AUGUST 2011 NEWS

2010 Names Policy Panel Report Accepted By auDA

August 31, 2011

A number of changes relating to the Australian domain name space will be implemented over the next few months after the auDA accepted the final report of the 2010 Names Policy Panel. Read more »

UK Direct Marketing Association Opposes New Generic Top Level Domains

August 30, 2011

The UK's Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has added another powerful, dissenting voice in the opposition to the looming rollout of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). 
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Libya's Domain Registry Site Defaced - And What Next For .LY?

Libyan leader Colonel Gadaffi is on the way out and hackers have used the opportunity to deface the .ly domain name registry web site. A bigger issue now is - what will become of the .ly domain space?
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.ORG Domain Registrations Grow By 10%

.ORG, The Public Interest Registry, recently released its bi-annual domain name report which shows the .org domain space grew by an impressive 10.1% compared to the first half of 2010.
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ANA Blasts ICANN Over gTLD Program

The powerful Association of National Advertisers recently weighed in on the topic of new generic Top Level Domains - and it's not happy.
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Bitsquatting And Domain Names

 August 6, 2011

Domain name registrants already have enough to battle with cybersquatters and typosquatting, but now a new threat has emerged - bitsquatting.
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Another Subdomain Service Nightmare

 August 2, 2011

Thousands of UK small businesses using a subdomain service were thrown into turmoil on the weekend after discovering their websites were no longer functioning.
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