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50 of the most desirable Las Vegas internet domain names up for sale! Fernando Escovar is selling his Las Vegas portfolio with 10% of profits to the Albert Pujols Foundation. Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) October 05, 2012 50 of the top Las Vegas-centric domain names are going up for sale October 11th, 2012, and they are expected to fetch quite a bit more than the average Las Vegas house, only you can’t live on this real estate. Domain names are like digital addresses that let...

SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog has called on the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to reject applications from Google and Amazon to buy control of huge swaths of the Internet by purchasing new generic Top Level Domains. In an open letter to the ICANN Board and CEO, GAC Members, Evaluators, the Independent Objector and Members of the ICANN Community, John M. Simpson, Consumer Watchdog's Privacy Project...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX top-level domain (TLD) for online adult entertainment, has launched a search engine dedicated to making millions of pages of adult content accessible, organized, and more enjoyable. With the launch of Search.xxx, ICM Registry continues its mission to make responsible online adult content accessible to adults. Today, with more than 240,000 unique .XXX domain names under...

Identity Squatting Can Lead to Damaged Reputation and Distrust of Members of U.S. Congress WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A report released today by the Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) finds that 27 percent of congressional members' domain names are used in identity squatting. Like businesses, members of Congress face the challenges of delivering authorized online content and protecting their names on the Internet. Overall, CADNA found that...

The Embassy of Libya loses domain name lawsuit for domains allegedly containing trademarked terms. The ruling states that the Libyan Embassy does not hold trademark on terms in the domain names. Washington, DC (PRWEB) September 20, 2012 Case 1:06-cv-02046-RBW UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA In November 2006, Libya and Embassy of Libya filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia against Ahmad Miski. According to the court...

Control of New Strings Could Threaten Free Internet WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Watchdog today urged Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D -W.VA) to block attempts by Google and Amazon to buy control of huge swaths of the Internet by purchasing new generic Top Level Domains through the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). In a letter to Sen. Rockefeller, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, John M....

Fadi Chehadé assumes top spot two weeks early. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) September 14, 2012 Fadi Chehadé today officially assumed the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). He assumed his position two weeks ahead of his planned start date. Chehadé’s appointment as CEO had been announced on 22 June, though he was not expected to assume his role until 1 October. Chief Operating Officer (COO)...

Organization deploys OpenDNS Enterprise Insights to five locations for comprehensive Web filtering that meets CIPA compliance without agonizing appliance-management. SAN FRANCISCO (PRWEB) September 12, 2012 OpenDNS, the world's largest Internet-wide security network – making the Internet safer, faster and more reliable for more than 50 million people every day – today announced the San Diego Center for Children is using OpenDNS Enterprise Insights to meet CIPA compliance and gain...

NASSAU, Bahamas, Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a move announced today by Internet.bs Corp. (IBS) Founder and CEO, Marco Rinaudo, PPX International group Chairman Gregg McNair, has taken a substantial equity position in IBS and has also been appointed Chairman of the Bahamas based Registrar. Speaking of the move Rinaudo said, "For some time we have been looking to broaden our horizons and we believe the combination with Gregg will provide market confidence and opportunities...

Businesses urge improvements to existing trademark protections related to second-level domain names WASHINGTON, Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA), along with over fifty additional major, multinational companies, urges the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and other members of the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to work with...