*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** US senators lean on ICANN, tell it to quit squirming and open up < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/19/congress_tells_icann_quit_escaping_ accountability/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/19/congress_tells_icann_quit_escaping_a ccountability/> ICANN CEO, internet community heads clash in accountability row < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/21/icann_ceo_governments_accountabilit y/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/21/icann_ceo_governments_accountability /> ICANN boss warns against ?content policing? calls < <http://domainincite.com/19485-icann-boss-warns-against-content-policing-cal ls> http://domainincite.com/19485-icann-boss-warns-against-content-policing-call s> U.S. Bypasses ICANN Debates on Domain Privacy with Closed Room Deals at the OECD and TPP < <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/us-bypasses-icann-debates-domain-priv acy-closed-room-deals-oecd-and-tpp> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/us-bypasses-icann-debates-domain-priva cy-closed-room-deals-oecd-and-tpp> Domain Registrars Have to Ask ICANN's Permission to Comply With Laws Protecting Your Privacy < <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/domain-registrars-have-ask-icanns-per mission-comply-laws-protecting-your-privacy> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/domain-registrars-have-ask-icanns-perm ission-comply-laws-protecting-your-privacy> Voluntary Practices and Rights Protection Mechanisms: Whitewashing Censorship at ICANN < <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/voluntary-practices-and-rights-protec tion-mechanisms-whitewashing-censorship-icann> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/voluntary-practices-and-rights-protect ion-mechanisms-whitewashing-censorship-icann> au: Death of the dot com < <http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/smallbiz-tech/death-of-the-dot-com-201 51008-gk48eb.html> http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/smallbiz-tech/death-of-the-dot-com-2015 1008-gk48eb.html> Australia?s Domain Administration (auDA) Proposes To Allow Direct .au Registrations < <http://www.thedomains.com/2015/10/21/australias-domain-administration-auda- proposes-to-allow-direct-au-registrations/> http://www.thedomains.com/2015/10/21/australias-domain-administration-auda-p roposes-to-allow-direct-au-registrations/> Australians prepare for the ?Death of the .Com? < <http://domaingang.com/domain-news/australians-prepare-for-the-death-of-the- com/> http://domaingang.com/domain-news/australians-prepare-for-the-death-of-the-c om/> Should brands get a new gTLD round to themselves? Twitter thinks so < <http://domainincite.com/19491-should-brands-get-a-new-gtld-round-to-themsel ves-twitter-thinks-so> http://domainincite.com/19491-should-brands-get-a-new-gtld-round-to-themselv es-twitter-thinks-so> Study shows 41 percent of venture-funded startups have invented names?nearly triple that of other high growth companies < <https://clutch.co/press-releases/study-shows-41-percent-venture-funded-star tups-have-invented-names?nearly-triple> https://clutch.co/press-releases/study-shows-41-percent-venture-funded-start ups-have-invented-names?nearly-triple> Acquisition to "substantially" grow sales < <http://www.ragtrader.com.au/news/acquisition-to-substantially-grow-sales> http://www.ragtrader.com.au/news/acquisition-to-substantially-grow-sales> Australian domain market up in arms over Netfleet bidding scandal < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/19/australian-domain-market-up-in-arms-ov er-netfleet-bidding-scandal/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/19/australian-domain-market-up-in-arms-ove r-netfleet-bidding-scandal/> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** US senators lean on ICANN, tell it to quit squirming and open up Two leading US senators have warned domain name overseer ICANN to stop resisting accountability changes in return for control over the internet's DNS. