/Effective-brand-enforcement-in-new-gTLDs.html>

 

New gTLD zones top five million names

There are now more than five million new gTLD domain names live in the DNS.

< <http://domainincite.com/18416-new-gtld-zones-top-five-million-names> http://domainincite.com/18416-new-gtld-zones-top-five-million-names>

 

gTLD Portfolio Update

Minds + Machines Group Limited ... is pleased to provide an update on its portfolio of gTLDs and registrar operations ahead of the Company?s year-end financials. ... Currently the Company: wholly-owns, or majority owns, 20 uncontested gTLDs of which 13 have been launched to date; owns and/or operates 5 geo-domains from which it shares revenues with the relevant government, 3 of which have been launched to date...

< <http://investors.mindsandmachines.com/2015/04/gtld-portfolio-update-2/> http://investors.mindsandmachines.com/2015/04/gtld-portfolio-update-2/>

 

.london clear winner as M+M releases raw reg data

.london accounts for over 37% of sales in Minds + Machines? portfolio of live gTLDs, according to company data released this morning.

< <http://domainincite.com/18401-london-clear-winner-as-mm-releases-raw-reg-data> http://domainincite.com/18401-london-clear-winner-as-mm-releases-raw-reg-data>

 

Breaking down Minds + Machines? domain name Portfolio

Minds + Machines released an update on its progress today, including a detailed breakdown of how its TLDs have fared so far.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/22/breaking-down-minds-machines-domain-name-portfolio/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/22/breaking-down-minds-machines-domain-name-portfolio/>

 

Half a BILLION dollars later and, PHEW, we're all done buying up dot-word domain rights

The auctioning of rights to new dot-word TLDs has finally come to a close with the sale of .stream to portfolio company Famous Four.

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/22/gtld_auctions/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/22/gtld_auctions/>

 

As .stream is won, ICANN?s auction list empties

.stream has become the latest new gTLD contention set to be settled prior to its ICANN auction, leaving ICANN?s auction schedule looking barren.

< <http://domainincite.com/18411-as-stream-is-won-icanns-auction-list-is-empty> http://domainincite.com/18411-as-stream-is-won-icanns-auction-list-is-empty>

 

Dirty tricks claimed in .music fight

A .music hopeful has tried to add over 300 pages of documents to its new gTLD application, apparently in an effort to leapfrog competitors, and its rival community applicant is far from happy.

< <http://domainincite.com/18389-dirty-tricks-claimed-in-music-fight> http://domainincite.com/18389-dirty-tricks-claimed-in-music-fight>

 

Stop YourLawFirm.sucks From Surfacing on the Web

Haynes and Boone has no plans to register its own name defensively with a company that's marketing ".sucks" as a new Internet domain name suffix.

< <http://www.texaslawyer.com/id=1202724309248/Stop-YourLawFirmsucks-From-Surfacing-on-the-Web> http://www.texaslawyer.com/id=1202724309248/Stop-YourLawFirmsucks-From-Surfacing-on-the-Web>

 

Best way to deal with .sucks? Don't suck

New TLDs are here, and while it's fair to say that their arrival has been mostly underwhelming.

< <https://econsultancy.com/blog/66343-best-way-to-deal-with-sucks-don-t-suck/> https://econsultancy.com/blog/66343-best-way-to-deal-with-sucks-don-t-suck/>

 

Google wins .map and .search

Google has secured two gTLDs representing two of its core services. The company has won .search and .map, fighting off competition from Amazon, Donuts, Famous Four Media for .search and Rightside and Amazon for .map.

< <http://domainincite.com/18380-google-wins-map-and-search> http://domainincite.com/18380-google-wins-map-and-search>

 

ICANN teams up with trade group for first ever TLD tied to a member database

Last fall, the National Association of Realtors announced that they had procured the rights the .REALTOR TLD, allowing their members (and members of the Canadian Real Estate Association) to obtain their own .REALTOR site and soon, Associations and brokerages will be able to scoop their domains up as well. It is already the sixth fastest growing TLD in history, with actual sites in use (not domains squatted upon like other TLDs) and over 100k domains already live.

