*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** Why we should have anything .au? < <http://www.netregistry.com.au/blog/why-we-should-have-anything-.au/> http://www.netregistry.com.au/blog/why-we-should-have-anything-.au/> The FTC Responds to ICANN and Weighs in on .SUCKS, New gTLDs, and the Multistakeholder Model < <http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/internet-governance-and-policy/the-ftc-re sponds-to-icann-and-weighs-in-on-sucks-new-gtlds-and-the-multistakeholder-mo del> http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/internet-governance-and-policy/the-ftc-res ponds-to-icann-and-weighs-in-on-sucks-new-gtlds-and-the-multistakeholder-mod el> ICANN Finds Almost Half Global Consumers Aware of New gTLDs < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/05/30/icann-global-consumers-new-gtlds/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/05/30/icann-global-consumers-new-gtlds/> Brands Want to Engage Millennials ? Can gTLDs Help? < <http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/gtld-usage/new-gtlds-and-millennials> http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/gtld-usage/new-gtlds-and-millennials> FTC hits out at new gTLDs programme but swerves question over ?.sucks? pricing legality < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=41633a6e-8c20-4089-8 cec-6f9a35d4cd43> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=41633a6e-8c20-4089-8c ec-6f9a35d4cd43> Phishers Continue Targeting Companies, But Limited Interest in New gTLDs: APWG < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/05/28/phishers-targeting-companies-limited- new-gtld-interest-apwg/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/05/28/phishers-targeting-companies-limited-n ew-gtld-interest-apwg/> Seized Megaupload Domains Link to Scam Ads and Malware < <http://torrentfreak.com/seized-megaupload-domains-link-to-scam-ads-and-malw are-150528/> http://torrentfreak.com/seized-megaupload-domains-link-to-scam-ads-and-malwa re-150528/> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Internet Governance Follies. A domain-name debacle shows how harebrained the Obama idea was. Just ask Taylor Swift. In March 2014, the Democratic chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee sent a letter to the organization that runs key parts of the Internet saying that a new policy it had adopted ?will have the effect of undermining the credibility Icann has slowly been building with skeptical stakeholders.? < <http://www.wsj.com/articles/internet-governance-follies-1433109242> http://www.wsj.com/articles/internet-governance-follies-1433109242> ********************** DOMAIN NAMES ********************** ********************** - ICANN ********************** ICANN Announces Phase One Results from Multiyear Consumer Study on the Domain Name Landscape ICANN today published the findings from its ICANN Global Consumer Research Study, Phase One, conducted on its behalf by Nielsen, to measure aspects of consumer awareness, perceived consumer choice, experience and trust related to the current gTLD landscape and the DNS. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-29-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-29-en> Catching Up with Fellowship Alumni: Highlights from the Fellowship Survey Report The ICANN Fellowship program, now hosted by the Development and Public Responsibility Department (DPRD), has grown tremendously since first being held at ICANN 29 in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2007. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-28-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-05-28-en> Proposed Renewal of .PRO Unsponsored Registry Agreement Purpose (Brief): ICANN is posting for public comment the proposed agreement for renewal of the 2010 Registry Agreement for .PRO, which was originally set to expire on 22 April 2015. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-05-28-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-05-28-en> Proposed Renewal of .CAT Sponsored TLD Registry Agreement Purpose (Brief): ICANN is posting for public comment the proposed agreement for renewal of the 2005 Registry Agreement for .CAT, which is set to expire on 19 December 2015. This proposal is a result of discussions between ICANN and Fundaci? puntCAT (the Registry Operator for the .CAT TLD). < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-28-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-05-28-en> The DNSSEC Journey Continues to Advance In Africa Developing the domain name industry in Africa is important and therefore a central objective of the ICANN AFRICA Strategy; focusing on the importance of the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC), a direct contributor to the security of the Internet, providing mechanisms to help prevent DNS data spoofing and tampering. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-dnssec-journey-continues-to-advance-in- africa> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/the-dnssec-journey-continues-to-advance-in-a frica> Letter from The Honorable Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman | FTC, to John O. Jeffrey RE: .SUCKS TLD < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/ramirez-to-jeffrey-27m ay15-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/ramirez-to-jeffrey-27ma y15-en.pdf> Thomas Rickert on CCWG-Accountability Draft Proposal Draft proposal from the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability summarized by CCWG Co-Chair Thomas Rickert with the assistance of XPLANE illustrations. < <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h8i2exC6HA> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h8i2exC6HA> ********************** - ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** Why we should have anything .au? Let?s face it, the policies and rules for .au domain names are confusing, arbitrary and burden the industry and users alike with pointless red-tape. < <http://www.netregistry.com.au/blog/why-we-should-have-anything-.au/> http://www.netregistry.com.au/blog/why-we-should-have-anything-.au/> ee: Domain Regulation changes are postponed .ee Domain Regulation and Registrar Contract Annex 1 changes approved by the EIF Council's April 17 2015 decision, that were to enter into force on 1st of July, will be postponed. This reason for postponing is the delay in ongoing registry system development. < <http://www.internet.ee/news/article> http://www.internet.ee/news/article> .EU Registrations Grow 2.3% In First Quarter: EURid Registrations of .EU domains grew by 2.3 percent, or 87,459, in the first quarter of 2015 when compared to the final quarter of 2014, according to the latest progress report from EURid. < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/05/31/eu-registrations-grow-2-3-in-first-qu arter-eurid/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/05/31/eu-registrations-grow-2-3-in-first-qua rter-eurid/> .Eu domain names up 2% to 87,549 registrations in Q1 The total number of .eu domain names registered at the end of Q1 increased 2.3 percent to 87,549 registrations when compared with the total number at the end of Q1 2014, according to the latest progress report from the .eu registry, EURid. < <http://www.telecompaper.com/news/eu-domain-names-up-2-to-87549-registration s-in-q1--1084492> http://www.telecompaper.com/news/eu-domain-names-up-2-to-87549-registrations -in-q1--1084492> Q1 2015 .eu progress report now available The latest progress report from the .eu registry, EURid, has shown that the total number of .eu domain names registered at the end of Q1 represented an increase of 2.3%, or 87 549 registrations, when compared with the total number at the end of Q1 2014. < <http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/may-2015/q1-2015-eu-progress-report-now-availab le-0> http://www.eurid.eu/en/news/may-2015/q1-2015-eu-progress-report-now-availabl e-0> Monthly global domain name registrations in India has more than doubled to 4% With a rapidly growing number of Internet users and a surge in e-commerce transactions, the average monthly domain name registrations in the country has more than doubled to 4 per cent of all global registrations, according to industry estimates. < <http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/monthly-global-domain-name-registra tions-in-india-has-more-than-doubled-to-4-269134.html> http://tech.firstpost.com/news-analysis/monthly-global-domain-name-registrat ions-in-india-has-more-than-doubled-to-4-269134.html> < <http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/4-of-monthly-global-domai n-name-registrations-are-from-india/articleshow/47488909.cms> http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/4-of-monthly-global-domain -name-registrations-are-from-india/articleshow/47488909.cms> Translation of "JP Domain Name Registry Report 2014" Posted JPRS posted English translation of "JP Domain Name Registry Report 2014." This is the annual report for 2014, briefing that year's activities performed by JPRS, in relation to its management and administration of .JP TLD. < <http://jprs.co.jp/en/topics/2015/150529.html> http://jprs.co.jp/en/topics/2015/150529.html> CA licence for .ke Registrars Following the new licensing requirements from Communication Authority Of Kenya, which became operation last year, all .KE Registrars are required to get licensed by C.A and KeNIC. < <http://www.kenic.or.ke/kenic-latest-news/ca-licence-for-ke-registrars> http://www.kenic.or.ke/kenic-latest-news/ca-licence-for-ke-registrars> .nz