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ICANN Board Decisions to become More Transparent

< <http://www.internetcommerce.org/icann-board-decisions-to-become-more-transparent/> http://www.internetcommerce.org/icann-board-decisions-to-become-more-transparent/>

 

AusRegistry welcomes Uniregistry as the newest .au accredited Registrar

< <https://www.ausregistry.com.au/ausregistry-welcomes-uniregistry-as-the-newest-au-accredited-registrar/> https://www.ausregistry.com.au/ausregistry-welcomes-uniregistry-as-the-newest-au-accredited-registrar/>

 

nz: Public trust cited as Govt improves domain name security

< <http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/601083/public-trust-cited-govt-improves-domain-name-security/> http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/601083/public-trust-cited-govt-improves-domain-name-security/>

 

nz: WHATIS? WHOIS? Privacy? Huh? Have Your Say!

< <https://centr.org/news/185-news/653-nz-whatis-whois-privacy-huh-have-your-say.html> https://centr.org/news/185-news/653-nz-whatis-whois-privacy-huh-have-your-say.html>

 

New gTLD Registrations Rocket Past 21 Million As .XYZ Rockets To 5.6 Million

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/06/04/new-gtld-registrations-20-million-xyz-5-2m/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/06/04/new-gtld-registrations-20-million-xyz-5-2m/>

 

Donuts? new 50% price hike explained

< <http://domainincite.com/20538-donuts-new-price-50-price-hike-explained> http://domainincite.com/20538-donuts-new-price-50-price-hike-explained>

 

Three Top Recommendations from Gartner?s Latest Phishing Report

< <https://blog.returnpath.com/three-top-recommendations-from-gartners-latest-phishing-report/> https://blog.returnpath.com/three-top-recommendations-from-gartners-latest-phishing-report/>

 

nz: Cyber security message getting through - Microsoft

< <http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11651469> http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11651469>

 

How to use a local domain extension to increase sales leads through community branding

< <http://www.live.melbourne/media-release/how-to-use-a-local-domain-extension-to-increase-sales-leads-through-community-branding/> http://www.live.melbourne/media-release/how-to-use-a-local-domain-extension-to-increase-sales-leads-through-community-branding/>

 

 

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Cruz touts bill as 'last chance' to delay internet domain handoff

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is circulating a new bill that would prevent the government from handing off oversight of the internet domain name system without approval from Congress.

< <http://thehill.com/policy/technology/282009-cruz-touting-bill-as-last-chance-to-delay-internet-domain-handoff> http://thehill.com/policy/technology/282009-cruz-touting-bill-as-last-chance-to-delay-internet-domain-handoff>

 

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ICANN

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Request for Appointment of Candidates to Participate on the Customer Standing Committee

Yesterday, ICANN sent a letter to the ICANN Supporting Organizations, Advisory Committees, and the Registry Stakeholder Group to request that these organizations initiate their internal processes to appoint candidates to serve as members and liaisons on the Customer Standing Committee.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-06-02-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-06-02-en>

 

Pre-ICANN56 Policy Update Webinar

The ICANN Policy Development Support Team will provide a Policy Update Webinar on Thursday, 16 June 2016 at 10:00 UTC and 19:00 UTC, in preparation for the upcoming ICANN Policy Forum in Helsinki. The purpose of the webinar is to summarize policy activities across the ICANN policy development community and briefing the community on the Cross-Community sessions taking place in Helsinki.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-06-02-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-06-02-en>

 

Finland to Host International Internet Community at ICANN56 This Month

Domain names are used as addresses for the most important services of the Internet, such as website and e-mail addresses. FICORA manages .FI domain names in Finland and ICANN is responsible for them at the global level. The first ICANN meeting in Finland will be held from 27?30 June 2016.

< <https://domain.fi/info/en/index/tietoa/ajankohtaista/2016/P_8.html> https://domain.fi/info/en/index/tietoa/ajankohtaista/2016/P_8.html>

 

ICANN Board Decisions to become More Transparent

ICA has long been an advocate for greater transparency in ICANN operations, especially in the decision-making activities of the Board. Back in May 2012, reacting to the announcement that the Board would no longer hold decisional sessions on the final day of each of the three yearly ICANN public meetings, we published a blog titled, ?ICANN Board Meetings Should be Webcast Live?.

