Apple has adopted a .news domain name for its new "News" application / service which is a builtin feature of iOS9. Apple.news points to the page on the Apple site with an overview of the new service: For some bizarre reason they haven't redirect the non-HTTPS traffic to the same place, so trying to type apple.news into a browser will leave you thinking that the … [Read more...] about Apple Launches Apple.news
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If Sunrise Numbers Are An Indication .Online Will Do Well
Sunrise domain name registrations used to be a good way for both registries and registrars to get sales and revenue. With the advent of new TLDs however the numbers for most extensions have been lacklustre, with registries being "lucky" to get a couple of hundred domains in the sunrise period (on average) However one could also argue that some of the objectively "better" … [Read more...] about If Sunrise Numbers Are An Indication .Online Will Do Well
Anti-Gay Hate Group Forgets To Renew Domain
Forgetting to renew a domain name can cause headaches. But when you happen to be a vocal anti-gay hate group then your domain name could end up causing you way more than just a small headache. The domain name Warningsofwrath.com was being used by homophobic Pastor Randy Bryson of the Open Door Baptist Church in Easley, S.C. As can be seen from the screengrab (via … [Read more...] about Anti-Gay Hate Group Forgets To Renew Domain
APWG Phishing Report Reveals Crimeware Increase
The APWG (Anti-Phishing Working Group) has released their report for Q4 of 2014. It makes for fairly depressing ready, as you'd expect, but it's worth taking the time to have a look over it. So which TLDs are most (ab)used in phishing and malware attacks? It's hardly surprising that .com is the most (ab)used (46%) - it's also the most popular domain extension. What is a … [Read more...] about APWG Phishing Report Reveals Crimeware Increase
Carly Fiorina Fails To Protect Her Personal Brand
Carly Fiorina, the former CEO of HP, has announced that she's running for the US presidency. Unfortunately, for her, she hadn't secured all the obvious domains that she should have. I stress for her, as the person who registered carlyfiorina.org has given the internet a rather humorous gift. The subject isn't that humorous - how many people Fiorina laid off during her … [Read more...] about Carly Fiorina Fails To Protect Her Personal Brand
Which Domains Are The Campaigners Using In the Marriage Equality Referendum?
I'm obviously fascinated by domain names, hosting and related topics, so I thought I'd do some digging into the current marriage equality referendum in Ireland. The country goes to the polls on May 22nd and a yes vote is being supported by all the Irish political parties. (Disclosure - I've also made it pretty clear where I stand on this and where my company stands) With … [Read more...] about Which Domains Are The Campaigners Using In the Marriage Equality Referendum?
IP Rights Enforcement Gone Wrong: MarkMonitor Pursues UK Village Over Its Own Name
IP rights enforcement might be seen as a necessary evil. It depends who you ask. However sometimes the companies who do the rights enforcement for big brands screw up and screw up badly. A recent case involves the village of Copthorne, which is located in Sussex, England. The village has a population of about 5 thousand and has been around for about a thousand years (it's … [Read more...] about IP Rights Enforcement Gone Wrong: MarkMonitor Pursues UK Village Over Its Own Name
John Oliver Just Gave DotNYC Free Advertising
Unless you've been living under a rock for the last few months you're probably aware of John Oliver's hilarious TV show "Last Week Tonight". It airs on HBO at 11pm, but has also been picked up by Sky and other channels overseas - plus, since it's 2014, most of the content is also available on YouTube a few hours after airing. Last night one of the segments focussed on former … [Read more...] about John Oliver Just Gave DotNYC Free Advertising
DNS.com Rebrands as DNSbyComodo.com
Comodo, the SSL company, acquired DNS.com back in 2011. They rebranded it to "DNS by Comodo", but they kept the premium .com domain name as their main site and everything else. Earlier this evening users were contacted with the news that Comodo is switching everything over to DNSbyComodo.com Users will need to update their nameservers and if they're using the API the … [Read more...] about DNS.com Rebrands as DNSbyComodo.com
Irish Company Invests 500k In Domain Name
It's not often that I get to write about Irish companies investing in domain names, but apparently today is the day .. Silicon Republic and other outlets are reporting on the acquisition of teamwork.com by Cork company Digital Crew for €500k. They're quoting Digital Crew's Peter Coppinger on the timeline for the acquisition: “Negotiations took over two years … [Read more...] about Irish Company Invests 500k In Domain Name