Here are the top schools among founders who raise big dollars
You don’t need a fancy university degree to launch a startup and secure venture capital. But looking at the data on… Read more
Prisma shifts focus to b2b with an API for AI-powered mobile effects
The startup behind the Prisma style transfer app is shifting focus onto the b2b space, building tools for developers t… Read more
Charlottesville, HBO Hacks, and More Security News This Week
Charlottesville, HBO hacks, and more of the week's top security news. Read more
Would It Be Better If Men Couldn't Vote?
John Kessel's latest novel imagines a world where men are given everything—except suffrage. Read more
Yellowstone Supervolcano Could Power Electric Cars of the Future
With car manufacturers and technology companies making more battery-powered devices, lithium is becoming an ever-more pr… Read more
Bang & Olufsen's Beosound Shape Speakers Create a Beautiful Wall of Sound
The BeoSound Shape is assembled from three flavors of hexagonal tiles, all of them covered in pretty fabric. Read more
Bacteria May Rig Their DNA to Speed Up Evolution
If DNA repair makes useful mutations more likely, it could accelerate cells’ adaptations to harsh environments. Read more
Yes, Expose the Neo-Nazis. Then Recruit Them Back to Humanity
Opinion: White supremacists should be stopped with education, not doxxing. Read more
Space Photos of the Week: Neighboring Galaxies Got a Star Factory Going
A jellyfish galaxy with a supermassive black hole, Jupiter's many clouds, and stunning views of Titan this week in space… Read more
Trump Administration Elevates US Cyber Command
By elevating Cyber Command, the Trump administration signals just how important cyber warfare has become. Read more
The Solar Eclipse Is Coming—Here's Exactly When It'll Happen
In advance of next week's solar eclipse, Stephen Wolfram explains how many millennia of computation have led us exactly… Read more
"Change is Good" Book Excerpt: WIRED Cofounder Louis Rossetto’s New Novel Parties Like It’s 1998
WIRED cofounder Louis Rossetto has written a novel, Change Is Good, that captures the optimism, greed, fervor, and madne… Read more
ezCheckpersonal Family Finance Software Now Available In Network...
The latest version of EzCheckpersonal family finance software is now available in network version to print from home or… Read more
BlockCypher Named a 2017 Gartner Cool Vendor in Blockchain
Vendors selected by Gartner for the Cool Vendor report are innovative, impactful and intriguing.(PRWeb August 19, 2017)R… Read more
Tracking viewer responses to media, Cinemmerse wants to set the stage for ‘responsive’ entertainment
Wendy Dent has a dream. The Australian founder, chief executive and sole employee of Cinemmerse wants to change the wa… Read more
Gadget Lab Podcast: Essential Wants to Get Into Your Pocket—and Your Smart Home
This week's podcast is all about the Essential Android phone. Read more
Rapportive founder’s new startup Superhuman is what Gmail would be if built today
Reinventing the email experience is an area numerous startups have tried to tackle over the years, with some apps focu… Read more
Explore the Moon Using Augmented Reality
The sun's getting a lot of the spotlight these days. It's time to give the moon its due. Read more
Y Combinator-backed VIDA turns artwork into fashion, accessories and more
VIDA, an e-commerce startup that allows artists to upload their designs to be printed on real-world materials – like… Read more
Does the Star Wars Franchise Really Need an Obi-Wan Kenobi Movie?
The next Star Wars anthology movie will reportedly focus on Obi-Wan Kenobi. That's cool, but isn't it time for a film ab… Read more
Radix Announces Global Web Design Contest, F3.space
Radix, the world's 3rd largest nTLD domain portfolio registry, today announced the launch of a global web design contest… Read more
Guntherwerks Revamps Porsche 993s for Just $525,000
A full revamp of a beloved car, from the engine to the headlights. Read more
What a Solar Eclipse Taught Me About Love
Before social media, moments experienced collectively were very different—and maybe even better—but they still creat… Read more
Breaking Down the HBO Hacks: From Game of Thrones To a Twitter Takeover
Four separate security incidents, including _Game of Thrones_ leaks, have turned HBO's August into a case study of hack… Read more
Flying Deloreans, the Electric Nikola Zero, and the Rest of This Week’s Car News
A new breed of DeLorean, off-roaders go electric, and autonomous vehicles take to highway work zones. Read more
This Lumbering Self-Driving Truck Is Designed to Get Hit
Autonomous vehicles will saves lives by avoiding crashes—except this one. Read more
The Robots Will Be Soft and Cuddly and Heal Their Own Wounds
Belgian researchers built a soft, squishy robot that can heal itself with just a bit of heat. Read more
White Supremacy Isn't a Philosophy, It's a Filter
To view the world through a supremacist lens is to live in the complicity of false equivalences, to willfully color mali… Read more
Immersv raises $10.5M to shake up mobile advertising with some VR flair
While VR has shown consumers a great deal of what’s possible when it comes to immersive experiences, the world of po… Read more
Virtual telescope company Slooh is ready for the eclipse
Slooh, a Connecticut-based company, makes it easy and now free to look at the night sky through any one of dozens of t… Read more
CardCash Announces Launch Of Back To School Savings Campaign Targeting...