< <http://agbeat.com/tech-news/icann-teams-up-with-trade-group-for-first-ever-top-level-domain-tied-to-a-member-database/> http://agbeat.com/tech-news/icann-teams-up-with-trade-group-for-first-ever-top-level-domain-tied-to-a-member-database/>

 

CentralNIC puts its money where the internet's mouth is

When it comes to the internet and all that now goes with it, few people perhaps ascribe much thought to the aspect of TLD names in terms of generating revenue.

< <http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/CentralNIC-puts-money-internet-s-mouth/story-26364911-detail/story.html> http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/CentralNIC-puts-money-internet-s-mouth/story-26364911-detail/story.html>

 

Afilias Releases 160,000+ Names across 8 New TLDs

Couldn?t register for great names like caribbean.blue, bake.organic, or planet.red? Now you can! Afilias is pleased to announce that the Name CollisionManagement process as required by ICANN is complete for the new TLDs that Afilias launched in 2014. This means that 160,000+ previously reserved names are now available for public registration.

< <http://www.afilias.info/blogs/roland-laplante/afilias-releases-160000-names-across-8-new-tlds> http://www.afilias.info/blogs/roland-laplante/afilias-releases-160000-names-across-8-new-tlds>

 

Will the Fast-Approaching Deadline for .brands Catch Many by Surprise? by Corey Grant

29 July 2015 is a big day for .brands. It's the date when all ICANN Registry Agreements (RA) must be signed. Once the RA is signed, the fees to ICANN and your Registry Services Provider kick in. As certain as you can be that ICANN will begin sending invoices, you can also expect to receive increased scrutiny internally. Questions are inevitable. People will want answers; what is the plan for this thing? How does it fit into our long term corporate goals? Do marketing have a plan to use the TLD in the upcoming launch of our new product?

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150421_will_fast_approaching_dot_brands_deadline_catch_many_by_surprise/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150421_will_fast_approaching_dot_brands_deadline_catch_many_by_surprise/>

 

Metrics for New gTLDs Performance by Alex Tajirian

The essay describes six groups of gTLD performance indicators: (1) the presence of a secondary market; (2) uses of second-level domain names; (3) the identity of the owners of parked and not-in-use domain names; (4) domain name renewals; (5) the market size of the supporting complementary assets; and (6) the character of the person in charge of a given registry. A time-trend of these indicators would convey any price inefficiencies and bubbles, and the health of the industry.

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150421_metrics_for_new_gtlds_performance/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150421_metrics_for_new_gtlds_performance/>

 

New Domain this week: .Poker

I can only find one new TLD on Calzone.org that?s launching this week, so it will get a little extra focus

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/20/dot-poker-domain/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/20/dot-poker-domain/>

 

Is Amazon.com the biggest user of new domain names?

It?s still unclear what Amazon.com?s strategy is for the many TLDs it will soon control. But we might get a hint from examining its use of other registry?s TLDs.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/20/is-amazon-com-the-biggest-user-of-new-domain-names/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/20/is-amazon-com-the-biggest-user-of-new-domain-names/>

 

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Internet Security Marketing: Buyer Beware by Paul Vixie

As security breaches increasingly make headlines, thousands of Internet security companies are chasing tens of billions of dollars in potential revenue. While we, the authors, are employees of Internet security companies and are happy for the opportunity to sell more products and services, we are alarmed at the kind of subversive untruths that vendor "spin doctors" are using to draw well-intentioned customers to their doors. Constructive criticism is sometimes necessarily harsh, and some might find the following just that, harsh. But we think it's important that organizations take a "buyers beware" approach to securing their business.

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150420_internet_security_marketing_buyer_beware/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150420_internet_security_marketing_buyer_beware/>

 

Tale of 2 cyber-confabs: Govts, nerds on one side. Shock hotel room searches on the other

Last week, the fourth annual global conference on cybersecurity (GCCS) was held in The Hague in the Netherlands.

