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Fri 15th May 2015
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The .kids.us Are Not All Right - THE .KIDS.US ARE NOT ALL RIGHT Way way back in 2001, before Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and iPhones transformed the Internet into the children’s paradise it is today, concern over child online safety was palpable in Washington.A two-term congressman from Illinois had an idea: create a new, kid-friendly top-level domain for educational and other wholesome purposes, restricting any form of objectionable content within that TLD.H.R. 2414, the ... read more ...
 
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Taste The Local Difference® Launches Magazine in Partnership with MyNorth … - May 15, 2015 (Traverse City, MI)—Taste the Local Difference launches its 2015 Guide to Local Food in Northwest Michigan. MyNorth Media partnered with Taste the Local Difference to realize the 50-page publication that connects readers to Northern Michigan’s vibrant food community with the mission to sell more locally grown and made food. Taste the Local Difference partnered with MyNorth Media to revamp the layout and overall design of the 2015 Taste the Local Difference ... read more ...
 
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.bank your assets - The protection of brands is a key issue for many businesses, particularly for those brands which are consumer facing. One aspect of brand protection is the protection of brands in domain names. Until fairly recently, the number of generic top level domains (gTLDs) had been restricted to a limited number, including .com, .org and .info. However, a large number of new gTLDs are to be rolled out with names such as .academy, .clothing and .financial having recently been released. The ‘Sunrise Period’ ... read more ...
 
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Why Geoff Stevens is Using Wyoming.Fish - Name.Kitchen, a website created by Donuts, has an interesting new video series profiling people and companies who have either switched or are using a new gTLD domain name. I think this will be a neat series to understand why people have selected a new gTLD domain name for their website. In the video embedded below, Geoff Stevens, a 42-year-old professional fly-fishing guide from Dubois, Wyoming, discusses why he chose to use the Wyoming.Fish domain name for his business. He also owns FishTetons.com, ... read more ...
 
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New gTLDs update – does “.sucks” suck?! - Following our previous articles concerning the new gTLD releases, it is clear that the Internet is changing.  Hundreds of new domain name extensions, or generic top-level domains (gTLDs), are starting to appear online and it is important that brand owners are ready for these changes. One of the more problematic new gTLDs is ‘.sucks’.  Whilst in general terms, dealing with domains that include the term sucks (or other pejorative terms) is not new (Airfrance won a sucks case back in 2005 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/08/air_france_wins_sucks_domain_name/), ... read more ...
 
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According to SecureList.com New gTLDs are a hit with Spammers and … - According to SecureList.com there is one group that is taking to the new gtlds, that group is spammers. Stating that spammers and cybercriminals have found the new strings to be an excellent tool to promote illegal campaigns. It is a pretty extensive article that is filled with examples, I am sure this will rally the anti new gtld participants to say, “We told you so” I am sure the pro new g crowd will see it as propaganda or a paid piece. SecureList is published by Kaspersky Lab. From the article: Spammers ... read more ...
 
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ICANN sees privatization of Internet management soon - ICANN. A screen shows a rolling feed of new 'Generic Top-Level Domain Names (gTLDs) which have been applied for during a press conference hosted by ICANN in central London, on June 13, 2012. Andrew Cowie/AFP SAN FRANCISCO, USA – The head of the nonprofit group that oversees the world's Internet addresses expressed confidence Thursday, May 14, that it would be privatized and out of US government control by year's end. Fadi Chehade's comments came despite criticism in the US Congress, where some ... read more ...
 
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Mitchell Oldenburg Signs With TLD/Lucas Oil/Red Bull/KTM - Corona, CA – May 13, 2015: It’s always inspiring to see a young rider pour his heart and soul into his racing program and have it pay off. Mitchell Oldenburg has been quietly putting in some impressive rides during the east region supercross series and it caught the eye of TLD team manager Tyler Keefe. “Mitchell has had some flashes of brilliance and I just like the effort he puts into his racing,” said Tyler. “We love helping guys like that.” Troy Lee Designs / Lucas Oil / Red ... read more ...
Thu 14th May 2015
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.XYZ Starts Taking Domain Registrations Directly From Its Site -           .XYZ sent out an email the other day announcing that they were taking live domain name direct registrations from their registry site at Gen.xyz for .XYZ domains While a lot of new gTLD registries look like they take registrations from their registry site,  I believe that .XYZ joins only Uniregisty as a registry, to have live domain name registrations from the registry site. .XYZ appears to be a domain name registrar reseller, rather than have their own Registrar credentials. I would ... read more ...
 