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/19/congress_tells_icann_quit_escaping_ accountability/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/19/congress_tells_icann_quit_escaping_a ccountability/> A New Interactive on Global Internet Policy and Governance Challenges It?s almost clich? to say that the Internet?s transformative power has created challenges for governments on a host of policy issues. Countries disagree over privacy, espionage, cybersecurity, appropriate state behavior in cyberspace, trade, and freedom of expression. Devising solutions to these challenges is complicated by the Internet?s complex and nontraditional governance structure. While this has enabled the Internet to grow with incredible speed, it is struggling to cope as the next billion people come online. < <http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2015/10/20/a-new-interactive-on-global-internet- policy-and-governance-challenges/> http://blogs.cfr.org/cyber/2015/10/20/a-new-interactive-on-global-internet-p olicy-and-governance-challenges/> We're Almost There IANA Stewardship Transition by Kathy Brown Since Friday, I have been listening to and, yes, talking to many in Dublin who are engaged in the multistakeholder effort to transition the IANA functions. Our goal is an orderly transition that both reaffirms the strength of the global multistakeholder model while protecting and preserving the coordinated, well-functioning administration of the unique identifiers that are the core of the technical genius of the Internet. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20151020_were_almost_there_iana_stewardship_t ransition/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20151020_were_almost_there_iana_stewardship_tr ansition/> Re-decentralizing and reclaiming the internet #netcom15 On 1 October 2015, the European Green Group, The Commons Network and the Heinrich B?ll Foundation arranged a conference about re-decentralizing and reclaiming the internet for all. The conference was called ?Internet as a Commons: Public Space in the Digital Age?. < <http://piratetimes.net/re-decentralizing-and-reclaiming-the-internet-netcom 15/> http://piratetimes.net/re-decentralizing-and-reclaiming-the-internet-netcom1 5/> The African Internet Governance Forum: Continued Discomfort with Multistakeholderism This September, African civil society, business, and government leaders gathered at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa to debate Internet issues at the African Internet Governance Forum. I attended the Forum to interview participants for research I am conducting on the African Union Convention on Cybersecurity and Data Protection. < <http://blogs.cfr.org/campbell/2015/10/21/the-african-internet-governance-fo rum-continued-discomfort-with-multistakeholderism/> http://blogs.cfr.org/campbell/2015/10/21/the-african-internet-governance-for um-continued-discomfort-with-multistakeholderism/> ICC BASIS at the UN to highlight the driving role of Digital connectivity to meet the 2030 Agenda International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Business Action to Support the Information Society (BASIS) spoke at the United Nations General Assembly President?s stakeholder consultation on the review of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) in New York on 19-22 October to share the priorities for global business in ensuring the Internet and information communication technology (ICT) innovation can deliver on their potential to drive sustainable economic and social growth. < <http://www.iccwbo.org/News/Articles/2015/ICC-BASIS-at-the-UN-to-highlight-t he-driving-role-of-Digital-connectivity-to-meet-the-2030-Agenda/> http://www.iccwbo.org/News/Articles/2015/ICC-BASIS-at-the-UN-to-highlight-th e-driving-role-of-Digital-connectivity-to-meet-the-2030-Agenda/> ********************** ICANN54 ********************** Irish Communications Minister Expresses Support for Multistakeholder Model, IANA Stewardship Transition [ICANN news release] Irish Minister of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Alex White, expressed Ireland?s support of both the multistakeholder model of Internet governance and the IANA Stewardship Transition today, during the Opening Ceremony of ICANN?s 54th Public Meeting. The meeting, taking place in Dublin, Ireland, from 18-22 October, has convened members of the global ICANN community to discuss and develop policy related to the Internet?s Domain Name System (DNS). < <http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/10/19/icann-irish-communications-minister-m ultistakeholder-model-iana/> http://www.domainpulse.com/2015/10/19/icann-irish-communications-minister-mu ltistakeholder-model-iana/> ICANN54 Dublin GAC Communiqu? The Governmental Advisory Committee meeting at ICANN54 in Dublin has issued its Dublin Communiqu?. It is available for review at GAC Dublin 54 Communiqu? < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-10-22-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2015-10-22-en> < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/gac-to-board-21oct15-e n.