Startup Grind founders raise $6.4M for community event platform Bevy
The founders of entrepreneurial community Startup Grind have a startup of their own — Bevy, which announced today that… Read more
Keepsafe launches a privacy-focused mobile browser
Keepsafe, the company behind the private photo app of the same name, is expanding its product lineup today with the rele… Read more
WHO Calls Gaming Disorder an Illness. Experts Say Not So Fast
Some mental health experts have reservations about the change in the WHO’s International Classification of Diseases. Read more
Why Are the Velociraptors in 'Jurassic World' So Big?
In reality, they were about the size of a large turkey. On the big screen? Not so much. Read more
Why startups can’t afford to ignore customer retention
Venture-backed companies must walk the line between fast growth and efficient growth. Even as VCs value high-quality rev… Read more
Millions of Google, Roku, and Sonos Devices Are Vulnerable to a Web Attack
Using a technique called DNS rebinding, one amateur hacker found vulnerabilities in devices from Google, Roku, Sonos, an… Read more
Using tech and $100M, Dr Consulta transforms healthcare for the poorest
Healthcare delivery is an incredibly complex topic, but one that has a simple truth: health security is key to living a… Read more
Patriot Boot Camp wants to turn soldiers into entrepreneurs
From the earliest moments of boot camp, budding soldiers learn about entrepreneurship. They learn how to operate in unkn… Read more
Beyoncé and Jay-Z's 'Everything Is Love' Marks a New Step in the Album's Evolution
The format is constantly changing in the era of streaming. Read more
Google Podcasts Hands On: It's About Time
After years of mostly ignoring the podcast world, Google now makes a dedicated Android app for listening. And it's prett… Read more
Heading Into Panama for ICANN62
Well amazingly, it's that time again. Next week, individuals from around the world with a keen interest in Internet poli… Read more
ICOs are becoming funds
What does a startup do with $48 million? $130 million? $1.7 billion? This question – one integral in the whole ICO cra… Read more
Opting for UDRP Over URS
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) implemented the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) in… Read more
Riskified prevents fraud on your favorite e-commerce site
Meet Riskified, an Israel-based startup that has raised $64 million in total to fight online fraud. The company has buil… Read more
Cyan Banister to tell her story at Disrupt SF
When we look around at some of the Silicon Valley superstars, it’s easy to wonder how they got here. Was it luck? Brut… Read more
Lyft’s app code reveals unlaunched bike or scooter feature
Lyft hasn’t acquired a bike-sharing startup or gotten a scooter permit yet, but it’s already preparing its app for t… Read more
PAX introduces Session Control to let novice users control their intake
PAX Labs, makers of the popular PAX 3 and PAX Era vaporizers, have today updated their app to offer a new feature called… Read more
Paperless Post introduces Flyer for more casual invitations
Paperless Post, the design-first invitations service, has today announced the launch of a new product called Flyer. Flye… Read more
Redpoint looks to fresh faces to pilot its latest $400M fund
When Redpoint’s partners handed hims CEO Andrew Dudum the term sheet for the company’s early financing round, one of… Read more
IRL wants to get people together offline
Social planning apps are a dime a dozen, but none have risen to become a mainstay in our digital lives. IRL, founded by… Read more
Iran’s Telegram Ban Has Impacted All Corners of the Country
In Iran, secure messaging app Telegram effectively is the internet. The government has blocked it since April. Read more
Crate.io raises $11M and launches its hosted IoT data platform.