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.Sucks registry unconcerned with criticisms - 14 May 2015   |   Peter Leung, Washington DC Vox Populi, the company behind the .sucks gTLD, told Managing IP that they wanted to start a conversation and indeed they’ve done that, this time at the United States Congress ... read more ...
 
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Ping! Zine Editor May 14,May, 2015 Comments Off on The .PARTY domain … - (Ping! Zine Web Hosting Magazine) – The new .PARTY domain ending has raced past 100,000 registrations in the 3 short months since its launch. This puts .PARTY firmly in the top ten new generic Top Level Domains released under ICANNs New gTLD program. “We had little doubt that people would love the .PARTY domain ending” said Andy Churley, CMO of Famous Four Media, the registry management company for .PARTY. “Party venues, events and media companies, children’s ... read more ...
 
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The .BANK top level domain will soon be launched – financial institutions should … - ICANN’s program to expand the available generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) is well underway. The well-known .com, .gov, and .org strings have been and continue to be supplemented with hundreds of new strings, and likely hundreds more are on the way. Many of these strings are probably innocuous to most businesses, such as .bike and .camera. But one string on the horizon will be of particular interest to financial institutions: the top level domain ".BANK" will soon be available. Financial institutions ... read more ...
 
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Q&A: Seward Park Conservancy Holds Saturday Event, Plants Seeds For Future – The Lo - Photo by the Seward Park Conservancy. Last fall, we told you about the creation of the Seward Park Conservancy, a group advocating for improvements in one of the most active public spaces on the Lower East Side. This coming Saturday, they’ll be hosting their first big public event. We asked Tobi Elkin, a founding member, a few questions about the community cleanup day and about their fledgling organization.  TLD: What’s going to be happening on Saturday for “It’s My Park Day?”  It’s ... read more ...
 
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Spam Traffic Down Despite New TLD Use - The amount of spam traffic decreased by six percent in Q1 2015, but phishing campaigns are being launched in large numbers from the new TLDs, according to a report by Kaspersky Labs. “Spam and Phishing in the First Quarter of 2015” was released Wednesday, and details the continuing adaptation of cyber attacks. In Q1 2015 the proportion of spam in email traffic was 59.2 percent, down from 65 percent in Q4 2014, and after hitting nearly a full two-thirds of traffic in December 2014, fell in ... read more ...
 
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The .PARTY domain ending surpasses 100000 registrations in just 3 months - The new .PARTY domain ending has raced past 100,000 registrations in the 3 short months since its launch. This puts .PARTY firmly in the top ten new generic Top Level Domains released under ICANNs New gTLD program. Posted via Industry Today. Are you into it? Follow us on Twitter @IndustryToday Everybody loves to .PARTY! Thursday, 14th May 2015 Gibraltar:  The new .PARTY domain ending has raced past 100,000 registrations in the 3 short ... read more ...
 
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New domains revitalize phishing campaigns - Symantec Top-level domains are becoming a favorite tool of cybercriminals looking to promote unwanted, fraudulent advertising and phishing campaigns.According to a new report released by Kaspersky Lab, Spam and Phishing in Q1, the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) registration program has become an attractive target for spammers. Launched at the beginning of ... read more ...
 
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Spam and Phishing in Q1: New Domains Revitalise Old Spam - LONDON, May 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The new range of top level domains, launched in January 2015 and intended for use by relevant communities and organisations, has proved irresistible to spammers according to Kaspersky Lab's Q1 2015 analysis of the spam and phishing threats landscape. For many, the new domains represent an excellent tool for promoting unwanted or illegitimate advertising campaigns. Spam and phishing statistics: The proportion of spam in email traffic according to the figures ... read more ...
 