Newsletter - May 2015 The May 2015 newsletter is available. It includes .nz domain name statistics as of April 30, 2015 < <http://dnc.org.nz/story/nz-newsletter-may-2015> http://dnc.org.nz/story/nz-newsletter-may-2015> Two more legacy gTLDs agree to use URS The registries behind .pro and .cat have agreed to new ICANN contracts with changes that, among other things, would bring the Uniform Rapid Suspension policy to the two gTLDs. < <http://domainincite.com/18628-two-more-legacy-gtlds-agree-to-use-urs> http://domainincite.com/18628-two-more-legacy-gtlds-agree-to-use-urs> The FTC Responds to ICANN and Weighs in on .SUCKS, New gTLDs, and the Multistakeholder Model Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission, has issued her response to ICANN?s April letter with the following three main points: < <http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/internet-governance-and-policy/the-ftc-re sponds-to-icann-and-weighs-in-on-sucks-new-gtlds-and-the-multistakeholder-mo del> http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/internet-governance-and-policy/the-ftc-res ponds-to-icann-and-weighs-in-on-sucks-new-gtlds-and-the-multistakeholder-mod el> FTC hits out at new gTLDs programme but swerves question over ?.sucks? pricing legality The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has responded to ICANN?s referral of concerns over the pricing policies implemented in the ?.sucks? new gTLD ? albeit without actually answering the specific central question that was posed. < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=41633a6e-8c20-4089-8 cec-6f9a35d4cd43> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=41633a6e-8c20-4089-8c ec-6f9a35d4cd43> Brands don't like .sucks? Not our problem, FTC says A lot of big brands are furious about the introduction of a new .sucks Internet domain but regulators at the Federal Trade Commission declined to come to their rescue. < <http://finance.yahoo.com/news/brands-have-a-problem-with--sucks--not-our-pr oblem-says-ftc-203507465.html> http://finance.yahoo.com/news/brands-have-a-problem-with--sucks--not-our-pro blem-says-ftc-203507465.html> FTC slams new gTLDs but waffles over .sucks legality The US Federal Trade Commission has made some strong criticisms of the new gTLD program but has refused to answer the question of whether .sucks is behaving illegally. < <http://domainincite.com/18611-ftc-slams-new-gtlds-but-waffles-over-sucks-le gality> http://domainincite.com/18611-ftc-slams-new-gtlds-but-waffles-over-sucks-leg ality> .sucks-gate: How about listening to us the first two times, exasperated FTC tells ICANN The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has responded to questions over the legality of .sucks domain pricing with a three-page "I told you so" letter to domain name overseer ICANN. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/28/ftc_icann_sucks/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/05/28/ftc_icann_sucks/> FTC to ICANN on .Sucks: Yeah, we told you this would happen The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has responded to ICANN?s request that it investigate the practices of TLD registry Vox Populi over its rollout of the .sucks domain name. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/05/28/ftc-to-icann-on-sucks-yeah-we-told-you -this-would-happen/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/05/28/ftc-to-icann-on-sucks-yeah-we-told-you- this-would-happen/> .sucks extends controversial sunrise, delays GA Vox Populi has extended the pricey .sucks sunrise period for three weeks, saying trademark owners need more time to participate. < <http://domainincite.com/18625-sucks-extends-controversial-sunrise-delays-ga > http://domainincite.com/18625-sucks-extends-controversial-sunrise-delays-ga> ********************** - NEW TLDS ********************** ICANN Finds Almost Half Global Consumers Aware of New gTLDs Almost half (46%) of the world's consumers are aware of at least one of the new gTLDs according to a survey conducted on behalf of ICANN of 6,144 consumers aged over 18 representing Asia, Europe, Africa, North America and South America, and administered in 18 languages and drawn from 24 countries. < <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23853> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23853> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/05/30/icann-global-consumers-new-gtlds/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/05/30/icann-global-consumers-new-gtlds/> Brands Want to Engage Millennials ? Can gTLDs Help? Millennial. The word is bound to come up when discussing anything having to do with brands and