Crate.io, the winner of our Disrupt Europe 2014 Startup Battlefield competition, today announced that it has raised an $… Read more
ShareWaste's Compost-Finding App Makes an Internet Community Grow
ShareWaste uses digital mapping to connect individuals with leftover food scraps to nearby neighbors who have a composti… Read more
Analysis: Zillow Shows Rising Seas Threaten Over 300,000 Homes
Climate change study predicts ‘staggering impact’ of swelling oceans on coastal communities within next 30 years. Read more
A Merger That Would Have Made Crypto Investing Easier Fails
The deal would have united a a risk-averse financial trust in Kentucky with a venture-backed startup in Silicon Valley. Read more
How Oprah’s Network Finally Found Its Voice
In the new golden age of TV, success is all about finding a passionate niche audience. With Love Is___ and a slate of sc… Read more
Apple Deals: Sale on Watch, iPad, Mac, and More Happening Now
Apple Watch, iPad Pro, Macs, Beats, and more are on sale this week! Read more
Space Really Does Need Traffic Cops
Trump’s new space directive spreads out the responsibility for Earth’s congested orbital thoroughfares. Read more
The Man Who Saw the Dangers of Cambridge Analytica Years Ago
Researchers at the Psychometrics Centre knew better than most how Facebook data can be manipulated, but investigations a… Read more
Brex picks up $57M to build an easy credit card for startups
While Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi were giving up on their augmented reality startup inside Y Combinator and… Read more
The Olympic Destroyer Hackers May Have Returned For More
A recent spate of attacks against biological and chemical threat protection agencies bears the hallmarks of the group ha… Read more
Ellen Pao on the Perverse Incentives Helping Incels Thrive at Tech Companies
Incels are well-represented at tech companies, raising challenging ethical issues for leaders who want to create a safe… Read more
Inside the Crypto World's Biggest Scandal
One couple thought they held the secret to building a new decentralized utopia. On the way, they plunged into a new kind… Read more
Penta, the bank account for SMEs, adds multi-card support to manage expenses
Penta, the German fintech startup that offers a digital bank account targeting SMEs, has launched multi-card support to… Read more
Talentry scores €6M for its ‘social recruitment and marketing’ platform
Talentry, a startup based in Munich that has developed a “social recruitment and marketing platform,” has closed €… Read more
IBM’s Newest AI Can Probably Argue Better Than You
IBM shows off an artificial intelligence program that can engage in a debate, possibly pointing the way to the future of… Read more
ezCater raises $100M as it looks to own office catered meals around the world
Everyone at the office needs lunch (or in some cases dinner) — but for salespeople trying to entice a potential lead o… Read more
Veriff raises $7.7M Series A to become the ‘Stripe for identity’
Veriff, the Estonian startup that wants to become something akin to the ‘Stripe for identity’, has raised $7.7 milli… Read more
Google Engineer Ben McIlwain on Why HSTS Could Be a Perfect Fit for .Brands Security
The Google-run .app TLD was always destined to draw attention and scrutiny, from the moment it fetched a then-record ICA… Read more
Trump Hasn't Signed a Space Force Into Being—Yet
A brand-new sixth military branch lacks political support. Read more
Microsoft's Ethical Reckoning Is Here
Revelation of contract with US immigration agency sparks criticism amid family separations Read more
OBXcoin Partners with 1SEO I.T. Support & Digital Marketing to...
1SEO and OBXcoin join forces to increase brand awareness using a calculated digital marketing strategy(PRWeb June 19, 20… Read more
Intrinsic ID Names Kumi Thiruchelvam Vice President, Europe & Asia...
Brings IoT, security, identity, IP and semiconductor experience gained at international leaders such as Broadcom, BT(PRW… Read more
Repsly and AC2 Group Announce Strategic Partnership to Bring Repsly’s...
Repsly, Inc and AC2 Group announce a partnership to help companies in the Asia Pacific region with field-based teams imp… Read more
Morgan Hill Partners Acquires Crimson Consulting
Innovative start-up to scale-up consulting firm completes second acquisition of 2018, adding founder coaching and board… Read more
Spring-Green Enterprises Welcomes Jeff Kastelic as Chief Financial...
With 26 years of experience in Finance, Jeff Kastelic is a welcome addition to Spring-Green Enterprises.(PRWeb June 19,… Read more
Mark Victor Hansen Speaks at Blue Moon Advisors 3rd Quarterly Event
Sharing his wisdom, knowledge and insight in business development(PRWeb June 19, 2018)Read the full story at https://www… Read more
Community Event Platform Bevy Raises $6.4 Million
For the first time, Bevy makes scaling a global events community easy facilitating millions of in-person conversations f… Read more
Pirates in Your Pocket! Innovative Travel App Offers Personalized...
