547,200 new websites and 7.5 million blog posts go live every day1. Users may be interested in your product, service or content and want to return to that site, if only they could remember it. You can *hope* they will find it again in one of those 7.8 billion daily searches but why? Instead, listen
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The Takeaways Applying insights gained from analyzing the fines, coupled with a desire to escape a boatload of headaches, fines, legal fees and impacts to your business has plenty of advantages. Here’s how to avoid your organization from getting bit: Create a data protection culture by providing hands-on privacy programs and updates to help keep
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As we approach the third anniversary of the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into effect (May 25th, 2018) we have all witnessed a range of impacts from both a personal and an organisational perspective. Opt-in requests, cookie notices and new business processes are only a few methods used to help protect
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Domain name registrations in 2020 resulted in approximately 205,000 names throughout all of the Top Level Domains (TLDs). Top TLDs are as follows: .com 59.6% .org 8.3% .co 6.7% .net 4.5% .info 4.1% .online 2.0% .ru 1.3% Average length of the terms within each of the TLDs was 15.78 characters in length. .com was 16.5;
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It’s been a while since I’ve posted to my own site and while I’m unable to share private datasets and related code, for anyone who uses data to help solve a problem, there are a lot of great tools to be excited about. One area I spend a lot of time with is text analytics
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The New gTLD Infographic – 2016 Year in Review As posted on CircleId on January 5, 2007. The data analyzed within the New gTLD Infographic – 2016 Year in Review is based on the following: New Top Level Domains (TLDs) contained in the data set reflect open TLDs and exclude single registrants such as brands
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.BUZZ TOP LEVEL DOMAIN SET FOR AUCTION ON DEC 8, 2016 CONWAY, AR — dotStrategy Co., the company operating the .buzz Top Level Domain (TLD) registry announced today the upcoming sale of 100% of the company’s shares in a closed-sealed auction. Hosted by dotStrategy, Co., and .buzz founder Bill Doshier, the closed-sealed auction is scheduled
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TLD Industry First Half 2016 Insights as posted on CircleID on July 11, 2016: TLD Industry First Half 2016 Analysis & Insights (Infographic) The TLD industry First Half 2016 infographic reflects some of the industry changes and highlights. The data analyzed within the infographic is based on the following: Revenues are based on the average retail price
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Infographic: 2015 New gTLD Year in Review 2015 was an interesting year for the new gTLD industry. 7 million domain names registered with the number of gTLDs in General Availability doubling (853 at December 31 and 476 at January 1)! The infographic: 2015 New gTLD Year in Review reflects some of the highlights in 2015.
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ICANN 54 Dublin Public Forum comments on the use of auction funds and meeting materials Good afternoon. Christa Taylor from dot TBA in Canada. I just have a couple of comments for consideration for the board and community. I understand the use of auction funds is open for comments. And I would ask that they
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gTLD Statistics and Business Implications Q4 2015 presentation is now available The associated article can be found on CircleID Top Level Domain Statistics and Business Implications Q3 2015 Overview Average prices were based on prices at the end of September retrieved from GoDaddy, United Domains and 101 Domains. If a TLD was not found on any
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TLD Revenue Recognition Schedule for Microsoft Excel One of the operational aspects of running a Top Level Domain is revenue recognition. Cash is received upfront (prepaid) and the registration period (service to be delivered) is spread over months. So unless you are one of the few using a cash basis of accounting you will need
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ICANN gTLD Auction Proceeds Public Comment: Issues for Consideration on the new gTLD Auction Proceeds As posted on the ICANN gTLD Auction Proceeds Public Comment. The below outlines some of the inputs to consider in the development of a proposed charter for a Cross-Community Working Group. Focus on Framework Development: The goal of the CCWG
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Vancouver Restaurants Vancouver has lots of seafood, sushi, Asian and pretty much anything you want. In case it helps, a few of my favorites. In all cases, if you hate seafood the menu will offer a variety of alternatives. Additionally, with over 300+ wineries in the province with the majority from the Okanagan (a four
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gTLD New Applications There is a lot of information on the first round of new gTLD applications from 2012 but there are a lot of questions from potential, future applicants. Based on discussions, a number of themes have arisen that may assist other potential applicants. Q: I want a TLD, how long will it take
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