< <http://www.internetcommerce.org/icann-board-decisions-to-become-more-transparent/> http://www.internetcommerce.org/icann-board-decisions-to-become-more-transparent/>

 

What happened to the proposed domain name privacy reforms?

Last year, the intellectual property community lost an important battle in the war against IP abuse and infringements on the Internet.

< <https://www.netnames.com/insights/blog/2016/06/what-happened-to-the-proposed-domain-name-privacy-reforms/> https://www.netnames.com/insights/blog/2016/06/what-happened-to-the-proposed-domain-name-privacy-reforms/>

 

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AusRegistry welcomes Uniregistry as the newest .au accredited Registrar

As the .au namespace prepares to celebrate its milestone 30th year in operation, AusRegistry has welcomed Cayman Islands-based Registrar Uniregistry as the latest addition to the .au channel.

< <https://www.ausregistry.com.au/ausregistry-welcomes-uniregistry-as-the-newest-au-accredited-registrar/> https://www.ausregistry.com.au/ausregistry-welcomes-uniregistry-as-the-newest-au-accredited-registrar/>

 

CNNIC and Verisign Signed Cooperation Agreement to Provide Domain Name Verification Service

On 28 April, 2016, Patrick Kane, the vice president of Verisign has paid a visit to CNNIC. Researcher Xiaodong Lee, Director of CNNIC and Patrick Kane have discussed the cooperation in the field of domain name.

< <http://www1.cnnic.cn/AU/MediaC/rdxw/2016/201604/t20160429_53602.htm> http://www1.cnnic.cn/AU/MediaC/rdxw/2016/201604/t20160429_53602.htm>

 

China?s MIIT is Hiring to Move Forward New Domain Approvals Process

For domain name registries eagerly awaiting Chinese government approval for permission to fully enable their domains in the world?s most populous nation, a ray of hope emerged today in China.

< <http://allegravita.com/2016/06/03/chinas-miit-hiring-move-domain-approvals-process/> http://allegravita.com/2016/06/03/chinas-miit-hiring-move-domain-approvals-process/>

 

.Com Winners & Losers ? China makes a comeback

ICANN has published the latest .com transactions report from registry Verisign, showing official results from February.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/06/02/com-china-comeback/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/06/02/com-china-comeback/>

 

nl: DNS blocking has no place in the new Gaming Act

On-line gambling remains illegal in the Netherlands. The government has for some years been working on a law that would legalise the activity, but progress has not been easy.

< <https://www.sidn.nl/a/about-sidn/dns-blocking-has-no-place-in-the-new-gaming-act> https://www.sidn.nl/a/about-sidn/dns-blocking-has-no-place-in-the-new-gaming-act>

 

nz: Public trust cited as Govt improves domain name security

Recent changes to how the Department of Internal Affairs manages government website domain names is hoping to trigger a rise in online security and result in greater public trust in government websites.

< <http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/601083/public-trust-cited-govt-improves-domain-name-security/> http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/601083/public-trust-cited-govt-improves-domain-name-security/>

 

nz: NetHui 2016...coming soon

Over the past few months we've been busy planning NetHui 2016 - and it's going to look a little different this year...

< <https://internetnz.nz/blog/nethui-2016coming-soon> https://internetnz.nz/blog/nethui-2016coming-soon>

 

nz: WHATIS? WHOIS? Privacy? Huh? Have Your Say!

In Privacy Week, there?s a debate going on about publication of addresses and contact details as part of the registration of a .nz domain name.

< <https://centr.org/news/185-news/653-nz-whatis-whois-privacy-huh-have-your-say.html> https://centr.org/news/185-news/653-nz-whatis-whois-privacy-huh-have-your-say.html>

 

Data Quality in .PT

The .PT is committed to promoting the quality of the data in the registration and domain name management.

< <https://www.dns.pt/en/news/data-quality-in-pt/> https://www.dns.pt/en/news/data-quality-in-pt/>

 

New section added to Russian Domains website

The Russian Domains statistical resource has added a new section ? Web Technometrics ? to its website. The collected statistical data make it possible to assess the prevalence of key solutions in the field of web technologies, as well as in the use of domains and the organization of access infrastructure. All data are available for each of the three Russian domains ? .RU, .?? and .SU.

