*************************************************** The domain name news is supported by auDA *************************************************** AusRegistry marks Girls in ICT Day to gather ideas and work towards greater diversity < <https://www.ausregistry.com.au/ausregistry-marks-girls-in-ict-day-to-gather -ideas-and-work-towards-greater-diversity/> https://www.ausregistry.com.au/ausregistry-marks-girls-in-ict-day-to-gather- ideas-and-work-towards-greater-diversity/> Meet the man who owns his own piece of the internet < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/12/meet_the_man_who_owns_his_own_piece _of_the_internet/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/12/meet_the_man_who_owns_his_own_piece_ of_the_internet/> The Five Year Dot Brand Engagement by Jennifer Wolfe < <http://dotbrand360.agency/five-year-dot-brand-engagement/> http://dotbrand360.agency/five-year-dot-brand-engagement/> Looking Back on the First Round of New gTLD Applications: Implications for Trademarks and Freedom of Expression < <https://www.cigionline.org/publications/looking-back-first-round-of-new-gtl d-applications-implications-trademarks-and-freedom-o> https://www.cigionline.org/publications/looking-back-first-round-of-new-gtld -applications-implications-trademarks-and-freedom-o> Does Moving to a New gTLD Domain Name Help Rankings? < <https://www.searchenginejournal.com/moving-new-gtld-domain-name-help-rankin gs/163098/> https://www.searchenginejournal.com/moving-new-gtld-domain-name-help-ranking s/163098/> Motion Picture Ass. of America to guard online henhouse < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/13/motion_picture_ass_of_america_to_gu ard_online_henhouse/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/13/motion_picture_ass_of_america_to_gua rd_online_henhouse/> Donuts quietly buys .shopping from Uniregistry (and .jetzt) < <http://domainincite.com/20453-donuts-quietly-buys-shopping-from-uniregistry -and-jetzt> http://domainincite.com/20453-donuts-quietly-buys-shopping-from-uniregistry- and-jetzt> WordPress Unveils Plans for .Blog, the New gTLD that Cost it $19M < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/wordpress-unveils-plans-for-blog-th e-new-gtld-that-cost-it-19m> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/wordpress-unveils-plans-for-blog-the -new-gtld-that-cost-it-19m> Half the Web's traffic comes from bots, and that's costing you more than you think [IDG] < <http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/599783/half-web-traffic-comes-from-b ots-costing-more-than-think/> http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/599783/half-web-traffic-comes-from-bo ts-costing-more-than-think/> se: Important fundamental victory for IIS - domain names will not be forfeited from the Foundation < <https://www.iis.se/english/news/important-fundamental-victory-for-iis-domai n-names-will-not-be-forfeited-from-the-foundation/> https://www.iis.se/english/news/important-fundamental-victory-for-iis-domain -names-will-not-be-forfeited-from-the-foundation/> se: Court Orders Pirate Bay Domains to be Forfeited to the State < <https://torrentfreak.com/court-orders-pirate-bay-domains-forfeited-state-16 0512/> https://torrentfreak.com/court-orders-pirate-bay-domains-forfeited-state-160 512/> ********************** GOVERNANCE ********************** Fighting Internet Fragmentation In Washington, DC this week, information policy leaders shared their respective thoughts around Internet fragmentation, a move from a universally connected Internet to one divided into disparate networks via regulations, technology or unintended consequences. This was not a theoretical discussion, but one grounded in the realities of connectivity issues, security, logical barriers and the voluntary agreements that keep the Internet working. < <https://www.i2coalition.com/fighting-internet-fragmentation/> https://www.i2coalition.com/fighting-internet-fragmentation/> U.S.-Nordic Leaders' Summit Joint Statement Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the United States reaffirm our deep partnership based on shared fundamental values. ... Cyberspace issues, including cybersecurity, the application of international law and norms in cyberspace, and Internet governance pose pressing and continuously evolving challenges. We acknowledge that cyber threats undermine our collective ability to use the Internet to bolster economic growth and development around the world. In cyberspace, just as elsewhere, states have a special responsibility to promote security, stability, and economic ties with other nations. < <https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/05/13/us-nordic-leaders-su mmit-joint-statement> https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/05/13/us-nordic-leaders-sum mit-joint-statement> ********************** ICANN ********************** ICANN FY15 Form 990 Announcement ICANN continues to provide accountability and transparency regarding its financial results with the publication of its Form 990, available on the page Financial Information for ICANN of the ICANN.org website. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2016-05-13-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-3-2016-05-13-en> ITEMS International Appointed to Conduct Independent Review of the At-Large Community ICANN has appointed ITEMS International to conduct an independent review of the At-Large Community. This review is part of ICANN's commitment to continuous improvement, accountability and transparency. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-05-13-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2-2016-05-13-en> ICANN Announces Senior Leader Transitions ICANN today announced its Chief Contract Compliance Officer, Allen R. Grogan, and Nora Abusitta, Senior Vice President of Development and Public Responsibility Programs, have notified the organization of their intent to leave ICANN later this year. < <https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-05-13-en> https://www.icann.org/news/announcement-2016-05-13-en> Letter from Dr. Stephen D. Crocker to James Bladel GNSO's Consideration of the Policy Implications of the Internationalized Registration Data Working Group's Final Report < <https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-bladel-11ma y16-en.pdf> https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/crocker-to-bladel-11may 16-en.pdf> ********************** ccTLDs & gTLDs ********************** AusRegistry marks Girls in ICT Day to gather ideas and work towards greater diversity International Girls in ICT Day is an annual event aiming to empower and encourage young girls and women to consider careers in information and communication technologies. < <https://www.ausregistry.com.au/ausregistry-marks-girls-in-ict-day-to-gather -ideas-and-work-towards-greater-diversity/> https://www.ausregistry.com.au/ausregistry-marks-girls-in-ict-day-to-gather- ideas-and-work-towards-greater-diversity/> Happy Birthday! .CLUB Turns Two (and it's not terrible!) We're two! Hard to believe that it has already been two years since our launch. It has been an amazing global adventure as we've grown from an idea Colin had to over 770,000 registrations worldwide. < <http://nic.club/happy-birthday-club-turns-two-and-its-not-terrible/> http://nic.club/happy-birthday-club-turns-two-and-its-not-terrible/> cz: Changes in Conditions of domain name registration and the mojeID service Mid-May will bring changes to the Conditions of registration of .cz domain names and ENUM domain names as well as Conditions of the mojeID service for end user. The changes respond to the amendment to the Act No. 634/1992 Coll., on Consumer Protection. < <http://www.nic.cz/page/3230/changes-in-conditions-of-domain-name-registrati on-and-the-mojeid-service/> http://www.nic.cz/page/3230/changes-in-conditions-of-domain-name-registratio n-and-the-mojeid-service/> eu: Borseggi Bag Initiative The bags, as seen below, were handcrafted using EURid's old and damaged promotional roll-ups by an Italian Social Work Cooperation called Borseggi (Pickpockets). < <https://eurid.eu/en/news/borseggi-bag-initiative/> https://eurid.eu/en/news/borseggi-bag-initiative/> Only 4 days to go - You can get a 1 and 2 letter .ie website name from May 16th 1 and 2 letter .ie domains will soon be available to anybody to register. In the domain trade we call this General Availability which will launch at 11 am, this coming Monday, 16th May 2016. < <https://www.iedr.ie/4-days-go-can-get-1-2-letter-website-domain-may-16th/> https://www.iedr.ie/4-days-go-can-get-1-2-letter-website-domain-may-16th/> New "dot insurance" domain name should help drive business The first installment of this essay introduced the topic of the forthcoming, industry specific gTLDs - including the domain name suffix .insurance - due for release on the internet on June 15, 2016. < <http://www.lifehealthpro.com/2016/05/10/the-dot-insurance-domain-name-shoul d-help-drive-bu?page_all=1&slreturn=1463283699> http://www.lifehealthpro.com/2016/05/10/the-dot-insurance-domain-name-should -help-drive-bu?page_all=1&slreturn=1463283699> .?? domain celebrates sixth anniversary Six years ago, on May 12, 2010, a new national Cyrillic domain .?? was assigned to Russia. Today .?? is the most successful IDN domain and the largest Cyrillic domain area in the world. < <https://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=9830> https://cctld.ru/en/news/news_detail.php?ID=9830> ********************** NEW TLDS ********************** Meet the man who owns his own piece of