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/20/gccs_2015_roundup/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/20/gccs_2015_roundup/>

 

Pentagon's new cyber strategy cites U.S. ability to retaliate

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter is due to unveil an updated cyber strategy on Thursday that will stress the military's ability to retaliate with cyber weapons, a capability he hopes will help deter attacks.

< <http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/04/23/usa-pentagon-cyber-idINKBN0NE0AW20150423> http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/04/23/usa-pentagon-cyber-idINKBN0NE0AW20150423>

 

us: Computer Attacks Spur Congress to Act on Cybersecurity Bill Years in Making

Responding to a series of high-profile computer security breaches, Congress is now turning its attention to far-reaching cybersecurity legislation, after years of false starts and bitter disappointments for the Obama administration.

< <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/us/politics/computer-attacks-spur-congress-to-act-on-cybersecurity-bill-years-in-making.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/23/us/politics/computer-attacks-spur-congress-to-act-on-cybersecurity-bill-years-in-making.html>

 

U.S. House seen passing cyber threat information bill Wednesday

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to consider, and pass, on Wednesday a long-awaited bill that would make it easier for companies to share information about cybersecurity threats with the government without fear of lawsuits.

< <http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/04/21/uk-cybersecurity-congress-idUKKBN0NC25320150421> http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/04/21/uk-cybersecurity-congress-idUKKBN0NC25320150421>

 

Pushdo spamming botnet gains strength again [IDG]

Computers in more than 50 countries are infected with a new version of Pushdo, a spamming botnet that has been around since 2007 and survived several attempts to shut it down.

< <http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/573086/pushdo-spamming-botnet-gains-strength-again/> http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/573086/pushdo-spamming-botnet-gains-strength-again/>

 

Cyber attacks on Australian businesses rose 20pc last year

Cyber attacks on Australian businesses and government increased by 20 per cent last year, according to a defence force intelligence unit.

< <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-23/cyber-attacks-on-australian-businesses-rise-20-per-cent/6415026> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-04-23/cyber-attacks-on-australian-businesses-rise-20-per-cent/6415026>

 

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UDRP Spotlight: A Case of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking

As someone who is steeped in domain names every day I?ve undoubtedly developed a skewed view of the world in which knowledge of cybersquatting has reached even the most remote corners of the globe and everyone and their cousins are at least aware that this sort of thing exists. As a result, I?m often surprised when I hear of a public figure who doesn?t own a domain which consists of their own personal name ? at least in the .COM space.

< <http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/udrp-and-urs/udrp-spotlight-a-case-of-reverse-domain-name-hijacking> http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/udrp-and-urs/udrp-spotlight-a-case-of-reverse-domain-name-hijacking>

 

se: Fate of Pirate Bay Domains Hang in the Balance

Should The Pirate Bay be allowed to carry on business as usual while using domain names under Swedish control? That's the argument the Stockholm District Court will consider next week following a demand from the prosecutor that the two .SE domains be disabled or placed under government control.

< <http://torrentfreak.com/fate-of-pirate-bay-domains-hang-in-the-balance-150421/> http://torrentfreak.com/fate-of-pirate-bay-domains-hang-in-the-balance-150421/>

 

Gay Rights Activist Scoops Up Domain Names Of Indiana Lawmakers Who Voted For 'Religious Freedom' Bill

A group of Indiana state legislators who voted for the state's much-maligned "religious freedom" bill now have their domain names redirecting to a site with statistics about lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth, thanks to an activist who wants the lawmakers to support broader non-discrimination protections.

< <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/21/indiana-religious-freedom_n_7107808.html> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/21/indiana-religious-freedom_n_7107808.html>

 

Stolen domain name 608.com returned to owner in UDRP

An Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (ADNDRC) panel has ordered the domain name 608.com be returned to its previous owner, who said the domain name was stolen from him.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/20/stolen-domain-name-608-com-returned-to-owner-in-udrp/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/04/20/stolen-domain-name-608-com-returned-to-owner-in-udrp/>

 

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Why the journey to IPv6 is still the road less traveled [IDG]

The writing's on the wall about the short supply of IPv4 addresses, and IPv6 has been around since 1999. Then why does the new protocol still make up just a fraction of the Internet?

