.ME Registry Launches Premium Domain Name Partner MakeMe
The .ME Registry, the company behind .ME domain name, announced that launch of MakeMe, a mobile game that helps friends accomplish their personal goals by turning those goals into group challenges.
You can read the press release after the jump:
“The .ME Registry proudly announces the launch ofMakeMe, a mobile game that helps friends accomplish their personal goals by turning those goals into group challenges.
MakeMe gives users and their friends – regardless of where each of them lives and what their personal goals are – the structure to achieve and improve their life in a fun, social, and interactive way. MakeMe is private by default so players can post unflattering pictures, trash-talk each other for motivation, or ask for help when they are feeling run-down. Players get a full deck of playing cards to take days off, protect teammates, and deal with all of the challenges that pop-up when you want to stick to a personal goal.
Predrag Lesic, CEO of the .ME Registry, states: “I am very excited about MakeMe. As this is exactly the sort of company we love to work with through the Premium Domain Program. Not only is the idea behind this app innovative, personal and expressive, but it also invites users to get more out of life. Our entire team looks forward to using MakeMe!”
MakeMe is made up of a small team of developers and designers based in San Diego, Washington, D.C., London, and the Eindhoven (Netherlands). The company was founded on the idea that human achievement is a multiplayer game.
Samir Singh, Co-Founder of MakeMe, explains: “Everyone knows that having a buddy counting on you to show up increases the chance that you’ll go for that run or make it to that yoga class. With MakeMe, your buddies are waiting for you even when they’re on the other side of the planet. And it doesn’t matter what your goals are – exercise, learning a new language, eating healthier foods, meditation – it turns out that being in a beautiful and fun mobile space where you can share your action with real friends just makes real achievement happen.”
MakeMe is currently only available for iPhone but the creators are working on releasing for Android in the first part of next year.
For more information on MakeMe, please visit http://www.Make.Me/.”
Check out EuroDNS here to register your .ME domain name .
CADNA Warns Of Dodgy Websites In US Holiday Shopping Season
It’s the time of the year when Americans go a bit crazy with shopping, online and offline. During last year’s Cyber Monday, Americans spent $1.98 billion shopping online, topping Thanksgiving online sales by 17 percent.
But with such large amounts of money being spent, scammers are always going to follow. The Coalition Against Domain Name Abuse (CADNA) has looked at this, examining “the registered typo variations of the top 100-trafficked websites as determined by Interbrand,” writes Yvette Miller in the Huffington Post. “We found 2,089 domain names in this category,” she write, and then they “examined the registration information and content for each domain.”
“The data showed that only 19 percent of the domain names resolved to the target content, which means the marketplace is full of bad actors trying to fool consumers.”
Miller then examines the common ways scammers take advantage of the unsuspecting, trusting online shopper. These are:
- pay per click (PPC) sites – the most common websites with a typo domain –PPC advertisements are tools used to monetise the internet user traffic that arrives at a domain name
- scam/malware sites – two percent of the sites CADNA examined hosted scams or potentially harboured malware through prompts to enter information for a prize or, perhaps, prompts to download files from the website
- “affiliate” sites – where “brands offer affiliate programs, which allow third party website owners to post the brands’ links and banners on the third party site or to send traffic to the brand’s site directly through domain forwards (watch what happens in the browser bar — you’ll notice the redirect). In return, the owner of the site hosting the link receives a commission for every click-through that results in a purchase”.
CADNA doesn’t want to scare shoppers. Miller concludes by writing “Be careful this holiday season: Only visit sites that have been clearly advertised. Double check the spelling in the address bar if something looks a bit off. Don’t divulge personal information where you’re not used to doing so. And don’t download suspicious-looking attachments.”
The full article is available at www.huffingtonpost.com/yvette-miller/cyber-safety-on-cyber-mon_b_4351639.html.
SnapNames “BuyDomains Fall 2013 Partner Auction” is Underway
SnapNames is holding these days the BuyDomains Fall 2013 Partner auction. The auction features 117 domain names and closes on December 19,2013 at 3:15 pm ET.
11 domain names already received bids :
Hikers.com Current Bid $11,000
Complimentary.com Current Bid $5,001
Descendent.com Current Bid $2,501
Manf.com Current Bid $775
CamCorder.net Current Bid $750
Lvig.com Current Bid $750
Stylish.org Current Bid $750
PhoneCard.net Current Bid $501
GetTickets.net Current Bid $500
Innovations.org Current Bid $300
Other interesting domain names included in the auction are:
Poster.com
Actors.com
Directos.com
Hikers.com
Galas.com
Employable.com
You can see the entire inventory and place your bids here.
