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Ted Cruz Keeps Trying to Protect Internet Freedom in Weirdly Wrong Ways

< <http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2016/07/21/ted_cruz_blasts_icann_transition_at_republican_national_convention.html> http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2016/07/21/ted_cruz_blasts_icann_transition_at_republican_national_convention.html>

 

ICANN Publishes Plans for Upcoming Key Signing Key Rollover

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-07-22-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-07-22-en>

 

Donuts files $10 million lawsuit to stop .web auction

< <http://domainincite.com/20789-donuts-files-10-million-lawsuit-to-stop-web-auction> http://domainincite.com/20789-donuts-files-10-million-lawsuit-to-stop-web-auction>

 

.web auction to go ahead after ICANN denies Donuts/Radix appeal

< <http://domainincite.com/20782-web-auction-to-go-ahead-after-icann-denies-donutsradix-appeal> http://domainincite.com/20782-web-auction-to-go-ahead-after-icann-denies-donutsradix-appeal>

 

Arbor Networks Releases Global DDoS Attack Data for 1H 2016

< <https://www.arbornetworks.com/arbor-networks-releases-global-ddos-attack-data-for-1h-2016> https://www.arbornetworks.com/arbor-networks-releases-global-ddos-attack-data-for-1h-2016>

 

Kickass Torrents: How did the US Government bring down the file-sharing site?

< <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-21/how-the-us-government-brought-down-kickass-torrents/7649862> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-21/how-the-us-government-brought-down-kickass-torrents/7649862>

 

Domain name antics: Lessons in protecting and promoting your reputation online from the US presidential primaries

< <http://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2016/07/22/domain-name-antics-lessons-protecting-and-promoting-your-reputation-online-us> http://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2016/07/22/domain-name-antics-lessons-protecting-and-promoting-your-reputation-online-us>

 

 

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GOVERNANCE

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Ted Cruz Keeps Trying to Protect Internet Freedom in Weirdly Wrong Ways

At the Republican National Convention on Wednesday night, Ted Cruz delivered a controversial speech. Most of it was about freedom and party differences, but did you know that Cruz also has strong views about the technical bodies that oversee the internet? Welp, he does.

< <http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2016/07/21/ted_cruz_blasts_icann_transition_at_republican_national_convention.html> http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2016/07/21/ted_cruz_blasts_icann_transition_at_republican_national_convention.html>

 

Adventures in Corporate Governance: Guarding the Internet by John C. Coffee Jr.

Academics who profess expertise in corporate governance sometimes find themselves on very strange turf. That has been my status for the last two years, serving as an advisor to the Commerce Department in connection with the Obama Administration?s efforts to ?privatize? the ICANN. ICANN is the non-profit entity that essentially manages the Internet?s domain name functions and oversees much of its internal plumbing.

< <http://www.law.com/sites/articles/2016/07/20/adventures-in-corporate-governance-guarding-the-internet/> http://www.law.com/sites/articles/2016/07/20/adventures-in-corporate-governance-guarding-the-internet/>

< <http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/id=1202762978409/Adventures-in-Corporate-Governance-Guarding-the-Internet> http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/id=1202762978409/Adventures-in-Corporate-Governance-Guarding-the-Internet>

< <http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/home/id=1202762978409/Adventures-in-Corporate-Governance-Guarding-the-Internet> http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/home/id=1202762978409/Adventures-in-Corporate-Governance-Guarding-the-Internet>

 

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Notice of Preliminary Determination To Grant Registrar Data Retention Waiver Request

ICANN has made a preliminary determination that it is prepared to grant data retention waiver requests submitted by registrars World4 You Internet Service GmbH and LEDL.NET GmbH (the "Registrar") under the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-07-21-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-07-21-en>

 

ICANN Publishes Plans for Upcoming Key Signing Key Rollover

ICANN today published plans outlining the operational processes required to change or "roll" the Root Zone Key Signing Key.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-07-22-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-07-22-en>

 

DNSSEC: Rolling the Root Zone Key Signing Key by David Conrad, ICANN Chief Technology Officer

ICANN today posted plans to update or "roll" the Root Zone Key Signing Key, marking another significant step in our ongoing efforts aimed at improving the security of the DNS.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/dnssec-rolling-the-root-zone-key-signing-key> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/dnssec-rolling-the-root-zone-key-signing-key>

 

Auction for 1 Contention Set Slated for 27 July 2016

An auction will be facilitated by Power Auctions LLC on 27 July 2016 to resolve string contention for one new gTLD contention set: .WEB/.WEBS.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-07-22-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-07-22-en>

 

ICANN 56 Helsinki Recap

MarkMonitor joined colleagues from around the world once again in June to participate in ICANN 56, held in Helsinki, Finland. This was the first ?Policy Forum? style ICANN meeting, a shorter and (potentially) more focused meeting structure dedicated to community work on ICANN policies as well as cross-constituency dialogue. Overall, the new structure was well received; a number of fruitful discussions and meaningful results contributed to a feeling of accomplishment and progress. Here are our highlights from the meeting.