< <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/573048/why-journey-ipv6-still-road-less-traveled/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/573048/why-journey-ipv6-still-road-less-traveled/>

< <http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/573048/why-journey-ipv6-still-road-less-traveled/> http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/573048/why-journey-ipv6-still-road-less-traveled/>

 

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GoDaddy pays Marchex $28M for 200,000 premium domain names

Internet domain name registrar and web hosting behemoth GoDaddy has snapped up the entire remaining domain name portfolio of mobile ad tech company Marchex. The transaction sees around 200,000 domain names change hands in a $28.1 million cash deal ?with additional earn out considerations,? according to the GoDaddy press release.

< <http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/22/godaddy-pays-28m-for-200000-premium-domain-names/> http://venturebeat.com/2015/04/22/godaddy-pays-28m-for-200000-premium-domain-names/>

 

GoDaddy buys 200,000 domains for $28.1m ? that's $140 a piece

GoDaddy has bought the entire domain-name portfolio of mobile advertising company Marchex for $28.1m (?18.67m).

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/22/godaddy_domain_buy/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/04/22/godaddy_domain_buy/>

 

Google 'Mobilegeddon' Has Officially Arrived

Nearly two months after its announcement, Google has changed its algorithm to favor mobile-friendly sites. Brands like Ryanair and American Apparel are already suffering in the search rankings.

< <http://www.clickz.com/clickz/news/2405061/google-mobilegeddon-has-officially-arrived> http://www.clickz.com/clickz/news/2405061/google-mobilegeddon-has-officially-arrived>

 

Google Adds ?Mobile Friendliness? to Its Search Criteria

Many businesses around the world could wake up on Tuesday to discover their search ranking has been downgraded. After a monthslong warning period, Google will add ?mobile friendliness? to the 200 or so factors it uses to list websites on its search engine.

< <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/21/technology/google-adds-mobile-friendliness-to-its-search-criteria.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/21/technology/google-adds-mobile-friendliness-to-its-search-criteria.html>

 

Google?s 'mobilegeddon' will shake up search results

Having a site that is friendly to mobile browsers on smartphones and tablets will be key from Tuesday as Google rolls out a new mobile-focused algorithm.

< <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/20/google-mobilegeddon-will-shake-up-mobile-search-results> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/20/google-mobilegeddon-will-shake-up-mobile-search-results>

 

Cybersquatter jailed for seven years after prison break

Fraudster Neil Moore, who escaped from prison by cybersquatting, has reportedly been handed a seven-year sentence by a British court.

< <http://domainincite.com/18376-cybersquatter-jailed-for-seven-years-after-prison-break> http://domainincite.com/18376-cybersquatter-jailed-for-seven-years-after-prison-break>

 

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Netcraft: April 2015 Web Server Survey

In the April 2015 survey we received responses from 849,027,856 sites and 5,228,046 web-facing computers. Despite the sustained decline in the total number of sites, the number of web-facing computers has continued to grow, increasing by over 35,000 this month.

< <http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2015/04/20/april-2015-web-server-survey.html> http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2015/04/20/april-2015-web-server-survey.html>

 

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George Hong Brokers Year's Biggest 3-Letter .Com Sale to Date + Rob Grant Reports Boom for Real Estate .Coms

It's no secret that sales of 3-letter and other short .coms have been booming and that trend continued today when we learned that broker George Hong of Guta.com has closed the year's biggest 3-letter .com sale to date, moving PPP.com for $290,000. Hong said the buyer and seller both prefer to remain anonymous but he provided proof of the completed sale and price paid.

< <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150421.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150421.htm>

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Twitter announces crackdown on abuse with new filter and tighter rules

Twitter has announced a crackdown on abuse on its network, unveiling a new filter designed to automatically prevent users from seeing threatening messages.