< <https://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=9875> https://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=9875>

 

dotStore Sunrise proving popular

The dotStore TLD is on course to become one of the most popular Sunrise Periods so far in this round of gTLD launches. To date, the extensions that have attracted the most attention from trademark holders have been dotPorn (2,091), dotAdult (2,049), dotLondon (799), dotClothing (676) and dotWebsite (633).

< <https://www.netnames.com/insights/blog/2016/06/dotstore-sunrise-proving-popular/> https://www.netnames.com/insights/blog/2016/06/dotstore-sunrise-proving-popular/>

 

BOOM! Tomorrow marks 2 years of .XYZ

On June 2, 2014, .xyz launched as the new go-to domain ending for the next generation of internet users, and we haven?t looked back since.

< <https://gen.xyz/blog/2years> https://gen.xyz/blog/2years>

 

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Talking ICANN and New gTLDs at INTA?s 138th Annual Meeting

ICANN?s New gTLD Program has always been regarded with some degree of skepticism from the intellectual property community. After all, in-house counsels tasked with protecting trademarks online previously had to only consider a few legacy TLDs like .com and .net as well as ccTLDs like .de and .cn, whereas now they must take action to protect trademarks across hundreds of additional gTLDs. At the INTA 138th Annual Meeting, which took place May 20-25, 2016, the New gTLD Program was the focal point of one panel discussion, followed by a related Q&A session.

< <http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/talking-icann-new-gtlds-intas-138th-annual-meeting/> http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/talking-icann-new-gtlds-intas-138th-annual-meeting/>

 

.xyz tops 5 million domains as penny deals continue

XYZ.com became the first new gTLD operator to top five million domains in a single TLD last night, when .xyz added almost 1.5 million names.

< <http://domainincite.com/20545-xyz-tops-5-million-domains-as-penny-deals-continue> http://domainincite.com/20545-xyz-tops-5-million-domains-as-penny-deals-continue>

 

New gTLD Registrations Rocket Past 20 Million As .XYZ Rockets To 5.2 Million

The heavily discounted promotion for .xyz's second birthday certainly paid dividends when it comes to registration numbers with the gTLD rocketing to 5.612 million registrations, according to nTLDstats.com. Four days ago there on 31 May there were 2.920 million registrations.

< <http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24695> http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24695>

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/06/04/new-gtld-registrations-20-million-xyz-5-2m/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2016/06/04/new-gtld-registrations-20-million-xyz-5-2m/>

 

.xyz adds 788,000 domains in a day

XYZ.com managed to ?sell? at least 788,167 .xyz domain names yesterday, as registrars gave them away for peanuts.

< <http://domainincite.com/20529-xyz-adds-788000-domains-in-a-day> http://domainincite.com/20529-xyz-adds-788000-domains-in-a-day>

 

Donuts to hike prices 50% on some TLDs

While some new gTLD registries are all about the giveaways and deep discounting, Donuts has taken the unprecedented decision to actually increase its prices.

< <http://domainincite.com/20535-donuts-to-hike-prices-50-on-some-tlds> http://domainincite.com/20535-donuts-to-hike-prices-50-on-some-tlds>

 

Donuts? new 50% price hike explained

Donuts? new pricing model for 10 of its new gTLDs, announced yesterday, has caused some confusion for registrants and will make life more complex for registrars.

< <http://domainincite.com/20538-donuts-new-price-50-price-hike-explained> http://domainincite.com/20538-donuts-new-price-50-price-hike-explained>

 

Why these 50+ businesses dumped their .com for a new TLD

+600 new TLDs launched over the last 900 days. The list of TLDs has tripled over the last two years. So it has never been easier to find the right domain name for your business ? but it has also become more complicated with so many choices.