< <https://www.markmonitor.com/mmblog/icann-56-helsinki-recap/> https://www.markmonitor.com/mmblog/icann-56-helsinki-recap/>

 

Interesting data on domain growth and cybersquatting

ICANN published the beta of its gTLD Marketplace Health Index today. Here are some graphs I found interesting.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/07/21/interesting-data-domain-growth-cybersquatting/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/07/21/interesting-data-domain-growth-cybersquatting/>

 

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One and two-letter .at domains coming soon

Nic.at will next month start selling .at domains shorter than three character domains for the first time.

< <http://domainincite.com/20780-one-and-two-letter-at-domains-coming-soon> http://domainincite.com/20780-one-and-two-letter-at-domains-coming-soon>

 

.AT Will Release 1 And 2 Character Domains

Starting with August 29, 2016 nic.at releases one and two character domains under the TLD .at.

< <http://onlinedomain.com/2016/07/22/domain-name-news/will-release-1-2-character-domains/> http://onlinedomain.com/2016/07/22/domain-name-news/will-release-1-2-character-domains/>

 

InternetNZ consultation on draft .nz Framework policy

InternetNZ has today opened a public consultation on a draft policy that sets out the principles, roles and responsibilities in the operation of the .nz ccTLD. The draft policy intends to clearly reflect the status quo for how .nz works. Is it accurate? Could changes help improve it?

< <https://www.dnc.org.nz/the-commission/news/1133> https://www.dnc.org.nz/the-commission/news/1133>

 

.nz: WHOIS Review - update from Domain Name Commission Ltd Chair

By David Farrar, chairperson of the Board for Domain Name Commission Ltd. - As the third round of consultation on the WHOIS policy has concluded, I thought members and stakeholders would be interested in an update from me as DNCL Chair.

< <https://www.centr.org/news> https://www.centr.org/news>

 

rs: New RSreg ? new functions and greater domain registration security

On 26th July 2016, the RNIDS Foundation will move to a new Domain name registration system "RSreg 2.0" - used for the registration of domain names in the ccTLDs .RS and .???. The new RSreg software is the result of several years of development by local experts and has all the features that fit the requirements of modern registries.

< <https://www.rnids.rs/en/what-s-new/new-rsreg-?-new-functions-and-greater-domain-registration-security> https://www.rnids.rs/en/what-s-new/new-rsreg-?-new-functions-and-greater-domain-registration-security>

 

Lack of .ZA vanity domains up for discussion

The .za Domain Name Authority (ZADNA) said it will look at the issue of vanity .ZA domains. Second-level domain registrations, also called vanity domains, allow for URLs such as bit.ly, seacom.mu, youtu.be, and goo.gl.

< <http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/170393-lack-of-za-vanity-domains-up-for-discussion.html> http://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/170393-lack-of-za-vanity-domains-up-for-discussion.html>

 

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Donuts files $10 million lawsuit to stop .web auction

Donuts has sued ICANN in an attempt to block the auction of the .web gTLD this Wednesday.

< <http://domainincite.com/20789-donuts-files-10-million-lawsuit-to-stop-web-auction> http://domainincite.com/20789-donuts-files-10-million-lawsuit-to-stop-web-auction>

 

.web auction to go ahead after ICANN denies Donuts/Radix appeal

The new gTLD .web seems set to go to auction next week after ICANN rejected an 11th-hour delay attempt by two applicants.

< <http://domainincite.com/20782-web-auction-to-go-ahead-after-icann-denies-donutsradix-appeal> http://domainincite.com/20782-web-auction-to-go-ahead-after-icann-denies-donutsradix-appeal>

 

ICANN denies request to delay .web auction (again)

ICANN has quickly responded to a reconsideration request filed by Radix and Donuts that requested this month?s .web TLD auction be postponed.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/07/22/icann-denies-request-delay-web-auction/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/07/22/icann-denies-request-delay-web-auction/>

 

Acknowledging a Homeland: .ruhr

Not only was the German .ruhr the first new TLD to become generally available, on 27 March 2014, as part of ICANN?s ?new gTLD Program?, it again took the lead with the announcement on 5 April 2016 by the telephone book publisher Sutter Telefonbuchverlag of it shifting its entire corporate communication to sutter.ruhr.

