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New Internet assigned number authority org set up amid internet handover controversy [IDG]

< <http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/605033/iana-successor-organization-set-up-amid-internet-handover-controversy/> http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/605033/iana-successor-organization-set-up-amid-internet-handover-controversy/>

 

Internet Governance: Tit for tat between US Congress and Administration

< <http://post.milathan.com/2016/06/internet-governance-tit-for-tat-between-us-congress-and-administration/> http://post.milathan.com/2016/06/internet-governance-tit-for-tat-between-us-congress-and-administration/>

 

ICANN Board must act in response to Dot Registry scandal

< <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2016/08/07/icann-board-must-act-in-response-to-dot-registry-scandal/> http://www.internetgovernance.org/2016/08/07/icann-board-must-act-in-response-to-dot-registry-scandal/>

 

Next new gTLD round could start sooner than expected

< <http://domainincite.com/20856-next-new-gtld-round-could-start-sooner-than-expected> http://domainincite.com/20856-next-new-gtld-round-could-start-sooner-than-expected>

 

Botnet DDoS Attacks in Q2: Linux Botnets on the Rise, Length of Attacks Increase

< <http://newsroom.kaspersky.eu/en/texts/detail/article/botnet-ddos-attacks-in-q2-linux-botnets-on-the-rise-length-of-attacks-increase/> http://newsroom.kaspersky.eu/en/texts/detail/article/botnet-ddos-attacks-in-q2-linux-botnets-on-the-rise-length-of-attacks-increase/>

 

Determining the real economic impact of cyber-incidents: A mission (almost) impossible

< <https://www.enisa.europa.eu/news/enisa-news/determining-the-real-economic-impact-of-cyber-incidents-a-mission-almost-impossible> https://www.enisa.europa.eu/news/enisa-news/determining-the-real-economic-impact-of-cyber-incidents-a-mission-almost-impossible>

 

 

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New Internet assigned number authority org set up amid internet handover controversy [IDG]

A new organization that will perform key internet domain name system functions has been formed, suggesting that a proposed transition to a global governance model could be completed this year despite opposition from some U.S. lawmakers and advocacy groups.

< <http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/605033/iana-successor-organization-set-up-amid-internet-handover-controversy/> http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/605033/iana-successor-organization-set-up-amid-internet-handover-controversy/>

< <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/605033/iana-successor-organization-set-up-amid-internet-handover-controversy/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/605033/iana-successor-organization-set-up-amid-internet-handover-controversy/>

 

Internet Governance: Tit for tat between US Congress and Administration

In a move considered by many to be more political that commonsensical, failed Republican presidential nomination hopeful Ted Cruz yesterday introduced a bill which would, if enacted, allow the United States to keep technical control over the Internet, rather than transitioning it to a global oversight mechanism.

< <http://post.milathan.com/2016/06/internet-governance-tit-for-tat-between-us-congress-and-administration/> http://post.milathan.com/2016/06/internet-governance-tit-for-tat-between-us-congress-and-administration/>

 

Sue Obama administration to block Internet grab, group urges

A coalition of technology groups and conservatives wants Congress to sue to stop the Obama administration from handing over control of Internet domain names to an international board, charging it could give authoritarian regimes power over the web.

< <http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/08/13/sue-obama-administration-to-block-internet-grab-group-urges.html> http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/08/13/sue-obama-administration-to-block-internet-grab-group-urges.html>

 

Cruz, Lee, and Duffy Increase Scrutiny on Obama Administration's Planned Internet Giveaway

U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) today sent a letter to Department of Justice Acting Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division Renata Hesse. The letter expresses concerns regarding ICANN's decision to renew the .com Registry Agreement with a publicly traded company, Verisign, Inc., two years ahead of schedule as part of the Obama administration?s plan to relinquish critical oversight responsibilities concerning ICANN?s management of the Internet. In turn, the Members of Congress request a competition review into the contract agreement.

< <https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2765> https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=2765>

 

Congress Should Sue to Pause the IANA Transition

Today, TechFreedom and a coalition of civil society groups and experts urged Congress to protect its ?Power of the Purse? and Internet freedom by temporarily blocking the IANA transition. In a coalition letter to Congressional leaders, the groups express concerns about unresolved questions regarding the Administration?s plan to ?transition? away the U.S. government?s historic role as a backstop guarantor of Internet governance.

