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Documentation is Key to Recovering Hijacked Domain Names by Dave Piscitello

< <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/documentation-is-key-to-recovering-hijacked-domain-names> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/documentation-is-key-to-recovering-hijacked-domain-names>

 

Global Domain Registrations Grow 9% In 2015 To 314 Million, But Growth Across TLDs Uneven

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/04/15/global-domain-registrations-grow-2015/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/04/15/global-domain-registrations-grow-2015/>

 

Illegal Australian online casino faces investigation

< <http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2016/04/17/emu-casino-probe/> http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2016/04/17/emu-casino-probe/>

 

Unibet join Aussie online in-play party; Emu Casino domain ownership fraud?

< <http://calvinayre.com/2016/04/17/business/unibet-australia-online-in-play-betting/> http://calvinayre.com/2016/04/17/business/unibet-australia-online-in-play-betting/>

 

nu: Tiny South Pacific island to lose free/universal Internet lifeline

< <http://boingboing.net/2016/04/16/tiny-south-pacific-island-to-l.html> http://boingboing.net/2016/04/16/tiny-south-pacific-island-to-l.html>

 

Did the DotConnectAfrica judge make a big dumb mistake?

< <http://domainincite.com/20271-did-the-dotconnectafrica-judge-make-a-big-dumb-mistake> http://domainincite.com/20271-did-the-dotconnectafrica-judge-make-a-big-dumb-mistake>

 

The Uncertainty Of Domain Name Disputes Involving Generic Words

< <http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/udrp-and-urs/the-uncertainty-of-domain-name-disputes-involving-generic-words> http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/udrp-and-urs/the-uncertainty-of-domain-name-disputes-involving-generic-words>

 

Short URLs a Big Problem for Cloud Collaboration, Stored Data

< <https://threatpost.com/short-urls-a-big-problem-for-cloud-collaboration-stored-data/117447/> https://threatpost.com/short-urls-a-big-problem-for-cloud-collaboration-stored-data/117447/>

 

Australian Cloud Provider Zettagrid Acquires Hosting Firm Conexim

< <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/australian-cloud-provider-zettagrid-acquires-hosting-firm-conexim> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/australian-cloud-provider-zettagrid-acquires-hosting-firm-conexim>

 

Australian web hosting makes all the difference

< <http://www.communitynews.com.au/business/Australian-web-hosting-makes-all-the-difference/7685768> http://www.communitynews.com.au/business/Australian-web-hosting-makes-all-the-difference/7685768>

 

 

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Obama?s ?Splinternet? Legacy: Mark Zuckerberg?s dreams are at odds with the White House?s plans.

Mark Zuckerberg gave a visionary keynote address last week at the annual Facebook conference for developers. ?We are one global community,? he declared, with the aspiration to ?give everyone the power to share everything with anyone.? But Mr. Zuckerberg announced his great ambition just as the open Internet is slamming shut.

< <http://www.wsj.com/articles/obamas-splinternet-legacy-1460934683> http://www.wsj.com/articles/obamas-splinternet-legacy-1460934683>

 

How Democratic Is The Internet Governance And Policy Making Process?

Since its opening up to the world in 1989, the Internet has fast evolved from being just a technical tool to a political one.

< <http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/04/15/how-democratic-is-the-internet-governance-and-policy-making-process/> http://www.iafrikan.com/2016/04/15/how-democratic-is-the-internet-governance-and-policy-making-process/>

 

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ICANN

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Proposal for Khmer Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules

Purpose: The Khmer script community has formed the Khmer Generation Panel, which in turn has developed a Proposal for the Khmer Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (Proposal and Proposal Documentation). As per the LGR Procedure, this proposal is being posted for public comments to allow those who have not participated in the Khmer GP to make their views known to the GP.

< <https://www.icann.org/public-comments/khmer-lgr-2016-04-15-en> https://www.icann.org/public-comments/khmer-lgr-2016-04-15-en>

 

Documentation is Key to Recovering Hijacked Domain Names by Dave Piscitello

When victims of domain name hijackings contact our Security Team for guidance, we will ask about the circumstances relating to the attack. We'll ask whether they have contacted their hosting provider, registrar, or law enforcement. We next ask, "do you have any way to demonstrate to your sponsoring registrar that the registration or use of the domain is rightfully yours?"

