The Google Machine Barrels Along Despite Record EU Fine
Note To Regulators: It'll Take More than Fines to Slow Down the Search Giant Read more
Forget the Brake. Electric Cars Mean One Pedal Driving
Press to go, lift off to stop. Read more
Facebook acquires Source3 to get content creators paid
Facebook is on the cusp of a big push to lure independent content creators to share their art through the News Feed. B… Read more
SnapTravel raises $8 million for a hotel booking service that works over chat
Chatbots – automated bots that let you interact with a service or brand via messaging apps or SMS – haven’t yet… Read more
Jared Kushner's Senate Testimony May Forget Russia Meetings, But the FBI Would Remember
Anything the Russian ambassador says on the phone almost certainly gets caught on a FISA wiretap. Read more
RIP Microsoft Paint. Thanks for All the Hideous Doodles
Microsoft Paint is dead, but it won't be forgotten. Read more
A 'Locked' Smart Gun Can Be Fired With Just $15 Worth of Magnets
One smart gun model's protections turn out to be easily overcome–by cheap magnets. Read more
ShieldFS Is a Clever New Tool That Shuts Down Ransomware Before It's Too Late
By sniffing out ransomware in real-time, ShieldFS might be the cure to the internet's latest security scourge. Read more
We Know How 'Valerian' Got Made—But Not Why It Failed
Luc Besson's newest seems like a critical and commercial dud. But that's how his other movies started out too. Read more
'Game of Thrones' Recap Season 7, Episode 2: Nothing Is Certain
The seventh season's second episode is a valuable reminder that this show will always love to mess with you. 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
BuzzFeed’s VP of Design on effective management and company culture that empowers
In this episode, Cap Watkins, the VP of design at BuzzFeed, explains how to apply design to any business challenge, wh… Read more
Great News! You Can Mute Gmail Threads
Your saving grace when someone overuses the Reply All function. Read more
BentoBox, the website builder for restauranteurs, cooks up $4.8M Series A
Restaurant owners have a lot of responsibilities and a wide array of skills to handle those responsibilities. That sai… Read more
Hinge Health closes $8M Series A led by Atomico to ‘digitize delivery of healthcare’
Hinge Health, a startup originally founded out of London but that has since moved its headquarters to San Francisco, i… Read more
What It’s Like Living in the Land of Natural Disasters
Indonesia is a gorgeous archipelago of 13,700 islands. And home to 289 natural disasters a year. Read more
Surfboard Shaper Danny Hess Makes Truly Gorgeous Wooden Boards
Hang for ten inside the woodshop of San Francisco shaper Danny Hess. Read more
'Insecure' Returns With a Secret Weapon: Agility
The show's second season acknowledges issues other shows might obsess over—but never gets bogged down. Read more
Helix’s Bold Plan to Be Your One Stop Personal Genomics Shop
$80 and a spit sample gets you a spot on one of Helix’s sequencing machines and a chunk of its cloud storage for your… Read more
Zero-G Blood and the Many Horrors of Space Surgery
Traumatic injury in space has a huge potential impact on a mission. And people barely know anything about how to deal wi… 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
Who Ruled Comic-Con Cosplay in 2017? Wonder Woman, Obviously
There were plenty of Reys, and lots of Elevens from Stranger Things,' but Princess Diana took the throne in San Diego th… Read more
Firebrand Creative Opens Missoula Office, Spurring Economic...
Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund Awards Grants To Create 10 New Jobs and Complete a Virtual Curriculum Program Pl… Read more
Income Tax Changes Added At No Cost For Kansas HR Staff Utilizing...
ezAccounting 2017 business software is updated for latest income tax changes at zero cost for Kansas Human Resource staf… Read more
Tru Optik and comScore Collaborate to Improve In-Demo Delivery for OTT...
Tru-Optik’s OTT Marketing Cloud will incorporate comScore audience insights for improved campaign activation(PRWeb Jul… Read more
Insitome Partners with Helix to Illuminate The Story of You
Leveraging Helix’s innovative open platform and advanced DNA marketplace, Insitome tells the intimate history of your… Read more
TenantBase Expands into Uptown Dallas Office Space
TenantBase announces new office space in Dallas and additional hires for local commercial real estate Advisors.(PRWeb Ju… Read more
Fighting Ransomware and Malware Attacks with Improved Security and IT...
