[DNS] auDA domain news - 23 July

[DNS] auDA domain news - 23 July

From: David Goldstein <david>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2015 14:06:54 +1000
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Multistakeholder Internet governance: A pathway completed, the road ahead

<
<http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2015/07/20-multistakeholder-intern
et-governance-brotman>
http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2015/07/20-multistakeholder-interne
t-governance-brotman>

 

Why Ted Cruz is holding up a crucial Internet policy bill

<
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/07/21/why-ted-cruz-
is-holding-up-a-crucial-internet-policy-bill/>
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/07/21/why-ted-cruz-i
s-holding-up-a-crucial-internet-policy-bill/>

 

ICANN CEO Search Committee Announces CEO Candidate Criteria: Deadline for
Application Submission is 20 September 2015

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-07-20-en>
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-07-20-en>

 

Google Reiterates New gTLDs Are Treated Same As "Old" gTLDs

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/07/22/google-new-gtlds-treated-same/>
http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/07/22/google-new-gtlds-treated-same/>

 

WIPO whistleblowers beg UN for protection as probe into possible corruption
starts

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/21/wipo_staff_un_protection/>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/21/wipo_staff_un_protection/>

 

 

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GOVERNANCE

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Multistakeholder Internet governance: A pathway completed, the road ahead

In a new paper, Stuart N. Brotman reviews the potential barriers facing the
U.S. and others in pursuit of multistakeholder governance of the Internet?an
authority shift that the U.S. and its allies argue is necessary to preserve
the Internet's openness, flexibility, and global scalability. This approach,
articulated over the course of several multilateral Internet governance
meetings in the last several years, is opposed by some particularly
authoritarian countries that would prefer greater government control over
how the Internet functions within their borders. Despite this opposition,
the U.S. and its allies are moving forward with this historic transition in
Internet governance.

<
<http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2015/07/20-multistakeholder-intern
et-governance-brotman>
http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2015/07/20-multistakeholder-interne
t-governance-brotman>

 

Why Ted Cruz is holding up a crucial Internet policy bill

Sen. Ted Cruz is holding up a bipartisan bill whose defenders say must pass
in order for America to gain more credibility on Internet issues. The
reason? Politics.

<
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/07/21/why-ted-cruz-
is-holding-up-a-crucial-internet-policy-bill/>
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/07/21/why-ted-cruz-i
s-holding-up-a-crucial-internet-policy-bill/>

 

Cruz places hold on Internet transition bill

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has placed a hold on legislation designed to
increase congressional oversight of the transfer of the domain name system
out of U.S. control.

<
<http://thehill.com/policy/technology/248695-cruz-places-hold-on-internet-tr
ansition-bill>
http://thehill.com/policy/technology/248695-cruz-places-hold-on-internet-tra
nsition-bill>

 

Dotcom Act Clears Path for US Handoff of Internet Stewardship Role to ICANN

On June 23, the US House of Representatives passed H.R. 805 (the Doctom
Act), which may end the wrangling in Washington, DC, about whether the
United States should follow through on a longstanding plan to relinquish
power over the Internet?s infrastructure to ICANN.

<
<http://www.natlawreview.com/article/dotcom-act-clears-path-us-handoff-inter
net-stewardship-role-to-icann>
http://www.natlawreview.com/article/dotcom-act-clears-path-us-handoff-intern
et-stewardship-role-to-icann>

 

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DOMAIN NAMES

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- ICANN

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ICANN CEO Search Committee Announces CEO Candidate Criteria: Deadline for
Application Submission is 20 September 2015

Following the announcement by ICANN CEO Fadi Chehad?, who has been CEO since
2012, that he will be departing ICANN after the ICANN Public Meeting in
March 2016, the ICANN Board of Directors established a search committee to
plan and execute a strategy to identify CEO candidates for submission to the
Board.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-07-20-en>
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2015-07-20-en>

 

Call for Community Experts to Review the IDN Implementation Guidelines

1. Introduction: The IDN Implementation Guidelines address the IDN
registration policies and practices, designed to minimize the risk of
cybersquatting and consumer confusion, and respect the interests of
communities using local languages and scripts. These Guidelines are for
registry operators to implement IDNs at the second level.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en>
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-07-20-en>

 

Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing ICANN Accountability Paris
Communiqu?

