Typosquatting Protection: A Look into Instagram-Themed Domain Names
On Instagram's Help Center, there are sections solely dedicated to Intellectual Property. The social media giant also pr… Read more
The accelerating digital transformation, redux
Earlier this week, TechCrunch covered a grip of earnings reports showing that some companies helping other businesses mo… Read more
TaxProper raises $2M to automate getting your property taxes lowered
If you own your home, how much do you pay for property taxes? Does it seem like too much? If you disagree with how much… Read more
Portobel turns food producers into direct-to-consumer businesses
A startup called Portobel is working to help food producers shift their businesses so they can support direct-to-consume… Read more
Join Eventbrite CEO Julia Hartz for a live Q&A: June 17 at 2pm EST/11am PDT/6 pm GMT
One of the earliest disruptions created by the novel coronavirus manifested in the form of event cancellations. Some of… Read more
What grocery startup Weee! learned from China’s tech giants
When Larry Liu moved to the U.S. in 2003, one of the first challenges he experienced was the lack of Chinese ingredients… Read more
How to get the most from your corporate VC after you get the check
As with many business partnerships, the key to creating an initial relationship that’s built to last is setting expect… Read more
15 things founders should know before accepting funding from a corporate VC
Here’s a list of the top 15 things every founder should know before signing a term sheet with a CVC. Read more
The IPO window is open (again)
Whether or not you feel that this SaaS player was worth the revenue multiple its original, $8 billion valuation dictated… Read more
PhotoRoom automagically removes background from your photo
Meet PhotoRoom, a French startup that has been working on a utility photography mobile app. The concept is extremely sim… Read more
Expanded Interpretation Services for ICANN68
Interpretation is an important feature of ICANN Public Meetings. To enable broader participation and facilitate the comm… Read more
ICANN and the Schools on Internet Governance
Building capacity or providing training in Internet Governance (IG) is critical to enabling stakeholder groups to partic… Read more
Satellite Launches to Provide Dedicated Software Development Teams to...
The launch marks the beginning of Satellite’s journey to help U.S. companies win the technology talent war with dedica… Read more
Ethena raises $2 million in seed funding for smarter anti-harassment software
Corporate harassment training is often defined by mandatory annual workshops, stock photo-ridden curricula and, often, o… Read more
As Americans look to escape, this peer-to-peer RV rental startup is happy to accommodate them
The world feels as fragile as ever, and those with any options at all are looking to get away this summer. To many, plan… Read more
Cowboy releases updated e-bike with new carbon belt
Electric-bike maker Cowboy has released a new iteration of its bike, the Cowboy 3. It’s a relatively small update that… Read more
Sourcing software provider Keelvar raises $18M from Elephant and Mosaic
It was perhaps not until the COVID-19 pandemic hit the planet that most of us had ever heard or uttered the phrase “su… Read more
Unpacking ZoomInfo’s IPO as the firm starts to trade
My read of this odd deal is that it demonstrates that the IPO window is reasonably open, even today. Read more
Searchable.ai nabs additional $4M seed to continue building AI-driven search
Searchable.ai is an early-stage startup in the alpha phase of testing its initial product, but it has an idea compelling… Read more
Nanox, maker of a low-cost scanning service to replace X-rays, expands Series B to $51M
A lot of the attention in medical technology today has been focused on tools and innovations that might help the world b… Read more
Workshops, pitches and the shortlist of Europe’s hottest startups in The Europas Awards
The votes from the public and the judges are in and we can finally reveal the shortlist for The Europas Awards 2020 to f… Read more
Anti-phishing startup Inky raises $20M to ramp up enterprise adoption
Anti-phishing startup Inky has raised $20 million in its Series B round of funding, led by Insight Partners . The fundin… Read more
Bryter raises $16M for a no-code platform for non-technical people to build enterprise automation apps
Automation is the name of the game in enterprise IT at the moment: We now have a plethora of solutions on the market to… Read more
Next Steps to Enhancing the Effectiveness of ICANN’s Multistakeholder Model
One of the Board's high-priority topics for 2020 is to continue working on the Enhancing the Effectiveness of ICANN's Mu… Read more
Organizational Changes Coming to ICANN org
In this day and age, all organizations experience change; whether planned or unplanned, change is inevitable. This requi… Read more
The Latin America and the Caribbean Region Strategy Continues to Evolve
On 1 June 2020, our Global Stakeholder Engagement team for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) opened a Public Comment… Read more
Investigating Typo Domains Beyond Credit Suisse's Spying Scandal
In 2019, Credit Suisse was hit by a spying scandal that quickly spiraled into several things — a public confrontation,… Read more
The New Waggl Engagement (WE) Solution Inspires Employees and Empowers...
