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Udacity Launches an Online Course for Flying Car Engineers
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Waymo and Intel Combine to Power the Future of Self-Driving Cars
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AR helmet startup Skully may have risen from the dead
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WT2 real-time translation earpieces look to crowdfund first run
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The Best Toronto International Film Festival Movies to Look Forward To
This year's festival was a standout, and proved there's plenty of quality heading to theaters later this year. Read more
GGV’s Jenny Lee says Xiaomi doesn’t need to come to the U.S.
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Subscription art crowdfunder Patreon confirms $60M fundraise
Patreon upgrades content creation from a passion to a profession by paying artists 95% of subscription payments from f… Read more
Le Collectionist raises $10M to expand luxury travel platform and offices globally
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TalkIQ raises $14 million Series A to give enterprises AI insights into voice communication
There’s no shortage of startups building their brands around AI for enterprise. And within the enterprise, few space… Read more
8fit, a health and fitness app that offers tailored workout and meal plans, closes $7M Series A
8fit, a popular health and fitness app that offers tailored workouts and meals plan, has raised $7 million in Series A… Read more
Real-time data analytics startup Incorta raises $15M Series B led by Kleiner Perkins
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Finnish marketing automation startup Smartly.io targets U.S. growth after $20M secondary funding
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In Physics, Crossing a River Is Just Like Landing a Plane
Crosswind landings follow the same concepts as a classic physics problem. Read more
Threat Stack snares $45 million investment as spotlight shines brightly on security
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Review: Apple iPhone 8 and 8 Plus
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Tour Europe and America's Wacky, Culture-Swapping Festivals
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How to Download and Install iOS 11
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Why Many Deaf Prisoners Can’t Phone Home
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BP Ventures, BP’s investment arm, leads $20M in private jet charter marketplace Victor
Victor, which bills itself as the “largest ‘on-demand’ marketplace for private jet charter,” has raised $20 mi… Read more
Funnel raises $10M led by Balderton Capital to help companies analyse online marketing spend
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*Blade Runner 2049*: Inside the Dark Future of a Sequel 35 Years in the Making
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Cities Turn to Other Cities for Help Fighting Climate Change
If every city with more than 100,000 people stepped up, they could account for 40 percent of the Paris accord's emission… Read more
GoCardless, a fintech that makes recurring payments easy for subscription businesses, raises $22.5M
Well, GoCardless co-founder and CEO Hiroki Takeuchi knows how to work a non-denial denial. When I interviewed him a fe… Read more
Younited Credit raises $47.8 million for its crowdlending platform
French startup Younited Credit is building the biggest crowdlending platform in continental Europe. The company just r… Read more
Music video AR app Blin.gy shuts down
Blin.gy, the app that let users insert themselves into their favorite music videos, is shutting down. In a Medium post… Read more
Adan Medical is bringing technology to Epi-Pens
Going into anaphylactic shock is terrifying. The last time I went into shock, called my mom first, injected myself wit… Read more
Goodbye, photo studios. Hello, colormass virtual photoshoots
Berlin-based colormass, one of the startups presenting today at TechCrunch Disrupt as part of the Battlefield, has de… Read more
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The makers of Index are hoping they’ve created the only app you’ll need to access all your files, notes and links.… Read more
Shortlist Raises $1 Million in Seed Funding to Help Employers Discover...
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Ascyrus Medical Successfully Completes the First Implants of a Novel...
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First Self-Flying Home Robot Launching on Kickstarter Today
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Longtime Colleague of Secret Service, Federal Agents Creates...
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Onapsis and Oracle to Co-Present on Emerging Topic of Cybersecurity...
Industry experts educate on the latest research for Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) cyberattacks and the evolution of Orac… Read more
Dubai’s Afterschool ICO Set to Disrupt After-School Booking Industry,...
The innovative after school booking platform announces its own ICO as it plans to decentralize its marketplace and scale… Read more
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Introducing VirchyBike LITE, the revolutionary indoor bike with integrated virtual reality riding, digital cycling class… Read more
EzCheckprinting & Virtual Printer Has Been Updated On Amazon For...
Amazon is now offering latest ezCheckprinting and virtual printer for convenience to QuickBooks customers. Download and… Read more
CTNext Doles Out $54,000 to Five Connecticut Startups at the 13th...