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In Congressional Hearing, Stakeholders Highlight ICANN’s Failures and Need … - Can we trust ICANN to conduct itself in a predictable, open, transparent, and accountable manner if it takes over governance of the Internet's domain name system from the U.S. government? That was the main question up for discussion Wednesday in the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, as lawmakers heard feedback from a diverse group of stakeholders about the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) plan to relinquish its ... read more ...
Wed 13th May 2015
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TLD Podcast #10: Golovkin-Monroe & Canelo-Kirkland - In this episode, Diego and I break down the three round firefight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and James Kirkland. Is Canelo boxing’s next crossover star, and how will he fare against Miguel Cotto should the two fight in the fall? We also preview Gennady Golovkin-Willie Monroe Jr. Monroe is a slick boxer, but will that bother Golovkin? Speculation about Canelo eventually fighting Golovkin is tantalizing, but David Lemieux also looms. Lastly, Roman Gonzalez, who fights on the Golovkin-Monroe ... read more ...
 
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In San Francisco, Catholic Church Starts Digital Collection Plate - In San Francisco, where technology is almost a religion, the Catholic Church is moving beyond the collection plate and weekly newsletter.The Archdiocese of San Francisco is partnering with Evergive, a service that starting on Friday will let Bay Area Catholics donate money, share prayers and more from their computers or smartphones.The Catholic Church has already embraced social media at the highest (well, nearly highest) levels. But this technology could help local churches, ... read more ...
 
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California Wine Grower is Early Mover in Largest Expansion of Internet Ever - LARKSPUR, Calif., May 13 /CSRwire/ - The Internet is undergoing its greatest expansion in history with the launch of new Top Level Domain (TLD) names. DotGreen Community, Inc., steward of the new .green TLD,  announces that Fetzer Vineyards has joined its Green Leaders Program and launched its new website at Fetzer.green. Fetzer, one of  America’s largest producers of wine and a pioneer in sustainable operations in the wine industry, is the first in its industry to claim their .green ... read more ...
 
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Here Is The Statement Phil Corwin Of The ICA Will Be Giving To The House … - Here is the Statement of Philip S. Corwin,  Counsel, Internet Commerce Association   will give today to the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet The hearing is entitled: “Stakeholder Perspectives on ICANN: The .Sucks Domain and Essential Steps to Guarantee Trust and Accountability in the Internet’s Operation” The hearing should have a live webcast here and is scheduled to start at 10am EST Here is Mr. Corwin statement and there are some ... read more ...
Tue 12th May 2015
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Registry fires back at ICANN over .SUCKS domain pricing criticism - When last we left the nascent ".sucks" generic top-level domain, ICANN was calling for investigation and scrutiny into the pricing structure the domain’s designated registry was implementing. That registry, a company called Vox Populi, is currently offering sunrise pricing on ".sucks" domain names with the MSRP going as high as $2,499. Individual registrars are charged $1,999 for each registration, and the registrants themselves are charged whatever the registrar wants—"as low as ... read more ...
 
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Co. With 13K Employees, 2700+ Stores Found Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name … - Consolidated Artists B.V. of  Rotterdam Netherlands was just found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain names Mango.co.uk and Mango.uk Its only the 5th time in 13 years that a company has been found guilty of RDNH on a .co.uk or .uk domain It should be noted that this is not a UDRP decision. Nominet the operator of the  .uk ccTLD extension has a procedure which is similar to a UDRP but has its own get of rules called a DRS which is published on Nominet’s website at: http://www.nominet.org.uk/sites/default/files/drs_expert_overview.pdf. And ... read more ...
 
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10 years of brand protection on YouTube – and a glimpse into the future - Tim Lince This week YouTube is celebrating its 10th anniversary, meaning that trademark counsel have now spent a decade policing brand and content use on the platform. The in-house counsel who heads up YouTube’s trademark and anti-counterfeiting policies admits that finding the correct balance between alleviating brand owner concerns and protecting ... read more ...