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Domain Names Go Bilingual
January 25, 2012 @ 10:41 PMDomain names in Canada will soon go bilingual. The Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is preparing for the addition of accents that would allow operators of French-language websites to be able to direct Internet users to their .ca domain names in proper French.
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Tucows Inc. Announces Final Results of Dutch Tender Offer
January 25, 2012 @ 8:04 PMTucows will purchase 7,570,178 shares of its Common Stock at a purchase price of $0.77 per share, for a total cost of $5,829,037, excluding fees and expenses related to the tender offer. Payment for shares accepted for purchase will be funded from a combination of available cash and two demand loan revolving facilities Tucows currently has with the Bank of Montreal.
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Attackers Using DNS Poisoning to Hijack Website Domains, Divert Traffic
January 25, 2012 @ 7:29 AMSeveral “activist hackers” appear to be using DNS poisoning and other attacks against the Domain Name System to divert users away from legitimate sites.
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Verisign: a Long Term Stock Idea With Resistance at $40
January 25, 2012 @ 6:53 AMInternet services company Verisign has completed a multi-year downsizing program, leaving the company with its very profitable core business. Currently that core business is growing at stable rates with no slowing expected at least in the near future. The company has additional opportunities for expansion into new Internet focused services.
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115 Top Level Domain Trademarks and Their Current Status
January 25, 2012 @ 4:45 AMI’ve made plenty of commotion about companies filing for trademarks on future top level domain names. It always seems that they’re successfully pulling a fast one on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. But after an exhaustive analysis of 115 trademark applications, I’ve actually found that the U.S.P.T.O. is mostly on top of things when it comes to this trademarking game.
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Sedo and .ME Registry Partner to Auction Previously Unreleased Premium .me Domain Names
January 25, 2012 @ 4:06 AMSedo today announced an exclusive auction of premium .ME domain names. The .ME top level domain (TLD) has become a primary alternative to .com domain names, and a distinctive way to promote your business or build your online brand. The .ME domain name extension has been used by both start-ups and established companies to support their online marketing efforts.
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25 Registrants for New Domain Names
January 24, 2012 @ 11:39 PMThere have been 25 registrants for new generic top level domain names, the body administrating the overhaul has said.
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Second Phase of Consultation On Implementation of French Characters in .CA Domain Names Opens
January 24, 2012 @ 10:06 PMThe Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) is today launching the second and final phase of its consultation in the implementation of French characters (also known as Internationalized Domain Names, or IDNs) in .CA domain names. .CA holders and Canadian Internet users are invited to provide their feedback on certain revisions to CIRA’s proposed policy to help the organization finalize its plan for launching IDNs later this year.
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Hostexploit Says Oversee.net is Improving, Making a Case Study
January 23, 2012 @ 11:18 PMHostExploit applauds Oversee.net for fixing problems that landed it at top spot at recent Bad Hosts list.
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Valero, Heb Challenge .XXX Sites
January 23, 2012 @ 10:53 PMSome well-known San Antonio companies failed to claim their .xxx domains and at least two local businesses have moved to protect their brands from possibly being associated with smutty online content. Valero Energy Corp. earlier this month took steps to secure the domain name Valero.xxx after it was acquired by a Netherlands man on Dec. 6…
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