Public Voting for the .ORG Website Makeover Contest Now Open
Public Interest Registry, the company behind .ORG domain, announced the ten organizations selected as finalists in the .ORG Website Makeover Contest.
You can read the press release after the jump:
“Public Interest Registry, the not-for-profit operator of the .ORG domain, today announced the 10 organizations selected as finalists in the .ORG Website Makeover Contest. Starting today through Friday, December 13, the general public has the opportunity to vote online to help the organization of their choice win a newly redesigned website from OmniStudio, a Washington, D.C.-based firm specializing in web design and consulting for nonprofit and advocacy groups.
The full list of contest finalists includes:
•Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest: provides sanctuary for chimpanzees that were discarded from the entertainment and biomedical testing industries.
•Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA): aims to advance human and civil rights of immigrants and refugees in the Los Angeles, Calif. area.
•Container Recycling Institute: aims to make North America a global model for the collection and quality recycling of packaging materials.
•Critical Exposure: organizes programs to teach youth to use the power of photography to share their voices and become advocates for school reform and social change.
•Ecology Center: advocates at the local, state and national levels for clean production, healthy communities, environmental justice and a sustainable future.
•The League of Young Voters Education Fund: engages and educates young people about the power of voting through annual grassroots campaigns.
•National Council of Urban Indian Health: represents the health care interests of American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban settings.
•National Network to End Domestic Violence: dedicated to creating social, political and economic environment in which domestic violence no longer exists.
•Renzi Education and Art Center: provides free education and art opportunities for students in grades K-12 in the greater Shreveport-Bossier, La. area.
•Washington Low Incoming Housing Alliance: seeks to lead the movement that ensures that all Washington state residents thrive in safe, healthy, affordable homes.
Contest finalists were selected for their unparalleled commitment to their respective causes, the positive impact they have had upon their constituents and the value that a new website will bring to helping the organizations further their missions.
“We received dozens of entries from organizations across the country demonstrating incredible passion for helping their respective communities,” said Nancy Gofus, Chief Operating Officer of Public Interest Registry. “Our finalists rose to the top because of their dedication and the potential impact they could make with a refreshed website. I encourage everyone to participate in the voting process over the next three weeks to learn more about these organizations and to help determine the .ORG Website Makeover contest winner.”
Organization members, supporters and the general public may cast one vote per day in support of the organization they would like to see win a redesigned website. The voting period closes on Friday, December 13, 2013.
The .ORG Website Makeover Contest is hosted by Public Interest Registry as part of an ongoing effort to empower nonprofit organizations and groups to effectively advance their causes online. OmniStudio has teamed with Public Interest Registry for the contest as a part of its annual ReachOut Project. Now in its fifth year, OmniStudio ReachOut 2014 aims to help charities and nonprofits revitalize their visual branding to better attract donations, volunteer participation and media attention.
To vote for one of these organizations, please visit http://pir.org/vote/.
For more information about Public Interest Registry and OmniStudio, please visit: www.pir.org and www.omnistudio.com.
AFNIC : Securing Internet Communications End-to-End with the DANE protocol
Afnic, the company behind .FR domain name launched recently an issue paper on the DANE protocol, highlighting the fact that securing communications over the Internet is more important than ever before.
You can read the press release after the jump:
“Highlighting the fact that securing communications over the Internet is more important than ever before, Afnic launches an issue paper on the DANE protocol.
High-profile attacks in recent years targeting the X.509 Public Key Infrastructure (PKIX) used for securing Internet communication have underlined the urgency of the need for technology capable of plugging the security hole in the PKIX ecosystem. It is against this background that the IETF has developed the DANE protocol, based on the DNS. Entitled “Securing Internet communications end-to-end with DANE”, the 12th issue paper published by Afnic explains what DANE is and how this protocol can provide the necessary confidence in the last mile infrastructure by using DNSSEC.
In a dozen pages with graphics, the document:
- discusses the conditions that created the need for technology such as DANE;
- presents the solution used to deploy an end-to-end security mechanism for the Internet;
- addresses the various features of DANE;
More information you can find here.
To register your .FR domain name check out EuroDNS here.