Robust, Agile Engagement Platform Enables Organizations to Return to Productivity and Co-Create the Future as they Re-em… Read more
Powered by MRP is Excited to Announce OM2's Series A Round...
OM2, a new and emerging tech venture fund founded by John D'Agostino, makes a Series A Round Investment with Powered by… Read more
Jumpstart Foundry Announces First Round of 2020 Portfolio Selections...
Jumpstart Foundry, a Nashville-based private investment firm specializing in seed-stage health investments, has announce… Read more
CoEnterprise Vice President of Marketing Mark Bell Named to ‘Tableau’s...
Mark Bell, VP of Marketing for CoEnterprise, has been named to Tableau’s ‘Partners Got Talent List’ for Q2 2020.(P… Read more
Xenith Launches KBMax’s Visual Configurator to Adjust to New Buying...
Visual CPQ to Transform their Sales Process(PRWeb June 04, 2020)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/xe… Read more
Clinerion gains ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE) certification
Clinerion has gained ISO/IEC 15504 (SPICE) certification, the international standard that describes a framework for asse… Read more
The Impact of a Pandemic on Cyberattacks and Business Continuity Plans
A new survey of security and IT leaders by csoonline.com sheds light on how organizations across industries are dealing… Read more
Bill Kennedy Law Opens New Office in Sherman, TX
Bill Kennedy Law Opens New Office in Sherman, TX(PRWeb June 03, 2020)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releas… Read more
Taimer Raises $1 Million in Funding Led by International VCs and FiBAN...
Finland’s successful business management solutions provider will use the funds to accelerate product development and e… Read more
1touch.io Secures $14 Million Series A Round for its Network-Based...
Financing Led by National Grid Partners and Jerusalem Venture Partners(PRWeb June 03, 2020)Read the full story at https:… Read more
Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in May 2020
Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 EveryCity SmartOS 0:00:00 0.000 0.208… Read more
Pushpin identifies $150M in property changes for Payne County,...
Pushpin leverages deep learning to increase accuracy and speed delivery(PRWeb June 02, 2020)Read the full story at https… Read more
Social Health Registry Announces Launch of Self-Reporting Platform for...
Startup Empowers Users to Participate in COVID-19 Response(PRWeb June 02, 2020)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.… Read more
Survale Talent Feedback Platform to Provide Communication Platform for...
Survale’s communication and engagement functionality woven into new Jobs for Lebanon program and other related jobs re… Read more
An Update from the SSR2 Review Team
The second Security, Stability, and Resiliency (SSR2) Review Team continues to progress its assessment of how well ICANN… Read more
ICANN68 Virtual Policy Forum: Schedule Now Available
Today, the ICANN organization published the schedule for the ICANN68 Virtual Policy Forum to be held from 22-25 June 202… Read more
Dan Polito Joins ACCEND Construction as Preconstruction Manager
Industry leader joins ACCEND’s growing team(PRWeb June 01, 2020)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/… Read more
Latino Business Action Network Announces 9th Cohort of the Stanford...
The Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative is a research and education collaboration between Stanford University an… Read more
Dashible Gets Major Boost from MetaBronx Accelerator Acceptance
Program Will Enhance Dashible’s Branding Strategy and Competitiveness(PRWeb May 30, 2020)Read the full story at https:… Read more
Inman announces real estate startup companies participating in Connect...