Flights from the US to Iceland for $69? Nice.(PRWeb June 19, 2018)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/… Read more
D.C. Food-Tech Startup HUNGRY Raises $1.5M to Fuel Fast Growth
Connecting top independent chefs with the $25 billion office-catering market, HUNGRY's Uber-like platform delivers relie… Read more
CargoSense Teams With Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions To...
This global partnership will utilize the CargoSense platform and Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions’ Transport Data… Read more
L.L.Bean Launches New Collaboration with Maine Outdoor Startup,...
Two Maine outdoor brands partner on innovation and design to release new collection of packs(PRWeb June 19, 2018)Read th… Read more
Customer Experience Leaders Set to Take the Stage at Apptentive’s...
The event will feature speakers from Starbucks, Disney, Accolade, JetBlue Airways, and more on July 18, 2018 in Seattle,… Read more
My School Dance Announces Enhancements to Improve Dance and Event...
Latest enhancements give schools an increased ability to verify student identity, maintain reliable attendance lists, an… Read more
VAMBOA Joins Forces with NAVSO to Secure Participants for Upcoming...
The Veterans and Military Business Owners Association (VAMBOA) is proud to join forces with the National Association of… Read more
Former Senior Leader of a Global Payment Network Launches GettinLocal...
GettinLocal is exclusively designed to let local businesses quickly ramp up their mobile marketing and consumer reach by… Read more
NECTAR, ShareASale’s Number 1 Affiliate Program, Adds Adjustable...
The leading affiliate program on ShareASale network, NECTAR Sleep, adds new opportunities for affiliates to maximize the… Read more
Breakthrough Cybersecurity Technology by Prevailion Attracts $1.7M...
Accelerates development of compromise detection and breach sensor prediction technology(PRWeb June 19, 2018)Read the ful… Read more
Eddie “El Gato” Elguera Bringing His Leadership Expertise to...
2 Time World Champion and Success Coach Eddie Elguera to Present at the Debt Relief and Financial Service Industry's Lar… Read more
Assisting Hands Home Care – Chicago Expands their Services to Downers...
Assisting Hands Home Care – Chicago, a senior care service provider in the western Chicago suburbs, has recently expan… Read more
ezAccounting Business Software Has Been Updated To Accommodate...
2018 version of ezAccounting business software has been updated for ease of use to customers starting a nonprofit busine… Read more
Bet money on yourself with Proveit, the 1-vs-1 trivia app
Pick a category, wager a few dollars and double your money in 60 seconds if you’re smarter and faster than your oppone… Read more
Data Protection/Privacy Update: Seeking Community Feedback on Proposed Unified Access Model
Today we’re sharing for discussion the draft Framework Elements for a Unified Access Model for Continued Access to Ful… Read more
MobileUp Software Provides Conference Experience and Alumni Engagement...
App keeps members of prestigious Canadian organization connected during and between events(PRWeb June 18, 2018)Read the… Read more
Early Stage Investor WillowWorks Joins Keiretsu Midwest Forum
As a Member in the Keiretsu Midwest Forum WillowWorks will invest in innovation and entrepreneurship(PRWeb June 18, 2018… Read more
AdvicePeriod Expands to 10th State
The addition of Partner Advisor, Lizz Schneider CFP®, in Wisconsin marks the firms 13th office nationwide(PRWeb June 18… Read more
Jeremy Horton and Michael Schirmer Bring Pet Wants to San Francisco
Pet Wants’ specially-crafted pet food formulas are made in small batches with fresh, natural ingredients. Pet Wants SF… Read more
Plum Alley Inc Announces GLG Corporate Membership
An Ongoing Commitment to Build an Inclusive Ecosystem of Innovators, Corporate Leaders, and Entrepreneurs(PRWeb June 18,… Read more
Hashtag Sports Announces Lineup for First-Ever Full Day “SportsFronts”...