CardCash announced the launch of a comprehensive resource dedicated to helping college students save for college, save w… Read more
Professional Realty Services International Ranked On INC...
Professional Realty Services International Ranked For 3rd Year In A Row(PRWeb August 18, 2017)Read the full story at htt… Read more
U.S. Lawns Honors Million Dollar Club Members
Every year, U.S. Lawns gives special recognition to our commercial grounds care franchise locations that have annual sal… Read more
YJT Solutions Achieves First Ranking on 2017 Inc. 5000 List
Inc. Magazine Unveils the 2017 Inc. 5000, an Annual List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies, and YJT Solut… Read more
Honeyfi, Inc. Launches an App to Help Couples Manage Money
The Honeyfi App Aims to Help Couples Stress Less and Collaborate More(PRWeb August 18, 2017)Read the full story at http:… Read more
Local Woman Entrepreneur Brings Fresh, High-Quality Pet Food to Canton...
Pet Wants Canton offers multiple blends of dog and cat food as well as healing salve, calming balm, anti-itch spray, paw… Read more
RTA Cabinet Store Celebrates 10th Anniversary and Joins the Inc. 5000...
RTA Cabinet Store, a leading online distributor of kitchen cabinets and home improvement products, announced today that… Read more
Form W2C Software: Latest EzW2 Correction Supports Form Level Buttons...
Updated EzW2 Correction software comes with form level help buttons at no additional charge for accountants processing W… Read more
Modalist Shakes Up the Designer Fashion Industry with Unique Cash Back...
E-marketplace aims to change the way consumers shop for fashion by becoming the premier destination for apparel, accesso… Read more
Mobile App Marketing Firm Motive Interactive Honored as 5th time Inc....
For the 5th Time, Motive Interactive Appears on the 36th Annual List of America's Fastest-Growing Private Companies--the… Read more
Boulder Business Improves Energy Efficiency Through Colorado C-PACE...
Marketing agency will modernize its building, save $289,000 in energy costs, says program administrator SRS(PRWeb August… Read more
New Quant Algorithm Tools Let Students Compete with Hedge Funds
Users on Platforms like Quantiacs Can Now Develop and Test Algorithmic Trading Strategies with only a few Clicks of the… Read more
Two-time Best-Selling Author, Chris Goff, Will Conduct a 2 Day Real...
Learn How to Invest in Real Estate the Correct and Most Profitable Way! #1 Real Estate Investor… Read more
Rigor included in Inc. Magazine's 36th Annual List of America’s...
Rigor Ranks No. 430 on the 2017 Inc. 5000 with Three-Year Sales Growth of 1020%(PRWeb August 18, 2017)Read the full stor… Read more
ActiveProspect Announces Partnership with LendingTree to Independently...
LendingTree selects ActiveProspect's TrustedForm product to independently certify internet leads for TCPA compliance.(PR… Read more
AchieveIt Named to the 2017 Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private...
Leading Provider of Cloud-Based Enterprise Software for Planning and Execution Sees 164.76 Percent Growth Over the Past… Read more
Collegedice.com launches “1:1 Advisory Platform” for MBA admissions...