Real estate brands respond to unprecedented times by sponsoring the industry’s most exciting virtual event(PRWeb May 2… Read more
Verisign Q1 2020 Domain Name Industry Brief: Internet Grows to 366.8 Million Domains in Q1 of 2020
Verisign Domain Name Industry Brief Q1 2020 – Download Full Report Verisign today released the latest issue of the Dom… Read more
Verisign Extends COVID-19 Wholesale Restore Fee Waiver
Verisign today announced that the waiver of the wholesale restore fee for .com and .net domain names is extended until A… Read more
Two-Month Extension of Wholesale Restore Fee Waiver
Two months ago we implemented a number of measures to respond to the emerging COVID-19 pandemic. These measures were des… Read more
Team Cymru First Cybersecurity Partner to Join MANRS to Improve...
MANRS mission aligns closely with Team Cymru’s objective of reducing the most common threats to the Internet’s routi… Read more
Newly Registered Domains List Show Recent Registrations Continue to Pose Cybersecurity Risks
Analysts and researchers have advised to be wary of newly registered domains (NRDs) for several years. Back in 2019, it… Read more
CircleID Launches the First in a Series of Community Dialogues on COVID-19 and the Internet
A CircleID community dialogue series to assess challenges and implications of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the… Read more
When It Comes to Domain Name Rights Protection, scapegoat.sucks
It is not surprising that the phase 1 review of domain name rights protection mechanisms is delayed, but it is a bit of… Read more
Refactr, DevSecOps Automation Platform, Hires Former StorageCraft...
Refactr announced today that it has hired Mark Baird, StorageCraft’s former Director of Sales (US West Region), to ser… Read more
Startup of the Year™ Launches Online Pitch Competition in Advance of...
Produced By Established, Startup of the Year Will Give Twenty Early-Stage Companies a Chance for a Top 100 Semifinalist… Read more
Pandora Jewelry Partners with SmartGift to Celebrate the Graduating...
Pandora Jewelry allows easy, convenient and thoughtful gift giving to surprise and delight gift recipients by giving the… Read more
May 2020 Web Server Survey
In the May 2020 survey we received responses from 1,238,024,212 sites across 261,192,350 unique domains and 9,892,834 we… Read more
Conga Delivers 141% ROI for Extreme Networks
New case study from Nucleus Research highlights benefits of Conga’s Apttus CPQ software to streamline business process… Read more
Brilliant and The Genie Company Announce Garage Door Integration for...
Now homebuilders, custom integrators, and homeowners can install smart home systems that offer access control over door… Read more
Arti Joins NVIDIA Inception Program to Accelerate Go-to-market for its...
Arti has joined the NVIDIA Inception program as a community member. NVIDIA Inception is a virtual accelerator program de… Read more
How to Avoid Phishing Campaigns Targeting CARES Act Recipients
Amid the spread of COVID-19, the world continues to suffer dire health and economic consequences. To help, national gove… Read more
Newly Registered Domains Database Shows Threat Actors Exploit the Need for N95 Masks amid the Pandem
As the coronavirus infection toll continues to rise, many countries are scrambling to get their hands on medical-grade N… Read more
Domain and IP Intelligence Checks Following the Launch of the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund
COVID-19 caught everyone by surprise. No one thought a virus could inflict so much damage to the global economy, but it… Read more
Enovational Reinvigorates Unemployment Insurance Call Center for West...
Washington, D.C.-based tech firm uses Salesforce and AWS technologies to streamline West Virginia’s Unemployment Insur… Read more
MN Startup Donates Over $10K of pHossident™ to help local Senior...
MN biotechnology company, Primal Health, LLC has donated over $10K of pHossident™ dental hygiene lozenges to three sen… Read more
Nextremity Solutions, Inc. Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for...
Continued expansion of innovative technology portfolio by Nextremity Solutions addresses additional complications in the… Read more
BuildABiz Announces New Program in Association with Clickready...
As a provider of a variety of online tools for entrepreneurs, BuildABiz is expanding its online advertising capabilities… Read more
Canadian Channel Partners Transform Their West Coast Conference into...
Xeo Marketing & Strategic Consultancy Inc announced their first Fully Virtual Canadian Channel Partners Conference, sche… Read more
FutureAI CEO Presents Brain Simulator II at International AGI...