ESPN, FOX Sports, WWE, YouTube, Hulu, Oath, Bleacher Report, and Barstool Sports Among Leading Media Companies Presentin… Read more
ezCheckdraft PC Check Writer From Halfpricesoft.com Updated To Print...
ezCheckdraft business software from Halfpricesoft.com now allows customers to print bank draft checks, offline. Learn mo… Read more
Jeremy Miller, CEO of FSAstore.com/HSAstore.com, Named EY Entrepreneur...
Miller joins three decades of groundbreaking entrepreneurs in E-Commerce(PRWeb June 17, 2018)Read the full story at http… Read more
Newest ezPaycheck YTD Feature Helps Amazon Customers Start Payroll...
New customers purchasing through Amazon find that adding YTD payroll is no longer a hassle for HR staff utilizing latest… Read more
GoIntegro’s HR Tech Survey Results Reveal a Significant Increase in...
GOintegro announces the results of their 4th Latin American HR Tech Survey(PRWeb June 16, 2018)Read the full story at ht… Read more
DreamCloud Joins ShareASale Top 50, Rapidly Accelerates Sales, Expands...
In less than three months since the official launch, DreamCloud Luxury Hybrid Mattress joins ShareASale's exclusive Top… Read more
Chair's Blog: A Preview of the Panama Board Workshop
We are less than two weeks away from ICANN62 in Panama City, Panama. That means the Board is once again getting ready f… Read more
Linga POS Integration with Oracle NetSuite ERP Platform Supports...
Linga POS Extends Platform to Meet Growing Franchise ERP Needs(PRWeb June 15, 2018)Read the full story at https://www.pr… Read more
ECOMI Introduces Collect For Licensed Crypto Collectables
Digital Platform Features Augmented Reality Capabilities and More Inspired by Lifelong Collector and CEO of ECOMI, David… Read more
Chowbotics Receives $11 Million of Additional Funding Led by Foundry...
Creator of America’s first commercially available fresh food-making robot enters next phase of development(PRWeb June… Read more
Crowdvilla enhances Its Blockchain-based Real Estate Startup through...
Crowdvilla joins MakerDAO, alongside integrating Bancor Network and Origin Protocol to support the Dai stable coin and e… Read more
University of Notre Dame Protects and Restores Critical Data on Amazon...
Aaron Wright, Notre Dame Systems Engineer, presented in a Webinar Co-Sponsored with Amazon Web Services on June 13, Deta… Read more
New ezW2Correction Software Offers Service Industries A Less Expensive...
Service industries are accommodated with ezW2Correction 2017 tax preparation software to print previous year corrections… Read more
Verisign Q1 2018 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 333.8 Million Domains in Q1 of 2018
Verisign Domain Name Industry BriefQ1 2018 - Download Full ReportToday, we released the latest issue of the Domain Name… Read more
ICANN vs EPAG: ICANN Seeks Appeal Plus Pushes for ECJ Referral
As I predicted ICANN is pursuing its case against EPAG. They're now not only appealing the case to a higher court in Ger… Read more
Thought Industries Wins Best Corporate/Enterprise Learning Solution...
The Thought Industries' Learning Business Platform Earns Prestigious Industry Recognition(PRWeb June 14, 2018)Read the f… Read more
doxo Honored as Gold Stevie® Award Winner in 2018 American...
Leading web and mobile bill payment solution doxo (http://www.doxo.com) has been honored as a Gold Stevie® Award Winner… Read more
Financial Writers Society Announces 2018 Board of Directors
FWS, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing mentorship, networking and collaboration opportunities to financial… Read more
The CELLder Wand Launches on Kickstarter – Phone Charging Just Got...
The CELLder Wand, the world’s first wand power bank, launched on Kickstarter on June 12th, 2018 and will run until Aug… Read more
Crave Interactive and Kipsu Partner to Provide Unparalleled Hotel...