MBA applicants can now book individual online sessions with the current students or...(PRWeb August 18, 2017)Read the fu… Read more
Original Tech helps banks offer better loan applications
Americans apply for more than 250 million new financial products each year, but the majority of those applications are… Read more
‘Airbnb for boats’ startup Boatsetter buys competitor Boatbound
You don’t have to be rich or T-Pain to be “on a boat.” You can rent one plus a captain for the day from Boatsett… Read more
LiftIgniter raises $6.4M to bring website personalization to the rest of the internet
You’ve probably had the experience of going to a website and seeing a lot of content that’s not really relevant. F… Read more
Bitcoin wallet ‘Blockchain’ adds Ethereum support
This isn’t a game of bingo, the company called Blockchain is maintaining the world’s most popular bitcoin wallet.… Read more
B2B platform Releaf helps African businesses by taking the guesswork out of networking
Releaf is a new B2B marketplace that wants to help African businesses prosper by helping them find partners they can t… Read more
Coup launches new electric scooter service in Paris and faces off with Cityscoot
Coup is launching its second city for its electronic scooter-sharing service. You can now find hundreds of Coup scoote… Read more
Fat Lama is a platform to lend and borrow anything
Part of YC’s Summer ’17 class, Fat Lama wants to be a rental marketplace for anything. Launched late last year in… Read more
Ripcord’s $40 million Series B will pay for more file digitizing robots and human jobs
Bay Area startup Ripcord just scored a $40 million Series B, following its successful launch earlier this year. By all… Read more
Codacy, a platform that helps developers check the quality of their code, raises $5.1M
Codacy, a startup based in Lisbon, Portugal that offers what it calls an “automated code review platform,” has rai… Read more
Digi.me and Personal merge to put you in control of the nascent ‘personal data ecosystem’
Digi.me and Personal, two companies that broadly play in the personal data space by offering apps to securely store an… Read more
The Africa DNS Forum Turns Five
The Africa DNS Forum turned five this year, and what a journey it has been. Held from 26-28 July 2017 in Dar es Salaam,… Read more
Run to the rock
The past week has been a tough one for lovers of freedom. Slippery slopes have been slid down and a side of the human… Read more
dodl.es Raises Additional $300K for New Digital Drawing, Animation,...
Wisconsin-based startup opens angel funding round with $300K committed in 16 days(PRWeb August 17, 2017)Read the full st… Read more
John Harden Named a Member of TechPoint’s Tech 25 Class of 2017
Axia Technology Partners’ Principal Software Engineer awarded prestigious recognition for advancements in Kerauno’s… Read more
ClearCompany Rises 200 Places in its Second Year on Inc. 5000 List of...
The fastest growing talent management platform ranks 34th in Massachusetts due to 304% growth in revenue.(PRWeb August 1… Read more
Simplus Adds 100 Jobs to its Workforce
Simplus adds 100 jobs to the workforce, supporting the delivery capacity for cloud and Quote-to-Cash implementations.(PR… Read more
MAC Users Can Easily Run a Business From Home Office With Latest...
Mac users can easily streamline home office based businesses with the latest ezCheckprinting business software from Half… Read more
Lingk Announces LingkSync™ for Moodle® and Colleague® by...
Moodle and Colleague by Ellucian customers can now synchronize lifecycle data with ease from Lingk’s wizard-based sync… Read more
New Coverall® Survey Reveals People’s Perception of Cleanliness...
Back to school doesn’t have to mean back to germs for students and teachers(PRWeb August 17, 2017)Read the full story… Read more
KC Healthy Kids Hosts Back to School Bonanza
Back to School Resource Expo provides free resources; fun classroom materials for teachers(PRWeb August 17, 2017)Read th… Read more
Freshworks Launches Freshteam, a CRM for Recruiters
New Applicant Tracking Software That Enables Recruiters Deliver Superior Candidate Experience(PRWeb August 17, 2017)Read… Read more
Atlanta to Host More Than a Dozen Large Scale Industry Events This...
First-of-its-kind initiative, InnovATL17, will elevate awareness of all happenings among 45,000+ projected event attende… Read more
Washington Capital Partners Rewrites the Rules of Flip-to-Rent Real...
DC’s Highest Volume Hard Money Lender Unveils a Cost-Saving Loan Product for Investors(PRWeb August 17, 2017)Read the… Read more
Life2, Inc. Expands Clinical Advisory Team
Adam R. Silverman MD, FACP Joins New Initiative(PRWeb August 17, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releas… Read more
Delaware Nurse’s Invention Poised to Save Hospitals Millions
Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S. and cost the healthcare industry over $20 billion annual… Read more
Data Provider Datonics Integrates with AppNexus’ Data Marketplace
Datonics’ proprietary search, purchase-intent, life-stage, demographic and B2B data now available to marketers and adv… Read more
ECHELON Partners Announces Agenda and Speaker Lineup for the 2017...