consumers. < <http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/gtld-usage/new-gtlds-and-millennials> http://blog.fairwindspartners.com/gtld-usage/new-gtlds-and-millennials> ICANN fingers perps in new gTLD breach A small number of new gTLD registries and/or applicants deliberately exploited ICANN?s new gTLD portal to obtain information on competitors. < <http://domainincite.com/18607-icann-fingers-perps-in-new-gtld-breach> http://domainincite.com/18607-icann-fingers-perps-in-new-gtld-breach> .berlin CEO prime suspect in ICANN data breach dotBerlin CEO Dirk Krischenowski is suspected of using a bug in ICANN?s new gTLD portal to access hundreds of confidential documents, some containing sensitive financial planning data, belonging to competing gTLD applicants. < <http://domainincite.com/18613-berlin-ceo-prime-suspect-in-icann-data-breach > http://domainincite.com/18613-berlin-ceo-prime-suspect-in-icann-data-breach> ********************** - DNS SECURITY ********************** Phishers Continue Targeting Companies, But Limited Interest in New gTLDs: APWG New companies are constantly being targeted by phishers, with some phishers attacking targets where consumers may least expect it while the ten companies that are targeted most often by phishers are attacked constantly, sometimes more than 1,000 times per month. These are some of the findings of the Global Phishing Survey for Second Half of 2014, released by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) on Wednesday. < <http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23850> http://goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=23850> < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/05/28/phishers-targeting-companies-limited- new-gtld-interest-apwg/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/05/28/phishers-targeting-companies-limited-n ew-gtld-interest-apwg/> A flaw in the design: The Internet?s founders saw its promise but didn?t foresee users attacking one another David D. Clark, an MIT scientist whose air of genial wisdom earned him the nickname ?Albus Dumbledore,? can remember exactly when he grasped the Internet?s dark side. He was presiding over a meeting of network engineers when news broke that a dangerous computer worm ? the first to spread widely ? was slithering across the wires. < <http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/business/2015/05/30/net-of-insecurity-part -1/> http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/business/2015/05/30/net-of-insecurity-part- 1/> The long life of a quick ?fix?: Internet protocol from 1989 leaves data vulnerable to hijackers By the time a pair of engineers sat down for lunch together in Austin, the Internet?s growing pains had become dire. Once a novelty for computer scientists, the network was now exploding in size, lurching ever closer to a hard mathematical wall built into one of the Internet?s most basic protocols. < <http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/business/2015/05/31/net-of-insecurity-part -2/> http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/business/2015/05/31/net-of-insecurity-part- 2/> North Korean hackers 'could kill', warns key defector North Korean hackers are capable of attacks that could destroy critical infrastructure and even kill people, a high-profile defector has warned. < <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32925495> http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32925495> North Korea's hacker army 'could kill people and destroy cities', says defector who trained them Thousands of military hackers in North Korea could launch cyber attacks that could ?kill people and destroy cities?, a defector has warned. < <http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/north-koreas-hacker-army-could -kill-people-and-destroy-cities-says-defector-who-trained-them-10283446.html > http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/north-koreas-hacker-army-could- kill-people-and-destroy-cities-says-defector-who-trained-them-10283446.html> How I Would Secure The Internet With $4 Billion In an open letter to President Obama, a member of the Open Web Application Security Project tells why pending legislation on threat-intel sharing doesn't go far enough. < <http://www.darkreading.com/application-security/how-i-would-secure-the-inte rnet-with-$4-billion/a/d-id/1320623> http://www.darkreading.com/application-security/how-i-would-secure-the-inter net-with-$4-billion/a/d-id/1320623> ********************** - DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** Seized Megaupload Domains Link to Scam Ads and Malware The Department of Justice has made a grave error as several seized Megaupload domains are now being exploited for nefarious purposes. A few days ago both Megaupload.com