Crave Interactive partners digital messaging company Kipsu to bring real time 2-way guest communications to the Crave In… Read more
Business Consultant and Best-Selling Author, Brian Tracy, Announces...
Black Card Business Coaching is a Live VIP Coaching Experience, Led by Brian Himself.(PRWeb June 14, 2018)Read the full… Read more
InfoMart Announces On-Demand Screening Solution for Start-Ups, Small...
InfoMart, a globally recognized background check and identity screening company, announced the launch of an on-demand sc… Read more
ezPaycheck 2018 Software Has Been Updated For Hotels To Reactivate...
ezPaycheck 2018 payroll software has been updated to allow for previous employees to be reactivated if returning for sea… Read more
Tracy S. Brala Joins University City Science Center as Vice President,...
In this newly created role, Tracy will lead the expansion of Quorum as a significant and sustainable revenue stream for… Read more
After a Successful Kickstarter Campaign that Surpassed $80,000 for...
Tennis players, coaches and clubs double the Kickstarter campaign goal for the first robotic tennis ball retriever, whic… Read more
Crimson Cup Welcomes Yampy’s Coffee Crepes and Cocktails in Steamboat...
Yampy’s Coffee Crepes and Cocktails in Steamboat Springs, Colorado has joined the group of independent coffee shops, c… Read more
Veteran Management Team Launches New Global Communications Company...
Connecting People and Assets. Always-On. EVERYWHERE.(PRWeb June 14, 2018)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/re… Read more
Hostway Names Patrick Emerson SVP, Worldwide Sales
Emerson to lead Hostway’s global field sales and channels organizations(PRWeb June 14, 2018)Read the full story at htt… Read more
Top 10 Trending Keywords in .com and .net Registrations in May
With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, there are numerous examples of trending keywords reflected… Read more
Leveraging Traffic Statistics to Manage Corporate Domain Portfolios
Corporate domain name portfolios often consist of domain names that do not resolve to relevant content. In fact, it's no… Read more
June 2018 Web Server Survey
In the June 2018 survey we received responses from 1,630,322,579 sites, 217,776,658 unique domains, and 7,614,764 web-fa… Read more
Fourth Annual 2018 GDD Industry Summit Recap
During the third week of May, the Global Domains Division (GDD) of the ICANN organization held its fourth annual Industr… Read more
Engagement Efforts with Local Stakeholders in Moscow
Göran Marby, President and CEO, ICANN, was in Moscow, Russia, from 22-24 May for a series of meetings with the Russian… Read more
Most Abused TLDs Put Under Spotlight by Spamhaus
Partial list from Spamhaus' The 10 Most Abused Top Level Domains as of 11 June 2018TLDs such as .men and .loan are liste… Read more
WHOIS Users Facing Serious Challenges Caused by Post-GDPR Fragmentation
On May 25, 2018, the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect, meaning that European data pro… Read more
Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in May 2018
Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 Netcetera Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.221 0.… Read more
Data Protection/Privacy Update: ICANN’s GDPR Efforts with Temporary Specification Now in Effect
With the recently adopted Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data now in effect, I wanted to take this opport… Read more
What Happens If Two Applications for a New gTLD Are a City and a Family Name?
When applying for a new gTLD, what happens if two applications for the same extension are a city and a family name? Whic… Read more
ICANN vs Epag/Tucows: German Court Rules Against ICANN
Last Friday ICANN took German registrar EPAG to court in Germany. German courts seem to be pretty fast, so instead of ha… Read more
Accountability Indicators Goes from Beta to Version 1
Many of you provided constructive feedback since the beta release of our Accountability Indicators last August, which tr… Read more
ICANN Adobe Connect Services Restored
Today, I am writing to let you know that we are restoring ICANN's Adobe Connect collaboration services, effective 1 June… Read more
ICANN vs EPAG/Tucows: Tucows Releases Statement on What They're Doing and Why
As I noted over the weekend, ICANN has instigated legal action against EPAG, an ICANN accredited registrar based in Germ… Read more
What Domain Names Get Transferred: Why and Why Not?