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/gac-to-board-21oct15-en .pdf> COUNTDOWN TO ICANN 55: From Dublin to Marrakech by Pierre Dandjinou We are nearing the end of our 54th Public Meeting, taking place in Dublin, Ireland, and I'm already looking forward to welcoming you in Marrakech, the third largest city in the northwestern African nation of Morocco, for ICANN's 55th Public Meeting, which will take place next March. < <https://www.icann.org/news/blog/countdown-to-icann-55-from-dublin-to-marrak ech> https://www.icann.org/news/blog/countdown-to-icann-55-from-dublin-to-marrake ch> ICANN CEO, internet community heads clash in accountability row The CEO of ICANN got his facts wrong during high-level talks on limiting the power of the domain-name overseer, it is claimed. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/21/icann_ceo_governments_accountabilit y/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/21/icann_ceo_governments_accountability /> ICANN 54 comes to Dublin as IEDR calls for greater Irish support For its 54th meeting, ICAAN has come to Dublin for the first time and, given its role, the IEDR is calling on greater levels of Irish internet management and governance. < <https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/2015/10/19/icann-54-comes-to-dub lin-as-iedr-calls-for-greater-irish-support> https://www.siliconrepublic.com/enterprise/2015/10/19/icann-54-comes-to-dubl in-as-iedr-calls-for-greater-irish-support> Minister confirms support for internet governance transfer Ireland ?firmly? backs the planned transition from US government to international oversight of a critical area of global internet management, Minister for Communications Alex White told delegates yesterday at the Dublin meeting of the powerful internet governance group Icann. < <http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/minister-confirms-support-for -internet-governance-transfer-1.2397963> http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/minister-confirms-support-for- internet-governance-transfer-1.2397963> Internet governance body will not police content on the internet Icann has reiterated that it does not intend to police content on the internet. < <http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/internet-governance-body-will -not-police-content-on-the-internet-1.2399073> http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/internet-governance-body-will- not-police-content-on-the-internet-1.2399073> Battle lines drawn over content policing, fracture between IP community and registrars intensifies [subscription] This week at the ICANN meeting in Dublin, one hot button issue has been responsibility for combatting abuse and illegal activity online. The debate has been intense, with ICANN and registrars seeking to avoid a ?content policing? role. This week?s discussions have also highlighted a fracture between the IP community and registrar stakeholders. < <http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=bbfe5a17-4a18-4ad0-9 498-33c683f462da> http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/blog/Detail.aspx?g=bbfe5a17-4a18-4ad0-94 98-33c683f462da> Getting a glimpse of the people who run the internet I definitely have two-, three- and four-letter acronym fatigue. But after several days of following sessions at this week?s meeting of Icann, I have much greater insight into how the internet is run. < <http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/getting-a-glimpse-of-the-peop le-who-run-the-internet-1.2400563> http://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/getting-a-glimpse-of-the-peopl e-who-run-the-internet-1.2400563> ICANN boss warns against ?content policing? calls ICANN should resist attempts to turn the organization into a content regulator responsible for fighting piracy, counterfeiting and terrorism. < <http://domainincite.com/19485-icann-boss-warns-against-content-policing-cal ls> http://domainincite.com/19485-icann-boss-warns-against-content-policing-call s> ICANN Accountability Takes Center Stage at Dublin Meeting by J. Scott Evans With the ICANN 54 meeting in Dublin in full swing, the internet stakeholder community should be assessing where the IANA transition and ICANN accountability proposals stand and where they will need to go before a transition occurs. At the IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group meeting in Los Angeles last month, the consensus seemed to be all systems are go for launch. < <http://www.circleid.com/posts/20151019_icann_accountability_takes_center_st age_at_dublin_meeting/> http://www.circleid.com/posts/20151019_icann_accountability_takes_center_sta ge_at_dublin_meeting/> ********************** ICANN ********************** U.S. Bypasses ICANN Debates on Domain Privacy with Closed Room Deals at the OECD and TPP Today ICANN's GNSO Privacy & Proxy Services Accreditation Issues Working Group is discussing the comments that EFF and thousands of others made in response to proposals to clamp down on the availability of privacy proxy services by domain registrants. Those