< <https://international.eco.de/2016/news/acknowledging-a-homeland-ruhr.html> https://international.eco.de/2016/news/acknowledging-a-homeland-ruhr.html>

 

New gTLD benchmarks: How do your brands compare?

Following the major introduction of new gTLDs in 2014 and 2015, many digital brands are now wondering what their next move is regarding their online presence. As a brand owner, do you put all your eggs into the new gTLD basket and secure them before it?s too late, or stick to your current .COM, .ORG or .NET?

< <https://www.cscdigitalbrand.services/blog/new-gtld-benchmarks-how-do-your-brands-compare/> https://www.cscdigitalbrand.services/blog/new-gtld-benchmarks-how-do-your-brands-compare/>

 

Will Rio miss the new gTLD race for the Olympics?

Four years ago, the new gTLD program was still in the conception phase. Whilst the results of the application phase had been known for well over a year, security concerns and contractual delays meant that no new gTLDs had yet been launched. The talk of the town back in the summer of 2012 was the London Olympic Games and the slick multi-billion-dollar marketing campaign that made it the first real digital games. The huge global TV audiences plus the hundreds of millions socially engaging would have been perfect for the marketers, but it was too much too early for them. Although we can now register the likes of dotLondon, dotGames or dotRun at the click of a button, what impact could they have on the XXXI Olympiad taking place in Rio from 5th to 21st August 2016?

< <https://www.netnames.com/insights/blog/2016/07/will-rio-miss-the-new-gtld-race-for-the-olympics/> https://www.netnames.com/insights/blog/2016/07/will-rio-miss-the-new-gtld-race-for-the-olympics/>

 

All StartingDot Premium Domains Now Available via EPP

We?re pleased to announce that StartingDot has made all its premium domains available through the registrar channel via EPP. Over 6,000 .archi .bio & .ski premium domains previously only available through domain name reseller channels are now available at over 60 domain name registrars globally.

< <https://www.startingdot.com/corporate/premium-domains-now-available-via-epp/> https://www.startingdot.com/corporate/premium-domains-now-available-via-epp/>

 

Weekly Launch Guide July 25, 2016

A summary of upcoming TLD launches is included below.

< <https://www.cscdigitalbrand.services/blog/weekly-launch-guide-june-2016-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy/> https://www.cscdigitalbrand.services/blog/weekly-launch-guide-june-2016-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy-copy/>

 

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Arbor Networks Releases Global DDoS Attack Data for 1H 2016

Arbor Networks Inc., the security division of NETSCOUT, today released global DDoS attack data for the first six months of 2016, which shows a continuing escalation in both the size and frequency of attacks.

< <https://www.arbornetworks.com/arbor-networks-releases-global-ddos-attack-data-for-1h-2016> https://www.arbornetworks.com/arbor-networks-releases-global-ddos-attack-data-for-1h-2016>

 

Akamai SIRT details a timeline of DDoS campaigns against MIT

Akamai SIRT has published a new case study detailing a series of DDoS attack campaigns against the MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) network. So far in 2016, MIT has received more than 35 DDoS campaigns against several different targets which have been mitigated by at least one of our cloud solutions.

< <https://blogs.akamai.com/2016/07/akamai-sirt-details-a-timeline-of-ddos-campaigns-against-mit.html> https://blogs.akamai.com/2016/07/akamai-sirt-details-a-timeline-of-ddos-campaigns-against-mit.html>

 

e-Sports: A Prime Target for DDoS Attacks

As my colleague discussed a couple of weeks ago, with DDoS attacks continuing to grow in scale and frequency, and increasingly being used to disguise other forms of cyber-crime, gaming companies now have a big target on their backs.

< <https://www.arbornetworks.com/blog/insight/e-sports-prime-target-ddos-attacks/> https://www.arbornetworks.com/blog/insight/e-sports-prime-target-ddos-attacks/>

 

DNS Encryption: Point/Counterpoint

Thanks to Edward Snowden and others, the way governments deal with cybersecurity monitoring has become more top-of-mind in the industry than ever before. The question is: how ? and whether ? governments should monitor data transmissions. This raises the thorny issue of encryption ? an issue that is now extending to the DNS.