New Open Source Software Project at Virtual Conference AGI-20, in St. Petersburg, Russia(PRWeb May 21, 2020)Read the ful… Read more
COVID Domain Registrations Surged in March
The Internet and the domain name system (DNS) have become the mainstay of the new COVID sheltered world. Afilias looked… Read more
Under the Hood of 3M- and 3M Mask-Themed Recently Registered Domains
The rapid spread of COVID-19 had people scrambling to protect themselves. Among different means of protection, besides i… Read more
Thasis Launches and Announces Strategic Alliance with Lisbon Project...
A new consulting and digital marketing firm launching today will help companies develop and capitalize on strategies for… Read more
The Office Providers Becomes First Office Space Search Agency to Join...
The Office Providers, the RICS-regulated flexible office space search agency, is the first in the commercial property se… Read more
5 Assets Startups and SMEs Need to Increase Revenue and Grow...
70% of businesses fail within two to five years. Take2Strategy outlined the key assets that young companies need to main… Read more
Is the Lockdown Driving Domain Registrations?
Businesses across Europe face a new and challenging situation not seen in generations. A mass lockdown of society due to… Read more
Registrant Program Update: New Report on Registrant Issues and Challenges & ICANN Learn Course for Registrants
Today, the ICANN organization Registrant Program published the third edition of its ongoing reporting series on Issues a… Read more
DiaWater Is the First Permanent Hexagonal Deuterium Reduced Water That...
The purest man-made water, DiaWater, is going to be available very soon to everyone at affordable prices.(PRWeb May 19,… Read more
Inthority Tries to Solve Lawyers’ Ethical Dilemma
Inthority.com launches an application that promises to revolutionize professional to professional client referrals for t… Read more
Christopher House CEO Lori Baas Named Ed Tech Leadership Award...
Award honors Christopher House’s top executive as one of the nation’s top educators in the edtech space(PRWeb May 19… Read more
wolfSSL Announces Release of wolfSSL Version 4.4.0 and Updates to...
wolfSSL, a leading provider of TLS cryptography and the world’s first commercial release of TLS 1.3, is proud to annou… Read more
Orion Trading Systems partners with Tradier Brokerage to bring...
Orion today announced a major upgrade to its retail offering with the ability for traders and investors to execute commi… Read more
Equo Straws - Made With Coconuts, Grass, Rice and Sugarcane, Each...
Harnessing raw nature to replace single-use plastics, Equo Straws are 100% biodegradable and compostable, and made using… Read more
Inman announces the first round of real estate companies sponsoring...
Real estate brands respond to unprecedented times by sponsoring the industry’s most exciting virtual event(PRWeb May 1… Read more
A Preview of the Improved ICANN.org: An Information Transparency Initiative (ITI) Update
When I joined ICANN org, many of you told me that it was difficult to find information on our websites. I heard this not… Read more
Sentien Biotechnologies Names Richard Ganz as Executive Chairman
Appointment Coincides with Company Pursuing COVID-19 Opportunity(PRWeb May 15, 2020)Read the full story at https://www.p… Read more
Introducing WhistlePig HomeStock Whiskey Created by WhistlePig Whiskey...
Blended Together, While Apart Limited edition WhistlePig expression crowd-blended by whiskey lovers during lock down rel… Read more
Attentive Launches “Accelerate 2020” Initiative to Help Restaurants...
The initiative helps restaurant & hospitality businesses in the US impacted by COVID-19 closures to communicate with the… Read more
SeventySix Capital Invests in FORTË - Powering Remote Fitness
FORTË’s Streaming Platform is Transforming Fitness Studios(PRWeb May 14, 2020)Read the full story at https://www.prwe… Read more
An Update Regarding the Board’s Operational Priorities
With everything going on at the current moment, the Board has not forgotten its longer-term priorities. It's important t… Read more
7 Key Marketing Channels B2B Tech Startups Should Use to Grow Lead...
63% of marketers say their biggest challenge is generating traffic and leads. Take2Strategy aggregated the top channels… Read more
KiwiTech to Host First Online Version of its Minority Founders Demo...
