The 30-day sunrise period for the .porn and .adult domains opened on March 2, 2015. These domains are available on a first-come, first-served basis to trademark holders registered in the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH). The announcement was made by ICM Registry, […]
In early January of 2015, Verizon informed users that it would be shutting down Verizon Cloud for maintenance – for up to two days. Users would have no access to data, applications, stores or anything else in the cloud during […]
In a previous post, we discussed the most common social media pitfalls and “what if” scenarios that can cause headaches for businesses. Many of these pitfalls and awkward scenarios could be avoided if companies developed and implemented a formal social […]
According to Pew Internet Project research, 73 percent of all Internet users are active social media users. Americans spend an average of 37 minutes per day on social media, making it the most popular Internet activity according to Business Insider. […]
On July 1, 2014, Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) goes into effect. The law is intended to protect citizens from commercial electronic messages (CEMs) that include spam, malicious software, phishing, data harvesting, false or misleading promotions, and “any other current and […]
In a recent post, we talked about cybersquatters who shanghai trademarks by registering Internet domain names that are identical or very similar to trademarked names. The intent may be to extort ransom from the trademark owner, fraudulently divert traffic from […]
Native advertising is a relatively new label for a well-established concept. It’s a form of advertising in which the ad is presented in a way that looks, feels and functions like the rest of the content presented to the consumer. […]
Maintaining regulatory compliance is often a complicated, confusing undertaking. Government and industry regulations and standards are constantly evolving, and if you miss even the slightest detail, it could put your organization at risk of being noncompliant. Nevertheless, regulatory compliance is […]
Today, the Internet Corporate for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is releasing nine new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). ICANN will make approximately 10 new gTLDs publicly available each week during the next few years, bringing the total to more than […]
Cybersquatting occurs when individuals register Internet domain names that are identical or very similar to trademarked names. These individuals intend to profit somehow from the domain name, such as using it as ransom to extort money from the trademark owner […]