< <http://techfreedom.org/post/148789660914/congress-should-sue-to-pause-the-iana-transition> http://techfreedom.org/post/148789660914/congress-should-sue-to-pause-the-iana-transition>

 

Groups Say Transitioning Internet-Naming Agency Would Break Law

Twenty-five advocacy groups want the Commerce Department to hold off on plans to cede its control over the body that governs internet domain names. But the United States shows no signs of halting plans to end its leadership of the body by the end of next month.

< <https://morningconsult.com/2016/08/11/groups-say-transitioning-internet-naming-agency-would-break-law/> https://morningconsult.com/2016/08/11/groups-say-transitioning-internet-naming-agency-would-break-law/>

 

Coalition Letter Urging Congress To Sue NTIA and Delay IANA Transition

"We agree that Internet governance should work from the bottom up, driven by the global community of private sector, civil society and technical stakeholders. But that ?multistakeholder? model is fragile. Without robust safeguards, Internet governance could fall under the sway of governments hostile to freedoms protected by the First Amendment. Ominously, governments will gain a formal voting role in ICANN for the first time when the new bylaws are implemented. NTIA has expressed its approval of this expanded role for governments in ICANN."

< <http://www.domainmondo.com/2016/08/coalition-letter-urging-congress-to-sue.html> http://www.domainmondo.com/2016/08/coalition-letter-urging-congress-to-sue.html>

 

The Internet?s Inflection Point by Michael Chertoff, former secretary of homeland security and current chairman of the Chertoff Group

History has inflection points; points where the deliberate policy choices of individuals, organizations and nations can put us on a course toward human betterment or folly.

< <http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2016/08/11/the-internets-inflection-point/> http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2016/08/11/the-internets-inflection-point/>

 

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Call for Public Comment on IANA IPR Agreements

Today, the IETF Trust, the operational communities, and ICANN announced a call for public comment, soliciting feedback on draft agreements designed to address a requirement from the Proposal to Transition the Stewardship of the IANA Functions from the U.S. Commerce Department's NTIA to the Global Multistakeholder Community.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-08-11-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-08-11-en>

 

ICANN Submits Implementation Planning Status Report to NTIA

ICANN today submitted an implementation planning status report to the NTIA, in response to a request NTIA made on 9 June 2016.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2016-08-12-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2016-08-12-en>

 

ICANN Announces the Formation of Two Committees Required for IANA Stewardship Transition

ICANN today announced the formation of the Customer Standing Committee and the Root Zone Evolution Review Committee. Both newly formed committees are requirements for the completion of the IANA Stewardship Transition by the CWG-Stewardship.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-08-12-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-08-12-en>

 

ICANN Announces Incorporation of Public Technical Identifiers

ICANN today announced that the incorporation documents for the "Post-Transition IANA" organization have been filed and received by the California Secretary of State under the name Public Technical Identifiers.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-08-11-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-08-11-en>

 

Application Extended for the Second Security, Stability and Resiliency Review Team

Today, ICANN announced an extension of the application deadline for participation in the community-based team that will review the security, stability, and resiliency of the DNS.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-08-12-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-08-12-en>

 

Letter from Goran Marby to Lawrence E. Strickling

IANA Stewardship Transition Proposal Implementation Planning Status Report

< <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/marby-to-strickling-12aug16-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/marby-to-strickling-12aug16-en.pdf>

 

Letter from James Bladel, Chair | GNSO Council, to Steve Crocker

GNSO Council Review of GAC Communiqu?

< <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/bladel-to-crocker-11aug16-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/bladel-to-crocker-11aug16-en.pdf>

 

Letter from Cyrus Namazi, Vice President, Domain Name Services & Industry Engagement | ICANN, to Emilie Dessens

Re: Trademark Protections in New gTLDs

< <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/namazi-to-dessens-10aug16-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/namazi-to-dessens-10aug16-en.pdf>

 

Letter from Scott Hemphill, VP & General Counsel | Afilias, to Akram Atallah

.WEB

< <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/hemphill-to-atallah-08aug16-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/hemphill-to-atallah-08aug16-en.pdf>

 

Inaugural Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy Grooms Young Leaders

62 youths from 14 Asia Pacific economies are being groomed as future leaders as they attend the inaugural Asia Pacific Internet Governance Academy.