< <https://community.infoblox.com/t5/Company-Blog/DNS-Encryption-Point-Counterpoint/ba-p/7113> https://community.infoblox.com/t5/Company-Blog/DNS-Encryption-Point-Counterpoint/ba-p/7113>

 

IoT Insecurity: Pinpointing the Problems

It?s a coin toss whether or not that Internet of Things device you depend on is secure. Those unacceptable 50/50 odds come from a survey by IOActive where technology professionals were asked about the security of connected devices from thermostats, security cameras to alarm systems.

< <https://threatpost.com/iot-insecurity-pinpointing-the-problems/119389/> https://threatpost.com/iot-insecurity-pinpointing-the-problems/119389/>

 

Malicious computers caught snooping on Tor-anonymized Dark Web sites

The trust of the Tor anonymity network is in many cases only as strong as the individual volunteers whose computers form its building blocks. On Friday, researchers said they found at least 110 such machines actively snooping on Dark Web sites that use Tor to mask their operators' identities.

< <http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/07/malicious-computers-caught-snooping-on-tor-anonymized-dark-web-sites/> http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/07/malicious-computers-caught-snooping-on-tor-anonymized-dark-web-sites/>

 

Auto Industry ISAC Releases Best Practices For Connected Vehicle Cybersecurity

Goal is to provide car manufactures with guidelines for protecting modern vehicles against emerging cyber threats

< <http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/auto-industry-isac-releases-best-practices-for-connected-vehicle-cybersecurity/d/d-id/1326347> http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/auto-industry-isac-releases-best-practices-for-connected-vehicle-cybersecurity/d/d-id/1326347>

 

Securing Smart Cities? first year: the supporting community grows three-fold

Just a year has passed since Securing Smart Cities ? a not-for-profit global initiative that aims to raise awareness and solve the existing and future cybersecurity problems of smart cities ? was launched.

< <http://newsroom.kaspersky.eu/en/texts/detail/article/securing-smart-cities-first-year-the-supporting-community-grows-three-fold/> http://newsroom.kaspersky.eu/en/texts/detail/article/securing-smart-cities-first-year-the-supporting-community-grows-three-fold/>

 

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Kickass Torrents: How did the US Government bring down the file-sharing site?

Until today, Kickass Torrents (KAT) was one of the most visited websites on the internet and brought in tens of millions of dollars a year in advertising.

< <http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-21/how-the-us-government-brought-down-kickass-torrents/7649862> http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-07-21/how-the-us-government-brought-down-kickass-torrents/7649862>

 

Domain-hopping torrent site seized, founder arrested

A joint US-Polish law enforcement operation has led to the arrest of the alleged owner of the piracy-focused BitTorrent links site KickAssTorrents.

< <http://domainincite.com/20787-domain-hopping-torrent-site-seized-founder-arrested> http://domainincite.com/20787-domain-hopping-torrent-site-seized-founder-arrested>

 

KickassTorrents Mirrors and Imposters Spring into Action

It has been just over a day since KickassTorrents was shut down by the U.S. Government, following the arrest of the site's alleged owner. While the official site is still offline mirrors and copies are being launched left and right, with some misleadingly claiming to be an "official" resurrection of KAT.

< <https://torrentfreak.com/kickasstorrents-mirrors-and-imposters-spring-into-action-160722/> https://torrentfreak.com/kickasstorrents-mirrors-and-imposters-spring-into-action-160722/>

 

Gucci targets nearly 200 anonymous cybersquatters

Luxury brand Gucci has sued nearly 200 anonymous cybersquatters in a trademark infringement and counterfeiting complaint.

< <http://www.worldipreview.com/news/gucci-targets-nearly-200-anonymous-cybersquatters-11896> http://www.worldipreview.com/news/gucci-targets-nearly-200-anonymous-cybersquatters-11896>

 

?Pokemon? Domain Names Are a No-Go by Doug Isenberg

The legal issues surrounding the sudden success of ?Pokemon Go? ? one of the world?s fastest-growing apps or games ? are popping up as quickly as unhatched Eggs at a Pok?Stop. Within days of the game?s release, the National Safety Council issued a call that ?urges pedestrians to exercise caution while playing the Pok?mon Go augmented reality game? and ?implores drivers to refrain from playing the game behind the wheel.

< <http://www.gigalaw.com/2016/07/20/pokemon/> http://www.gigalaw.com/2016/07/20/pokemon/>

 

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July 2016 Web Server Survey

In the July 2016 survey we received responses from 1,073,777,722 sites and 6,058,513 web-facing computers. This reflects an increase of 28 million sites and 107,000 computers.

