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Hurricane Florence Makes Its Mark In S...
Verisign have released their latest list of top trending keywords in English for .com and .net registrations for the month of September. 'Florence' made it to both the .com and .net lists following Hurricane Florence that brought catastrophic flooding to the Carolinas in the eastern United States in September. With more than 300 million domain names registered globally, Verisign note there are numerous examples of trending keywords reflected by domain name registrati
NTIA Semi-Annual Report to US Congress...
The NTIA, which is now obligated by law to provide a semi-annual report to Congress on ICANN policies and whether or not the NTIA supported these changes, has provided its first report for the 6 months to the end of September. The report focusses on efforts to deal with the EU's GDPR. The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation came into effect towards the end of May 2018 and to work out a solution on how to comply with requirements that impact on Whois d
Internet Stakeholders from Around the ...
ICANN will hold its 63rd Public Meeting (ICANN63) in the Barcelona International Convention Centre from 20 to 25 October. ICANN63 is hosted by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Business, through the Secretary of State for Digital Advancement, and Red.es, a public corporate entity responsible for managing the Internet Domain Name Registry for the country code '.es', and for developing programs to stimulate the digital economy. Speakers at the Opening Ceremony on 22
BrettKavanaugh.com Website Established...
Brett Kavanaugh, recently mired in several allegations of sexual assault from his younger self-confessed beer-drinking days, has found a website using his name set up as a resource for sexual assault survivors. The website uses the domain name BrettKavanaugh.com. It's a little embarrassing for the newest member of the US Supreme Court, missing out on registering his personal domain name. The website is organised by a group called Fix the Court, who describes themselv
Nominet Donating Minimum of 200k To BB...
Nominet, best known for managing .uk, is donating £1 for every new .uk domain name registered to BBC Children in Need until Monday 19th November. With a minimum commitment of £200k from new domain registrations, funds raised will go towards projects that use digital or new technology to support disadvantaged children and young people across the UK. Money raised through new domain registrations, including those ending in .co.uk, .uk, me.uk and org.uk, will g
CIRA Explains Why Registering ccTLD Do...
Registering domain names in a country code top level domain often has benefits to that country's local internet community. In the case of Canada's ccTLD, Byron Holland, President and CEO of CIRA who manages .ca, recently explained how in a post on the company blog. In his post, Holland explains how 'CIRA invests its resources into our aspirational goal of building a better online Canada. In fact, we believe so much in this goal that we've invested C$6 million (US$4.6