Members and participants of the Cross Community Working Group on Enhancing
ICANN Accountability (CCWG-Accountability) met in Paris, France, from 17-18
July 2015. The event served as an opportunity to further advance the
discussion on key outstanding issues and to reach agreement on next steps
towards finalizing its Work Stream 1 recommendations.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-07-20-en>
https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2015-07-20-en>

 

Updated Auction Schedule

The Auction Schedule is updated as of 20 July 2015. Additional Auctions may
be scheduled based on eligibility.

< <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions>
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/auctions>

 

New Domains ? New Business Prospects by Michael Yakushev, ICANN's Vice
President, Eastern Europe and Central Asia

The Meeting of Domain Industry Representatives from Eastern Europe ? Central
Asia region (DOMINO-2015), which has become traditional, was held near
Moscow. It was organized by the Russian Technical Center of Internet. It was
both pleasant (as always, organizers brought joy and held remarkable
informal events and team-building exercises ;) ) and useful ? business part
of the agenda was extremely interesting.

< <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/new-domains-new-business-prospects>
https://www.icann.org/news/blog/new-domains-new-business-prospects>

 

Proposal for Armenian Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (LGR)

Purpose (Brief): The Armenian script community has formed the Armenian
Generation Panel, which in turn has developed a Proposal for an Armenian
Script Root Zone Label Generation Rules (Proposal and Proposal
Documentation).

<
<https://www.icann.org/public-comments/proposal-armenian-lgr-2015-07-22-en>
https://www.icann.org/public-comments/proposal-armenian-lgr-2015-07-22-en>

 

Updated PDT Specifications: IDN Changes

ICANN has updated the PDT test specifications and supporting resources. The
notable changes to the test specifications are summarized below. The changes
primarily update the IDN tests to incorporate the changes that have been
issued via an errata document to participants since 20 May 2015.

<
<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-2-22jul15
-en>
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/announcements-and-media/announcement-2-22jul15-
en>

 

Additional CPE Results Released

ICANN has published the Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) Results for 1
application, and updated application and contention set statuses
accordingly.

< <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/cpe>
http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/cpe>

 

Letter from Jonathan Robinson, Chair | GNSO Council, to ICANN SO & AC
Chairs, GNSO SG & C Chairs, Steve Crocker

The use of new gTLD auction proceeds

<
<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/robinson-to-soac-sgc-c
hairs-crocker-22jul15-en.pdf>
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/robinson-to-soac-sgc-ch
airs-crocker-22jul15-en.pdf>

 

Letter from Angel Gurr?a, Secretary-General | OECD, to Fadi Chehad?

Protection of IGO Acronyms

<
<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/gurria-to-chehade-20ju
l15-en.pdf>
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/gurria-to-chehade-20jul
15-en.pdf>

 

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- ccTLD & gTLD NEWS

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an: TLD to be removed from the DNS next week

The DNS has been growing by, on average 1.1 TLDs per day for the last 18
months or so, but that trajectory is set to change briefly next week when a
TLD is removed.

< <http://domainincite.com/18989-tld-to-be-removed-from-the-dns-next-week>
http://domainincite.com/18989-tld-to-be-removed-from-the-dns-next-week>

 

Neustar?s .CO Domain Celebrates 5th Birthday, Sees Staggering Adoption
Across Global Entrepreneurs, Startups and Innovators

Neustar, Inc. ... celebrates the fifth birthday of the .CO web extension.
The .CO domain is rapidly becoming the No. 1 choice for innovators and
entrepreneurs seeking to build, and amplify their global digital presence.

<
<https://www.neustar.biz/about-us/news-room/press-releases/2015/dotco-5th-bi
rthday>
https://www.neustar.biz/about-us/news-room/press-releases/2015/dotco-5th-bir
thday>

 

5th Birthday Gives .CO a Chance to Celebrate COlossal Success That Led to a
$109 Million Sale 

Hard to believe it has already been five years since .CO domains entered
General Availability with a bang on July 20, 2010. Within 30 minutes of the
launch .CO registrations had passed the 100,000 mark. Now here we are - on
the extension's 5th birthday - looking at more than 1.8 million registered
.CO domains across more than 200 countries and territories.