Think of trademarks situated on a continuum with famous and well-known at one end and less well-known or unrecognized by… Read more
May 2018 Web Server Survey
In the May 2018 survey we received responses from 1,584,940,345 sites, 217,875,435 unique domains, and 7,452,628 web-fac… Read more
ICANN Files Legal Action Against Domain Registrar for Refusal to Collect WHOIS Data
Germany-based ICANN-accredited registrar EPAG owned by Tucows has informed ICANN that it plans to stop collecting Whois… Read more
GDPR Your Domains For Sale? How to Keep Your Domain Name Lottery Ticket Alive
Have you ever sold a domain name that was just sitting in your registrar account? Maybe it was for that idea you had, bu… Read more
The Information Transparency Initiative (ITI): Making Improvements by Building Strong Foundations
Today, the ICANN org launched improvements to the existing Acronyms and Terms feature on https://icann.org. These change… Read more
Final Proposed FY19 Operating Plan and Budget
Today, we published the final proposed FY19 Operating Plan and Budget and submitted it to the ICANN Board for considerat… Read more
Chair's Blog: Approving the Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data and Next Steps
The ICANN Board's approval today of the proposed Temporary Specification for gTLD Registration Data is an important step… Read more
Please Comment on the Timing of Reviews
The topic of reviews has been an ongoing one over the years. As we went into ICANN61, and during ICANN61, we held many d… Read more
Improving the Engagement Strategy for North America: Seeking Your Comments
A draft version of the ICANN FY19-FY20 North America Engagement Strategy [PDF, 318 KB] is now open for comments from the… Read more
Data Protection/Privacy Update: Revised Proposed Temporary Specification Published; Webinar Scheduled
I want to share some important updates related to our plans for compliance with the European Union's General Data Protec… Read more
مدونة رئيس مجلس الإدارة: ملخص لورشة عمل مجلس الإدارة في فانكوفر
خلال عطلة نهاية الأسبوع اجتمع مجلس إدارةICANNفي الفترة 11-13 مايو في ف… Read more
Chair’s Blog: A Wrap-Up of the Vancouver Board Workshop
Over the weekend the ICANN Board met on 11-13 May in Vancouver, Canada. We held three public sessions and a public Board… Read more
Data Protection/Privacy Update: Proposed Temporary Specification Now Available
As you may recall, I noted in one of my recent data protection/privacy updates that we would soon be posting the propose… Read more
ICANN org's Open Data Strategy
The ICANN organization is a community-based organization and one of our defining principles is that we are an open organ… Read more
Data Protection/Privacy Update: Seeking Additional Clarity from Article 29
In a previous blog post, I detailed our 23 April meeting with the Article 29 Working Party (WP29) Technology Subgroup in… Read more
Putting the “Stakeholder” Back in Multistakeholder: The ICANN Community at RightsCon 2018
In only a few short years, RightsCon has become an incredibly important and well-attended conference, bringing together… Read more
Adobe Connect Update
I wanted to give you an update on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) plan for a remote part… Read more
OAS, Interpol and ICANN Join Forces Again to Train Law Enforcement Agencies in Latin America
The Organization of American States (OAS), Interpol and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN),… Read more
Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in April 2018
Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 GoDaddy.com Inc Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.… Read more
Mapping the Human Rights Impacts of ICANN Organization’s Daily Operations
ICANN org is currently undertaking an internal Human Rights Impact Assessment (HRIA) to map our internal policies and pr… Read more
Implementing ICANN’s Africa Strategy since 2013: An Overview in Numbers
2018 marks the fifth year of our Africa Strategy, ICANN's first regional strategy to be developed as a tool for engaging… Read more
Chair’s Blog: A Preview of the Vancouver Board Workshop
With ICANN61 now well behind us, the ICANN Board is getting ready for our next workshop, which will be held from 11-13 M… Read more
Data Protection/Privacy Update: Meeting with Contracted Parties on GDPR Compliance
On 27 April, a group of contracted parties met with me and others from ICANN org to discuss operational and technical as… Read more
ICA Member Profile: Mike Robertson
Mike Robertson is a domain name professional with over 15 years of experience specializing in buying, selling, managing… Read more
April 2018 Web Server Survey
In the April 2018 survey we received responses from 1,783,239,123 sites across 214,513,048 unique domain names and 7,387… Read more
NEW newsletter dedicated to Crypto & Blockchain domain names.
