(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); During a special meeting in Singapore, ICANN's Board of Directors approved one of the most historic changes to the Internet's Domain Name System in its history. The Board voted to increase the number of generic top-level domains from the current 22, which includes the [...] Continue reading →

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); GoDaddy CEO Bob Parsons recently posted videos of himself killing an elephant and a leopard while in Zimbabwe. The fallout over the last two days has continued to grow, with many customers upset and some even talking about boycotting the company. PETA (People for [...] Continue reading →

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In the wake of the horrific earthquake and tsunami the Japanese people endured, Domain Registries are doing their part in what they call a "small gesture to alleviate some of the suffering in Japan". Because the recent disasters have left many domain registrants without [...] Continue reading →

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Facebook was granted an extension by the USPTO (US Patent and Trademark Office) in their battle against American Farm Bureau. Though the popular social media company purchased the domain FB.com from American Farm Bureau, they are still battling over a trademark dispute. On Monday, [...] Continue reading →

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Last month, Microsoft filed seven UDRP (Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy) cases over Kinect domain names. Now, rulings were announced in four of the seven cases and the software giant won all four. The domains included in the recent ruling include: wwwkinect.com, [...] Continue reading →

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ICANN has threatened three domain name registrars that they will face termination if they don’t start escrowing whois information within 15 days. The three registrars that face termination are iWelt AG, Zog Media dba Zog Names, and Centrohost. According to ICANN, the registrars [...] Continue reading →

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); We mentioned back in December that Facebook had purchased FB.com. Well, apparently the social media giant is still in a dispute with the seller, American Farm Bureau, over the trademark. American Farm Bureau has challenged Facebook after they filed a trademark for "FB". [...] Continue reading →

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Any company that uses a website to process individual tax returns must now show all whois information. The rule applies to any website where taxpayer information is collected, transmitted, processed, or store. The following rules are being enforced: - The domain name must [...] Continue reading →

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); During the past week, Nominet reached a significant milestone when it registered its nine millionth .uk domain name. The 9 millionth domain was active2011.uk and was registered by UK based company Nirvana Spa and Pulse 8 Health & Fitness Club. 2010 has been [...] Continue reading →

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Paul Butler, an intern on Facebook’s data infrastructure engineering team created a map of the world using nothing but Facebook connections. Using data generated by 500 million people, the map shows how incredibly connected human beings have become with the use of social [...] Continue reading →