The Demo Day is the perfect venue to discover disruptive startups run by minority founders.(PRWeb May 13, 2020)Read the… Read more
Nomis Solutions Secures Funding from Symphony Technology Group in the...
Market leader in pricing technology for global banking receives equity investment to accelerate growth(PRWeb May 12, 202… Read more
Inbox Health National Survey of medical billers reveals key challenges...
Findings show reduced patient collections at independent practices are posing a threat to medical billers, but layoffs a… Read more
Avocado Coffee Startup to Launch Kickstarter Campaign
Avocajoe Brands will begin Crowdfunding for the World's First Ready-To-Drink Avocado Coffee(PRWeb May 09, 2020)Read the… Read more
Moving Toward Implementation: Next Steps for Work Stream 2
Following the conclusion of the work of the Cross-Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability, Working Str… Read more
SPAAN TECH President and CEO Smita Shah Named One of Crain's...
Longtime civic leader and entrepreneur among 49 women recognized for their work(PRWeb May 08, 2020)Read the full story a… Read more
Changes to ICANN’s Five-Year Operating and Financial Plan and FY21 Budget
In December 2019, the draft Five-Year Operating and Financial Plan and draft Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Budget were submitt… Read more
ICANN’s Information Briefings for UN Diplomats Go Virtual
ICANN’s Government and Intergovernmental Organizations Engagement team (GE) has facilitated discussions at the United… Read more
Introducing the DNS Security Facilitation Initiative Technical Study Group
Attacks on the Domain Name System (DNS) rarely impact only one actor in the Internet ecosystem. With significant recent… Read more
An Update From The 2020 Nominating Committee
The 2020 Nominating Committee (NomCom) continues its work to find the most qualified candidates for open ICANN leadershi… Read more
Further Securing Zoom Meetings
In an effort to ensure the security of our online meetings, ICANN is making several changes to our Zoom configuration. T… Read more
Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in April 2020
Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 GoDaddy.com Inc Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0… Read more
Reporting Potential Pandemic-Related Domains
Introduction Any significant event attracts a number of interested parties. Both offline and online, some parties will h… Read more
Do You Have a Domain Name? Here's What You Need to Know.
Part VI: Identifying Phishing Scams, DNSSEC-Signing, and Other Tips to Protect Your Domain Name As a domain name registr… Read more
Supporting the Work of Our Global Community over the Next Few Months: Leveraging Remote Participation
ICANN serves a global community. Face-to-face engagement and remote participation are integral to our work, and act as t… Read more
ICANN Board Withholds Consent for a Change of Control of the Public Interest Registry (PIR)
Today, the ICANN Board made the decision to reject the proposed change of control and entity conversion request that Pub… Read more
ICANN Community Priorities and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Earlier this year, Supporting Organization (SO) and Advisory Committee (AC) leaders met to outline their priorities for… Read more
Prioritizing the Board’s Work and Goals During COVID-19
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt our daily lives, more and more people are turning to the Internet to conne… Read more
Feedback Needed for PTI’s First Comprehensive Strategic Plan
As many of you are aware, ICANN org adopted its Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2021-2025 (FY21-25) and is now completin… Read more
Conducting a Key Signing Ceremony in the Face of COVID-19
Four times a year, ICANN brings together experts from around the world to perform a key signing ceremony — a critical… Read more
Netcraft wins 2020 Queen's Award for Enterprise
Netcraft has today received a Double Queen’s Award for Enterprise. A Queen’s Award is the highest UK Government awar… Read more
On the Record: The Domain Story of Extend.com
In this edition of On the Record, we speak with Woody Levin, Extend’s co-founder, and CEO, about how he managed to acq… Read more
ICANN Org’s Multifaceted Response to DNS Abuse
While the March report from ICANN’s Domain Abuse Activity Reporting system show a general reduction in second-level gT… Read more
Governments Introduce Coronavirus-specific Cybercrime Legislation
Governments and organisations globally have been making announcements that just a few weeks prior would have been unprec… Read more
Netcraft Adds Coronavirus-related Cybercrime Protection to its Apps and Browser Extensions
Netcraft has added protection from Coronavirus-related cybercrime to its mobile apps for Android and iOS, and to its bro… Read more
April 2020 Web Server Survey
In the April 2020 survey we received responses from 1,246,121,153 sites across 260,089,947 unique domains and 9,669,267… Read more
Most Reliable Hosting Company Sites in March 2020
Rank Performance Graph OS Outagehh:mm:ss FailedReq% DNS Connect Firstbyte Total 1 GoDaddy.com Inc Linux 0:00:00 0.000 0… Read more
Coronavirus Cybercrime Scaling Up
Just like Coronavirus itself, the Coronavirus-themed cybercrime it has spawned is quickly becoming a pandemic of its own… Read more
Coronavirus Cybercrime
Netcraft has tracked Coronavirus-themed cybercrime since 16th March, shortly after it was declared a pandemic by the WHO… Read more
INTERNET COMMERCE ASSOCIATION FILES SUPREME COURT BRIEF
Should generic .com domain names never be entitled to trademark protection? When a domain name like booking.com is ident… Read more
Tell ICANN what you think of their plan to raise the price of .com!