New Ziften Zenith features empower security and IT operations teams in the fight against ransomware attacks(PRWeb July 2… Read more
NowSecure Expands Management Team with Appointment of Seasoned...
Brian Murphy and Brian Reed will join NowSecure and accelerate the company’s trajectory as provider of the only automa… Read more
Context Matters and IHS Markit Launch Strategic Pricing Tool for...
PriceCurrents integrates global pricing, regulatory and reimbursement data.(PRWeb July 24, 2017)Read the full story at h… Read more
The dream of Polish tech entrepreneurship is almost over
Poland has worked diligently over the past decade to become an entrepreneurial powerhouse. Once home to businesses foc… Read more
Ann Coulter’s Delta Snafu Brings Twitter Together In This Week’s News Recap
The commentator Ann Coulter's dust-up with Delta finally gave the internet a reason to rally behind an airline. Read more
Einstein’s Little-Known Passion Project? A Refrigerator
Humanity might have saved itself a lot of trouble in the long run by investing in the Einstein-Szilard approach to cooli… Read more
Decoding the Geometry of Viruses Could Lead to Better Vaccines
Mathematical insights into how RNA helps viruses pull together their protein shells could guide future studies of viral… Read more
Turn Off Your Push Notifications. All of Them
RIP my mentions. Read more
Hexater Receives High Praise from Entrepreneur.com Best WordPress...
Hexater was named as one of the top WordPress theme companies in a recent Entrepreneur.com article designed to provide g… Read more
Viora Granted New Patent for SVC Technology to Enhance Patient...
Patent granting to boost future product offerings and capabilities for Viora in 2017 and beyond(PRWeb July 23, 2017)Read… Read more
Comic-Con 2017: You Can Thank Joss Whedon For That Great New 'Justice League' Trailer
The director didn't come to Comic-Con, but his presence was felt during the panel for his next project. Read more
Helping students transition from the laboratory to robotics startup
A student at Monday’s TC Sessions: Robotics event in Cambridge asked me “How do I launch a successful startup?”… Read more
Comic-Con 2017: Ending 'Game of Thrones' with a Musical Episode? We've Got Some Ideas
Brienne of Tarth wants it. Bran wants it. Even the Onion Knight wants it. Let's make this happen, people. Read more
Ethereum Thefts Cost Investors Millions
Ethereum thefts, an Ashley Madison settlement, another leaky Amazon S3 bucket, and more of this week's top security news… Read more
What it’s like to ship yourself overnight on Cabin’s sleep pod bus
Last weekend, I traveled from San Francisco to Los Angeles roundtrip on Cabin. When I arrived to the bus pickup locati… Read more
'Rick and Morty' Is Actually Righteous Science Fiction
Many of its episodes have stories smart enough to be published in sci-fi anthologies. Read more
Antivirus for Android Has Terrible Track Record
A new study shows that 94 percent of Android antivirus failed to stop a comprehensive set of malware attacks. Read more
More Women Are Learning Computer Science! Now, About Those Jobs…
Hey, some bonafide good news! Read more
Fewer Comics at Comic-Con? Blame Comicononomics
The trials of the local comics shop have finally visited the con itself—and the people who are just looking for good c… Read more
SpaceX's Mars Plans Hit a Pothole. Up Next: the Moon?
SpaceX is rebooting its colonization plan, and may pivot to focus on a moon base that would aid that effort. Read more
Throwing Shade: 7 Polarized Sunglasses for Summer Fun
We tested a dozen pairs of polarized shades at various prices, from $10 to $360. Read more
Letting Cyberattack Victims Hack Back Is a Very Unwise Idea
Opinion: Retaliating against hacks is the wrong way to prevent them. Read more
Income Tax Changes For Kansas Business Owners Updated In EzPaycheck...
Developer’s at Halfpricesoft.com have just released an update to ezPaycheck 2017 to reflect new income tax changes for… Read more
Noria Technologies Signs Exclusive Manufacturing Agreement with...