< <http://blog.europeandomaincentre.com/best-new-tld/> http://blog.europeandomaincentre.com/best-new-tld/>

 

Donuts Adjusting Pricing for Ten gTLDs

Effective October 1, 2016, Donuts will upwardly adjust, by approximately 50%, the standard wholesale price for registrations in the following, ten TLDs:

< <http://www.donuts.domains/donuts-media/blog/donuts-adjusting-pricing-for-ten-gtlds> http://www.donuts.domains/donuts-media/blog/donuts-adjusting-pricing-for-ten-gtlds>

 

Amazingly, .blockbuster will soon be a gTLD

Video rental chain Blockbuster may have gone the way of the the 8-track, the VCR, and the Nokia cell phone, but it will soon have a gTLD of its own.

< <http://domainincite.com/20543-amazingly-blockbuster-will-soon-be-a-gtld> http://domainincite.com/20543-amazingly-blockbuster-will-soon-be-a-gtld>

 

Measuring the success of the gTLD program

There will come a point in the history of the new gTLD program when we have to decide whether it was a success or a failure. The criteria for success have never been clearly defined, but we can use a number of milestones and initial objectives to rate whether we can give it a thumbs up or thumbs down.

< <https://www.netnames.com/insights/blog/2016/06/measuring-the-success-of-the-gtld-program/> https://www.netnames.com/insights/blog/2016/06/measuring-the-success-of-the-gtld-program/>

 

China might be inching closer to granting licenses for new TLDs

TLD companies have been eagerly waiting for the Chinese government to issue licenses that will allow Chinese citizens to be able to host sites on their domains in China. The government might be taking a step forward, based on recent job postings.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/06/02/china-licenses-newtlds/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/06/02/china-licenses-newtlds/>

 

Domain name marketplace Sedo says 54 percent of new gTLDs are owned by the Chinese

China's quest for internet domination has taken an unusual detour: Exotic domain names.

< <http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/02/domain-name-marketplace-sedo-says-54-percent-of-new-gtlds-are-owned-by-the-chinese.html> http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/02/domain-name-marketplace-sedo-says-54-percent-of-new-gtlds-are-owned-by-the-chinese.html>

 

Your time is the biggest expense with cheap new TLDs

I registered a handful of .xyz domain names early on. Daniel Negari has built buzz around the domain, and I think some of the domains I bought have value. Enough value that I pay $10 a year to renew domains like Wrestling.xyz, Prescriptions.xyz and Degrees.xyz.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/06/02/time-biggest-expense-cheap-new-tlds/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/06/02/time-biggest-expense-cheap-new-tlds/>

 

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Three Top Recommendations from Gartner?s Latest Phishing Report

Phishing attacks are on the rise. In the first quarter of 2016, the Anti-Phishing Working Group observed more phishing attacks than at any other time in history. Gartner explores some possible reasons for this spike in their latest report on email fraud Fighting Phishing: Protect Your Brand. They suggest that it?s not that companies are doing anything to fight email fraud?it?s that their defenses are limited.

< <https://blog.returnpath.com/three-top-recommendations-from-gartners-latest-phishing-report/> https://blog.returnpath.com/three-top-recommendations-from-gartners-latest-phishing-report/>

 

Q1 2016 SOTI Security Preview: Reflection DDoS Attacks, Q1 2015-Q1 2016

Two quarters ago, we introduced Sankey diagrams to the State of the Internet: Security Report. Sankey graphs help visualize energy, material, or cost transfers between processes.

< <https://blogs.akamai.com/2016/06/q1-2016-soti-security-preview-reflection-ddos-attacks-q1-2015-q1-2016.html> https://blogs.akamai.com/2016/06/q1-2016-soti-security-preview-reflection-ddos-attacks-q1-2015-q1-2016.html>

 

Fraud Prevention Part 2 of 2: Developing a High-Impact Fraud Protection Program

A high-impact fraud program starts with an understanding of the evolving cybercrime landscape. We covered this in our earlier blog posting. Today?s cybercriminals use a host obfuscation techniques to evade detection which makes it extremely difficult to identify the many elements needed to investigate cyber-attacks.

< <https://www.markmonitor.com/mmblog/fraud-prevention-part-2-of-2-developing-a-high-impact-fraud-protection-program/> https://www.markmonitor.com/mmblog/fraud-prevention-part-2-of-2-developing-a-high-impact-fraud-protection-program/>

 

Fraud Prevention Part 1 of 2: Trends in Social Engineering

In Part 1 of a 2-part blog on fraud prevention, Stefanie reviews current trends in social engineering. Fraud today is often based on Social Engineering, or the psychological manipulating of people into performing actions or divulging confidential information. It?s a type of confidence trick for the purpose of information gathering, fraud, or system access. It differs from a traditional ?con? in that it is often one of many steps in a more complex fraud scheme.