BE THE FIRST TO KNOW WHAT’S ON THE MARKET. Media Options is launching a NEW newsletter that will be dedicated solely… Read more
Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in March 2018
Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 Rackspace Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.690 0.… Read more
March 2018 Web Server Survey
In the March 2018 survey we received responses from 1,770,411,187 sites across 214,774,438 unique domain names and 7,333… Read more
Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in February 2018
Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 EveryCity SmartOS 0:00:00 0.000 0.244… Read more
nginx, Nginx, NGiИX, or NGINX?!
While nginx capitalizes on the demand for its high performance, recently overtaking Microsoft with its install base, its… Read more
February 2018 Web Server Survey
In the February 2018 survey we received responses from 1,838,596,056 sites across 214,036,874 unique domain names and 7,… Read more
Three Reasons Domain Prices Are Going Up.
The prices for quality domain names are rising. One of the common objections we receive in our outreach is that the mark… Read more
ICA’s UDRP Reform Policy Platform 2018
The Internet Commerce Association (“ICA”) is taking a leadership role in examining and reforming the UDRP. Over the… Read more
A Re-Examination of the Defense of Laches After 18 Years of the UDRP
Can the UDRP be used to take away a Domain Name after 20 years? Complainants can certainly try, as we recently saw with… Read more
ICA Letter to ICANN Regarding the release of single-character domain for .COM
In its letter sent to ICANN before the Holidays, the ICA is asking for confirmation of a public comment period for Veris… Read more
Avoid This Mistake When Selling Your Premium Domain
So, you want to sell your PREMIUM domain and achieve top dollar for your investment? A domain auction seems like is a gr… Read more
Media Options acquires domain industry education & media company, DomainSherpa.com!
Today we are honored and excited to announce that Media Options has acquired Domain Sherpa! Please see the interview and… Read more
ICA Files ICANN Comment on Proposed .Museum RA Renewal
On October 3, 2017 the ICA filed a comment letter with ICANN regarding the proposed revisions to the renewal Registry Ag… Read more
ICA Requests that NAFTA Renegotiation Address Protectionist .CA “Presence Requirements”
On September 11, 2017 the ICA sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer requesting that the ongoing r… Read more
Six Proven Domain Name Strategies Used by The Top Brands
Top Domain Name Strategies Revealed You finally got your brand launched, and sales are flowing in. I think you will agre… Read more
Now offering Crypto Currency brokerage
One of the greatest challenges to participating in the Crypto & Blockchain revolution is ACCESS. The #1 question we get… Read more
ICA at MERGE!
