As was widely predicted, the launch of the all-new global top level domain (gTLD) names this week has led to a new spate of cybersquatting. Cybersquatting is a technique used by speculators to try and sell their domain holding at … Continued
After years of planning and months of hype, the first of the next generation of gTLDs finally go live this week. Around 1000 new address options will be made available over the course of 2014, expanding far beyond the current 22 … Continued
If you are setting up a new online business, chances are that you have already begun to consider possible website addresses. But did you know that choosing the “wrong” one could land your business in court? Most businesses now regard … Continued
The business value of a good domain name is well established, but apparently politicians are now getting in on the act too. The Bergen County local elections in the American state of New Jersey have been rocked by a domain … Continued
To ensure an equal right to internet hosting for the world, ICANN has issued top level domains to every registered country which has an official ISO code assignment. As we discovered in our previous article about TLDs, some of these … Continued
Top level domains (TLDs) are assigned by ICANN to countries across the word so that their residents can create localised websites and email addresses. As a result, some TLD extensions are incredibly common – .com and .co.uk for instance. Here … Continued
The City of London Police have come under fire following moves to seize websites and domain names suspected to be infringing copyright. The “intellectual property crime unit” which was set up to tackle just these kinds of incidents, has faced … Continued
A recent survey conducted by J2 Global has discovered that 88% of small businesses intend to move some of their legacy technology into the Cloud during 2014. The most common reason given for replacing onsite systems with Cloud-hosted alternatives was … Continued
For years, a memorable website address has been an extremely important part of ensuring people could find your company online. As search engines have improved however, most visitors now find your website for the first time indirectly – they never … Continued
Further to our blog piece about new domains for the New Year, it would appear that many keen website owners have already taken our advice. New statistics suggest that more than 6100 domain names were registered during December 2013 containing … Continued