< <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/documentation-is-key-to-recovering-hijacked-domain-names> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/documentation-is-key-to-recovering-hijacked-domain-names>

 

ICANN Fails Consumers (Again) by Garth Bruen

In its bid to be free of U.S. government oversight ICANN is leaning on the global multistakeholder community as proof positive that its policy-making comes from the ground up. ICANN's recent response to three U.S. senators invokes the input of "end users from all over the world" as a way of explaining how the organization is driven. Regardless of the invocation of the end user (and it must be instinct) ICANN cannot seem to help reaching back and slapping that end user across the face.

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160415_icann_fails_consumers_again/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20160415_icann_fails_consumers_again/>

 

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Global Domain Registrations Grow 9% In 2015 To 314 Million, But Growth Across TLDs Uneven

The total number of domain names registered around the world grew to 314 million at the end of 2015, a growth rate of nine percent (25.9 million) for the 12 months and five percent (15m) for the fourth quarter, according to the latest Verisign Domain Name Industry Brief published Thursday.

< <http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24581> http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24581>

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/04/15/global-domain-registrations-grow-2015/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/04/15/global-domain-registrations-grow-2015/>

 

Verisign Q4?15 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 314 Million Domain Names in the Fourth Quarter of 2015

Today, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name Industry Brief, which showed that the Internet grew by approximately 15 million domain names in the fourth quarter of 2015, and closed with a base of 314 million domain names across all TLDs. That?s a 5 percent increase over the third quarter of 2015.

< <http://blogs.verisign.com/blog/entry/verisign_q4_15_domain_name> http://blogs.verisign.com/blog/entry/verisign_q4_15_domain_name>

 

Illegal Australian online casino faces investigation

An online casino that illegally promotes roulette, blackjack and 800 other games of chance to Australian gamblers may soon have its local website shut down after the registered owner revealed to The New Daily he knew nothing about the business. ... Mr Muller said he was now taking legal advice to find a way to remove his name from the com.au domain registry. ... Under rules established by the Australian domain name regulator, auDA, websites can be shut down if they are found to be registered using fraudulent methods.

< <http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2016/04/17/emu-casino-probe/> http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2016/04/17/emu-casino-probe/>

 

Unibet join Aussie online in-play party; Emu Casino domain ownership fraud?

... According to research conducted by The New Daily, the Emucasino.com.au domain is registered to Jeff Muller, a Gold Coast hairdresser. Contacted by The New Daily, Muller claimed to have never heard of the website and disavowed any connection to Emu Group. Muller said he?d hired a solicitor to figure out how to get his name expunged from the registry. Australia?s domain administrative body auDA has the authority to shut down websites if it determines that the sites were fraudulently registered.

< <http://calvinayre.com/2016/04/17/business/unibet-australia-online-in-play-betting/> http://calvinayre.com/2016/04/17/business/unibet-australia-online-in-play-betting/>

 

be: Highlights from 2015

2015 was an eventful year, and we are proud to present a number of highlights already. The .be domain name counter closed at 1,534,832 on 31 December 2015, which means that .be registered net growth of 2.8%.

< <http://www.dnsbelgium.be/en/news/highlights-2015> http://www.dnsbelgium.be/en/news/highlights-2015>

 

DENIC publishes 2015 Annual Report on ENUM

On 31 March 2016, DENIC has published the 2015 Annual Report on ENUM.

< <https://www.denic.de/en/whats-new/news/article/denic-veroeffentlicht-enum-jahresbericht-2015/> https://www.denic.de/en/whats-new/news/article/denic-veroeffentlicht-enum-jahresbericht-2015/>

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/04/17/denic-2015-annual-report-enum/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/04/17/denic-2015-annual-report-enum/>

 

Celebrate Earth Day 2016 With Special Offers on .earth Domain Names

Interlink Co., Ltd., the official operator of the .earth domain registry, announced today that its registrar partners are offering discounted .earth domain names just in time for Earth Day 2016.