< <https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2016-08-08-en> https://www.icann.org/resources/press-material/release-2016-08-08-en>

 

ICANN Board must act in response to Dot Registry scandal

An Independent Review Panel has exposed discrimination and unfairness in ICANN?s evaluation of new TLD applications. The case involves Dot Registry?s applications for the TLDs .INC, .LLC and others.

< <http://www.internetgovernance.org/2016/08/07/icann-board-must-act-in-response-to-dot-registry-scandal/> http://www.internetgovernance.org/2016/08/07/icann-board-must-act-in-response-to-dot-registry-scandal/>

 

Update on the Root Zone Key Signing Key Rollover

ICANN recently announced the operational plans to ?roll? the Root Zone Key Signing Key, an essential part of DNSSEC.

< <http://blog.apnic.net/2016/08/09/upcoming-key-signing-key-rollover/> http://blog.apnic.net/2016/08/09/upcoming-key-signing-key-rollover/>

 

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auDA announces appointment of new CEO

The Chairman and Board of auDA is pleased to announce that Cameron Boardman has been appointed its new CEO

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

 

Comment to ICANN on Proposed Amendment to .COM Registry Agreement

1. I have no objection to the proposed .COM Registry Agreement extension as it simply provides the same additional six year contract term that Verisign would be entitled to in 2018 under its contractual right of presumptive renewal.

< <http://www.domainmondo.com/2016/08/comment-to-icann-on-proposed-amendment.html> http://www.domainmondo.com/2016/08/comment-to-icann-on-proposed-amendment.html>

 

.Com price doubling? Here?s what all that talk is about

You might have received a couple of emails from Domaining.com this week (or seen a post on its site) suggesting that the price of .com?s might double in 2018, and urging you to comment on the proposed .com contract extension.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/12/com-price-doubling-heres-talk/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/12/com-price-doubling-heres-talk/>

 

Ted Cruz asks DOJ to review .Com pricing

U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) sent a letter to the Department of Justice yesterday that echoes the concerns I presented in an article about .com pricing.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/13/ted-cruz-asks-doj-review-com-pricing/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/13/ted-cruz-asks-doj-review-com-pricing/>

 

The .eu Web Awards: An Opportunity to be under the Spotlight

The .eu Web Awards provide a cherished opportunity for aesthetically pleasing websites and stellar content creators to be recognized for their hard-earned efforts in their respective fields.

< <https://eurid.eu/en/news/the-eu-web-awards-an-opportunity-to-be-under-the-spotlight/> https://eurid.eu/en/news/the-eu-web-awards-an-opportunity-to-be-under-the-spotlight/>

 

il: ISOC stops direct registration of domain names

As from November 1st, 2016, ISOC-IL (RA) ceases to direct domain names registration and management and transfers the activity of registration and administration of domain names currently under its direct management to its accredited registrars. ISOC-IL will focus on its role of managing and leading the IT infrastructure and database required for managing Israeli domain names registry.

< <http://en.isoc.org.il/domains/isoc_stops_direct_registration_of_domain_names.html> http://en.isoc.org.il/domains/isoc_stops_direct_registration_of_domain_names.html>

 

il: DNSSEC Updates

Following an extended period of testing DNSSEC for the .IL TLD, Israel Internet Association is moving back to unsigned .IL zonefile, prior to the official signing of the IL zone.

< <http://en.isoc.org.il/domains/dnssec.html> http://en.isoc.org.il/domains/dnssec.html>

 

DNS.PT, ACEPI and DECO present CONFIO trustmark

In order to promote good practices in e-commerce in particular and in the use of the Internet in general, to ensure the credibility of online shops and the safety of consumers in online shopping, ACEPI - Association of the Digital Economy, DNS.PT Association and DECO - Portuguese Association for Consumer Protection signed an agreement under which developed the CONFIO.PT initiative that culminate with the launch of the new trustmark on the Internet, CONFIO.

< <https://www.dns.pt/en/news/dns-pt-acepi-and-deco-present-confio-trustmark/> https://www.dns.pt/en/news/dns-pt-acepi-and-deco-present-confio-trustmark/>

 

The Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.?? and the Higher School of Economics join efforts to study the Russian Internet

At a recent Council meeting of the Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.??, held on July 28, its members supported the project for creating a Russian Internet statistical monitoring system. This project was developed by the Coordination Center. It is designed to gather and analyze statistical data and to draw up detailed annual reports, which will show current trends in the Internet and related industries.