The Noria W5 Coming in 2018. “This is the solution to air conditioners we’ve all been waiting for.” –Tech Inside… Read more
Cupix announces strategic investment from ZIGBANG
Cutting-edge VR tech startup empowers the #1 residential property online marketplace to launch true-to-life 3D virtual t… Read more
Playbuzz unveils a new editor for writing articles chock full of interactive content
Playbuzz helps online publishers make their content more interactive by adding elements like polls and galleries. Unt… Read more
SF city attorney seeks court order to force Lyft and Uber to hand over driver data
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is seeking a court order to force both Uber and Lyft to share records on dr… Read more
Playkey raises $2.8M to fund its US expansion
Playkey, a game streaming service we saw earlier this year at Disrupt NY, has just closed an additional $2.8 million r… Read more
Silent Echo lets you chat with Alexa over Slack
Want to chat with Alexa via Slack? A new bot called Silent Echo now makes that possible. The idea is that there are ti… Read more
Dropbox CTO Aditya Agarwal is leaving
Aditya Agarwal, who came to Dropbox via its acquisition of Cove way back in 2012 and was given the CTO role last year,… Read more
AngelList co-founder Babak Nivi out ‘for my own reasons’
“Mr. Nivi has no role at the company” AngelList COO Graham Jenkin told TechCrunch in response to questions regardi… Read more
Josh Cote of EAW Consulting Hosts Seminar on Attracting Top Talent in...
EAW Consulting owner Josh Cote held a seminar on Tuesday 18th July in London aimed at helping businesses appeal to the b… Read more
Options Added to EzCheckPrinting Software & Virtual Printer For...
Small daycare facilities and schools get more from Halfpricesoft.com’s EzCheckPrinting and virtual printer software wi… Read more
Rivalcade Announces New eSports Live the Battle League (LBL)
Rivalcade Announces New eSports Live the Battle League (LBL)(PRWeb July 21, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prweb… Read more
Core Bank to Begin Construction of New Headquarters in Omaha, NE
Core Bank breaks ground on its new 60,000-square-foot headquarters in Omaha, NE. The project is expected to be completed… Read more
The Next Frontier of Innovation: Big Sky Code Academy Offers...
Big Sky Code Academy to offer a 24 week full time or 32 week part time Data Science boot camp. Graduates of this boot ca… Read more
HomeEscape Introduces Promotional Pricing for New Vacation Rental...
HomeEscape has announced breakthrough promotional pricing for their new listing subscription plan.(PRWeb July 21, 2017)R… Read more
The very first question to answer when taking on new investors
Fundraising is a stressful process. You do all you can to impress prospective investors by honing the story, optimizin… Read more
Uber’s SVP of leadership and strategy says she hasn’t seen any toxicity
Uber SVP of Leadership and Strategy Frances Frei is optimistic about the future of Uber, despite the allegations of se… Read more
Cargo wants to put a vending machine in every Uber
How many times have you been in an Uber or Lyft and wanted a few Advil, or a 5-hour Energy? While some enterprising ri… 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
Anti-drone radio wave startup SkySafe secures $11.5M from Andreessen
Drones are a threat to both military and public safety, whether flown by a terrorist or just a reckless pilot. SkySafe… Read more
Slidebean picks up $850K and launches a new version of its presentation-building tool
Slidebean, the app that wants to take on Prezi and PowerPoint, is launching version 3.0 of the service on the heels of… Read more
D-ID’s tech protects your privacy by confounding face recognition algorithms
Unless you literally wear a mask all the time, it is almost impossible to completely avoid cameras and face recognitio… 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
Patients Beyond Borders and Dental Departures Partner to Help Patients...
- New collaboration with Dental Departures gives Patients Beyond Borders’ users access to appointment booking, financi… Read more
Halfpricesoft Back-To-School Promotion: Customers Get Latest...
Newest ezCheckPersonal family finance software is getting families ready to save money for school supplies with a no cos… Read more
Codifyd Opens World-Class Digital Agency & AI Center in Mumbai
With branches in the US and UK, Codifyd announces new branch opening in India.(PRWeb July 20, 2017)Read the full story a… Read more
NACHA Announces MACH1 as a Preferred Partner for ACH Enablement of...
MACH1 was selected as a Preferred Partner based on its concentrated focus on providing products and services to the smal… Read more
Netduino acquired by Wilderness Labs
Wilderness Labs has acquired the...(PRWeb July 20, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/07_Wil… Read more
Hover Energy Selected as a Top Innovator 2017 – Clean Tech at the New...
Hover Energy presented at the New York Venture Summit and was recognized as a clean tech pioneer.(PRWeb July 20, 2017)Re… Read more
Ytel Awarded Leader in Call Center Software
X5 Cloud Contact Center Ranked as a Category Leader by GetApp(PRWeb July 20, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prwe… Read more
Wallarm Becomes AWS Technology Partner to Deliver AI-enabled...