< <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/21/twitter-filter-notifications-for-all-accounts-abuse> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/21/twitter-filter-notifications-for-all-accounts-abuse>

 

What your country?s emoji use says about you

Significant strides were made in the world of international emoji understanding this week, with the publication of a groundbreaking report. Swiftkey, a British software company, trawled through ?more than 1bn pieces of emoji data? to extract some enlightening trends in global emoji use across speakers of 16 different languages.

< <http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/22/emoji-use-canada-smiling-poop-french-heart-italian-bananas-brits> http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/22/emoji-use-canada-smiling-poop-french-heart-italian-bananas-brits>

 

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ONLINE TV, MUSIC & PIRACY

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New Zealand ISPs may be sued for letting users bypass geoblocks

New Zealand internet service providers that give users the ability to bypass geoblocks to access overseas digital content have been threatened with legal action by four of the country?s major media broadcasters.

< <http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/20/new-zealand-internet-service-providers-face-legal-action-over-copyright-breach> http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/20/new-zealand-internet-service-providers-face-legal-action-over-copyright-breach>

 

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Telstra hits 590Mbps mobile data speeds using LTE-A

Telstra managed yesterday to hit speeds of up to 590 megabits per second using LTE-Advanced carrier aggregation on its network, the telco's group managing director for networks, Mike Wright, said today.

< <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/573315/telstra-hits-590mbps-mobile-data-speeds-using-lte-a/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/573315/telstra-hits-590mbps-mobile-data-speeds-using-lte-a/>

 

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au: Mandatory data-retention funding to be a Budget surprise

Communications Alliance CEO John Stanton has said that the Australian government is still refusing to reveal how much it will pay telcos for the cost of implementing mandatory data retention.

< <http://www.zdnet.com/article/mandatory-data-retention-funding-to-be-a-budget-surprise/> http://www.zdnet.com/article/mandatory-data-retention-funding-to-be-a-budget-surprise/>

 

au: VPN and Site Blocking Attacked By Consumer Group

In a submission to the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015, the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network has addressed site blocking and potential threats to VPN use. While the former could descend into an expensive consumer-funded game of whac-a-mole, clarification is required to remove potential threats to VPNs.

< <http://torrentfreak.com/vpn-and-site-blocking-attacked-by-consumer-group-150420/> http://torrentfreak.com/vpn-and-site-blocking-attacked-by-consumer-group-150420/>

 

Western Australia takes legal action against Uber

?Just months after targeting Uber drivers, the Western Australia government is taking legal action against the ride-sharing app developer directly for not having the correct licence to operate in the state.

< <http://www.zdnet.com/article/western-australia-takes-legal-action-against-uber/> http://www.zdnet.com/article/western-australia-takes-legal-action-against-uber/>

 

au: Tax boss rebukes Google, Apple and Microsoft over Senate inquiry evidence

The tax commissioner, Chris Jordan, has delivered a public rebuke to multinational tech giants Apple, Google and Microsoft, vigorously contesting evidence they gave to a recent Senate inquiry hearing into corporate tax avoidance.

< <http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/apr/22/tax-boss-rebukes-google-apple-and-microsoft-over-senate-inquiry-evidence> http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/apr/22/tax-boss-rebukes-google-apple-and-microsoft-over-senate-inquiry-evidence>

 

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IP impact of leaked Trans-Pacific Partnership chapter debated

Policymakers and academics are debating how certain provisions in a leaked draft of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal could affect IP-related laws in Australia and other prospective member states, including those governing plain packaging of tobacco products. The chapter that has become public concerns investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), an arbitration process by which corporations can make claims for damages against foreign governments. Philip Morris is currently using ISDS to challenge Australia?s plain packaging law and anti-tobacco regulations in Uruguay.

< <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=fdc41f71-9cdc-4c16-9418-a3a1d2d7c712> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=fdc41f71-9cdc-4c16-9418-a3a1d2d7c712>

 

 

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