The ICA is excited to be participating in THE Domain Conference, one of the sub-events at MERGE!, this October 14-18th i… Read more
Report on ICANN 59 Johannesburg
By Philip S. Corwin, ICA Counsel The 59th ICANN meeting was held in Johannesburg, South Africa from June 25th to 29th. U… Read more
NameSummit Digital Branding Conference: NYC August 7-8
Interested in discount tickets and a chance to win an exclusive hour-long coaching session with Andrew Rosener? Media Op… Read more
Domain Names Are Assets: Successful Brands’ Secrets Revealed
Domains are just like real estate only online, right? Or are they? Well, it turns out that domain names are very differe… Read more
Surge in RDNH cases a legacy of the theory of Retroactive Bad Faith
What do these Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) filings have in common? — Dreamlines GmbH, a German… Read more
UDRP: Better Late than Never – ICA Applauds WIPO for Removing Misguided ‘Retroactive Bad Faith’
The Internet Commerce Association (ICA), a non-profit trade group representing the domain industry, applauds the World I… Read more
Domain Names Impact SEO (not just in the obvious way)
Getting ranked on the first page of Google for your search term is priceless. I think you will agree with me when I say… Read more
Domain valuation explained by these 6 factors
(This is a long post however if you think you have a valuable domain well worth the read) Domain Valuation Fundamentals… Read more
Sci-fi sandbox game Planetoid Pioneers debuts on Steam Early Access
Planetoid Pioneers is a sci-fi sandbox game where you visit little “planetoids” and explore the physics-based enviro… Read more
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Rockstar’s new lawsuit, and Titanfall 2 announced
Welcome to another GamesBeat weekly roundup! This time, the PlayStation 4 outsells the Xbox One (again), someone puts Fl… Read more
The DeanBeat: The narrative of the underdog in the gaming industry
Our GamesBeat Summit 2016 event is approaching on May 3-4, and I am the head cheerleader and organizer of it. It’s goi… Read more
Microsoft rolls out preview of plugin-free Skype for Web support in Edge
Microsoft today launched a preview of plugin-free Skype calls in Microsoft Edge. The new functionality works anywhere yo… Read more
Squarespace now sells you domain names directly so you can sidestep GoDaddy
Website builder Squarespace is adding an extra string to its bow today with the launch of Squarespace Domains, a service… Read more
Browser startup Vivaldi says it needs 5 million users to turn profit
OSLO (By Joachim Dagenborg, Reuters) — Internet browser Vivaldi, which launched last week, must attract five million… Read more
Huawei enters the virtual reality fray with a new wearable headset that connects to your phone
One week after unveiling its P9 flagship smartphone, Chinese electronics giant Huawei has now joined the throng of tech… Read more
Google’s free public Wi-Fi hits 10 Indian train stations as Internet companies take control
ANALYSIS: Back in September, Google promised to bring Wi-Fi to hundreds of train stations across India, an initiative th… Read more
Twitter gears up for new push into China with hiring of regional director
With user growth remaining elusive, it appears Twitter is getting ready to make a run at the world’s largest populatio… Read more
Fewer deals and smaller checks: Startups suffered in Q1 as first-time financing fell 31%
While it’s never easy for entrepreneurs to convince venture capitalists to invest in their new companies, it was es… Read more
Verizon counting on Armstrong as it prepares Yahoo bid
(Reuters) – Verizon is the clear favorite in the upcoming bidding for Yahoo’s core Internet business, according to… Read more
March 2016 NPD: Ubisoft, Nintendo shake up sales chart with The Division, Zelda
Gamers aren’t spending more than they did last year, but that’s only because many of them already have the latest ha… Read more
PlayStation 4 outsells Xbox One in March
Sony’s console continues its sales streak. PlayStation 4 was the top-selling new gaming console at United States retai… Read more
ASO master class: How to get 40K app downloads for free and other growth hacks (webinar)
VB WEBINAR: You could spend $10K to drive paid traffic and get some users — or you can growth-hack and land 40,000 dow… Read more
Microsoft releases new Windows 10 Mobile preview with Cortana, Edge, and lock screen improvements
Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Mobile preview today. The latest build includes improvements to the Action Center, n… Read more
Google Drive now lets you pick which subfolders to sync on your PC or Mac
Google today announced that its Google Drive application for Mac and Windows in the next few days will let users start t… Read more
Facebook just validated the bot movement for businesses
ANALYSIS: The battle for our attention has once again shifted to a new technological plane within the mobile space. The… Read more
Apple App Store and Google Play downloads grew 8.2% in Q1 thanks to games
Mobile is still growing, and gaming — as with nearly every emerging consumer technology — should get most of the cre… Read more
GamesBeat Summit will examine what investors seek from game startups
We’re happy to be adding four new speakers on our Deals roundtable on game investments for the second annual GamesB… Read more
Sharp’s Android-powered robot phone priced north of $1,800
Japanese manufacturer Sharp has taken the unusual step of launching a small robot that doubles as an Android cellphone.… Read more