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Robert Heath Logistics, Inc selects HaulFox as their Transportation...
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Hover Energy Announces Kelly Cope as General Counsel
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Lessonly Continues Hiring Spree and Celebrates Largest Sales Week
High-growth Indianapolis startup records largest sales week and welcomes two senior leaders(PRWeb September 19, 2017)Rea… Read more
OnRamp Launches HITRUST-Certified Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)
Security of a Private Cloud with the ease of Public Cloud. Managed to HITRUST Standards.(PRWeb September 19, 2017)Read t… Read more
4INFO Releases 3rd Annual CPG Sales Lift Measurement Benchmarks,...
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Radius8 Announces Expansion of Management Team
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Xcalar leverages resiliency, availability and scalability built into NetApp storage with simple, powerful and easy-to-us… Read more
NeuroPlus Brain-Sensing Headset, Developed to Improve Focus and Self...
NeuroPlus uses an electroencephalography (EEG) headset with brain-controlled training games clinically proven to improve… Read more
Celltick Enables Emergency Alerts for Mobile Devices in Taiwan
Celltick’s Cell Broadcast Center (CBC) has been deployed by three mobile operators in Taiwan to deliver emergency warn… Read more
Stratus Risk Underwriters, Inc., Chooses WaterStreet Company As...
Stratus Risk Underwriters, Inc., has formed a Strategic Partnership with WaterStreet Company in a Drive to Make Insuranc… Read more
Boston Startup Launches Artificial Intelligence Platform that Predicts...
Marketing Technology Firm WEVO Raises $1.6 Million in Seed Funding, Enables Marketers to Test and Improve Website Conver… Read more
Saulsbury Industries Names Michael S. McGough as Chief Nuclear Officer
McGough to lead Saulsbury’s growing nuclear services business. Reinforces commitment to commercial nuclear energy indu… Read more
ETW to Hold Quarterly Forum for Leaders November 16th in Downtown...
Reserve your seat for ETW's November Forum For Leaders: Strategic and Execution Planning Tune-up(PRWeb September 19, 201… Read more
Public Service Credit Union Hosts Contest at Rocky Mountain Showdown...
PSCU, the Official Credit Union of the Showdown, held a pass, punt, & kick challenge for a chance to win $25,000 during… Read more
3DSignals Receives 2017 Frost & Sullivan Entrepreneurial Company...
Company recognized for impressive growth and disruption of predictive maintenance and IIoT industries(PRWeb September 19… Read more
2600Hz Launches High Performance Private Cloud (PaaS) Communications...
New Cutting-Edge PaaS Communications Platform Optimized to Create a Complete UCaaS Experience(PRWeb September 19, 2017)R… Read more
Tampa-based Artificially Intelligent Cyber Defense Firm Welcomes New...
Nitro Solutions is joined by distinguished Tampa technology evangelist and former Hillsborough County Commissioner, Mark… Read more
Artificial Intelligence Startup Ambyint Announces $11.5 Million Series...
Mercury Fund leads Series A with co-investors GE Ventures, Statoil Technology Invest and Cottonwood Venture Partners to… Read more
The 2017 Emmy Winners Were Heartening, But TV Diversity Is Still Far From Prestige
At Sunday's award ceremony, the night's most significant wins served as a reminder that the TV industry still suffers fr… Read more
CCleaner Malware Shows Software's Serious Supply-Chain Security Problem
Hackers have targeted software's supply chain in three high profile attacks discovered over the summer. Read more
Forty Percent of New Generic TLDs Shrinking, According to Domain Incite Analysis
Forty percent of non-brand new gTLDs are shrinking, reports Kevin Murphy in Domain Incite: According to numbers culled f… Read more
Emmy Award Winners 2017: Hulu’s 'Handmaid's Tale' Win Heralds Television’s New 'Big Three'
The service's 'The Handmaid's Tale' won big, making it the third streaming player to do so. Is there a new Big Three? Read more
To Stop Distracted Driving, Researchers Monitor Drivers
A team from the University of Waterloo used deep learning to develop a system that monitors drivers and detects distract… Read more
Nike’s New Flyleather Brings Cowskin Into the 21st Century
The company's newest tennis shoe is made from recycled leather. Read more
Don’t Blame Pigs for Swine Flu—Species Hopping Is How Viruses Evolve
The discovery that viruses move between species unexpectedly often is rewriting ideas about their evolutionary history… Read more
What if America Had a Detective Agency for Disasters?