< <https://www.markmonitor.com/mmblog/fraud-prevention-part-1-of-2-trends-in-social-engineering/> https://www.markmonitor.com/mmblog/fraud-prevention-part-1-of-2-trends-in-social-engineering/>

 

The Growing Threat of Domain Hijacking (and How to Protect Against It)

Domain hijacking seems like a foreign concept to most but it is a very real threat. While it doesn?t gain as much attention as spam or malware, domain hijacking is equally as disruptive to businesses and organizations. In most cases, these disruptions are temporary but they can produce lingering fallout on brands.

< <http://blog.webnames.ca/domain-hijacking-protect-brand/> http://blog.webnames.ca/domain-hijacking-protect-brand/>

 

Researchers Uncover Affiliate Network for Ransomware

Ransomware as a business is maturing and nowhere is that better illustrated than in Russia, according to Flashpoint researchers. The security firm released two reports on Thursday, one on a burgeoning ransomware-as-a-service business model (PDF) in Russia and the second on new developments in Russian ransomware kingpins targeting hospitals.

< <https://threatpost.com/researchers-uncover-affiliate-network-for-ransomware/118452/> https://threatpost.com/researchers-uncover-affiliate-network-for-ransomware/118452/>

 

Spooked by Bangladesh heist, Asian security summit works on cybersecurity

The South China Sea dispute and worries about North Korea dominated an Asian security summit at the weekend, but cybersecurity was also in focus as regional officials sought to improve coordination amid a rise in high-profile hacks.

< <http://in.reuters.com/article/asia-security-cyber-idINKCN0YR0CL> http://in.reuters.com/article/asia-security-cyber-idINKCN0YR0CL>

 

nz: Cyber security message getting through - Microsoft

Businesses and individuals are increasingly aware of the risk of cyber threats and are looking for ways to protect themselves in the event of a cyber attack, Microsoft's expert on cybersecurity in New Zealand says.

< <http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11651469> http://www.nzherald.co.nz/technology/news/article.cfm?c_id=5&objectid=11651469>

 

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Cyber Squatting: Concept, Types and Legal Regimes in India & USA by Sankalp Jain, Delhi High Court

Abstract: Cyber Squatting is a general practice where companies desire to obtain such domain names which can be easily identified with their established trademarks. This helps the public to identify the company as there is no physical contact between the two of them.

< <http://ssrn.com/abstract=2786474> http://ssrn.com/abstract=2786474>

 

Virgin avoids being derailed by cybersquatter

Multinational company the Virgin Group has recovered a domain name that is confusingly similar to its trademark.

< <http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/virgin-avoids-being-derailed-by-cybersquatter-4726> http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/virgin-avoids-being-derailed-by-cybersquatter-4726>

< <http://www.worldipreview.com/news/virgin-avoids-being-derailed-by-cybersquatter-10215> http://www.worldipreview.com/news/virgin-avoids-being-derailed-by-cybersquatter-10215>

 

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Uniregistry: 1.5 million domains in one day

How successful was .xyz?s promotion at Uniregistry? Judging by volume, quite successful.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/06/03/uniregistry-1-5-million-domains-one-day/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/06/03/uniregistry-1-5-million-domains-one-day/>

 

Uniregistry Sets Single-Day Registration Record [news release]

Uniregistry, Corp., a leading domain name registration services company, is pleased to announce that it registered over 1,500,000 new domain names yesterday, completing one of the largest 24-hour registration periods on record.

< <http://news.sys-con.com/node/3838123> http://news.sys-con.com/node/3838123>

 

Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in May 2016

May is the second month in a row that Datapipe has had the most reliable hosting company site. Its own site once again has lived up to its 100% Network Uptime Guarantee, as has been the case during over 10 years of monitoring by Netcraft. Datapipe has 25 data centres globally including locations in key technology and financial hubs: New York, Silicon Valley, London, and Hong Kong.

