In the mid 1990s the internet was a very different place. There was no Google. There was no Facebook and "app stores" did not exist.If you wanted to find software to do something you'd often end up on shareware download sites like TUCOWS - The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software.A lot of us who first went online in the 1990s probably spent a lot of time on the … [Read more...] about Tucows Puts Download Site Out to Pasture
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Parler Attempting to Come Back Online
Parler has been offline for several days now and there have been thousands of articles written about how that happened and, more importantly, why.At time of writing Parler.com is showing a simple holding page:The text reads:Now seems like the right time to remind you all — both lovers and haters — why we started this platform. We believe privacy is paramount and … [Read more...] about Parler Attempting to Come Back Online
One.com Acquires GratisDNS / Larsen Data
It looks like the merger and acquisition activity in the hosting and domain market isn't slowing down. Multiple European and international hosting and domain name groups have been quietly, and not so quietly, expanding via acquisitions in the last few months. While announcements of mergers and acquisitions in the middle of a global pandemic might sound a little strange you need … [Read more...] about One.com Acquires GratisDNS / Larsen Data
Domains and the 2019 UK Elections
It's 2019, so any political party that wants to reach the electorate is going to have a digital footprint of some kind. The bigger and better organised parties will invest heavily in a full digital strategy. This is not new.What's also not new is politicians, lobbyists and political activists setting up various websites that use domains that are a little misleading. Over … [Read more...] about Domains and the 2019 UK Elections
Jay Daley Appointed IETF Executive Director
The IETF (Internet Enginerring Task Force) is the main internet standards body. If you're reading this blog post then you're relying on standards that came out of IETF.In common with a lot of work that goes into making the internet function, IETF is not a commercial organisation and relies on volunteers who contribute via mailing lists and working groups. However they have … [Read more...] about Jay Daley Appointed IETF Executive Director
More Mergers in European Hosting & Domain Market
As the hosting and domain name space becomes mature there will inevitably be an uptick in mergers and acquisitions. In recent years we've seen GoDaddy acquire multiple companies to strengthen its hold on the European market, while UK based Centralnic has more recently been acquiring companies across the globe.Personally I predicted that this uptick in M & A activity … [Read more...] about More Mergers in European Hosting & Domain Market
WordPress Buying Tumblr
Tumblr is to be acquired by Wordpress' parent company Automattic.Yahoo! bought Tumblr in 2013 for $1 billion dollars, whereas reports are citing numbers below $3 million for the latest sale! Yes, that's "million".The blogging service makes a logical choice for Automattic who already own a growing number of companies serving the blogging space, as well as the .blog … [Read more...] about WordPress Buying Tumblr
Centralnic Swallows IWantMyName
Centralnic has been on an acquisition trail for the last couple of years and has been happily gobbling up as much as possible. Earlier today it was announced that they've just acquired New Zealand based IWantMyName (Ideegeo).The deal is valued at £2.75 million and it looks like it's already closed, as the IWantMyName site is already sporting a Centralnic logo.So who … [Read more...] about Centralnic Swallows IWantMyName
INEX Announces New CEO
INEX, the Irish IXP, has announced the appointment of a new CEO.The new CEO is Mr Colin Dalton.Dalton has been involved in the Irish telecoms industry for the last 20 years, having held multiple roles with Eir, previously known as Eircom.Dalton previously served on the board of INEX where he was Chair. … [Read more...] about INEX Announces New CEO
LINX Appoint New CEO
LINX, the London Internet Exchange, is one of the largest Internet exchanges in the world. For the past 18 years John Souter has served as the organisation's CEO, but he will be retiring towards the end of 2019. So who will replace him?The new CEO for LINX is an internal hire: Kurtis Lindqvist, who is currently CMO will assume the role of CEO from mid-September onwards, … [Read more...] about LINX Appoint New CEO