< <http://www.pressreleaserocket.net/celebrate-earth-day-2016-with-special-offers-on-earth-domain-names/436209/> http://www.pressreleaserocket.net/celebrate-earth-day-2016-with-special-offers-on-earth-domain-names/436209/>

 

eu: An evolution towards more trust on the Internet: Interview with Marc van Wesemael, CEO of EURid

April 2016 marks the 10th anniversary of the European registry EURid, the domains registry which manages the .eu TLD. And although managing a single TLD may sound simple, that?s not necessarily the case. The challenges of multilingual Europe ? and now the challenges of the Internationalized Domain Names ? keep them on their toes.

< <https://international.eco.de/2016/news/an-evolution-towards-more-trust-on-the-internet.html> https://international.eco.de/2016/news/an-evolution-towards-more-trust-on-the-internet.html>

 

nu: Tiny South Pacific island to lose free/universal Internet lifeline

The way most of the world knows about Niue, a 100 square mile island in the south Pacific with a population of about 1,100, is because of its CCTLD, which is the ubiquitous .nu. Selling the rights to .nu to international domain registrar bought the county's population unlimited access to a satellite Internet connection that downlinked to a free wifi service that had run since 2003, making Niue the first country in the world to extend free Internet to all its residents.

< <http://boingboing.net/2016/04/16/tiny-south-pacific-island-to-l.html> http://boingboing.net/2016/04/16/tiny-south-pacific-island-to-l.html>

 

Largest Niue internet provider to go offline

Niue's largest internet provider will switch off its service tomorrow after a dispute with the government over free access. Under an agreement signed in the late 1990s, Niue sold the use of its .nu internet domain name which funded wireless access for the island.

< <http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/301747/largest-niue-internet-provider-to-go-offline> http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/301747/largest-niue-internet-provider-to-go-offline>

 

New .PROMO Domain Sunrise Period Begins Today

Afilias announces that the Sunrise Period for the new ?dot PROMO? or .PROMO TLD is now open for eligible trademark holders only.

< <http://get.promo/newsroom/press-release/new-promo-domain-sunrise-period-begins-today> http://get.promo/newsroom/press-release/new-promo-domain-sunrise-period-begins-today>

 

.RU domain zone file to be generated more often

The Technical Center of Internet will change the frequency of the formation of the .RU domain zone file. The file for delegating second-level domains in .RU will be generated every two hours. The change will take effect May 11 at 1:10 pm Moscow time.

< <https://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=9675> https://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=9675>

 

ru: Number of domain violators drops slightly

In February 2016, Group-IB sent accredited registrars 149 requests to remove malicious domain names from delegation, which is 12 fewer requests than in January. As a result, 140 domain names were taken down.

< <https://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=9674> https://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=9674>

 

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Did the DotConnectAfrica judge make a big dumb mistake?

The court ruling that granted DotConnectAfrica a preliminary injunction preventing ICANN delegating .africa seems to be based to a large extent on a huge error by the judge.

< <http://domainincite.com/20271-did-the-dotconnectafrica-judge-make-a-big-dumb-mistake> http://domainincite.com/20271-did-the-dotconnectafrica-judge-make-a-big-dumb-mistake>

 

?Domain wrangle depriving Africa of identity

THE ZA Central Registry has decried its ongoing wrangle with DotConnectAfrica Trust as denying Africans an opportunity to identify with the continent.

< <http://cajnewsafrica.com/2016/04/15/domain-wrangle-depriving-africa-of-identity/> http://cajnewsafrica.com/2016/04/15/domain-wrangle-depriving-africa-of-identity/>

 

French Supermarket Giant LeClerc Turns On DotBrand by Michele Neylon

Earlier this week French supermarket giant E.Leclerc launched a new site for their sports' goods. The key change? The new site lives at sport.leclerc. Leclerc, which employs over 94 thousand people, is one of the companies that opted to get its own "dotbrand". While some companies have rolled out a variety of different things on their own domain extension it's still rare to see a brand launching anything with mass market appeal using their own TLD.