the internet In the ultimate sign of online vanity, the billionaire chair of Hong Kong telecoms company PCCW, Richard Li, has bought his own internet address: .richardli. for $250,000 < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/12/meet_the_man_who_owns_his_own_piece _of_the_internet/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/12/meet_the_man_who_owns_his_own_piece_ of_the_internet/> World's first vanity gTLD goes live Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li has become the first person to own a TLD matching his name. < <http://domainincite.com/20432-worlds-first-vanity-gtld-goes-live> http://domainincite.com/20432-worlds-first-vanity-gtld-goes-live> The Five Year Dot Brand Engagement by Jennifer Wolfe It's been four years now since the "Big Window" of opportunity to own a gTLD closed and we all learned that Google had applied for 101, Amazon for 76 and half of the world's top brands had applied to operate their own gTLD: the "Dot Brand." < <http://dotbrand360.agency/five-year-dot-brand-engagement/> http://dotbrand360.agency/five-year-dot-brand-engagement/> Looking Back on the First Round of New gTLD Applications: Implications for Trademarks and Freedom of Expression ICANN is the body that, among other things, administers the domain name system with respect to gTLDs -- that is, the string of characters to the right of the "dot." While constituted as a technical, administrative body, ICANN soon found itself embroiled in intellectual property policy concerns about who had rights to which domain names. The challenges for ICANN increased exponentially when it released its new gTLD program. The first round of applications for new gTLDs took place in 2012, and applications are still being processed. With the second round of applications forthcoming, this paper looks back at some of the lessons learned from the first round with respect to trademarks, domain names and freedom of expression. < <https://www.cigionline.org/publications/looking-back-first-round-of-new-gtl d-applications-implications-trademarks-and-freedom-o> https://www.cigionline.org/publications/looking-back-first-round-of-new-gtld -applications-implications-trademarks-and-freedom-o> Does Moving to a New gTLD Domain Name Help Rankings? I've been doing SEO for the better of 15 years now, and have seen a lot of website marketing techniques and plenty of SEO techniques come and go over the years. Some are still around-and really do drive quality traffic to websites. But there are those techniques considered black hat, grey hat, or just too spammy that they've essentially been dismissed as legitimate marketing methods. < <https://www.searchenginejournal.com/moving-new-gtld-domain-name-help-rankin gs/163098/> https://www.searchenginejournal.com/moving-new-gtld-domain-name-help-ranking s/163098/> MPAA Signs Anti-Piracy Deal With Large Domain Registry The MPAA has signed its first anti-piracy partnership with a domain name registry outside the United States. The Hollywood group will act as a "trusted notifier," helping Radix, Asia's largest new gTLD applicant, to prevent pirate sites from using their domain names. < <https://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-signs-anti-piracy-deal-with-large-domain-regi stry-160413/> https://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-signs-anti-piracy-deal-with-large-domain-regis try-160413/> Motion Picture Ass. of America to guard online henhouse The Motion Picture Ass. of America will be given a direct line to kill domain names that it says contain pirated information. < <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/13/motion_picture_ass_of_america_to_gu ard_online_henhouse/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/05/13/motion_picture_ass_of_america_to_gua rd_online_henhouse/> Radix joins the Hollywood content police Radix has become the second major gTLD registry to announce a content policing deal with the movie industry. < <http://domainincite.com/20446-radix-joins-the-hollywood-content-police> http://domainincite.com/20446-radix-joins-the-hollywood-content-police> Special Notice to Trademark Owners: Donuts Will Offer Free DPML Overrides May 22-31 Concurrent with this year's International Trademark Association Annual Meeting, Donuts is offering FREE overrides of its DPML service from May 22-31, 2016. < <http://www.donuts.domains/donuts-media/blog/special-notice-to-trademark-own ers-donuts-will-offer-free-dpml-overrides-may-22-31> http://www.donuts.domains/donuts-media/blog/special-notice-to-trademark-owne rs-donuts-will-offer-free-dpml-overrides-may-22-31> Companies keen on exclusive domain names to cement online presence Indian companies, to assert their rights on cyberspace, are gradually warming up to the idea of having exclusive proprietary