and Megavideo.com began directing visitors to scams and malware, presumably because the FBI's cybercrime unit lost control of the main nameserver. < <http://torrentfreak.com/seized-megaupload-domains-link-to-scam-ads-and-malw are-150528/> http://torrentfreak.com/seized-megaupload-domains-link-to-scam-ads-and-malwa re-150528/> After FBI domain expires, seized Megaupload.com serves up porn Earlier this week, something suspicious started happening with Web addresses related to sites seized by the FBI from Megaupload and a number of online gambling sites. Instead of directing browsers to a page with an FBI banner, they started dropping Web surfers onto a malicious feed of Web advertisements?some of them laden with malware. < <http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/05/after-fbi-domain-expires-seized- megaupload-com-serves-up-porn/> http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/05/after-fbi-domain-expires-seized-m egaupload-com-serves-up-porn/> UK Piracy Blocklist Expands With Sports Streaming Sites Major UK Internet providers must block three additional sports streaming sites as part of a High Court order. The latest blocking round was issued on behalf of the Premier League and FA, targeting Rojadirecta, LiveTV and Drakulastream. The latter site also has its domain name under investigation by the EURid registry. < <http://torrentfreak.com/uk-piracy-blocklist-expands-with-sports-streaming-s ites-150531/> http://torrentfreak.com/uk-piracy-blocklist-expands-with-sports-streaming-si tes-150531/> Porn, adware found on former FBI web domains Websites overseen by the FBI have been briefly used to offer visitors porn or links seeded with adware. Some of the sites involved were seized from net entrepreneur Kim Dotcom and are thought to attract large numbers of visitors. < <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32929309> http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32929309> Lawsuit filed to recover stolen X3.com domain name The person who registered X3.com in 1995 has filed a lawsuit to recover the domain name, which he says was stolen from his DreamHost account. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/05/29/lawsuit-filed-to-recover-stolen-x3-com -domain-name/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/05/29/lawsuit-filed-to-recover-stolen-x3-com- domain-name/> au: ESET, spol. s.r.o. v. Antivirus Australia PTY Ltd., Rodney Fewster, ESET Pty Ltd. - Case No. DAU2015-0014 1. The Parties: The Complainant is ESET, spol. s.r.o. of Bratislava, Slovakia, represented by King & Wood Mallesons, Australia. The Respondent is Antivirus Australia PTY Ltd., Rodney Fewster, ESET Pty Ltd. of Margate, Queensland, Australia. 2. The Domain Names and Registrars: The disputed domain names <eset.net.au> and <nod32.com.au> are registered with Tucows Inc. The disputed domain name <eset.com.au> is registered with Web Address Registration Pty Ltd. < <http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2015-0014> http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2015-0014> ********************** - IPv4/IPv6 ********************** IPv6 address provisioning: theory and practice ? upcoming IPv6 Business Conference in Zurich Everybody who starts (consciously) integrating IPv6 in their network has to decide how to provision IPv6 addresses, default routes and recursive DNS server (RDNSS) information to all clients. < <http://securityblog.switch.ch/2015/05/26/ipv6-address-provisioning/> http://securityblog.switch.ch/2015/05/26/ipv6-address-provisioning/> IPv4 addresses running out -- really Decade-old predictions about the eventual depletion of IPv4 addresses may soon be coming true. < <http://gcn.com/articles/2015/05/29/ipv4-addresses-depleted.aspx> http://gcn.com/articles/2015/05/29/ipv4-addresses-depleted.aspx> IPv4 ? Countdown to Zero Tomorrow In June or July ARIN will announce that IPv4 numbers are officially depleted. I am going to explain what that means, how much inventory there is, and what you should immediately do about it. Also, a bit of reality will be thrown in. < <http://www.thewhir.com/blog/ipv4-countdown-to-zero-tomorrow> http://www.thewhir.com/blog/ipv4-countdown-to-zero-tomorrow> ********************** - MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Google?s Ingenious Plan to Make Apps Obsolete Google showed off any number of potentially revolutionary technologies at its I/O developer conference keynote Thursday. There was Jump, a platform for generating 3D virtual reality content, and Brillo, Google?s latest entrant into the smart-home horse race. But the company?s most important announcement was the evolution of a technology that?s nearly three years old. It laid out a course for making apps obsolete and