In a report is published by McAfee, they urge internet users in the wake of phishing and malicious email to forgo clicking on links and start to type in the address they want to go into their browser. The question is will this notice by Mcafee if it catches on get surfers back into the habit of direct navigation? Here is the full report: ""You Name It–Spammers Have Faked It Name any … [Read more...]
How Long Will It Be Until FaceTime Is Used For Adult? Looks Like Sept 1: Is It A Game Changer
If you haven't heard about Facetime its part of the new iPhone and allow you to see the other party your talking to, kind of like Skype does with a computer but unlike Skype you won't have to accept a permanent invitation from someone that lets them see when your always online. Since Facetime uses Wi-Fi rather than 3G quality is likely to be excellent and of course the screen itself it top … [Read more...]
Prince: “The Internet Is Completely Over”
Yes the artist formerly known as Prince, and currently known as Prince once again, said in an interview today that "The Internet is Completely Over" Prince also told England's Daily Mirror: "I don't see why I should give my new music to iTunes or anyone else. They won't pay me an advance for it and then they get angry when they can't get it." "The Internet's like MTV," "At one time … [Read more...]
What Idiot Made Rape.Tv & Incest.Tv, Premium Domains? & Why Would VeriSign Want To Profit From Them?
So I got my panties in a wad over two previously "premium" .TV domains which dropped over the last two days and now carry an annual one time premium fee for registration. The two domains are Rape.Tv and Incest.Tv. I'm amazed that someone actually put the premium label on them and put a premium price on them. and at that a public company. Yes as you know VeriSign owns the Dot Tv … [Read more...]
Network Solutions Raising Prices By $.50 “Blaming Registry Increases”
I got the following notice from NetworkSolutions.com over the weekend stating that they are raising the price of their registrations on August 6th by $.50 for several extensions. Of course all registrars are entitled to charge whatever they want to an end user for a domain, but I'm bothered by the statement in the notice blaming the price increase, on increases by the respective … [Read more...]
“Why I Typosquatted & Why It Should Be Legal”
Back In April of this year, we wrote about a guy named Alf Temme, who was in that report sued by Dell for $2.4 Million for typosquatting. In a guest post to SeattlePI.com, Mr. Temme described why he started typo squatting, he business plan he built around it and how it all came tumbling down due to the trademark laws, The Lanham Act and the Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act … [Read more...]
.TV Investors Take Note, Tuvalu Is Not Happy With The Deal They Have With Verisign
According to Radio New Zealand International blog, the country of Tuvlau which owns the rights to the .TV ccTLD, is not happy with the deal it has with Verisign. According to the Finance Minister of Tuvalu’s, Lotoala Metia says the country isn’t getting enough money from the US company which bought the dot-tv internet domain off it. As you know the .TV registry is operated by DotTv, a … [Read more...]