Wallarm Next Gen WAF with threat verification delivers continuous application security for cloud workloads and enables s… Read more
Hover Energy Announces Cooperative Research and Development Agreement...
Hover Energy will collaborate with Oak Ridge to explore the use of additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, to… Read more
Wishfinity Expands Family Wish Exchange Solution With Web Service and...
Wishfinity's new web service further integrates the wish delivery engine into consumer life.(PRWeb July 20, 2017)Read th… Read more
Litmus Health Announces Advisory Board as Real-Life Data Gain Traction...
James Crooks, PhD, promoted to Chief Technology Officer(PRWeb July 20, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/… Read more
FlipRocks Launches Extreme Flip Flops with Interchangeable Gripping...
Innovative startup from Sandy Hook, CT redefines the flip flop for outdoor enthusiasts by providing an unmatched balance… Read more
3 Ways to Energize Your Business with Green Computing
Green computing is environmentally responsible AND makes good business sense for small to mid-size businesses (SMBs)—i… Read more
Ystrategies Corp. (OTC PINK: YSTR) Launches Wind Technology Group
Industry veteran Jon Sigerman to develop opportunities with emerging wind technologies(PRWeb July 20, 2017)Read the full… Read more
Freshworks Acquires Chatbot Platform Startup, Joe Hukum
Company enhances capabilities to help businesses build and deploy bots(PRWeb July 20, 2017)Read the full story at http:/… Read more
Discovery K12 Online Homeschool 2017-2018 School Year Set To Start...
Leading homeschool platform and curriculum provider now enrolling students for the upcoming school year.(PRWeb July 20,… Read more
NEWMEDIA Takes Coveted #1 Spot for Denver Website Design Agency in...
Prominent Denver Web Design Firm Continues to Gather Accolades(PRWeb July 20, 2017)Read the full story at http://www.prw… Read more
Global Domain Name Registrations Reach 330.6 Million, 1.3 Million Growth in First Quarter of 2017
The Verisign Domain Name Industry Brief released today reports first quarter of 2017 closing with approximately 330.6 m… 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
Mid-Year .brands Review: 2017 Off to a Brilliant Start
If you've read my blogs in the past, you'll know that I'm really passionate about the benefits that .brands can deliver… Read more
Tax Rate Table Changes Added For Illinois Customers Using EzAccounting...
Halfpricesoft.com updates ezAccounting for latest income tax changes for Illinois accountants. Try it at no cost or obli… Read more
SmartGift Named Gift Card Innovation Winner in 11th Annual Pay Awards
SmartGift’s first of its kind pay later online gifting platform earns ‘Best in Category’ honors(PRWeb July 19, 201… Read more
Queen City Angels’ Tony Shipley Elected as Vice Chair, Angel Capital...
Angel Capital Association has membership of more than 13,000 accredited investors and more than 240 angel groups(PRWeb J… Read more
Carbice Raises $1.5 Million, Debuts Versatile Thermal Tape for Solving...
Drop-in multifunctional thermal tape improves performance and reduces size and cost of electronic devices(PRWeb July 19,… Read more
RallyPoint Welcomes Mavens & Moguls CEO to its Advisory Board
Brand leader Paige Arnof-Fenn to advise nation’s leading online military community(PRWeb July 19, 2017)Read the full s… Read more
Women Owned Recruiting Firm Lands on Forbes 250 Best of Recruiting...
BVOH is a boutique recruiting firm solely focused in the San Francisco Bay Area in finance and accounting. The Forbes li… Read more
LiveStories Raises $10 Million in Series A Funding Round
Leader in civic intelligence to use funds to advance mission to make government data actionable and valuable(PRWeb July… Read more
LookBookHQ Expands Intelligent Content Platform With ‘Explore’ And...
New LookBookHQ Explore product allows B2B marketers to aggregate and deliver more relevant content per click at scale(PR… Read more
Eventpedia Unveils Matchmaking Feature to Increase Attendee Networking...
Matchmaking feature in Eventpedia’s mobile event apps aims to increase attendee networking opportunities and enhance e… Read more
doxo Recognized by Red Herring Top 100
doxo bill paying service receives Top 100 North America Award from Red Herring for 2017, spotlighting North America’s… Read more
Moonlighting Announces Strategic Partnership with Recruitology
Leading Recruitment Platforms Align to Bring Freelancing Solution to Media Companies(PRWeb July 19, 2017)Read the full s… Read more
Authorship.com Opens for Crowdfunding
Authorship.com is a soon to be launched decentralized online platform created to overcome this problem that mars everyon… Read more
Michael C. Fina Recognition Reveals Results from Third Annual Employee...