< <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150720.htm>
http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150720.htm>

 

New Zealand adds 1,277 .nz domain names in June

New Zealand internet advocacy group InternetNZ has announced that the number
of active .nz domain name registrations has increased to 645,379 by
end-June, from 644,102 at 31 May.

<
<http://www.telecompaper.com/news/new-zealand-adds-1277-nz-domain-names-in-j
une--1093515>
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/new-zealand-adds-1277-nz-domain-names-in-ju
ne--1093515>

 

.sucks won?t discount its fee for $10 domains

Vox Populi Registry is looking for a free speech advocate partner willing to
absorb hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions, of dollars in costs.

< <http://domainincite.com/19007-sucks-wont-discount-its-fee-for-10-domains>
http://domainincite.com/19007-sucks-wont-discount-its-fee-for-10-domains>

 

Marketing campaign aims to boost lagging Dot Vegas registration

That is not a question you want to hear if you are Tyson MacKay, director of
marketing for Dot Vegas, Inc., and you?re trying to persuade a business to
buy a .vegas domain for its website.

<
<http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/jul/20/dot-vegas-15000-websites-use-domain
-local/>
http://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/jul/20/dot-vegas-15000-websites-use-domain-
local/>

 

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- NEW TLDS

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Google's handling of new TLDs

With the coming of many new gTLDs, we'd like to give some insight into how
these are handled in Google's search. We?ve heard and seen questions and
misconceptions about the way we treat new TLDs, like .guru, .how, or any of
the .BRAND gTLDs, for example:

<
<http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/googles-handling-of-n
ew-top-level.html>
http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com.au/2015/07/googles-handling-of-ne
w-top-level.html>

 

Google swears blind it doesn't give SEO advantage to new internet dot-words

For the third time in three years, Google has reiterated its position that
it will not give a search ranking advantage to domain names with new TLDs.

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/21/google_seo_advantage_gtlds/>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/21/google_seo_advantage_gtlds/>

 

Google Reiterates New gTLDs Are Treated Same As "Old" gTLDs

New gTLDs and all other gTLDs are treated the same by Google's systems with
keywords in a TLD not giving any advantage or disadvantage in search,
according to a post from John Mueller, Google's Webmaster Trends Analyst.

< <http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24030>
http://www.goldsteinreport.com/article.php?article=24030>

< <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/07/22/google-new-gtlds-treated-same/>
http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/07/22/google-new-gtlds-treated-same/>

 

Google: All Domain Extensions Are Weighted The Same

Google cleared the air today about how it deals with domain extensions, and
confirmed that they?re all weighted equally.

<
<http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-all-domain-extensions-are-weighte
d-the-same/137139/>
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-all-domain-extensions-are-weighted
-the-same/137139/>

 

Flood of wait-and-see dot-brands expected this week

ICANN expects to sign as many as 170 new gTLD contracts with dot-brand
applicants over the coming week.

<
<http://domainincite.com/19013-flood-of-wait-and-see-dot-brands-expected-thi
s-week>
http://domainincite.com/19013-flood-of-wait-and-see-dot-brands-expected-this
-week>

 

What does the July 29 deadline mean for .brand TLDs? by Corey Grant

If you are a .brand TLD and have a Registry Agreement from ICANN which you
have not yet signed, you need to sign it by July 29, 2015. You?re not alone;
there are many others in the same boat ? all staring at their Registry
Agreement trying to figure out what to do next.

<
<http://www.ariservices.com/blog/what-does-the-july-29-deadline-mean-for-bra
nd-tlds/>
http://www.ariservices.com/blog/what-does-the-july-29-deadline-mean-for-bran
d-tlds/>

 

The TLD Operator Webinar transitions to the DNA University by Tony Kirsch

Readers of my posts will have noticed that we?ve been working over the last
two months to launch the TLD Operator Webinar which was held recently. Its
purpose was to unite all new TLD applicants and collectively share our
experiences in order to build momentum in the industry and support each
other in our pursuits.