A National Disaster Investigation Board could make sure everyone learns the lessons that hurricanes, outbreaks, and expl… Read more
To Fix Its Toxic Ad Problem, Facebook Must Break Itself
Facebook stress-tests its tech. It could do the same for its moral compass. Read more
BeatBox Beverages™ Takes Its Portable Party Punch Nationwide with a...
BeatBox Beverages, LLC ®, creators of the World’s Tastiest Portable Party Punch ®, announced the closing of an overs… Read more
Tegla Retail Introduces Shopper Tracking Analytics To The Struggling...
To help optimize brick and mortar operations in retail’s transformative times, Tegla Retail uses Augmented Reality to… Read more
INTERConnect Analytics Releases Next Level of Sentiment Data for its...
RelateTheNews continues to expand its alpha generating sentiment and natural language analytics data library to meet the… Read more
Fashion Startup with Philanthropy at Its Core, TallOrder.com Launches...
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Pulseway CEO Marius Mihalec Named Top Midmarket IT Executive by The...
Pulseway, the leading provider of mobile-first, cloud-first remote monitoring and management (RMM) software, today annou… Read more
Start-Up Technology Company Establishes Headquarters in Reno, Nevada
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EdCast Wins Gold from Brandon Hall Group for Innovative Learning...
Top award for EdCast’s Knowledge Cloud solution for the United Nations-affiliated SDG Academy(PRWeb September 18, 2017… Read more
Dao Ventures Launches 2017 US-China Impact Venture Contest
Dao Ventures, a US-China impact investing consortium, has launched its 3rd annual US-China Entrepreneurship Competition… Read more
Chatcast Turns Facebook Messenger into an Enterprise-Class Marketing...
Chatcast’s “messenger marketing” platform, developed by marketing automation and Facebook ecosystem experts, lets… Read more
OLLI Provides the Perfect Angle as the World’s First Powered...
Live on Indiegogo, OLLI is an exquisitely crafted, magnetic smartphone holder with a fully posable aluminum arm and USB… Read more
Fremont Regional Digester Re-Opens, Expects to Generate Enough...
Fremont Regional Digester in Fremont, Mich. is expected to divert 165,000 tons of organic waste from landfills annually… Read more
Skuid Hires New Executive Vice President of Sales
Kevin Francis brings global expansion experience to cloud front-end platform company.(PRWeb September 18, 2017)Read the… Read more
Freshworks Launches Freshchat, A Next-Gen Customer Messaging Product
Aims To Disrupt The Live Chat Market And Help Internet And Saas Companies Drive Better Lead Generation And Conversion(PR… Read more
Point Broadband Selects NuTEQ’s GOCare™ Mobile Customer Care Solution
NuTEQ Solutions, LLC, a SaaS provider of mobile customer care, today announced that Point Broadband has selected GOCare… Read more
Kansas Launches Statewide Blended Learning Initiative to Boost Reading...
An new partnership between the Kansas Reading Roadmap and BookNook's online reading platform will be rolled out in schoo… Read more
6S Marketing Named a Finalist in Google Premier Partner Awards
The boutique agency is the only Canadian firm to be shortlisted for the Search Innovation Award in this year’s prestig… Read more
Zooomr Announces New Funding Round
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Printing Personalized Checks Made Easy For New York Users With New...