plans could have prevented registrants from using such services to shield their personal information from public view?but the news from the Working Group session on that count is relatively good. It seems that the Working Group will accept that privacy services should remain generally available, including by those who use their domain names commercially. < <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/us-bypasses-icann-debates-domain-priv acy-closed-room-deals-oecd-and-tpp> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/us-bypasses-icann-debates-domain-priva cy-closed-room-deals-oecd-and-tpp> Domain Registrars Have to Ask ICANN's Permission to Comply With Laws Protecting Your Privacy What happens when ICANN's rules that require domain name registrars to publish domain owners' personal data in a public database, conflict with the data protection laws in countries where those registrars operate? < <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/domain-registrars-have-ask-icanns-per mission-comply-laws-protecting-your-privacy> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/domain-registrars-have-ask-icanns-perm ission-comply-laws-protecting-your-privacy> Voluntary Practices and Rights Protection Mechanisms: Whitewashing Censorship at ICANN Perhaps the toughest challenge facing any putatively multi-stakeholder governance process is its capture by vested interests. ICANN is a textbook illustration of this. Ever since its formation, public interest advocates have been engaged in a struggle to assert their influence within ICANN against an onslaught of intellectual property lobbyists, intent on stacking every committee and process with their own trademark, copyright and patent lawyers. < <https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/voluntary-practices-and-rights-protec tion-mechanisms-whitewashing-censorship-icann> https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/10/voluntary-practices-and-rights-protect ion-mechanisms-whitewashing-censorship-icann> Domain privacy will die if #TPP becomes global law Last summer, thousands of organizations and individuals wrote to ICANN to defend domain-name proxies that keep registrants' personal information private -- a crucial facility used by people in danger of political or personal reprisal, from people fleeing gender violence to dissidents documenting human rights abuses. < <http://boingboing.net/2015/10/21/tpp-means-no-more-domain-priva.html> http://boingboing.net/2015/10/21/tpp-means-no-more-domain-priva.html> < <https://boingboing.net/2015/10/21/tpp-means-no-more-domain-priva.html> https://boingboing.net/2015/10/21/tpp-means-no-more-domain-priva.html> ********************** ccTLD & gTLD NEWS ********************** au: Death of the dot com Is smaller, better? Domain name traders certainly think so and hope Australia's business community agrees. < <http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/smallbiz-tech/death-of-the-dot-com-201 51008-gk48eb.html> http://www.smh.com.au/small-business/smallbiz-tech/death-of-the-dot-com-2015 1008-gk48eb.html> Australia?s Domain Administration (auDA) Proposes To Allow Direct .au Registrations According to smh.com.au, folowing the led of New Zealand and the Britain, Australia's regulatory body for domain names, .au Domain Administration (auDA), recently announced its 2015 Names Policy Panel proposal that individuals and entities should be allowed to register domain names directly under .au, for example abc.au in addition to .com.au. < <http://www.thedomains.com/2015/10/21/australias-domain-administration-auda- proposes-to-allow-direct-au-registrations/> http://www.thedomains.com/2015/10/21/australias-domain-administration-auda-p roposes-to-allow-direct-au-registrations/> Australians prepare for the ?Death of the .Com? Australians are passionate about their nationality; the land of the Oz has its own ccTLD: dot .AU. < <http://domaingang.com/domain-news/australians-prepare-for-the-death-of-the- com/> http://domaingang.com/domain-news/australians-prepare-for-the-death-of-the-c om/> DNS Belgium to raise cost of .be domain names The cost of a .be domain name will increase from 2016, reports Datanews. The registrar DNS Belgium announced that the annual price will increase from EUR 3 to EUR 4. < <http://www.telecompaper.com/news/dns-belgium-to-raise-cost-of-be-domain-nam es--1108445> http://www.telecompaper.com/news/dns-belgium-to-raise-cost-of-be-domain-name s--1108445> NiRA seeks support as .ng domain names surpasses 27,000 Nigerian Internet Registration Association (NiRA) has released its latest statistics in which it recorded 27,454 domain names, inclusive of new registrations and renewals at both second and third levels, from January to September 2015, compared to the renewals in other months of the year except in March 2015. < <http://dailytimes.com.ng/nira-seeks-support-as-ng-domain-names-surpasses-27 000/> http://dailytimes.com.ng/nira-seeks-support-as-ng-domain-names-surpasses-270 00/> Does something suck about This.Sucks? A couple weeks ago, a new company popped up on the scene called This.Sucks. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/21/does-something-suck-about-this-sucks/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/21/does-something-suck-about-this-sucks/> ********************** NEW TLDS ********************** Should brands get a new gTLD round to themselves? Twitter thinks so Twitter wants to get its hands on some new gTLDs but doesn?t want to wait. < <http://domainincite.com/19491-should-brands-get-a-new-gtld-round-to-themsel ves-twitter-thinks-so> http://domainincite.com/19491-should-brands-get-a-new-gtld-round-to-themselv es-twitter-thinks-so> This week?s new TLDs: .Law, .Abogado Minds + Machines releases the highly-anticipated .law and .abogado (Spanish for lawyer) domain names today. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/19/this-weeks-new-tlds-law-abogado/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/19/this-weeks-new-tlds-law-abogado/> ********************** DNS SECURITY ********************** Cybersecurity Firm Says Chinese Hackers Keep Attacking U.S. Companies It was heralded as the first concrete step taken by the United States and China on the thorny issue of online espionage. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/20/technology/cybersecurity-firm-says-chines e-hackers-keep-attacking-us-companies.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/20/technology/cybersecurity-firm-says-chinese -hackers-keep-attacking-us-companies.html> China tried to hack U.S. firms even after cyber pact: CrowdStrike Hackers associated with the Chinese government have tried to penetrate at least seven U.S. companies in the three weeks since Washington and Beijing agreed not to spy on each other for commercial reasons, according to a prominent U.S. security firm. < <http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/10/20/us-usa-china-cybersecurity-idUKKCN 0SD0AT20151020> http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/10/20/us-usa-china-cybersecurity-idUKKCN0 SD0AT20151020> < <http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/10/19/usa-china-cybersecurity-idINKCN0SD 0AK20151019> http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/10/19/usa-china-cybersecurity-idINKCN0SD0 AK20151019> Discovering the Top Young European Master Hackers This is the day that has been anticipated in the past few weeks and months by the best young cyber talents in Austria, Germany, Romania, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Each country ran a national competition to form a team of its top 10 talents to participate in the final of the first European Cyber Security Challenge, an initiative supported by ENISA, the EU Agency for Network and Information Security. This year, the teams travel to Lucerne, Switzerland to compete against each other in various disciplines related to IT security. < <https://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/discovering-the-top-young- european-master-hackers> https://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/press-releases/discovering-the-top-young-e uropean-master-hackers> With goal of universal HTTPS, Let?s Encrypt reaches important milestone A nonprofit effort aimed at encrypting the entire Web has reached an important milestone: its HTTPS certificates are now trusted by all major browsers. < <http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/10/with-goal-of-universal-https-lets-e ncrypt-reaches-important-milestone/> http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/10/with-goal-of-universal-https-lets-en crypt-reaches-important-milestone/> ********************** DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** Dozens of Pirate Domains Quietly Added to UK ISP Blocklists Dozens of new domains have quietly been added to the UK's unofficial 'pirate' block list. In addition to blacklisting several Popcorn Time related URLs, plenty of torrent, streaming and proxy 'unblocker' sites have also been targeted. Several hundred URLs are now blocked by UK ISPs yet public announcements are a rare event. < <https://torrentfreak.com/dozens-of-pirate-domains-quietly-added-to-uk-isp-b locklists-151019/> https://torrentfreak.com/dozens-of-pirate-domains-quietly-added-to-uk-isp-bl ocklists-151019/> us: MPAA Asks Government to Facilitate Private Anti-Piracy Deals The MPAA has asked the U.S. Government for help in its efforts to reach private anti-piracy agreements with search engines, domain