< <http://www.internetnews.me/2016/04/15/french-supermarket-giant-leclerc-turns-dotbrand/> http://www.internetnews.me/2016/04/15/french-supermarket-giant-leclerc-turns-dotbrand/>

 

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DNS SECURITY

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6 IoT Security Dangers To The Enterprise

As the Internet of Things gradually becomes part of the business function, organizations must remain vigilant about securing these new potential targets.

< <http://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/6-iot-security-dangers-to-the-enterprise/d/d-id/1325140> http://www.darkreading.com/endpoint/6-iot-security-dangers-to-the-enterprise/d/d-id/1325140>

 

Cyber security: ?Enormous opportunities? for Australian business

With the right support Australian businesses stand poised to grab a significant slice of the lucrative global security market, according to one of the prime minister?s top cyber security advisors.

< <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/597985/cyber-security-enormous-opportunities-australian-business/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/597985/cyber-security-enormous-opportunities-australian-business/>

 

ch: The April 2016 issue of our SWITCH Security Report is available!

A new issue of our monthly SWITCH Security Report has just been released. The topics covered in this report are: Probably the most expensive typo ever foils probably the biggest attempted bank robbery ever, Switzerland targeted by various hacker groups? Series of DDoS attacks on Swiss websites, Connected cars ?one of this generation?s biggest security risks? & Done and dusted ? the new Federal Act on the Surveillance of Post and Telecommunications

< <https://securityblog.switch.ch/2016/04/15/the-april-2016-issue-of-our-switch-security-report-is-available/> https://securityblog.switch.ch/2016/04/15/the-april-2016-issue-of-our-switch-security-report-is-available/>

 

Obama Names 12 Members to New Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity

US President Barack Obama introduced the 12 members of the new Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity (CENC) Wednesday, including current and former representatives from industry, the intelligence community, and academia.

< <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/obama-names-12-members-to-new-commission-on-enhancing-national-cybersecurity> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/obama-names-12-members-to-new-commission-on-enhancing-national-cybersecurity>

 

Cyberattack could knock out huge swath of US electric grid, lawmakers say [IDG]

The U.S. government is not prepared for a cyberattack on the electrical grid that takes out power over a large area for weeks, or even months, some lawmakers said.

< <http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/598022/cyberattack-could-knock-huge-swath-us-electric-grid-lawmakers-say/> http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/598022/cyberattack-could-knock-huge-swath-us-electric-grid-lawmakers-say/>

< <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/598022/cyberattack-could-knock-huge-swath-us-electric-grid-lawmakers-say/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/598022/cyberattack-could-knock-huge-swath-us-electric-grid-lawmakers-say/>

 

Pro-Islamic State cyber group hack websites of Australian small businesses

A group of pro-Islamic State hackers have gone on a website defacement spree, breaking into the websites of more than 20 Australian small businesses.

< <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-15/pro-islamic-state-cyber-group-hack-websites-of-small-businesses/7329858> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-04-15/pro-islamic-state-cyber-group-hack-websites-of-small-businesses/7329858>

 

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The Uncertainty Of Domain Name Disputes Involving Generic Words

When is the use of a generic word in a domain name considered cybersquatting? Obviously, many well-known trademarks are made up of generic words, but these have taken on brand status when applied to products or services that don?t relate to the generic meaning. Take the word ?apple.?

< <http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/udrp-and-urs/the-uncertainty-of-domain-name-disputes-involving-generic-words> http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/udrp-and-urs/the-uncertainty-of-domain-name-disputes-involving-generic-words>

 

Voteleave.co.uk has been rickrolled

?Ah, the rickroll. It never really gets old. And it seems the Brexit campaign has been majorly trolled. If you go to the domain name voteleave.co.uk you will be given a link to Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up'.

< <http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/news/a790920/voteleavecouk-has-been-rickrolled/> http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/news/a790920/voteleavecouk-has-been-rickrolled/>

 

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Facebook bought a registrar

Facebook has acquired a domain name registrar, according to its point person in ICANN.