< <http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2016/07/19/july-2016-web-server-survey.html> http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2016/07/19/july-2016-web-server-survey.html>

 

GoDaddy Announces .org Price Increase

I received an email from my account manager at GoDaddy about a price increase on .org domain names. I don?t think I own more than a few .org domain names, but I wanted to pass information about this price increase along to readers who may own their own .org domain names.

< <http://www.domaininvesting.com/godaddy-announces-org-price-increase/> http://www.domaininvesting.com/godaddy-announces-org-price-increase/>

 

Get a .tech domain for your website for 80% off

Aspiring website owners often find it difficult to procure their desired domain. A lot of .com, .net, and .org domains are already taken, and those that are available are often priced hundreds and even thousands of dollars.

< <http://www.techspot.com/news/65680-get-tech-domain-website-80-off.html> http://www.techspot.com/news/65680-get-tech-domain-website-80-off.html>

 

Bracing for Brexit: How Service Providers Can Prepare for the Coming Changes

Changes in policies around data privacy and portability, immigration, and other key areas could have a massive impact on cloud services for both service providers and end-users.

< <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/bracing-for-brexit-how-service-providers-can-prepare-for-the-coming-changes> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/bracing-for-brexit-how-service-providers-can-prepare-for-the-coming-changes>

 

New accreditations: .pl, .lt, .cx and .fm

Openprovider is always working on new accreditations in order to provide our customers with the best possible price and service. On the 2nd of August, we will activate our own accreditations for .pl (Poland), .lt (Lithuania), .cx (Christmas Island or ?Customer Xperience?) and .fm (Micronesia or the FM radio frequency). Of course, new extensions will be included in the Domain Memberships as well.

< <https://www.openprovider.com/new-accreditations-pl-lt-cx-fm/> https://www.openprovider.com/new-accreditations-pl-lt-cx-fm/>

 

Final Updates as Industry Prepares for HostingCon Global 2016

HostingCon is days away, and we?ve put together a quick list of things you need to know before the industry hits New Orleans on Sunday.

< <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/final-updates-as-industry-prepares-for-hostingcon-global-2016> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/final-updates-as-industry-prepares-for-hostingcon-global-2016>

 

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HostingCon Global 2016 Countdown: What You Need to Know About IPv6 and DNSSEC Adoption

The countdown to HostingCon Global 2016 in New Orleans is on with two days to go before the hosting and cloud industry touches down at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Education is one of the defining aspects of the HostingCon conferences, and with so many excellent sessions and opportunities for learning we wanted to spend this week offering a preview for our readers who are attending HostingCon.

< <http://www.thewhir.com/blog/hostingcon-global-2016-countdown-what-you-need-to-know-about-ipv6-and-dnssec-adoption> http://www.thewhir.com/blog/hostingcon-global-2016-countdown-what-you-need-to-know-about-ipv6-and-dnssec-adoption>

 

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Domain name antics: Lessons in protecting and promoting your reputation online from the US presidential primaries

Donald Trump has emerged as the Republican nominee in the US presidential race and Hillary Clinton is almost there with the Democratic National Convention to be held this month. Amongst the drama of a spirited and polarising race, what?s there to learn about protecting and promoting your reputation online? Is there, by any chance, a correlation between the savvy acquisition of relevant domain names, and success?

< <http://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2016/07/22/domain-name-antics-lessons-protecting-and-promoting-your-reputation-online-us> http://www.thedrum.com/opinion/2016/07/22/domain-name-antics-lessons-protecting-and-promoting-your-reputation-online-us>

 

RIPE NCC Supports Sustainability of the IETF

The RIPE NCC Executive Board has committed to financially support the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the organisation responsible for developing Internet technical standards, in order to ensure its long-term sustainability.

< <https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe-ncc-supports-sustainability-of-the-ietf> https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/ripe-ncc-supports-sustainability-of-the-ietf>

 

Hallo aus Berlin ? IETF 96

IETF 96 is taking place this week in Berlin, very close to the Tiergarten. In addition to the main programme, there was a series of pre-events over the preceding weekend.

< <https://www.sidnlabs.nl/a/weblog/hallo-aus-berlin-ietf-96> https://www.sidnlabs.nl/a/weblog/hallo-aus-berlin-ietf-96>

 

au: New Appointment At Netfleet

Since Jonathan Gleeson departed as General Manager of Netfleet earlier this year, no one has been appointed to replace him. Until now that is!