Mark Tibergien, CEO, Pershing Advisor Solutions highlights all-star industry lineup discussing key insights of M&A in th… Read more
Triseum Launches Online Store and Pre-Purchase Options, Broadening...
Direct and Advance Buying Opportunities Connect Students to Newly Released Versions of Variant: Limits™ and ARTé: Mec… Read more
New Business to Help Americans Place Bitcoin and Other Digital...
In a revolutionary development that can benefit many people with a retirement account, First Digital IRA (FDIRA) is exci… Read more
RainKing Named to Inc. 5000 List for Fourth Consecutive Year
Inc. Magazine Recognizes Bethesda Intelligence Provider as One of the Nation’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies.(PRWe… Read more
nexVortex Named to Inc. 5000 List for 7th Consecutive Year
List Recognizes Fastest-Growing Private Companies in U.S.(PRWeb August 17, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.… Read more
How 3 Entrepreneurs Disrupted the Real Estate Industry and Landed #1...
Real Estate Disruptors Big Block Realty Ranked #1 Real Estate Company on...(PRWeb August 17, 2017)Read the full story at… Read more
Diversified Revenues Power Hoboken’s eMazzanti Technologies to 8th...
NYC area IT consultant attributes 2017 Inc. 5000 recognition to expanding cloud services, retail and legal IT, digital m… Read more
Otus and Thrively Team Up to Help K-12 Students Identify Personal...
With Otus and Thrively, educators are able to see a more holistic view of student performance while providing students w… Read more
Lightning Strikes in Latest SUMO Scheduler Release
SUMO 5 delivers the experience of Salesforce Lightning to SUMO Scheduler clients(PRWeb August 17, 2017)Read the full sto… Read more
WordStream Lands on the Inc. 5000 for Fifth Year in a Row
The online marketing company ranks #808 on Inc.’s 2017 list of Fastest-Growing U.S. Private Companies(PRWeb August 17,… Read more
Ceterus Named One of America's Fastest Growing Companies
For the 2nd Time, Ceterus Appears on the Inc. 5000 List(PRWeb August 17, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.co… Read more
LoanSecured.com Financial Domain with $37,000 Estibot valuation at...
Financial domain aged 14 years for sale on Flippa. Auction includes the .net .org .info and .biz extensions.(PRWeb Augus… Read more
Resonate Named for 6th Consecutive Year on the Inc. 5000 List of...
Inc. Magazine Unveils its 36th Inc. 5000 List(PRWeb August 17, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases… Read more
MOBI Announces New User Interface and Features
MOBI unveils a new user interface and features to better serve its global customers(PRWeb August 17, 2017)Read the full… Read more
The Academy of Home Staging and Design Announces Training to Start a...
The Academy of Home Staging and Interior Design will be offering a home staging certification course and an interior des… Read more
YP Grocery Integrates Coupgon Technology to Offer Exclusive Digital...
Users now have access to exclusive deals and discounts(PRWeb August 17, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com… Read more
Montréal Launches Its New Version of Mobile Pay Parking App...
P$ Mobile Service app has an updated user interface(PRWeb August 17, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/re… Read more
The TechCrunch Podcast: Augmented reality’s promise
Welcome back to the TechCrunch Podcast, where we take a deeper dive into the hottest topics coming down tech’s pike… Read more
Confirmed: Color Genomics is in the final stages of an $80 million Series C financing round
Genetic health screening startup Color Genomics has raised $52 million so far in what could end up totaling just over… Read more
Proving and Protecting Rights to Domain Names
At their best, UDRP panelists are educators. They inform us about the ways in which parties win or lose on their claims… Read more
The Internet is Dead - Long Live the Internet
Back in the early 2000s, several notable Internet researchers were predicting the death of the Internet. Based on the na… 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
ICANN59 Ombuds Harassment Complaint
I'm writing this blog because I received a complaint that has since been resolved with an apology. The complaint bothere… Read more
Is a New Set of Governance Mechanism Necessary for the New gTLDs?