< <http://domainincite.com/20286-facebook-bought-a-registrar> http://domainincite.com/20286-facebook-bought-a-registrar>

 

Facebook now owns a domain name registrar

Facebook now owns a domain name registrar.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/04/14/facebook-now-owns-domain-name-registrar/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/04/14/facebook-now-owns-domain-name-registrar/>

 

Introducing Squarespace Domains

We?re thrilled to announce the launch of Squarespace Domains, the newest way for anyone with an idea to get started with Squarespace. For more than a decade, we?ve been the premier choice for building beautiful websites. Now, if you have an idea but you?re not quite ready to create a website, you can browse over 200 TLDs and purchase your domain directly from us.

< <http://blog.squarespace.com/blog/introducing-squarespace-domains> http://blog.squarespace.com/blog/introducing-squarespace-domains>

 

Squarespace now offers domain registration starting at $20 a year

Website builder Squarespace today launched a new feature that lets customers purchase a domain name straight from its site before using its design tools to put everything together.

< <http://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/04/15/squarespace-now-lets-purchase-domain-straight-site/> http://thenextweb.com/insider/2016/04/15/squarespace-now-lets-purchase-domain-straight-site/>

 

eName announces Initial Public Offering

eName has announced its plans to go public, following the merger/acquisition of 4.cn earlier this year.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/04/16/ename-announces-initial-public-offering/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/04/16/ename-announces-initial-public-offering/>

 

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Declaring IPv6 an Internet Standard by Geoff Huston

I?ve already shared my thoughts following a session of the IPv4 Sunset Working Group at IETF 95 that considered whether to declare IPv4 an "Historic" specification. Of course, as one would expect for a meeting of a Standards Development Organization, that wasn?t the only standards process discussion through the week. Another session, this time in the IPv6 Maintenance Working Group, considered the related topic of whether to make the IPv6 specification a full Internet Standard. Let's look at that proposal.

< <http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2016-04/ipv6std.html> http://www.potaroo.net/ispcol/2016-04/ipv6std.html>

 

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URL shorteners expose your documents and driving routes

URL shorteners provide a useful, simple, way of sharing links; but these links can unwittingly expose your most personal information.

< <http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2016-04/15/short-url-hack-access-files> http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2016-04/15/short-url-hack-access-files>

 

Short URLs a Big Problem for Cloud Collaboration, Stored Data

URL shorteners are convenient, but for a long time gave security practitioners anxiety because it was difficult to determine where the shortened address was taking you.

< <https://threatpost.com/short-urls-a-big-problem-for-cloud-collaboration-stored-data/117447/> https://threatpost.com/short-urls-a-big-problem-for-cloud-collaboration-stored-data/117447/>

 

Are URL shorteners revealing your personal information? Researchers warn they could give away your data and even your location

URL shorteners aim to help you cut down the length of your links, making them easier to share across various platforms.

< <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3542375/Are-URL-shorteners-revealing-personal-information-Researchers-say-away-data-location.html> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3542375/Are-URL-shorteners-revealing-personal-information-Researchers-say-away-data-location.html>

 

Upcoming Industry Events: DNHouston, DNSeattle, GDD Summit and WHD.usa

First up, two industry meetups are on our agenda: one in Houston and the other (a little closer to our home office in Vancouver, Canada!) in Seattle. Meetups are increasingly becoming a staple of our thriving domain industry, and NamesCon is very happy to support these events wherever possible. These two events are on the larger end of the spectrum:

< <http://namescon.com/upcoming-industry-events-dnhouston-dnseattle-gdd-summit-and-whd-usa/> http://namescon.com/upcoming-industry-events-dnhouston-dnseattle-gdd-summit-and-whd-usa/>

 

