Yes, two Internet of Things posts in one day. This post will look at two stories that have emerged over the last day and a half. One being that Google acquired Nest and the other that The Internet of Things is already getting hacked. MediaPost covered why Google wanted Nest, in their article "The Internet of Things is out of the Nest" Observers yesterday were pondering why Google “wants a … [Read more...]
HKIRC Launches .hk LOCK Better protection for .hk websites as the Internet becomes less secure
The Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation Limited, rolled out a new product for registrants of .hk domains (Hong Kong). It looks like the pricing for the service will be HK$2,000 a year or approximately $258 per domain. HKIRC Launches .hk LOCK Better protection for .hk websites as the Internet becomes less secure HONG KONG, 15 January 2014 – Hong Kong Internet Registration Corporation … [Read more...]
Google Registry Tells ICANN They Should Finish Off Last Resort Auctions In Six Months
Google Registry in its comment filed on the ICANN Last Resort says ICANN plan to conduct all of the Last Resort Auctions within one year is too long. Google wants the ICANN Last Resort Auctions to be all held within 6 months. Uniregistry told ICANN in its comment filed on the subject, that one year was too short of a period. Google Registry also makes a very good point that under the … [Read more...]
Bing: It’s a myth that keyword rich domains improve search engine ranking
Search Engine Journal is out with a piece about the myth of keyword rich domains and their correlation to improving search engine rankings. From the article: Duane Forrester, Sr. Product Manager of Bing, claims it’s a myth that keyword rich domain names improve search engine rankings in a post published yesterday on the Bing Webmaster Blog. This came about after Forrester attended … [Read more...]
What is the Internet Of Things ? Paradigm Changing or Hype ?
A couple weeks back Mike did a story on IOT.com and its $2.8 million price tag. Some people have left comments or emailed asking more about what exactly the Internet of Things (IOT) really is. Pocket-Lint did a piece on IOT yesterday that is a good read for those interested in learning more. From the article: What is Internet of Things? The Internet of Things (IoT, for short) is a phrase … [Read more...]
Verisign: .Com Registrations Blow Past 112 Million Mark For The 1st Time
Verisign is reporting that the number of .Com domain names in the active zone file exceeded the 112,000,000 Mark for the first time. The number of .com domain name registrations in the active zone crossed the 112 Million number today January 16th, 2014 The number of .net domain names in the active zone file is down slightly but still well over the 15 million domain name mark. … [Read more...]
Go Daddy/Afternic Weekly Sales Led by Fia.org
Go Daddy/Afternic Weekly Domain Sales: 1-6-14 to 1-12-14 Fia.org was the top sale for the week at Go Daddy/Afternic selling for $18,000. Undie.com and Connectup.com were the top two .com sales. Total sales for the week were $1,723, 709 Lcloud.com selling for $13,700 is the second such 1 letter cloud.com sale in the last few months. In November Fcloud.com sold on NameJet for … [Read more...]