In order to be able to reply to the question of whether a new set of governance mechanisms are necessary to regulate the… Read more
Where to Search UDRP Decisions
Searching decisions under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) is important — for evaluating the m… Read more
Thank You, Africa, for a Successful ICANN59
It has been over a month since ICANN59, and yet it already seems like such a long time ago! I'd like to take this oppor… Read more
Empowered Community – ICANN Budget and Operating Plans in Effect
On 17 July 2017, the ICANN Empowered Community confirmed that it was not rejecting any of the following documents previo… Read more
When a Domain Name Dispute is 'Plan B'
Plan B (noun): an alternative plan of action for use if the original plan should fail. While having a backup plan is usu… Read more
Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in July 2017
Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 Qube Managed Services Linux 0:00:00 0.… Read more
BTC-e: Better hosting than the Feds
The btc-e.com domain – previously operated by the BTC-e Bitcoin exchange – has barely been online since being seized… Read more
Slovaks Worry About the Future of Their Country's .SK TLD
Almost every country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) has had some kind of rough and clumsy start at its sunrise. Internet… Read more
UDRP and the ACPA Differences, Advantages and Their Inconveniences
Along came the Cyber-squatters with the dot COM boom One problem with the Internet, non-existent before 1994, is the con… Read more
Introducing ICANN’s Chief Data Protection Officer (CDPO)
Data protection and privacy laws and regulations are constantly evolving. One of the ICANN organization’s top prioriti… Read more
Some Whois Lookup Services Might be Broken
There are thousands of sites and services on the 'net that offer domain name whois lookup services. As of last night, ma… Read more
Trademark Registrations on the 'Supplemental Register' Don't Count (in Domain Name Disputes)
The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) has never required that a complainant own any trademark registr… Read more
The Fellowship Spirit
On 25 June 2017, ICANN59 Fellowship Alumni gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of… Read more
How Much Should Startups Budget for a Decent Domain Name?
Bill Sweetman from NameNinja has released a handy little guide to domain name pricing for startups. While the guide is a… Read more
Nominations for ARIN Elections Now Open
As of 17 July 2017, American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) Trustees and representatives from ARIN's General Membe… Read more
CAICT Holds ICANN 59 China Internet Community Readout Session
This report was co-authored by Zhaohan Li and Liu Yu. Intern Zhang Duo also contributed to this article. In afternoon of… Read more
Personal Data “Use” Matrix Now Available for Public Review
This is our third in a series of blogs (read part one and part two) on the progress we have made related to data privacy… Read more
No Time Bar, No Laches under the UDRP
Two Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution Policy (UDRP) decisions posted this month involved domain names registered 20… Read more
Meet the NextGen from ICANN59
The NextGen experience at ICANN59 will be a lasting memory for all who were involved. After the meeting was over, the Ne… Read more
The URS Also Applies to These Top-Level Domains
The Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) is often described as a domain name dispute policy that applies to the new gTL… Read more
July 2017 Web Server Survey
In the July 2017 survey we received responses from 1,767,964,429 sites and 6,593,508 web-facing computers. This represen… Read more
An Update from the Second Security, Stability and Resiliency of the Domain Name System (DNS) Review Team (SSR2)
Alain Aina, Network Engineer at West and Central African Research and Education Network (ccNSO representative, Africa) T… 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
New gTLDs – Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team: ICANN59 Update and Next Steps
The Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice Review Team (CCTRT) held two days of face-to-face meetings during IC… Read more
Evolving Data Privacy and Protection Regulations - UPDATE
We first shared information on the ICANN organization's activities relating to the data privacy and protection regulatio… 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
A “Key” Milestone in Protecting the DNS
A significant milestone has been reached in ICANN’s ongoing effort to change the cryptographic key that helps protect… Read more
ICANN Collaborates with Moscow-Based PIR Center to Present a Collection of Articles on Cyberspace
As ICANN continues to look for better ways to ensure its core mission, as outlined in the organization's bylaws, the sec… Read more
Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in June 2017
Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 Hyve Managed Hosting Linux 0:00:00 0.0… Read more
ICANN seeds of engagement sprout in Barbados
The inaugural Barbados IGF came to a successful conclusion on 23rd June 2017 with substantial coordinating, technical an… Read more
Thick WHOIS Transition Update