Above and Beyond Performance and Service Awards Take Top Honors for Most Popular Recognition Initiatives(PRWeb July 19,… Read more
Industry-leader Qvinci Expands Global Footprint with Australian Patent
US innovator of cloud-based financial reporting solutions receives its first overseas patent(PRWeb July 19, 2017)Read th… Read more
Rightside, Donuts Merger Gets the Green Light from ICANN
New top-level domain registry operators, Rightside Group, Ltd. (NASDAQ:NAME) and Donuts Inc. have received ICANN's expre… Read more
.TECH Gets Its Big Hollywood Break
Marketing and Advertising genius, Sheeraz Hasan, known for successfully creating huge social media amplification for For… 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
CENTR Awards to Include Best Domain Name Registry as Chosen by Registrars
CENTR, the body which represent of European domain registries, will be holding its annual awards again this year. What's… 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
After 21 Years, Actor David Duchovny Wins His Domain Name
Actor David Duchovny wins his domain name davidduchovny.comWhile plenty of UDRP decisions have made clear that a tradema… 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
PayPal Sells X.com Back to Its Previous Owner, Elon Musk
In February 2001, PayPal's founder Elon Musk changes the name of the company from X.com to PayPal. In October 2002, PayP… Read more
Do Trade Names Qualify as Trade Marks for Purposes of the UDRP?
Naming is the first imperative. It as much precedes the launching of new lives as it does new businesses. Names secure a… 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
Over 750 Domain Name Registrars Expected to Shut Down in the Next 12 Months, ICANN Predicts
ICANN estimates over 750 accredited domain name registrars are likely to close within the next 12 months as a result of… 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
Domain Registrations in New TLDs Overwhelmingly for Defensive Purposes, INTA Study
During the ICANN meeting in South Africa last week, the impact of new gTLD rights protection mechanisms (RPMS) was the s… 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
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
Next Generation gTLD Registration Directory Services (NG RDS) - Proposed Successor to WHOIS
Whenever an individual or organization registers a domain name on Internet (e.g. yahoo.com) via a Domain Name Registrar… 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
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
ICANN59 by the Numbers
Take a look at some of the numbers resulting from the #ICANN59 meeting in Johannesburg. 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
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
Phishing: the Worst of Times in the DNS
The Anti-Phishing Working Group has released its latest Global Phishing Survey, written by myself and Rod Rasmussen. Thi… 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
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
Cycling Legend Greg LeMond Sues Cybersquatters Upward of $6.6 Million
A federal restraining order has been issued against a father and son accused of registering several domain names based o… 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
President’s Corner: Greetings from Johannesburg
Welcome to the second Policy Forum – whether you are here in Johannesburg or following along from home. I am consisten… 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
Welcome to the ICANN59 Policy Forum
David Olive, Senior VP, Policy Development Support and Managing Director of the Istanbul Office, expresses his excitemen… Read more
Welcome to Africa and to ICANN59!
Pierre Dandjinou, ICANN’s VP, Global Stakeholder Engagement in Africa, welcomes you to Johannesburg, also called Ego… Read more
Publishing Submissions to the Complaints Office
I am excited to announce that I have published the first report of the Complaints Office's activities on the our dedicat… 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
Business Engagement at ICANN59: Helpful Advice for Business Newcomers
The ICANN59 Policy Forum in Johannesburg meeting is just a few days away, and will give local business stakeholders a ch… Read more
Good Practices for the Registration and Administration of Domain Name Portfolios (Part II)
Continuing with our series on good practices for managing domain registrations (you can read the first post here), I'd l… Read more
CCWG-Accountability Co-Chairs Statement Leading into ICANN59 in Johannesburg
In May 2017, the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) welcomed a new co… Read more
Dialogues on the Evolving Data Privacy and Protection Regulations
Data privacy and data protection regulations are currently undergoing developments that may impact specific areas of ICA… 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
Panama’s abundance of phish!
According to tradition, the country of Panama was named after a former indigenous fishing village and its nearby beach c… Read more
Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in April 2017
Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 One.com Linux 0:00:00 0.004 0.185 0.04… 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
Why 2017 will be a great year for premium domains.
Three important digital trends that will drive the value of premium domains higher. Premium domain valuations will conti… 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