<
<http://www.ariservices.com/blog/the-tld-operator-webinar-transitions-to-the
-dna-university/>
http://www.ariservices.com/blog/the-tld-operator-webinar-transitions-to-the-
dna-university/>

 

Booking.com uses .africa precedent to challenge .hotels ruling

Booking.com has become the first new gTLD applicant to publicly cite the
recent .africa Independent Review Process ruling in an attempt to overturn
an adverse ICANN decision.

<
<http://domainincite.com/18993-booking-com-uses-africa-precedent-to-challeng
e-hotels-ruling>
http://domainincite.com/18993-booking-com-uses-africa-precedent-to-challenge
-hotels-ruling>

 

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- DNS SECURITY

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Arbor Networks? ATLAS Data Shows the Average DDoS Attack Size Increasing

Arbor Networks Inc., a leading provider of DDoS and advanced threat
protection solutions for enterprise and service provider networks, today
released Q2 2015 global DDoS attack data that show strong growth in the
average size of DDoS attacks, from both a bits-per-second and
packets-per-second perspective.

<
<http://www.arbornetworks.com/news-and-events/press-releases/recent-press-re
leases/5451-arbor-networks-atlas-data-shows-the-average-ddos-attack-size-inc
reasing>
http://www.arbornetworks.com/news-and-events/press-releases/recent-press-rel
eases/5451-arbor-networks-atlas-data-shows-the-average-ddos-attack-size-incr
easing>

 

Australian DDoS attack size beats APAC average again

The size of DDoS attacks in Australia continues to be larger than the Asia
Pacific average according to a new report by Arbor Networks.

<
<http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/580215/australian-ddos-attack-size-
beats-apac-average-again/>
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/580215/australian-ddos-attack-size-b
eats-apac-average-again/>

 

Out of Aspen: State of Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, 2015

There has been a significant post-9/11 focus on securing critical
infrastructure systems ? many of which pre-date the Networked Age and were
potentially more vulnerable to attack that newer networked systems.
Cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure systems have not yet resulted in
the loss of human lives. And yet a number of recent events suggest that a
closer look at the state of critical Infrastructure cybersecurity is
necessary to determine progress and unfulfilled needs.

<
<http://www.darkreading.com/partner-perspectives/intel/out-of-aspen-state-of
-critical-infrastructure-cybersecurity-2015/a/d-id/1321425>
http://www.darkreading.com/partner-perspectives/intel/out-of-aspen-state-of-
critical-infrastructure-cybersecurity-2015/a/d-id/1321425>

 

Hacker Attack Reported on Ashley Madison, a Dating Service

The company behind Ashley Madison, a popular online dating service marketed
to people trying to cheat on their spouses, said on Monday that the site had
been breached by hackers who may have obtained personal data about the
service?s millions of members.

<
<http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/21/technology/hacker-attack-reported-on-ashl
ey-madison-a-dating-service.html>
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/21/technology/hacker-attack-reported-on-ashle
y-madison-a-dating-service.html>

 

Infidelity site Ashley Madison hacked as attackers demand total shutdown

Hackers have stolen and leaked personal information from online cheating
site Ashley Madison, an international dating site with the tagline: ?Life is
short. Have an affair.?

<
<http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/20/ashley-madison-hacked-che
ating-site-total-shutdown>
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jul/20/ashley-madison-hacked-chea
ting-site-total-shutdown>

 

Ashley Madison hackers say the cheating site has been keeping secrets

Sorry, Ashley Madison customers: For a little while at least, the Internet
knew you were a dog.

<
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/07/20/ashley-madiso
n-hackers-say-the-cheating-site-has-been-keeping-secrets/>
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/07/20/ashley-madison
-hackers-say-the-cheating-site-has-been-keeping-secrets/>

 

Security Researchers Find a Way to Hack Cars

Some cars can now be hacked. Over the last two years, two well-respected
security researchers, Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, have been hacking
away at various cars, trying to find a way to control them remotely.