name registrars and hosting services. The Hollywood group believes that these three industries have shown "lagging progress" and should do more to deter online copyright infringement. < <https://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-asks-government-to-facilitate-private-anti-pi racy-deals-151020/> https://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-asks-government-to-facilitate-private-anti-pir acy-deals-151020/> Verizon Wins Cybersquatting Battle Over .Porn Domain Verizon has taken over control of Verizon.porn from a cybersquatter after a successful UDRP complaint. The domain name could have been blocked through the Trademark Clearinghouse, but Verizon won its bid with registrar ICM Registry to take control of it last week. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/verizon-wins-cybersquatting-battle- over-porn-domain> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/verizon-wins-cybersquatting-battle-o ver-porn-domain> Verizon wins first .Porn domain name dispute Verizon has won a cybersquatting dispute with the registrant of Verizon.porn, the first such dispute to be resolved since the .Porn domain name became available in June. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/20/verizon-wins-first-porn-domain-name-di spute/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/20/verizon-wins-first-porn-domain-name-dis pute/> Google Opposes Whole-Site Removal of ?Pirate? Domains Google is rejecting calls from copyright holders to remove entire domain names from Google search based on copyright infringements. In a letter to the U.S. Government the company points out that this would prove counterproductive and lead to overbroad censorship. < <https://torrentfreak.com/google-opposes-whole-site-removal-of-pirate-domain s-151021/> https://torrentfreak.com/google-opposes-whole-site-removal-of-pirate-domains -151021/> ********************** REGISTRAR NEWS ********************** Afilias is Likely ?One and Done? with 101Domain Acquisition Last Friday, domain name registrar 101Domain disclosed that it had been acquired by domain name registry Afilias. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/20/afilias-is-likely-one-and-done-with-10 1domain-acquisition/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/20/afilias-is-likely-one-and-done-with-101 domain-acquisition/> There Are Now 2,121 ICANN Accredited Domain Name Registrars During remarks made at the 54th ICANN Meeting being held in Dublin, Akram Atallah, the President of the Global Domain Domains Division of ICANN stated that there are now 2,121 ICANN Accredited Domain Name Registrars in the world. < <http://www.thedomains.com/2015/10/19/there-are-now-2121-icann-accredited-do main-name-registrars/> http://www.thedomains.com/2015/10/19/there-are-now-2121-icann-accredited-dom ain-name-registrars/> ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Study shows 41 percent of venture-funded startups have invented names?nearly triple that of other high growth companies Forty-one percent of newer, venture-funded startups have invented names, almost three times the amount of invented names in comparison to other, high growth companies, according to a new study from Clutch, the leading source of ratings and reviews on naming and branding agencies. While some branding experts see invented names as a domain and trademark opportunity, others in Clutch?s study warn against them. < <https://clutch.co/press-releases/study-shows-41-percent-venture-funded-star tups-have-invented-names?nearly-triple> https://clutch.co/press-releases/study-shows-41-percent-venture-funded-start ups-have-invented-names?nearly-triple> Naming a Business in 2015: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities Recent startups have more outlandish name and domain name combinations than ever before. These new businesses tend to reach for more imaginative types of names over the more descriptive names that were previously expected. Curious about naming and domain name trends, we set out to quantify trends of new venture funded startups and to reveal possible reasons for these trends. < <https://clutch.co/agencies/resources/business-naming-domain-trends-2015> https://clutch.co/agencies/resources/business-naming-domain-trends-2015> Company bringing multi-level marketing to domain names A California company has filed an intent-to-use trademark application for ?RealDomains?, and the description of services is interesting. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/21/company-bringing-multi-level-marketing -to-domain-names/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/21/company-bringing-multi-level-marketing- to-domain-names/> ********************** DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Acquisition to "substantially" grow sales MYSALE Group has acquired OO.com.au, Deals Direct and Top Buy from the Grays E-Commerce Group for $5.2 million. < <http://www.ragtrader.com.au/news/acquisition-to-substantially-grow-sales> http://www.ragtrader.com.au/news/acquisition-to-substantially-grow-sales> Australian domain market up in arms over Netfleet bidding scandal The Australian domain community is still reeling from a controversy that emerged in late September. Haven?t heard? Then you?re not an Aussie. But if private bids are shared to attract competing bidders, then that matters everywhere. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/19/australian-domain-market-up-in-arms-ov er-netfleet-bidding-scandal/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/19/australian-domain-market-up-in-arms-ove r-netfleet-bidding-scandal/> 5 Expired Domain Tips with Jonathan Tenenbaum ? DNW Podcast #55 Want to master the expired domain name game? NameJet GM Jonathan Tenenbaum discusses how NameJet acquires expired domain names, and provides 5 tips to crush it with NameJet. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/19/5-expired-domain-tips-with-jonathan-te nenbaum-dnw-podcast-55/> http://domainnamewire.com/2015/10/19/5-expired-domain-tips-with-jonathan-ten enbaum-dnw-podcast-55/> How an Obsessed Billionaire Finally Bought Gold.co.uk After Seven Years In September 2015, Rob Halliday-Stein forked out ?600k for ?gold.co.uk,? making it the most expensive domain name in the UK. But it had taken him a whole seven years to lay claim to the website of his dreams. < <http://motherboard.vice.com/read/how-an-obsessed-billionaire-finally-bought -goldcouk-after-seven-years> http://motherboard.vice.com/read/how-an-obsessed-billionaire-finally-bought- goldcouk-after-seven-years> ********************** MOBILE/WIRELESS ********************** Publishers Straddle the Apple-Google, App-Web Divide Apple wants mobile devices to be filled with apps. Google supports a world where people browse the web for most things. Now websites are increasingly caught in the middle of those competing visions. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/19/technology/publishers-straddle-the-apple- google-app-web-divide.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/19/technology/publishers-straddle-the-apple-g oogle-app-web-divide.html> How Emojis Find Their Way to Phones An obscure organization that standardizes the way punctuation marks and other text are represented by computer systems has in recent years found itself at the forefront of mobile pop culture, with its power to create new emojis. < <http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/21/technology/how-emojis-find-their-way-to-p hones.html> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/21/technology/how-emojis-find-their-way-to-ph ones.html> ********************** PRIVACY & SURVEILLANCE ********************** au: Facebook photos could be taken for use in national biometric database ? officials Images harvested from social media sites such as Facebook could be part of the latest counter-terrorism measures, the attorney general?s department has confirmed. < <http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/oct/21/facebook-photos-could -be-taken-for-use-in-national-biometric-database-officials> http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/oct/21/facebook-photos-could- be-taken-for-use-in-national-biometric-database-officials> ************************** GOVERNMENT & POLICY ************************** au: Just a third of ISPs' data retention plans have been processed by government [AAP] The federal government has processed less than a third of data retention plans submitted by internet service providers, while hundreds more have not even put forward proposals, placing them in technical breach of the country?s metadata laws. < <http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/21/just-a-third-of-isps-data -retention-plans-have-been-processed-by-government> http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/oct/21/just-a-third-of-isps-data- retention-plans-have-been-processed-by-government> au: Bill Shorten unveils Labor?s plans for sharing economy Opposition leader Bill Shorten has unveiled Labor?s plans to regulate and grow Australia?s sharing economy, including controversial services like Uber. < <http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/bill-shorten-unveils-la bors-plans-for-sharing-economy/story-e6frgakx-1227578262146> http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/bill-shorten-unveils-lab ors-plans-for-sharing-economy/story-e6frgakx-1227578262146> ------ 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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