< <https://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=10432> https://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=10432>

 

Updating LGR table for Saudi Arabia?s Arabic TLD (.????????)

Continuing to support the Arabic language on the Internet and keeping up the leadership of Saudi Arabia in Arabic domain names, the Saudi Network Information Center (SaudiNIC) has published an international document that exhibits letters, symbols and their variants along with some rules related to using Arabic domain names under the Saudi domains.

< <http://www.nic.sa/en/view/news_159> http://www.nic.sa/en/view/news_159>

 

.yokohama Landrush Priority Registration Period Opens

GMO Registry is excited to announce the opening of the .yokohama Landrush Priority Registration period.

< <http://www.gmoregistry.com/en/gmonews/detail.html?n=2014080612> http://www.gmoregistry.com/en/gmonews/detail.html?n=2014080612>

 

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Next new gTLD round could start sooner than expected

The ICANN board of directors is wondering whether the next new gTLD application round should kick off sooner than expected.

< <http://domainincite.com/20856-next-new-gtld-round-could-start-sooner-than-expected> http://domainincite.com/20856-next-new-gtld-round-could-start-sooner-than-expected>

 

Centuries-old companies both fail community gTLD test

Two companies called Merck have separately failed ICANN Community Priority Evaluations, meaning the new gTLD .merck could be the first dot-brand to head to ICANN auction.

< <http://domainincite.com/20854-centuries-old-companies-both-fail-community-gtld-test> http://domainincite.com/20854-centuries-old-companies-both-fail-community-gtld-test>

 

How Radix's new gTLDs Fare with Consumers

ICANN conducted Phase 2 of its Global Consumer Research Survey to determine consumer response to domain names, both legacy and new gTLDs. The ICANN commissioned survey conducted by Nielsen included 5,452 consumers ages 18+ in 24 countries and was conducted in 18 languages. This research was aimed at measuring several variables like TLD awareness, consumers' interaction with sites on classic and new TLDs and their trust in them.

< <http://radix.website/How-new-gTLDs-Fare-with-Consumers.php> http://radix.website/How-new-gTLDs-Fare-with-Consumers.php>

 

How Are Search Engines Like Google Treating TLDs in Search Results?

With TLDs still being relatively new, Alan Bush, director of SEO at Ignite Visibility, offers insight on how emerging TLDs will increase search engine optimization, while simultaneously providing consumers with trustworthy websites.

< <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqRNC1W0Y5s> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqRNC1W0Y5s>

 

5 With? Daniel Negari

As CEO of XYZ, Daniel Negari has seen the .XYZ extension become the largest new gTLD domain name extension. According to nTLDStats.com, there are nearly 6.5 million registered .XYZ domain names, and the extension has a 27.79% market share of all registered new gTLD domain names. Daniel?s company also operates other extensions such as .College, .Rent, .Security, .Protection, .Theatre, .Cars, .Car, and .Auto.

< <http://www.domaininvesting.com/5-with-daniel-negari/> http://www.domaininvesting.com/5-with-daniel-negari/>

 

Rightside Announces Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results

Rightside Group, Ltd. ... announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016.

< <http://investors.rightside.co/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=983754> http://investors.rightside.co/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=983754>

 

Google registers Stories.google domain name

What?s next for Google?s .brand domain name .google? It will likely be stories.google.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/11/google-registers-stories-google-domain-name/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/11/google-registers-stories-google-domain-name/>

 

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DNS SECURITY

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Botnet DDoS Attacks in Q2: Linux Botnets on the Rise, Length of Attacks Increase

The number of attacks on resources located on Chinese servers grew considerably, while Brazil, Italy and Israel all appeared among the leading countries hosting C&C servers.

< <http://newsroom.kaspersky.eu/en/texts/detail/article/botnet-ddos-attacks-in-q2-linux-botnets-on-the-rise-length-of-attacks-increase/> http://newsroom.kaspersky.eu/en/texts/detail/article/botnet-ddos-attacks-in-q2-linux-botnets-on-the-rise-length-of-attacks-increase/>

 

Aggressive use of NSEC

The DNS mainly converts easily remembered names (?example.com?) into IP addresses (?192.0.2.2?). In order to improve performance and to allow the DNS to scale, the DNS relies heavily on caching.