The transition from Thin to Thick WHOIS is well underway and I want to provide you with an update on the progress and re… Read more
ICANN59 by the Numbers
Take a look at some of the numbers resulting from the #ICANN59 meeting in Johannesburg. Read more
Supporting Linguistic Diversity of Africa for the Internet’s Top-Level Domain Names
Thirty different languages – that was the result of a quick poll asking the twenty participants attending the IDN Wor… Read more
Co-Chairs Statement from CCWG-Accountability Meeting in Johannesburg
On 25 June 2017, the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) held a face-t… Read more
ICANN60 Preview
We’re concluding a successful meeting in Johannesburg. I want to thank everyone who came to engage in four days of in… Read more
June 2017 Web Server Survey
In the June 2017 survey we received responses from 1,766,926,408 sites and 6,522,692 web-facing computers. This represen… Read more
ICANN's Open Data Initiative Early Pilot Platforms Now Available
'Open data is publicly available data that can be universally and readily accessed, used, and redistributed free of char… Read more
The Dark Web: The Land of Hidden Services
According to Internet Live Stats, the World Wide Web passed the one billion website benchmark in 2014 and is still hover… Read more
The Fellowship Spirit
Part Three of a Four-Part Blog Series (Read Part One and Part Two) ICANN59 is upon us and with it, the completion of the… Read more
Our International Office Strategy
When I first joined ICANN, many of you had asked me about how we manage our offices around the world. We've now formaliz… Read more
Top 12 Things You Didn’t Know About South Africa
1. Only in South Africa will you find a street that has been home to two Nobel Peace Prize laureates. Both Nelson Mande… 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
The Rise and Fall of the UDRP Theory of ‘Retroactive Bad Faith’
Since its establishment in 1999, the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy has required complainants to prove in… Read more
Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in May 2017
Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 Webair Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0.160 0.053… 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
Stanford Uni site infested with hacking tools and phish for months!
Stanford University has unwittingly demonstrated just how bad things can get once a website is compromised by a web shel… Read more
May 2017 Web Server Survey
In the May 2017 survey we received responses from 1,814,996,345 sites and 6,404,290 web-facing computers. Although the t… Read more
Web Shells: The Criminal’s Control Panel
Web shells are an overlooked aspect of cyber crime and do not attract the level of attention of either phishing or malwa… Read more
Phishing sites react promptly to new browser changes
The number of phishing sites making use of HTTPS has increased noticeably since January, coinciding with the introductio… Read more
URS is MIA in .Net Renewal RA
The Proposed Renewal of the .Net Registry Agreement (RA) was published for public comment by ICANN on April 20th. The bi… Read more
ICA Member Profile: Edward Zeiden
Edward Zeiden is a business strategist and entrepreneur specializing in brick and mortar companies, start-ups, and the d… 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
ICA Supports ICANN Transparency Improvements
ICA fully supported the insistence of ICANN’s community that the IANA Transition had to be accompanied by substantial… Read more
A Complaint about ICANN’s New Complaints Office
ICA has long been on record that it was an inappropriate usurpation of the GNSO’s policymaking role for ICANN Global D… Read more
Use This Formula to Acquire The Perfect Domain.
Follow these seven guidelines to avoid making critical mistakes in your domain and brand name selection. The C.O.N.V.E.R… Read more
ICA Supports Retention of Court Access for Registrants in IGO UDRPs
ICA has just filed its comment letter supporting all five recommendations contained in the GNSO Initial Report on the IG… Read more
ICA Concerns Heard — Copyright UDRP on Indefinite Hold
Executive Summary: The Copyright UDRP proposal unveiled two weeks ago in the Domain Name Association’s Healthy Domains… Read more
Not doing this could cost you millions of dollars
Proudly announce your domain acquisition. This past week the domain blogs were all telling the story on the acquisition… Read more
Brand Ranking: Why Traditional Advice Is Wrong
Domain names play a crucial role for the positioning your brand. The digital age has allowed small companies to take t… Read more
ICA DEEPLY CONCERNED WITH PROPOSAL TO ENABLE DOMAIN TRANSFERS BASED UPON COPYRIGHT CLAIMS
On Wednesday, our fellow trade association, the Domain Name Association (DNA), announced the rollout of its “Healthy D… Read more
The #1 Domain Strategy mistake most Startups make
Most startups seem to make this one crucial mistake with their domain name acquisition strategy. There are several stage… Read more
Why the Fake News Mantra will Drive Domain Values Higher
Companies risk millions of dollars in revenue and marketing investments when they rely on a third-party platform for the… 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