Archive for October, 2009
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
All indications from the ICANN meetings in Seoul are that significant delays for the release of new gTLDs (Generic Top Level Domains) are expected.
According to Rod Beckstrom, ICANN’s CEO, new gTLDs will be made available when, “we've adequately addressed the important issues that are on the table.” These important issues ...
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
In 1999, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers and Names (“ICANN”) developed a policy to resolve disputes between trademark owners and registrants of domain names. This
policy, the UDRP, set out procedures, rules and guidelines that govern the process whereby an aggrieved trademark owner could petition an appointed arbitrator or group ...
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Friday, October 16th, 2009
It’s bad enough that malware is virally spread via paid search and social networking links. But now there are more accounts of it being spread via natural search links as well. In a practice called “SEO Poisoning,” fraudsters use Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques to mix malware-laden search results with ...
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