getting users back onto the web, where Google is master. And that course is paved by Google Now. ... What makes Google Now?s pull away from apps even more compelling is that it was joined at I/O by a series of gentle pushes in the same direction. Google?s doing everything it can to get us all back to the web. < <http://www.wired.com/2015/05/google-now-io/> http://www.wired.com/2015/05/google-now-io/> How Will Your Registration Data Be Managed in the Future? by Scott Hollenbeck Benjamin Franklin once said, ?By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.? As we consider how Internet domain and address registration data is managed and accessed in a post-WHOIS era, and given the long history of failure in addressing the shortcomings of WHOIS, it is extremely important to start preparing now for the eventual replacement of WHOIS. This is the fundamental purpose of the next Registration Operations Workshop (ROW) that is scheduled for Sunday, July 19, 2015, in Prague, Czech Republic. < <http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/how_will_your_registration_data> http://blogs.verisigninc.com/blog/entry/how_will_your_registration_data> RIPE NCC Regional Meeting in Tbilisi The RIPE NCC Regional Meeting Tbilisi took place on 19 May 2015 at the Radisson Blu Iveria Hotel in Georgia. A total of 90 attendees from six countries participated in the meeting. < <https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/ripe-ncc-regional-meeting-in-tbilisi > https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/ripe-ncc-regional-meeting-in-tbilisi> Request for Proposals of APTLD New Website Dear Members, APTLD is currently accepting proposals to develop, design, and launch a new corporate web site. < <http://aptld.org/system/files/request_for_proposals_of_aptld_new_website.pd f> http://aptld.org/system/files/request_for_proposals_of_aptld_new_website.pdf > ********************** - WEBHOSTING ********************** Aliyun cloud growth makes Alibaba largest hosting company in China Chinese cloud hosting company Aliyun is growing faster than ever, with more than 8,000 more web-facing computers found in the May 2015 survey than in April's. This growth has launched Aliyun's parent company, Alibaba Group, into position as the 4th largest hosting company in the world, as well as the largest in China. < <http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2015/05/27/aliyun-cloud-growth-makes-alib aba-largest-hosting-company-in-china.html> http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2015/05/27/aliyun-cloud-growth-makes-aliba ba-largest-hosting-company-in-china.html> ********************** - DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** A Peak Inside the Igloo: Publicly Reported Domain Sales Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg Our latest weekly domain sales report was released last night. As always there were some impressive sales at the top of the chart, led by a couple of six-figure transactions. While we have been able to share information on tens of thousands of domain sales over the past 12 years, the aftermarket is much bigger than those figures show. That is because the majority of sales are never made public due to non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). This is especially true at the high end of the market. < <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150529.htm> http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150529.htm> It's the Same Old (but Sweet) Song! Big Sale of Same.com Tops This Week's Chart Backed by Five More Hits from the 3-Letter .Coms Short .com domains have gotten so popular it's just a matter of time before some new band calls themselves the 3-Letter .Coms! Five more of them filled spots in the top ten on our latest weekly all extension Top 20 Sales Chart. However a name just one letter longer, Same.com, took the top spot with a sweet $233,333 sale brokered by Larry Fischer's GetYourDomain.com (with Sedo handling the escrow). < <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2015/20150520.