How Snapchat Killed the Homepage

When Clique Media Group, the Los Angeles-based publisher of Who What Wear, Byrdie and My Domaine, launched its latest property, Obsessee, in March 2016, there was no glossy website with in-depth articles, full-bleed images or endless scroll for new readers to peruse. Instead, Obsessee.com is a simple landing page that links out to 10 different social-media platforms, ranging from Snapchat to Spotify. What's more, Clique Media Group has no plans to publish content on its website. While digital publishers have traditionally built websites or blogs supported by activity on social media platforms like Instagram or Facebook, the growing dominance of these platforms has encouraged them to reverse that strategy and, instead, focus on publishing directly to social media apps, where young consumers increasingly spend time. ?Gen Z are not [visiting] dot coms,? says Katherine Power, co-founder and chief executive of Clique Media Group. ?This is a very underserved group as far as great content goes.?

< <http://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/fashion-tech/snapchat-clique-obsessee-hearst-sweet> http://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/fashion-tech/snapchat-clique-obsessee-hearst-sweet>

 

?Gen Z are not [visiting] dot coms.?

Let me start by noting that this is not a story about youngsters visiting new TLDs rather than .com. It?s about the younger generation not visiting domain names at all.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/04/14/gen-z-not-visiting-dot-coms/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/04/14/gen-z-not-visiting-dot-coms/>

 

Kiwi barrister appointed to international advisory council

Peter Dengate Thrush, New Zealand barrister, internet law specialist and former chairman of ICANN, has been appointed to the advisory council of the CDT.

< <http://www.australasianlawyer.com.au/news/kiwi-barrister-appointed-to-international-advisory-council-214652.aspx> http://www.australasianlawyer.com.au/news/kiwi-barrister-appointed-to-international-advisory-council-214652.aspx>

 

CDT Launches Advisory Council

The Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) has launched an Advisory Council to bring new insight and expertise to our policy advocacy work. The Advisory Council has 56 inaugural members, comprising tech policy leaders from a wide variety of organizations and experiences.

< <https://cdt.org/press/cdt-launches-advisory-council/> https://cdt.org/press/cdt-launches-advisory-council/>

 

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Australian Cloud Provider Zettagrid Acquires Hosting Firm Conexim

IaaS provider Zettagrid has acquired cloud and hosting company Conexim as part of ongoing consolidation of the Australian cloud and hosting market.

< <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/australian-cloud-provider-zettagrid-acquires-hosting-firm-conexim> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/australian-cloud-provider-zettagrid-acquires-hosting-firm-conexim>

 

Australian web hosting makes all the difference

CHOOSING a web host is one of the most critical decisions a website owner has to make, according to a Perth provider.

< <http://www.communitynews.com.au/business/Australian-web-hosting-makes-all-the-difference/7685768> http://www.communitynews.com.au/business/Australian-web-hosting-makes-all-the-difference/7685768>

 

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DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET

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Three 6-Figure Transactions Top This Week's Sales Chart - Two of Those Rank Among the Year's Top 10

April is off to a good start in the domain aftermarket. Sellers rang up a trio of six-figure sales and more than 50 that reached five figures. The Above.com Marketplace set the pace with their $170,000 sale of Debit.com.

< <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160413.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160413.htm>

 

NameJet and Domain Holdings Offer Rare 27.com Domain Name in Public Auction

NameJet and Domain Holdings have joined forces to market and auction an extremely rare and valuable 2-character numeric domain name, 27.com.

< <http://www.namejet.com/Pages/press-releases/default.aspx#44> http://www.namejet.com/Pages/press-releases/default.aspx#44>

 

Spring Brings an Abundance of Domain Meetups and Conferences Around the World

In addition to warmer weather and blossoming flowers Spring 2016 is bringing a bountiful bouquet of domain industry networking opportunities around the world. In the U.S. alone three big city domain meetups will be held over the next 30 days. We will also see two important full scale multi-day international conferences between now and the end of next month.

< <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2016/dailyposts/20160413.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2016/dailyposts/20160413.htm>

 

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au: Education key to fighting cyberbullying of children, says safety watchdog

Education is critical in the fight to reduce cyberbullying and harassment of children, and improve online safety, Australia?s cyberbullying and children?s safety watchdog has said.

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