<
<http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/21/security-researchers-find-a-way-to
-hack-cars/>
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/21/security-researchers-find-a-way-to-
hack-cars/>

 

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- DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES

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Dough! Dominos didn't register dominos.pizza ? and now it's pizz'd off

Pizza emporium Dominos has filed a formal request to get hold of the domain
name dominos.pizza after it incomprehensibly failed to register it late last
year.

<
<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/21/dominos_forgot_to_register_dominosp
izza/>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/21/dominos_forgot_to_register_dominospi
zza/>

 

$50,000 penalty for filing a frivolous UDRP!

A Belgium maker of ultrasound equipment has paid $50,000 to settle a lawsuit
stemming from a frivolous UDRP it filed.

<
<http://domainnamewire.com/2015/07/22/50000-penalty-for-filing-a-frivolous-u
drp/>
http://domainnamewire.com/2015/07/22/50000-penalty-for-filing-a-frivolous-ud
rp/>

 

au: Cash Converters Pty Ltd. v. The Trustee for the Capital Finance Trust -
Case No. DAU2015-0021

1. The Parties: The Complainant is Cash Converters Pty Ltd. of Perth,
Australia, represented by Wrays, Australia. The Respondent is The Trustee
for the Capital Finance Trust of Sydney, Australia. 2. The Domain Name and
Registrar: The disputed domain name <cashconvertersonline.com.au> is
registered with Tucows Inc.

< <http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2015-0021>
http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/search/text.jsp?case=DAU2015-0021>

 

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- IPv4/IPv6

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New Trend: Vanity IPv6 Addresses

It's like a vanity license plate, but for your IP address. Previously under
IPv4 DNS registration, users were limited to only using numbers. However,
with the height of IPv6 underway users are getting creative with their
newfound use of characters. Although you can only use characters A-F, it
only takes a little creativity to find ways around this.

< <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150722_new_trend_vanity_ipv6_addresses/>
http://www.circleid.com/posts/20150722_new_trend_vanity_ipv6_addresses/>

 

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- MISCELLANEOUS

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WIPO whistleblowers beg UN for protection as probe into possible corruption
starts

UN investigators have begun interviewing witnesses as part of their
examination of possible corruption and mismanagement at the UN's domain name
and patent body, WIPO, or the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

< <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/21/wipo_staff_un_protection/>
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/21/wipo_staff_un_protection/>

 

4 Secrets Behind International Monetization

The Internet is a borderless community where publishers can monetize their
international traffic in many ways, provided they do their homework and
understand their diverse audience.

<
<http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2418307/4-secrets-behind-international-
monetization>
http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2418307/4-secrets-behind-international-m
onetization>

 

What split? TLD webinar series folded into the DNA

A TLD operators? webinar series initially cast as a community group has been
folded in to the Domain Name Association.

<
<http://domainincite.com/19003-what-split-tld-webinar-series-folded-into-the
-dna>
http://domainincite.com/19003-what-split-tld-webinar-series-folded-into-the-
dna>

 

Launch of DNA University Brings " Higher Education" to Domain Industry -
First Session a Week Away

The Domain Name Association (DNA), a non-profit industry trade association
whose members include many of the biggest players in the space (including
giants like Google and Go Daddy) just rolled out an interesting concept.
>From the start the DNA has said part of its core mission is to "build trust,
exchange ideas, educate, and raise awareness of domain related issues."
Toward that end DNA Executive Director Kurt Pritz announced in a post at
Circle ID the launch of a new DNA University that will "offer stakeholders
an opportunity to share their experiences, learn from each other and provide
a forum to incubate concepts that will advance the domain name industry."

< <http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150721.htm>
http://www.dnjournal.com/archive/lowdown/2015/dailyposts/20150721.htm>

 

ITU Secretary General Visits Old Archrival IETF

International Telecommunication Union Secretary General Houlin Zhao today
called for more cooperation between his organisation and other
standardisation bodies, including the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF).

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<http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/07/21/itu-secretary-general-visits-old-arch-ri
val-ietf/>
http://www.ip-watch.org/2015/07/21/itu-secretary-general-visits-old-arch-riv
al-ietf/>

 

GoDaddy testing ?Ad? designation in search results

GoDaddy is testing the use of an ?ad? designation in its domain name search
results.

