[news release] Public Interest Registry, the not-for-profit operator of the .ORG domain, today announced a rebranding of the organization. The fresh change in its visual brand design exemplifies the organization’s brand identity as the trustworthy, purposeful, spirited and collaborative operator of .ORG – the world’s third largest generic domain – and the soon-to-be-launched .NGO and [...] Continue reading →

PLUS: Google rewrites rules; Tim Cook thanks employees with Thanksgiving week off and meets with  Carl Icahn to discuss his $2 billion play; When Your Boss is Afraid of You; Godin—What's the problem with weird? and... Iranian Hackers infiltrated US Navy computers [...] Continue reading →

Before he was brought back from obscurity by GoDaddy’s domain campaign, Jean-Claude Van Damme did a series of commercials that reveal his flexibility. Some are cheesy, others are silly; at least, they reveal that the “Muscles from Brussels” earned his paycheck by utilizing a good sense of humor. Here are eight commercials, starring Jean-Claude Van [...] Continue reading →

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According to Allthingsd.com, A San Francisco judge awarded Pinterest $7.2 million in damages and legal fees against  a Chinese cybersquatter Qian Jin, over 100 domain names including pinterests.com, pimterest.com and pinterost.com. The judge found the infringement to be “willful and serial,” noting, “There is no indication of good faith mistake or excusable neglect justifying defendant’s [...] Continue reading →

According to the latest report from Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries, .ME remains the highest growing European top-level domain: The chart shows the top five highest growth European ccTLDs in the quarter of May - August 2013. Montenegro achieved the highest growth at 5.24% followed by Russia who has been growing at [...] Continue reading →

If the US government shuts down tonight, would that delay the delegation of new gTLDs? Probably not, from what I gather. For reasons beyond the ken of most sane people*, the US legislature is currently deadlocked on a bill that would provide the funds to keep the executive wing of the government running. It’s looking [...] Continue reading →