< <http://www.domainer.com.au/new-appointment-at-netfleet/> http://www.domainer.com.au/new-appointment-at-netfleet/>

 

Gaining Customer Trust with SSL Certificates

SSL stands for Secure Socket Layer. It?s used in Web browsers, instant messaging programs, email client and other software. It establishes an encrypted session between two machines, most frequently between a browser and a website.

< <https://www.markmonitor.com/mmblog/gaining-customer-trust-with-ssl-certificates/> https://www.markmonitor.com/mmblog/gaining-customer-trust-with-ssl-certificates/>

 

Escrow.com now offers support in five additional languages

Escrow.com is out with a release today announcing that they have added agents who can now transact business in Russian, Spanish, Hindi, Punjabi and Korean.

< <http://www.thedomains.com/2016/07/21/escrow-com-now-offers-support-five-additional-languages/> http://www.thedomains.com/2016/07/21/escrow-com-now-offers-support-five-additional-languages/>

 

IETF boffins design a DNS for digital money

Digital currency engineers are working on a DNS-style protocol to enable money to be shared across different networks.

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/21/boffins_plan_a_dns_for_digital_money/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/07/21/boffins_plan_a_dns_for_digital_money/>

 

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DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET

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Uniregistry Dominates This Week's Domain Sales Chart After Unveiling Massive Vault of Unreleased Transactions 

You are about to get a much clearer look at what has been happening in the domain aftermarket. Jeff Gabriel, the Vice President of Sales at Uniregistry (which, as of last week, combines the brokerage operations of DomainNameSales and Uniregistry Market into one entity) has given me access to thousands of previously unreleased sales totaling nearly $42 million that stretch back to early February of 2015.

< <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160721.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160721.htm>

 

How much is your domain name worth?

You own a domain name you?re not using and someone asks if they can buy it from you. How can you figure out what it?s worth?

< <https://blog.namecheap.com/how-much-is-your-domain-name-worth/> https://blog.namecheap.com/how-much-is-your-domain-name-worth/>

 

Play The Glad Game

With all the talk over the past 12 months about the possible introduction of direct registrations in Australia, I read an article yesterday on the auDA news feed that put a smile on my face. Why? Because it reminded me that there are other domain spaces in the western world where you wouldn?t or couldn?t be a domainer!

< <http://www.domainer.com.au/play-the-glad-game/> http://www.domainer.com.au/play-the-glad-game/>

 

Part 7 - Portfolio Optimisation - Running a Traffic Test

So you?ve just been to The Domain Conference in Fort Lauderdale and a monetisation company convinces you that you should run a test with them. Is there any real point and what is the best way to do this?

< <http://whizzbangsblog.com/index.php/article-archive/part-7-portfolio-optimisation-running-a-traffic-test> http://whizzbangsblog.com/index.php/article-archive/part-7-portfolio-optimisation-running-a-traffic-test>

 

Part 6 - Portfolio Optimisation - Traffic Domains

If you remember from previous articles the normalised RPM allows us to precisely compare one monetisation provider versus another.

< <http://whizzbangsblog.com/index.php/article-archive/part-6-portfolio-optimisation-traffic> http://whizzbangsblog.com/index.php/article-archive/part-6-portfolio-optimisation-traffic>

 

Part 5 - Portfolio Optimisation - Traffic Domains

So far we?ve touched on a number of aspects of building a domain into a solid business. Obviously we could spend years on that topic but what I would like to do is move onto the second segment in our portfolio optimisation ? traffic domains.

< <http://whizzbangsblog.com/index.php/article-archive/part-5-portfolio-optimisation-traffic-domains> http://whizzbangsblog.com/index.php/article-archive/part-5-portfolio-optimisation-traffic-domains>

 

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ONLINE TV, MUSIC & PIRACY

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au: Piracy site-blocking case hinges on pending precedent, arrest of alleged Kickass Torrents owner

The case between music studios and ISPs will largely be determined by the decision pending in Foxtel and Roadshow's current case, as well as whether Kickass Torrents is shut down after the arrest of its alleged owner.

< <http://www.zdnet.com/article/piracy-site-blocking-case-hinges-on-pending-precedent-arrest-of-alleged-kickass-torrents-owner/> http://www.zdnet.com/article/piracy-site-blocking-case-hinges-on-pending-precedent-arrest-of-alleged-kickass-torrents-owner/>

 

 

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