< <http://blog.apnic.net/2016/08/09/aggressive-use-nsec/> http://blog.apnic.net/2016/08/09/aggressive-use-nsec/>

 

Determining the real economic impact of cyber-incidents: A mission (almost) impossible

Today ENISA publishes a systematic review of studies on the economic impact of cyber-security incidents on critical information infrastructures.

< <https://www.enisa.europa.eu/news/enisa-news/determining-the-real-economic-impact-of-cyber-incidents-a-mission-almost-impossible> https://www.enisa.europa.eu/news/enisa-news/determining-the-real-economic-impact-of-cyber-incidents-a-mission-almost-impossible>

 

EU Struggles to Determine Growing Cost of Cyberattacks

EU group attempts to pin down what the rising cost of cyberattacks are on the European Union and come up short on answers as they call for a unified approach to assessing cyber risks and attack mitigation.

< <https://threatpost.com/eu-struggles-to-determine-growing-cost-of-cyberattacks/119870/> https://threatpost.com/eu-struggles-to-determine-growing-cost-of-cyberattacks/119870/>

 

Arbor Networks. A division of Netscout.

In the information security world, we frequently speak of the three pillars of security: confidentiality, integrity, and availability. A viable security posture must take care to protect all three, and it?s a delicate balancing act to find equilibrium without stifling the flow or compromising the integrity of information.

< <https://www.arbornetworks.com/blog/insight/escalating-role-cyber-security-geopolitical-world/> https://www.arbornetworks.com/blog/insight/escalating-role-cyber-security-geopolitical-world/>

 

Getting cyber capacity right

Cybersecurity consultant Wassie Goushe discusses the benefits of developing localized cybersecurity solutions that work for your situation.

< <http://blog.apnic.net/2016/08/11/getting-cyber-capacity-right/> http://blog.apnic.net/2016/08/11/getting-cyber-capacity-right/>

 

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DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES

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Roche recovers domain name haul

Pharma company Roche Group and its subsidiaries have reclaimed 18 domain names that were filed in bad faith.

< <http://ipprotheinternet.com/ipprotheinternetnews/article.php?article_id=5034#.V61GaFQdxaQ> http://ipprotheinternet.com/ipprotheinternetnews/article.php?article_id=5034#.V61GaFQdxaQ>

 

The Truth About Supplemental Filings in UDRP Cases by Doug Isenberg

A typical proceeding under the UDRP consists of a complaint and, sometimes, a response. UDRP Rule 12 makes clear that ?further statements or documents from either of the Parties? are appropriate only if ?the Panel? request[s], in its sole discretion.?

< <http://www.gigalaw.com/2016/08/10/truth-supplemental-filings-udrp-cases/> http://www.gigalaw.com/2016/08/10/truth-supplemental-filings-udrp-cases/>

 

Torrentz Remains Down, But The Clone Wars Are On

Without prior warning, popular meta-search engine Torrentz closed its doors for good last week. While many users were still staring at the farewell message in disbelief, several torrent site operators sprung into action to get their Torrentz clones ready, leveraging the goodwill built by the popular brand.

< <https://torrentfreak.com/torrentz-remains-down-but-the-clone-wars-are-on-160813/> https://torrentfreak.com/torrentz-remains-down-but-the-clone-wars-are-on-160813/>

 

ca: Liberal cabinet minister Dominic LeBlanc loses control of website

He's one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's most trusted cabinet ministers, responsible for keeping control of the government's agenda. However, Liberal House leader Dominic LeBlanc's office has been left scrambling after it accidentally lost control of the minister's own website domain.

< <http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/dominic-leblanc-websites-domains-internet-1.3719306> http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/dominic-leblanc-websites-domains-internet-1.3719306>

 

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REGISTRAR & WEBHOSTING

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Squatters, trolls and...

The subject for the next couple of blog posts came from a recent conversation with Alex Tame, the founder of Tame IP. We were discussing the multitudes of challenges faced when launching a new brand: how to secure the right domain names or social media handles; how to ensure that the new brand wasn?t going to create conflict with an existing brand or trademarked terms; that the concept or technology wasn?t going to fall foul of patent trolls and other entities wanting a slice of your success.