Your .COM domain name is going to cost over 30% more unless ICANN, the group in charge of the domain name system, listen… Read more
On the Record: The Story of Paw.com
Three-letter .COM’s can make incredible brands thanks to their memorability, exclusivity and their ability to instill… Read more
ICA Public Comment to ICANN on the .COM price increase
The ICA submitted its comment to ICANN in connection with the Proposed Amendment 3 to the .COM Registry Agreement. ICA v… Read more
ICA Member Profile: Jack Kalfayan
Jack Kalfayan is the the founder and CEO of Apex Moon, a domain acquisition and brokerage firm that specializes in premi… Read more
On the Record: The Story of Print.com
Media Options is excited to partner up with James Iles for a new series of articles called: On The Record. When I first… Read more
ICA STATEMENT on ICANN’S ANNOUNCED CHANGES to the .COM REGISTRY AGREEMENT
ICANN’s announcement that it “reached a proposed agreement” with Verisign to amend the .com registry agreement rai… Read more
Take Part in the NTEN Organized Community Call on the Internet Society Sale of PIR / .ORG
NTEN is organizing a call this Thursday, December 5th, at 12 PM PST, 3 PM EST. They will be joined by Electronic Frontie… Read more
ICA Calls for ICANN to Withhold Approval of Purported .Org Registry Sale
The original justification for awarding the .Org registry contract to ISOC was its public interest focus and commitments… Read more
ICA PARTICIPATES IN WIPO 20TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM
Zak Muscovitch, General Counsel of the ICA, was invited by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to presen… Read more
2020 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award Nominations
We’re happy and proud to announce that nominations for ICA’s 2020 Lonnie Borck Memorial Award are now open! With… Read more
Announcing a More Efficient Way to Acquire Domains with SEO Authority
Announcing a NEW NEWSLETTER from Media Options! Instead of your regular DomainDeals™ newsletter, we’ve got something… Read more
ICA’s Letter to ICANN’s Ombudsman on his Response to NameCheap’s Request for Reconsideration
During ICANN’s public comment period on lifting price caps on .org domains, over 3200 people submitted comments, overw… Read more
Off The Market Forever
Why you need to buy your domain name before it is too late. When is the best time to buy your domain name? I mean t… Read more
The true cost of your domain name.
Domain name strategies for startups I had a conversation with a start-up this last week, and we’re talking about do… Read more
Domain Name Videos From Media Options
Media Options is now on YouTube with domain name insights and information. Over the years we have done tons of videos on… Read more
The Great Startup Debate: Try vs Get vs Go
The Great Domain Name Startup Debate. Startups have massive challenge today. What should they do if the raw unfilte… Read more
Why you need to own your raw unfiltered branded domain name.
Are you protecting your baby? I am talking about your email security. I spoke to someone today, and they’re selling a… Read more
Is Your Domain Name Cheating On You?
Find out the three ways your domain name could be cheating on you. Is your domain name cheating on you? There are… Read more