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ICANN to Hold DNS Symposium in Madrid in May

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ICANN and a couple of other organisations are taking advantage of venue chosen for the 2017 GDD Summit. ICANN will be holding a "DNS Symposium" in the Hotel NH Collection Madrid Eurobuilding in Madrid on Saturday 13th May. It's the first time that ICANN organises this type of event. The focus of the event will be the technical types and it is being organised by office of … [Read more...] about ICANN to Hold DNS Symposium in Madrid in May

Irish Media Covers Domain Sales

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Fora, which is run by the same people as "The Journal", published a piece over the weekend on Irish companies and domains. It's not often that the Irish media, either online or offline, covers domains, so it's worth a quick read. The piece talks about how the guy behind IT.ie paid over €10k to acquire the domain in the short domain auction earlier this year. IEDR have not … [Read more...] about Irish Media Covers Domain Sales

Trump Doesn’t Have All The Domains You’d Expect Him To Have

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Donald Trump is apparently planning to launch a television network, but he does NOT have trump.tv. He also doesn't have trump.org. Visit either and you'll get this message: This site is not owned by nor affiliated with Donald Trump or any of the trademark holder(s) of the Trump name. Vote NO to Trump He wasn't even organized enough to purchase this domain (or … [Read more...] about Trump Doesn’t Have All The Domains You’d Expect Him To Have

Nordic Domains Days Announced For January

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For the last couple of years the "Nordic Domain Days" have been held as part of a larger event,  The Swedish Internet Days (Internetdagarna) which covers a very broad range of internet related topics. The next Nordic Domains Days, however, will be a standalone event. When? 17th and 18th January 2017 Where? Wanha Satama, Helsinki, Finland More information will … [Read more...] about Nordic Domains Days Announced For January

Joss Whedon’s Brilliant Anti-Trump PSA Features a Host of Stars and a new TLD

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Joss Whedon has made it clear more than once that he has little time for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. He's not alone and to underline this Whedon has gathered together a really impressive array of stars in a clever and witty PSA that encourages people to vote - but not for Trump. The video features Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Julianne Moore, Nathan … [Read more...] about Joss Whedon’s Brilliant Anti-Trump PSA Features a Host of Stars and a new TLD

Domain Geek? Amazon Are Hiring A Domain Portfolio and Risk Control Program Manager

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Big companies hold huge portfolios of domain names. We aren't talking about a few hundred domain names, but in many cases literally thousands of domain names. While most of the big companies rely on specialised domain registrars to look after their domain registrations, they often have internal staff who deal with the day to day management of their domains. Amazon is one of … [Read more...] about Domain Geek? Amazon Are Hiring A Domain Portfolio and Risk Control Program Manager

Web Summit Acquire The .Com For Undisclosed Sum

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Web Summit founder Paddy Cosgrave announced via Facebook and Twitter that the company had acquired websummit.com for an undisclosed sum. Apparently they'd been negotiating the acquisition for the last 5 years. The domain has been registered since November 2001, which is long before Web Summit's first event was held in Dublin. The domain had switched registrars several … [Read more...] about Web Summit Acquire The .Com For Undisclosed Sum

Network Hardware Company Forget To Renew Domains Used By Routers

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Got a wireless router or modem? If it's made by TP-Link you might run into an "interesting" issue. The company was using the domain tplinklogin.net for their configuration portal for users. Unfortunately for them and their users, they forgot to renew the domain name. Why they chose an external domain name instead of an IP address or a "fake" domain name is not … [Read more...] about Network Hardware Company Forget To Renew Domains Used By Routers

Preliminary Agenda For Domaining Europe Released

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The preliminary agenda for Domaining Europe has been released. The event runs over 3 days, with day 1 (Sunday) being dedicated to networking and 1 to 1 meetings. Monday and Tuesday are themed, with Monday focussing on .com and "legacy" domains, while Tuesday's focus will switch to new TLDs and future rounds. There will be a variety of talks covering: European … [Read more...] about Preliminary Agenda For Domaining Europe Released