< <https://www.netnames.com/insights/blog/2016/08/squatters-trolls-and/> https://www.netnames.com/insights/blog/2016/08/squatters-trolls-and/>

 

Lexsynergy Webinar: Brexit and Its Effect On Domain Name and Online Brand Protection Strategies

The recent referendum in the UK has brought uncertainty and questions about its effect on local and global economies, trade, business, travel, etc. Lexsynergy's next webinar will focus on how Brexit may affect our client's domain management and online brand protection strategies.

< <http://www.lexsynergy.com/news/419-august-2016-webinar-brexit> http://www.lexsynergy.com/news/419-august-2016-webinar-brexit>

 

CentralNic to Launch .CX via its Registry Gateway Service

CentralNic will launch the TLD .CX ? the domain for good Customer Xperience ? on June 22 through its new Registry Gateway Service, making thousands of desirable domains like bars.cx, manchester.cx, flights.cx, sites.cx, gigs.cx, seoul.cx and photos.cx available at unprecedented pricing.

< <https://www.centralnic.com/company/news/2016/centralnic-to-launch-dotcx-via-its-registry-gateway-service> https://www.centralnic.com/company/news/2016/centralnic-to-launch-dotcx-via-its-registry-gateway-service>

 

Tucows Reports Continuing Strong Financial Results for Second Quarter of 2016

Tucows ... reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2016. All figures are in U.S. dollars.

< <http://www.tucows.com/tucows-reports-continuing-strong-financial-results-for-second-quarter-of-2016/> http://www.tucows.com/tucows-reports-continuing-strong-financial-results-for-second-quarter-of-2016/>

 

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IPv4/IPv6

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Putting IPv6 vulnerabilities under the microscope

The IPv6 protocol is more than 20 years old, and it is celebrating an adoption rate of nearly 30% of United States traffic and almost 11% of global traffic. As available address space in IPv4 is depleted, enterprises and small-midsize businesses and individuals are migrating to IPv6, with its much larger address space, to meet the demands of the ever increasingly connected world and to enable the continued growth of the internet.

< <http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/Putting-IPv6-vulnerabilities-under-the-microscope> http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/tip/Putting-IPv6-vulnerabilities-under-the-microscope>

 

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DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET

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The Percentage of Advertising Revenues Google Pays Domainers

I don?t know why it?s taken me a little while to update some of my analysis but there has been a big reporting change by Google which got me a little excited. In the past Google only reported an overall aggregate Traffic Acquisition Cost but now this has all changed.

< <http://whizzbangsblog.com/article-archive/the-percentage-of-advertising-revenues-google-pays-domainers> http://whizzbangsblog.com/article-archive/the-percentage-of-advertising-revenues-google-pays-domainers>

 

Why buy a $35,000 .au domain name?

Choosing the perfect name for your company is a challenge every startup experiences. You must check existing company name registrations, trademarks, brands and product names ? both within Australia and internationally if you have global ambitions. If you make it through this quagmire you then need to get the domain name too. How critical to success is the perfect domain name?

< <https://www.ausregistry.com.au/why-buy-a-35000-au-domain-name/> https://www.ausregistry.com.au/why-buy-a-35000-au-domain-name/>

 

How a 26-Year-Old Sold $5.1 Million in Domains in His First 12 Months as a Broker

How exactly did a 26-year-old sell $5.1 million worth of domain names in 12 months? James Booth joins DomainSherpa to share how he got started, built a name, a reputation and some serious credentials in the domain name industry.

< <http://www.domainsherpa.com/james-booth-bqdn/> http://www.domainsherpa.com/james-booth-bqdn/>

 

Sedo's Dave Evanson Rocks the Sales Chart With TWO Blockbusters Totaling Over $1 Million

Sedo Senior Broker Dave Evanson has hit the top spot on our weekly domain sales chart many times over the years but he really outdid himself this week - taking both the first and second positions on our latest all extension Top 20 leader board with a pair of six-figure blockbusters, including the year's biggest (by a mile) ccTLD sale.

< <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160810.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160810.htm>

 

NameJet Offers the Super-Premium Domain Name, DIRECTIONS.COM, in Public Auction

NameJet is currently listing DIRECTIONS.COM, one of the most valuable domains in the world. The term ?directions? is one of the most searched words on the internet according to Google, reporting over 1 million exact match searches and 20,750,000 broad match searches per month.

< <http://www.namejet.com/Pages/press-releases/default.aspx#46> http://www.namejet.com/Pages/press-releases/default.aspx#46>

 

 

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