It's only fair to share…Facebook17TwitterLinkedinReddit0BufferICANN’s public meetings are held 3 times a year and rotate geographically. Over the years the number of attendees has mushroomed, but some meetings are more popular than others. That can be due to a number of factors: location time of year topics being discussed So in the run-up to the […]
It's only fair to share…Facebook2TwitterLinkedinReddit0BufferThe Middle East DNS Forum is held every year somewhere in the region. You can read about the previous ones here. In common with pretty much all conferences there is a program committee who work on putting the event together. In order to keep things “fresh” membership of the program committee […]
It's only fair to share…Facebook1TwitterLinkedinReddit0BufferDo you like domain names? Want to work in Brussels? CENTR is hiring a Communications Manager to be based at their Brussels HQ. The role sounds like it could be an interesting one for the right kind of candidate: Design and implement a communication strategy in line with CENTR’s Strategic Plan […]
It's only fair to share…Facebook5TwitterLinkedinReddit0BufferThis year’s IGF is being held in Paris, as previously mentioned. While the event will be shorter than previous years it will still attract a broad range of attendees to the sessions. The event organisers have announced the approved list of “Open Forums”. It's only fair to share…Facebook5TwitterLinkedinReddit0Buffer
It's only fair to share…Facebook27TwitterLinkedinReddit0BufferNominet has announced the results of their recent board election. This year there were two seats open for non-executive directors who are elected by Nominet members. James Bladel from GoDaddy and David Thornton have both been elected to the board. For Thornton this will be his second term, whereas for Bladel […]
It's only fair to share…Facebook99TwitterLinkedinReddit0BufferCentralnic’s merger with KeyDrive SA, parent company to Key Systems, was officially announced this morning. The deal will see Centralnic acquire KeyDrive’s entire share capital for a total of $36.5 35.8 million. KeyDrive is the parent company of Key Systems, RRP Proxy and Moniker, as well as corporate registrar Brand Shelter. While […]
It's only fair to share…Facebook3TwitterLinkedinReddit0BufferThe New Zealand Domain Name Commission is taking legal action in Seattle against DomainTools. DomainTools, according to the filing, is in breach of the whois terms of use and by collecting and storing the whois data of .nz domains. The filing goes into a lot of detail about how the […]
It's only fair to share…Facebook3TwitterLinkedinReddit0BufferNamesCon Europe (formerly known as Domaining Europe) was recently held in Valencia, Spain. Next year’s event, however, will be in Lisbon, Portugal. The exact dates and venue for the domain event have not been announced, though it’s meant to be held in June. The event organisers are already selling “early bird” […]
It's only fair to share…Facebook2TwitterLinkedinReddit0BufferWeb.com, which is a listed company, has announced that it is to be acquired by an affiliate of Siris Capital Group, LLC. The deal is reported to be worth approximately $2 Billion USD. The company will have the ability to seek alternative offers: Web.com may solicit alternative acquisition proposals from third […]
It's only fair to share…Facebook14TwitterLinkedinReddit0BufferAn Australian company has been €1.24 million (AU$1.95 million) for duping businesses out of over AU$2.3 million via a domain slamming scam. The case was taken by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) who claim that the company in question had sent out over 300 thousand fake renewal notices to […]