< <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/07/22/godaddy-testing-ad-designation/>
http://domainnamewire.com/2015/07/22/godaddy-testing-ad-designation/>

 

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- DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET

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Direct Auction: Now even better

With our Direct Auction tool you can auction off domains at any time and now
we're implementing further improvements to the tool, which are based in part
on your feedback!

<
<https://sedo.com/us/resources/newsroom/direct-auction-now-even-better/?sess
ion=dbea139b2be0b6c2386d23886e4a312c>
https://sedo.com/us/resources/newsroom/direct-auction-now-even-better/?sessi
on=dbea139b2be0b6c2386d23886e4a312c>

 

Sedo makes improvements to Direct Auctions

Sedo has made a couple improvements to to its Direct Auction service, a
recent option that lets customers start an auction for their domain name
whenever they?d like for a $59 fee.

<
<http://domainnamewire.com/2015/07/20/sedo-makes-improvements-to-direct-auct
ions/>
http://domainnamewire.com/2015/07/20/sedo-makes-improvements-to-direct-aucti
ons/>

 

5 Tips to Sell More Domains, with Shane Cultra ? DNW Podcast #42

Want to sell more domain names? Shane Cultra of DomainShane.com gives 5 tips
to sell more domains on today?s episode. Learn how to buy the right domains,
figure out which of your domain names are in high demand, get more attention
for your Flippa listing and more.

<
<http://domainnamewire.com/2015/07/20/5-tips-to-sell-more-domains-with-shane
-cultra-dnw-podcast-42/>
http://domainnamewire.com/2015/07/20/5-tips-to-sell-more-domains-with-shane-
cultra-dnw-podcast-42/>

 

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REPORTS & RESEARCH PAPERS

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OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2015

The digital economy now permeates countless aspects of the world economy,
impacting sectors as varied as banking, retail, energy, transportation,
education, publishing, media or health. Information and Communication
Technologies are transforming the ways social interactions and personal
relationships are conducted, with fixed, mobile and broadcast networks
converging, and devices and objects increasingly connected to form the
Internet of things.

<
<http://www.oecd.org/internet/oecd-digital-economy-outlook-2015-978926423244
0-en.htm>
http://www.oecd.org/internet/oecd-digital-economy-outlook-2015-9789264232440
-en.htm>

 

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SOCIAL MEDIA

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How the Value of Social Content is Increasing

When it comes to platforms like Facebook, Flipboard and LinkedIn, the
quantity of content doesn't matter. Those who understand the right content
to share will come out ahead.

<
<http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2418311/how-the-value-of-social-content
-is-increasing>
http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/2418311/how-the-value-of-social-content-
is-increasing>

 

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CHILD PROTECTION & ONLINE SAFETY

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Men who harass women online are quite literally losers, new study finds

Here?s a research finding that should surprise no one: The men most likely
to harass women online 
 are the men most likely to have their own problems.

<
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/07/20/men-who-hara
ss-women-online-are-quite-literally-losers-new-study-finds/>
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/07/20/men-who-haras
s-women-online-are-quite-literally-losers-new-study-finds/>

 

Video game study finds losers more likely to harass women

A new study has found that men who harass women online are actual losers -
at least when it comes to video games.

< <http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33613781>
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-33613781>

 

Microsoft seeks revenge porn removal requests

Microsoft is inviting "revenge porn" victims to use an online form to help
it restrict access to the images.

< <http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33628789>
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33628789>

 

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GOVERNMENT & POLICY

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au: Telcos draw the line at latest Federal Government changes to national
security laws

A battle is brewing between telecommunications companies and the Federal
Government over further national security laws.

<
<http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-22/telcos-draw-the-line-at-governments-l
atest-security-laws/6638464>
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-07-22/telcos-draw-the-line-at-governments-la
test-security-laws/6638464>

 

au: Telcos angry over security law changes [AAP]

Telecommunication companies are fuming at a federal government proposal to
force them to step up network protection efforts and grant power to
bureaucrats to intervene in a security crisis.

<
<http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/580225/telcos-angry-over-security-l
aw-changes/>
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/580225/telcos-angry-over-security-la
w-changes/>

 

 

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