domain names registered. < <http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/companies-keen-on-exclusive-d omain-names-to-cement-online-presence/article8596787.ece> http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/info-tech/companies-keen-on-exclusive-do main-names-to-cement-online-presence/article8596787.ece> Donuts quietly buys .shopping from Uniregistry (and .jetzt) Just a few months after Uniregistry bought out Donuts to win .shopping, Donuts has bought the pre-launch gTLD back. < <http://domainincite.com/20453-donuts-quietly-buys-shopping-from-uniregistry -and-jetzt> http://domainincite.com/20453-donuts-quietly-buys-shopping-from-uniregistry- and-jetzt> Afilias takes over .hotel, sidelines Krischenowski over hacking claims Afilias has sought to distance itself from DotBerlin CEO Dirk Krischenowski, due to ongoing claims that he improperly accessed secret data on rival .hotel applicants. < <http://domainincite.com/20425-afilias-takes-over-hotel-sidelines-krischenow ski-over-hacking-claims> http://domainincite.com/20425-afilias-takes-over-hotel-sidelines-krischenows ki-over-hacking-claims> New Internet domains highlighted at Middle East DNS Forum On May 4 and 5, 2016, the city of Tunis hosted the Middle East DNS Forum. Co-organised by ICANN and the Tunisian Internet Agency, the event was opened by Tunisian Minister for Communication Technologies and Digital Economy Nouman Fehri. < <http://post.milathan.com/2016/05/new-internet-domains-highlighted-at-middle -east-dns-forum/> http://post.milathan.com/2016/05/new-internet-domains-highlighted-at-middle- east-dns-forum/> < <https://www.startingdot.com/corporate/new-internet-domains-highlighted-at-m iddle-east-dns-forum/> https://www.startingdot.com/corporate/new-internet-domains-highlighted-at-mi ddle-east-dns-forum/> Automattic chooses Nominet as registry services provider for .blog Automattic, the parent company of WordPress.com, will offer the .blog domain extensions through its subsidiary, Knock Knock, WHOIS There (KKWT), starting later this year. The company expects to activate 250,000 new names in 2016. < <http://www.nominet.uk/automattic-chooses-nominet-registry-services-provider -blog/> http://www.nominet.uk/automattic-chooses-nominet-registry-services-provider- blog/> Nominet to run .blog's back-end Nominet is to run the back-end registry systems for .blog, the company announced this evening. < <http://domainincite.com/20449-nominet-to-run-blogs-back-end> http://domainincite.com/20449-nominet-to-run-blogs-back-end> WordPress Unveils Plans for .Blog, the New gTLD that Cost it $19M WordPress parent company Automattic bought the rights to the new gTLD .blog last year for $19 million, beating Google and a handful of other companies in the auction. < <http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/wordpress-unveils-plans-for-blog-th e-new-gtld-that-cost-it-19m> http://www.thewhir.com/web-hosting-news/wordpress-unveils-plans-for-blog-the -new-gtld-that-cost-it-19m> Coming Soon: New .Blog Domains for Websites For more than a decade, the word "blog" has been synonymous with "your home on the web." And since 2005, WordPress.com has been proud to help you create a unique space that is all yours. < <https://en.blog.wordpress.com/2016/05/12/coming-soon-new-blog-domains-for-w ebsites/> https://en.blog.wordpress.com/2016/05/12/coming-soon-new-blog-domains-for-we bsites/> Automattic (WordPress.com) acquires .Blog TLD Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, now controls the .blog TLD. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/05/12/automattic-wordpress-acquires-blog-top -level-domain-name/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/05/12/automattic-wordpress-acquires-blog-top- level-domain-name/> Verisign settles one of its lawsuits against XYZ Verisign and XYZ have reached a settlement in one of their ongoing lawsuits. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/05/14/verisign-settles-xyz/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/05/14/verisign-settles-xyz/> fTLD posts updates fTLD posts 2016 Security Requirements, FAQ about recent modifications and redline of changes from 2014. < <https://www.register.bank/may-14-2016/> https://www.register.bank/may-14-2016/> ********************** DNS SECURITY ********************** The May 2016 issue of our SWITCH Security Report is available! A new issue of our monthly SWITCH Security Report has just been released. The topics covered in this report are: Faster than Odysseus - e-banking Trojan Gozi attacks Switzerland via news website, Heartbreak remote - chip implants and the security of implanted, software-driven medical devices, One point three million dollar phone - FBI spends big in iPhone hacking dispute with Apple & It looks horrible, and it