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ICANN Announces Date and Venue for 2017 GDD Summit

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ICANN has formally announced both the dates and the venue of the GDD Summit 2017. This year's event was held in Amsterdam, while 2017 will see the event move to Madrid. The venue for the event is the NH Collection Madrid Eurobuilding in central Madrid. Choosing Madrid as the venue for the meeting will probably suit European attendees, as it's quite easy to get to from most … [Read more...] about ICANN Announces Date and Venue for 2017 GDD Summit

How Will the Internet Industry be Impacted by Trump?

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In January there will be a changing of the guard in Washington DC. Not only will President Obama be replaced by President Elect Donald Trump, but also a lot of the administration will change. What kind of policies will Trump be focussed on? Will these policies have a negative impact on the internet industry as a whole? The Internet Infrastructure Coalition (i2c) will … [Read more...] about How Will the Internet Industry be Impacted by Trump?

WHIR 2017 Networking Events

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If you work in the domains or hosting space you probably have read The WHIR at some point. Apart from the news site, they also organise a number of networking events in the US and overseas. They recently announced the cities and dates for their events in 2017: Austin - February 23 Phoenix - March 16 Los Angeles - April 5 Las Vegas - April 12 Montreal - May … [Read more...] about WHIR 2017 Networking Events

GoDaddy to Acquire Host Europe Group in €1.69 Billion Deal

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Host Europe Group has been on the market for the last few months. The company, which is currently owned by private equity firm Cinven, was courting suitors with an expected price close to €2 billion. Over the last few weeks, however, it became apparent that the only serious suitor was GoDaddy. This morning GoDaddy confirmed the purchase as well as revealing some details on … [Read more...] about GoDaddy to Acquire Host Europe Group in €1.69 Billion Deal

DotArt Registry Announces Early Adopters Including Some of the World’s Most Famous Museums

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The .art domain will launch its sunrise phase in early December. Their sunrise period will run from December 7 2016 through to February 7 2017. According to their site the domain will enter general availability in May 2017. While details on pricing and other aspects of the registry's launch plans haven't been announced yet, the registry has announced their "early adopters" … [Read more...] about DotArt Registry Announces Early Adopters Including Some of the World’s Most Famous Museums

Amazon Registry is Hiring: Corporate Counsel, IP

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Amazon Registry is hiring for their legal department. The job title? Corporate Counsel, IP. While the focus is intellectual property it's firmly focussed on domains: We are looking for a talented attorney to support our intellectual property efforts in our rapidly growing and evolving company. Counsel will support the Amazon Registry Services business on a broad range of … [Read more...] about Amazon Registry is Hiring: Corporate Counsel, IP

Oracle To Acquire Dyn

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Oracle is acquiring DNS  and internet performance provider Dyn. The announcement was made earlier today. Financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. It'll probably take several months for the deal to close and for now nothing will change for any of DYN's clients. Here's the press release: Oracle today announced that it has signed an agreement to … [Read more...] about Oracle To Acquire Dyn