< <http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2016/06/03/most-reliable-hosting-company-sites-in-may-2016.html> http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2016/06/03/most-reliable-hosting-company-sites-in-may-2016.html>

 

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IPv4/IPv6

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Cisco warns IPv6 ping-of-death vuln is everyone's problem

Cisco is warning network administrators about a flaw in the handling of IPv6 packets that it says extends beyond its own products.

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/02/cisco_warns_of_ipv6_dos_vulnerability/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/02/cisco_warns_of_ipv6_dos_vulnerability/>

 

Cisco Products IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Crafted Packet Denial of Service Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the IPv6 packet processing functions of multiple Cisco products could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause an affected device to stop processing IPv6 traffic, leading to a denial of service condition on the device.

< <https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160525-ipv6> https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160525-ipv6>

 

Preparing for IPv6-only mobile networks: Why and How

Apple's upcoming App Store submission requirement around supporting IPv6-only environments (announced last year at WWDC and being enforced starting June 1) has been getting plenty of recent coverage.

< <https://blogs.akamai.com/2016/06/preparing-for-ipv6-only-mobile-networks-why-and-how.html> https://blogs.akamai.com/2016/06/preparing-for-ipv6-only-mobile-networks-why-and-how.html>

 

New DDoS Reflection/Amplification Method Exploits TFTP

Akamai SIRT is investigating a new DDoS reflection and amplification method that abuses TFTP. This is yet another UDP-based protocol that has been added to the list of DDoS amplification scripts available for malicious use.

< <https://blogs.akamai.com/2016/06/new-ddos-reflectionamplification-method-exploits-tftp.html> https://blogs.akamai.com/2016/06/new-ddos-reflectionamplification-method-exploits-tftp.html>

 

Help ARIN understand where you are in your IPv6 journey

ARIN is interested in getting a better understanding of IPv6 deployment activities across the region within individual organizations.

< <https://www.arin.net/announcements/2016/20160602.html> https://www.arin.net/announcements/2016/20160602.html>

 

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MISCELLANEOUS

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How to use a local domain extension to increase sales leads through community branding

With more Australians going online than ever before, a web presence has become an essential component of any successful business. And Aussies are spending more money online too ? almost $20 billion in the last year alone.

< <http://www.live.melbourne/media-release/how-to-use-a-local-domain-extension-to-increase-sales-leads-through-community-branding/> http://www.live.melbourne/media-release/how-to-use-a-local-domain-extension-to-increase-sales-leads-through-community-branding/>

 

The Design of the Internet?s Architecture by the IETF and Human Rights by Luciano Floridi

Abstract: The debate on whether and how the Internet can protect and foster humanrights has become a de?ning issue of our time. This debate often focuses on Internetgovernance from a regulatory perspective, underestimating the in?uence and powerof the governance of the Internet?s architecture. The technical decisions made byInternet Standard Developing Organisations that build and maintain thetechnical infrastructure of the Internet in?uences how information ?ows.

< <https://www.academia.edu/25886840/The_Design_of_the_Internet_s_Architecture_by_the_Internet_Engineering_Task_Force_IETF_and_Human_Rights> https://www.academia.edu/25886840/The_Design_of_the_Internet_s_Architecture_by_the_Internet_Engineering_Task_Force_IETF_and_Human_Rights>

 

ccTLD registries meet in Europe's capital to discuss common challenges, projects and ideas

On 17-19 May, CENTR held the 2016 edition of its Jamboree in Brussels, Belgium, kindly hosted by EURid. Data protection, Internet of Things, domain name abuse, ID federations, data monetisation ? can you name them all? 25 sessions were spread over 6 rooms and one day.

< <https://centr.org/news/185-news/656-cctld-registries-meet-in-europe-s-capital-to-discuss-common-challenges-projects-and-ideas.html> https://centr.org/news/185-news/656-cctld-registries-meet-in-europe-s-capital-to-discuss-common-challenges-projects-and-ideas.html>

 

'Whites are taking over': Race storm hits heart of Africa's internet body

A race row has broken out at the organization responsible for the allocation of IP addresses across Africa.

