With Dublin playing host for the ICANN meeting this October, the hosts (INEX) will be attending the ICANN meeting this week in Buenos Aires. As part of the closing ceremony on Thursday afternoon Ireland's ambassador to Argentina Mr Justin Harman will be speaking on Thursday afternoon along with INEX CEO Barry Rhodes. Related articles ICANN 53 Buenos Aires … [Read more...] about Ireland’s Ambassador To Argentina To Address #ICANN53
Universal Acceptance Still Has A Long Way To Go
"Universal Acceptance" is one of those terms you hear a lot when you attend ICANN meetings. In simple terms the idea is that all domain names, be they IDN or ASCII, no matter how long they are, should "work". When we say "work" what I mean is in relation to daily use. (There are people working on it) So, for example, you should be able to do things like: create an email … [Read more...] about Universal Acceptance Still Has A Long Way To Go
EURid Consortium Chosen By ICANN To Conduct Study In MEAC
A EURid consortium has been chosen by ICANN to conduct the "DNS Study for the Middle East and Adjoining Countries". The consortium is made up as follows: EURid - Consortium Leader; Emily Taylor Consultancy - Lead author, data analysis; Mohammed El-Bashir - Local partner, industry knowledge, IDNs; Abu-Ghazaleh Intellectual Property (AGIP) - Local partner, industry … [Read more...] about EURid Consortium Chosen By ICANN To Conduct Study In MEAC
HostingCon Europe Early Bird Expires Soon
HostingCon is coming back to Amsterdam this September and they have a really attractive "early bird" rate of only €40. If you're interested in going the "early bird" rate expires on June 27th, after which it'll go up to €80. So far the event organisers have released a preliminary schedule and the topics look pretty interesting. … [Read more...] about HostingCon Europe Early Bird Expires Soon
Wine Producer Acquires Two Brand TLDs
Californian wine producer Gallo Vineyards Inc., has signed contracts with ICANN for two top level domains: .barefoot .gallo If you are a wine drinker then you'll probably recognise them as being two of the company's more popular brands. A lot of brands have applied for and got their own top level domain name, but what makes this interesting is the wine angle. While … [Read more...] about Wine Producer Acquires Two Brand TLDs
The Hunger Games Switches To .Movie
Getting an "anchor tenant" is a concept that most people can understand. Domain names aren't that different. If you can get people using your domain extension then it goes from being an "academic" exercise to being something which is potentially viable as a business. The Donuts team have managed to pull off quite a coup in getting the movie franchise The Hunger Games to … [Read more...] about The Hunger Games Switches To .Movie
IEDR Open Public Consultation on Release of Two Letter IE Domains
The IEDR has opened a public consultation on the release of two letter .ie domain names. The consultation will run for 30 days from today. The proposed policies covering the release are outlined in a paper published by IEDR: [spiderpowa-pdf src="https://www.internetnews.me/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/PAC-Public-Consultation-Document-v3.pdf"]PAC Public Consultation … [Read more...] about IEDR Open Public Consultation on Release of Two Letter IE Domains
Phishing Attack Targets .Nl Registrants
SIDN, the .nl domain name registry, has issued an alert to its registrars about a phishing attack targetting .nl registrants. The emails carry the subject line "Domeinnaam.nl updaten" ("Update domainname.nl") Here's what it looks like: More information on the SIDN site. … [Read more...] about Phishing Attack Targets .Nl Registrants
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 Publish Global Phishing Survey H2 2014
The APWG is meeting this week in Barcelona. The event, which is being attended by security professionals, researchers, law enforcement and others will be hearing this afternoon about the APWG's Global Phishing Survey for the second half of 2014. The report (PDF) was produced by Greg Aaron and Rod Rasmussen is well worth reading if you want to get an idea of some of the … [Read more...] about APWG Publish Global Phishing Survey H2 2014