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2015/20150520.htm> ********************** NEW TECHNOLOGIES ********************** Google Wants to Turn Your Clothes Into a Computer If you thought it was only a matter of time before Google tried to turn your pants into a computer, well, guess what, you were right. < <http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/29/google-wants-to-turn-your-clothes- into-a-computer/> http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/29/google-wants-to-turn-your-clothes-i nto-a-computer/> Steve Case: Get ready, the Internet is about to change again. Here?s how. I don?t recall exactly what was going through my mind that morning, 30 years ago this summer, when a group of us in Tysons Corner, Va., launched a start-up called Quantum Computer Services, later renamed America Online. I do recall what was going through my parents? minds, though: bewilderment. < <http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/steve-case-get-ready -the-internet-is-about-to-change-again-heres-how/2015/05/29/d6c87f6c-0493-11 e5-bc72-f3e16bf50bb6_story.html> http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/steve-case-get-ready- the-internet-is-about-to-change-again-heres-how/2015/05/29/d6c87f6c-0493-11e 5-bc72-f3e16bf50bb6_story.html> ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Google and Apple Adjust Strategies on Mobile Payments The battle for mobile software dominance revolves around two companies: Apple and Google. Now both giants are also going head-to-head in mobile payments, as they prepare to push deeper into digital wallets. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/28/technology/google-and-apple-adjust-strate gies-on-mobile-payments.html?> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/28/technology/google-and-apple-adjust-strateg ies-on-mobile-payments.html?> Google lays out its ambitions for your phone, your home, your car and your wallet Google made clear Thursday that it's still fighting a multifront war against its old rival, Apple -- and that the battles are as heated as ever. < <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/05/28/google-lays-ou t-its-ambitions-for-your-phone-your-home-your-car-and-your-wallet/> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/05/28/google-lays-out -its-ambitions-for-your-phone-your-home-your-car-and-your-wallet/> ********************** ONLINE CRIME & LEGAL ********************** Silk Road drug website founder Ross Ulbricht jailed The founder of online illegal drug marketplace the Silk Road has been sentenced to life in prison in the US. < <http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32941060> http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32941060> ********************** PRIVACY & SURVEILLANCE ********************** Extremists fear the Web: politics, liberty and the new Internet of things On July 9, 2008, Iran wanted to show the world its new mobile missile launchers. Leaders shared their triumph through high-resolution photos of the test site. The world?s major media outlets carried an image of four missiles blasting into the sky. The image was reproduced the next day, first on the Agence France-Presse webpage, then on the front pages of the Los Angeles Times, the Financial Times, the Chicago Tribune, and several other newspapers, as well as on BBC News, MSNBC, Yahoo News, nytimes.com, and many other major news websites. Somehow, a different image was sent to the Associated Press?an image with only three missiles successfully launching?one missile had actually broken down and failed to launch. < <http://www.salon.com/2015/05/30/extremists_fear_the_web_politics_liberty_an d_the_new_internet_of_things/> http://www.salon.com/2015/05/30/extremists_fear_the_web_politics_liberty_and _the_new_internet_of_things/> ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** The man behind Yahoo?s plan to become the most ?trustworthy? tech company The day before news broke that Alex Stamos was joining Yahoo as chief information security officer, he laid out the approach that has defined his tenure at the company so far: Technology shouldn't just be secure, it should be "trustworthy." < <http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/05/29/the-man-behind -yahoos-plan-to-become-the-most-trustworthy-tech-company/> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/05/29/the-man-behind- yahoos-plan-to-become-the-most-trustworthy-tech-company/> ********************** TELECOMMUNICATIONS ********************** au: NBN, British Telecom and turning back the clock by Mark Gregory NBN boss Bill Morrow recently highlighted that the company formerly known as NBN Co has instigated an information sharing scheme with UK?s biggest telco British Telecom (BT). < <http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2015/6/1/technology/nbn-british -telecom-and-turning-back-clock> http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2015/6/1/technology/nbn-british- telecom-and-turning-back-clock> ------ David Goldstein email: <mailto:david at goldsteinreport.com> david at goldsteinreport.com web: <http://goldsteinreport.com/> http://goldsteinreport.com/ Twitter: <https://twitter.com/goldsteinreport> https://twitter.com/goldsteinreport phone: +61 418 228 605 - mobile; +61 2 9663 3430 - office/home "Every time you use fossil fuels, you're adding to the problem. 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