is - Jigsaw causing terror once again, this time in digital form < <https://securityblog.switch.ch/2016/05/13/may-2016-issue-switch-security-re port/> https://securityblog.switch.ch/2016/05/13/may-2016-issue-switch-security-rep ort/> SWITCH DNS recursive name service improvements with dnsdist SWITCH operates recursive name servers for any user within the Swiss NREN. While larger universities typically run their own recursive name server, many smaller organisations rely on our resolvers for domain name resolution. < <https://securityblog.switch.ch/2016/05/11/switch-dns-recursive-name-service -improvements-with-dnsdist/> https://securityblog.switch.ch/2016/05/11/switch-dns-recursive-name-service- improvements-with-dnsdist/> Half the Web's traffic comes from bots, and that's costing you more than you think [IDG] Roughly half of all Web traffic comes from bots and crawlers, and that's costing companies a boatload of money. < <http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/599783/half-web-traffic-comes-from-b ots-costing-more-than-think/> http://www.computerworld.co.nz/article/599783/half-web-traffic-comes-from-bo ts-costing-more-than-think/> < <http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/599783/half-web-traffic-comes-from- bots-costing-more-than-think/> http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/599783/half-web-traffic-comes-from-b ots-costing-more-than-think/> Bots and Crawlers May Represent up to 50% of Web Traffic DeviceAtlas, a leading supplier of intelligence on mobile devices, today released its quarterly Mobile Web Intelligence Report for Q1 2016, which analyzes mobile device traffic to hundreds of thousands of websites around the world. < <http://www.afilias.info/news/2016/05/12/bots-and-crawlers-may-represent-50- web-traffic> http://www.afilias.info/news/2016/05/12/bots-and-crawlers-may-represent-50-w eb-traffic> Carding Sites Turn to the 'Dark Cloud' Crooks who peddle stolen credit cards on the Internet face a constant challenge: Keeping their shops online and reachable in the face of meddling from law enforcement officials, security firms, researchers and vigilantes. In this post, we'll examine a large collection of hacked computers around the world that currently serves as a criminal cloud hosting environment for a variety of cybercrime operations, from sending spam to hosting malicious software and stolen credit card shops. < <http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/05/carding-sites-turn-to-the-dark-cloud/> http://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/05/carding-sites-turn-to-the-dark-cloud/> nz: Cyber-attacks a standard part of doing business with China, security experts say China has been cited as one of the most active countries for cyber crime attacks at New Zealand's first Cyber Security Summit in Auckland. < <http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/cyber-attacks-standard-part-doing-business-chi na-security-experts-say-b-188648> http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/cyber-attacks-standard-part-doing-business-chin a-security-experts-say-b-188648> ********************** DOMAIN DISPUTES & SEIZURES ********************** se: Important fundamental victory for IIS - domain names will not be forfeited from the Foundation The judgment concerning the forfeiture of the domain names thepiratebay.se and piratebay.se was received on Thursday. The Court of Appeals decided to uphold the district court's verdict and reject the prosecutor's action against IIS. The domain names will however be forfeited from their holders and pass into state ownership. < <https://www.iis.se/english/news/important-fundamental-victory-for-iis-domai n-names-will-not-be-forfeited-from-the-foundation/> https://www.iis.se/english/news/important-fundamental-victory-for-iis-domain -names-will-not-be-forfeited-from-the-foundation/> Swedish court hands Pirate Bay domain names back to state A Stockholm court of appeal has upheld last year's ruling that will take the domain names ThePirateBay.se and PirateBay.se away from one of the world's most popular torrent websites and hand them to the state, which will block them. < <https://www.rt.com/news/342843-pirate-bay-domain-court/> https://www.rt.com/news/342843-pirate-bay-domain-court/> se: Court Orders Pirate Bay Domains to be Forfeited to the State The Swedish Court of Appeal has today ruled that The Pirate Bay will have its Swedish domains confiscated. ThePirateBay.se and PirateBay.se will both be forfeited to the state but Pirate Bay co-founder Fredrik Neij informs TorrentFreak that he will appeal claims that he owns the domains at the Supreme Court. < <https://torrentfreak.com/court-orders-pirate-bay-domains-forfeited-state-16 0512/> https://torrentfreak.com/court-orders-pirate-bay-domains-forfeited-state-160 