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/03/racism_row_hits_african_internet_registry/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/06/03/racism_row_hits_african_internet_registry/>

 

The network layer isn?t where the action is right now for IoT

IoT discussions are increasingly focused on application-level standards, exploring how IoT devices can exploit secure reliable byte streams to communicate their capabilities and command/control logic.

< <http://blog.apnic.net/2016/06/02/network-layer-isnt-action-right-now-iot/> http://blog.apnic.net/2016/06/02/network-layer-isnt-action-right-now-iot/>

 

Updated 5.2 and Signature Version of the SLA for the IANA Numbering Services

On 15 January 2015, the Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal Team submitted the Internet Number Community Proposal to the request for proposals issued by the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group.

< <https://www.nro.net/news/updated-5-2-and-signature-version-of-the-sla-for-the-iana-numbering-services> https://www.nro.net/news/updated-5-2-and-signature-version-of-the-sla-for-the-iana-numbering-services>

 

Failing to Scale Will Make Your SEO Pale

The world of SEO can come in all shapes and sizes, and staffing often depends on how much time and energy your company has to do things on its own. If your business prefers to skip the agency or independent contractor route and keep SEO in-house, you?re not alone.

< <http://blog.searchmetrics.com/us/2016/06/03/staffing-for-seo/> http://blog.searchmetrics.com/us/2016/06/03/staffing-for-seo/>

 

ITU Council reviews progress and charts future course

ITU?s governing Council ended its deliberations today, reviewing progress since it met last in 2015 while charting future developments.

< <http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2016/CM12.aspx> http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2016/CM12.aspx>

 

Domaining Europe 2016 Conference Closes With a Not .Com Day in the Netherlands 

The 2016 Domaining Europe conference closed Tuesday evening (May 31) at the Grand Hotel Amr?th Kurhaus in The Hague, Netherlands.

< <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2016/dailyposts/20160602.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2016/dailyposts/20160602.htm>

 

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How to be successful in Domain Business

There are two essential questions you have to face when entering the World of Domains: "How do you find the appropriate price for your domain?" and "how do you know that you did not pay too much for your domain name?".

< <https://sedo.com/us/resources/newsroom/how-to-be-successful-in-domain-business/> https://sedo.com/us/resources/newsroom/how-to-be-successful-in-domain-business/>

 

Video: The golden Domain Name

Mac Nagaswami, founder and CEO of Carvertise speaks at a TEDx event in Wilmington, Delaware about how he figured out to get the domain carvertise.com from an established domainer. The challenge: He registered all available TLDs, except the .com ? it was already taken. So he chose for himself to not change his business name until he gets access to the .com Domain. How did he get it?

< <https://sedo.com/us/resources/newsroom/video-the-golden-domain-name/> https://sedo.com/us/resources/newsroom/video-the-golden-domain-name/>

 

Three of Week's Top Five Sales Are 3-Letter .Coms - ccTLDs Claim 8 Chart Entries

The perennial popularity of 3-letter .coms continues unabated. While the top spot on our latest all extension Top 20 Sales Chart went to Acure.com at $65,000, three of the next four spots went to 3-letter .coms.

< <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160601.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160601.htm>

 

6 .VIP Domain Names Sell for 1,334,000 CNY at West.CN Auction

Six .VIP premium domains were auctioned on West.CN?a Chengdu-based registrar in China?on May 31st for a total of 1,334,000 CNY, or approximately 202,671 USD . The 6 premium names sold were D.VIP, 66.VIP, YY.VIP, ZT.VIP, 555.VIP, and CCC.VIP. The average price of the names sold on the auction was 220,000 CNY, or approximately 33,494 USD.

< <http://mmx.co/2016/06/03/6-vip-domain-names-sell-for-1334000-cny-at-west-cn-auction/> http://mmx.co/2016/06/03/6-vip-domain-names-sell-for-1334000-cny-at-west-cn-auction/>

 

.VIP Domains Ignite China?s Domain Market

West.cn details the launch of .VIP after the first week?s numbers were released. West.cn will hold an auction on 31 May 2016.

< <http://mmx.co/2016/05/26/vip-domains-ignite-chinas-domain-market-transactions-break-2000000-in-8-days/> http://mmx.co/2016/05/26/vip-domains-ignite-chinas-domain-market-transactions-break-2000000-in-8-days/>

 

 

 

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