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Site 1001 Listed on Top 50 Smart Buildings Companies
List recognizes 50 emerging players in the new buildings ecosystem(PRWeb September 18, 2017)Read the full story at http:… Read more
Domain Registrations Reach 331.9 Million, 6.7 Million Growth Year over Year
Verisign in its latest Domain Name Industry Brief issued today, reports the second quarter of 2017 saw close to 1.3 mill… Read more
Abusive and Malicious Registrations of Domain Names
When ICANN implemented the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) in 1999, it explained its purpose as com… Read more
Chairman’s Blog: Previewing the Montevideo Workshop
On a regular basis, both in-between ICANN meetings and at the beginning of each ICANN Meeting, the ICANN Board meets in… Read more
Amazon's Letter to ICANN Board: It's Time to Approve Our Applications for .AMAZON TLDs
When ICANN launched the new gTLD program five years ago, Amazon eagerly joined the process, applying for .AMAZON and its… Read more
September 2017 Web Server Survey
In the September 2017 survey we received responses from 1,805,060,730 sites and 6,798,101 web-facing computers, reflecti… Read more
Join a Contractual Compliance & Consumer Safeguards Conversation
Over the past few years there has been an increase in reports of DNS abuse, including malware, phishing and botnets. We… Read more
Data Protection and Privacy: Progress Update and Next Steps
In this blog, we want to provide you with an update on our data protection and privacy work as it relates to the Europea… Read more
Lessons Learned from Harvey and Irma
One of the most intense natural disasters in American history occurred last week. Hurricane Harvey challenged the state… Read more
Fighting Phishing with Domain Name Disputes
I opened an email from GoDaddy over the weekend on my phone. Or so I initially thought. I had recently helped a client t… Read more
Attention Network Operators and ISPs: Determine your readiness for the Root Zone KSK Rollover!
Network operators and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) still have time to test their recursive resolvers to make certai… Read more
Domain Registries to Discuss Possibility of ICANN Fee Cuts in Private Meeting This Month
Heads of 20 or more gTLD registries will meet privately this month to discuss various topics including the possibility o… Read more
Making Sense of the Domain Name Market - and Its Future
With ever more TLDs, where does it make sense to focus resources? After four years and a quadrupling of internet extensi… Read more
Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in August 2017
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Post-UDRP, ACPA Actions Challenging Awards
The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) is not an exclusive remedy for cybersquatting, but it is by far… 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
Beware of Extra Fees in UDRP Proceedings
The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) is known as an inexpensive alternative to litigation (and that'… Read more
Do You Have a Domain Name? Here's What You Need to Know (Part 1)
Part 1: Why You Need to Keep Your Contact Information Up-to-Date Have you received an email reminder from your registrar… Read more
Achieving the Right Formula for Youth Engagement
As the Internet continues to expand, it’s becoming more and more important that we involve younger generations, who ar… Read more
The Internet Must Remain Open - Even for Those We Disagree With
Over the past couple of weeks, following the events in Charlottesville, Virginia, there has been significant discussion… 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
August 2017 Web Server Survey
In the August 2017 survey we received responses from 1,800,566,882 sites and 6,713,340 web-facing computers. This repres… Read more
Improvements to the Quarterly Stakeholder Updates
We're evolving the Quarterly Stakeholder Updates to serve your needs better. Despite the changes, you will still receive… Read more
Evolution of the Dot Brand Domains in 5 Years
ICANN's last new gTLD application closed in 2012 with more than 600 brands applying for their dot brand. Dot brand domai… Read more
Introducing the New Accountability Indicators
Have you ever wondered how many events ICANN participates in by region and how many people we engage with? Or what is th… Read more
Celebrating Four Years of Supporting the Asia Pacific Region
Dear friends and colleagues, Another year has gone by and the APAC regional office is now 4 years old. Please join me a… Read more
.site Domain Names Eclipse .xyz in Dispute Proceedings
Despite the launch of more than 1,200 new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) in recent years, .com remains — far and aw… Read more
.brands Spotlight: Banking and Finance Industries
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The Great Domain Correction of 2017?
There were only 1.8 million registered .com names when I joined the NSI (Network Solutions) Marketing Team in the summer… Read more
The Kolkata L-Root Instance Journey
The deployment of the L-Root Instance in Kolkata was initiated as part of the Critical Internet Infrastructure support… Read more
ICANN Middle East – One Year in Review
In July 2016, a community-led working group of over 50 members and observers began working on a three-year regional Midd… Read more
Cloud Wars: Alibaba becomes 2nd largest hosting company
As the Cloud Wars heat up, the Chinese Alibaba Group has overtaken DigitalOcean to become the second largest hosting com… Read more
First fishy phishing sites sighted
Alliteration aside, Netcraft has found and blocked the first phishing site to be hosted on the homepage of a .fish gener… Read more
Taking APAC Space to the Next Level
Last year, we hosted the first APAC Space in a web conference format. The aim of the new format was to encourage sustai… 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
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
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
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
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
The Fellowship Spirit
On 25 June 2017, ICANN59 Fellowship Alumni gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of… 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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