512/> Sweden may own Pirate Bay domains, says court A Swedish appeals court has upheld a decision by Stockholm district court to award the state of Sweden the domain names piratebay.se and thepiratebay.se. < <http://www.thelocal.se/20160512/yes-sweden-may-own-pirate-bay-domains-says- court> http://www.thelocal.se/20160512/yes-sweden-may-own-pirate-bay-domains-says-c ourt> us: Cybersquatting in the 2016 Presidential Race When Sen. Ted Cruz announced Carly Fiorina as his vice presidential candidate last week, the campaign was ready with signs, stickers and a fancy website to announce the new team. While most campaign websites use the last name of both candidates (ObamaBiden.com, RomneyRyan.com), this one was CruzCarly.com. Why not CruzFiorina.com? < <http://kut.org/post/cybersquatting-2016-presidential-race> http://kut.org/post/cybersquatting-2016-presidential-race> French Open organisers ace cybersquatter in domain dispute France's tennis federation has won a cybersquatting dispute centring on a domain name claiming to show the schedule for the French Open tennis tournament, which kicks off in Paris later this month. < <http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/french-open-organisers-ace-cy bersquatter-in-domain-dispute-4710> http://www.trademarksandbrandsonline.com/news/french-open-organisers-ace-cyb ersquatter-in-domain-dispute-4710> ********************** IPv4/IPv6 ********************** IPv6 at LinkedIn I recently had the honor of being invited back to Paris by Eric Vyncke and Mark Townsley to present at the Cisco Ecole Polytechnique Networking Innovation and Research Symposium. I generally tend to avoid Paris in the winter but the opportunity was too good to pass up, especially with the amazing lineup of speakers. < <http://blog.apnic.net/2016/05/13/linkedin-ipv6-measurements/> http://blog.apnic.net/2016/05/13/linkedin-ipv6-measurements/> ********************** MISCELLANEOUS ********************** Introducing the APNIC Foundation In February 2016, the APNIC EC made an important decision for the future of APNIC's work on "Internet Development" in the Asia Pacific region. < <http://blog.apnic.net/2016/05/13/introducing-apnic-foundation/> http://blog.apnic.net/2016/05/13/introducing-apnic-foundation/> IESG Retreat The IESG has just had a two and half days of meetings in Cambridge, Massachusetts. These events are an important opportunity for our group to meet and discuss broader topics and IETF work in more depth than is possible during the regular IETF meetings. This time our meeting discussed topics around IETF and Bluetooth collaboration, Internet privacy, IETF working group charters, the RFC series, area director job descriptions, mentoring, and many others. < <https://www.ietf.org/blog/2016/05/iesg-retreat-2/> https://www.ietf.org/blog/2016/05/iesg-retreat-2/> ********************** DOMAINING & AFTERMARKET ********************** Daniel Zhang of Xinnet on China domain aftermarket and IDNs Xinnet.com, a Chinese registrar in business 23 years, is among the top 20 in the world. Daniel Zhang has been running their domain business unit for the last ten years. < <http://domainnamewire.com/2016/05/12/xinnet-china/> http://domainnamewire.com/2016/05/12/xinnet-china/> Inside Interview: An Exclusive Look at a $76,000 .INFO Acquisition Just under a year ago, Swedish entrepreneur Jonas Bonde acquired the $76,000 domain name Car.info in one of the largest .INFO domain name sales of all time. As the name suggests, Jonas and his team are building a data website for cars. It looks to be a big project, but Jonas is no stranger to online business. < <https://www.namepros.com/blog/inside-interview-an-exclusive-look-at-a-76-00 0-info-acquisition.918877/> https://www.namepros.com/blog/inside-interview-an-exclusive-look-at-a-76-000 -info-acquisition.918877/> Short Domains Rule This Week's Sales Chart - A 6-Figure Numeric Domain and Eleven 3-Letter .Coms Lead Way Short .coms were back in the saddle this week in a dominating performance that shut out every other extension on our latest weekly Top 20 Sales Chart. Only four of the 20 chart entries was longer than four characters. NameJet led the assault with 746.com at $121,000 and went on to sweep all but one chart position after releasing all of their April sales at once. < <http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160511.htm> http://dnjournal.com/archive/domainsales/2016/20160511.htm> ********************************* CHILD PROTECTION & ONLINE SAFETY ********************************* au: Lux captured: The simple error that brought down the world's worst hurtcore paedophile Police knew there was a house on the outer fringes of suburban Melbourne, in South Morang. A family home. 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