Posts Tagged ‘Members’
I don't know if you've noticed, but I sure have. My Apple Mail "Junk" box has now diminished to about 8 to 15 spams per day -- down from 150 to 200. NOW is the time to gather your members and join me in a push to let internet users' voices be heard. Read this important message from Fred... To all user group officers, editors and members: I've guarded my Apple Mail (unpublished) address since changing it when I first switched from Eudora to Apple Mail. Only family and clients use it. I thought
Obama Web Exec Watch: ICANN Board Member Joins FCC Transition Team
Saturday, November 15th, 2008
If there was any doubt about Obama’s committment to forward thinking web technologies and tapping some of the minds behind it, we will continue to document members of the web community who are entering the Obama administration or transition team. Last week, I mentioned that Google.org’s Sonal Shah and Launchbox Digital cofounder Julius Chenakowski to his transition team. Within two days, Google CEO Eric Schmidt joined Obama’s Economic Advisory Board. Today, the count goes to 4 with the announ
Domain Registrars Make Strides to Protect Internet from Phishing
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
[news release] The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), in consultation with the ICANN Registrar Constituency and several domain name registrars, has published a “best practices” advisory for registrars to help them implement mechanisms to make it more difficult to register and use domains for illicit uses such as phishing, a confidence scheme used to dupe consumers out of personal financial information. Several globally active registrars, including APWG members Go Daddy, the world’s largest re
APWG Joins Domain Registrars in Fight Against Phishing
Wednesday, October 29th, 2008
Via CircleID.com. The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), in consultation with the ICANN Registrar Constituency and several domain name registrars, has published a "best practices" advisory [.pdf] for registrars to help them implement mechanisms to make it more difficult to register and use domains for illicit uses such as phishing, a confidence scheme used to dupe consumers out of personal financial information. Several globally active registrars, including APWG members Go Daddy, the world's
ICA responds to Kentucky seizure order
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
The Internet Commerce Association is aware of the extreme concern of ICA members regarding the action of Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear ordering the seizure of 141 gaming related domain names. It appears that there may be no statutory basis for this unprecedented action, that Kentucky may lack sufficient jurisdictional grounds and that it also may violate the Commerce Clause of the US Constitution. The ICA intends to immediately investigate this matter, including outreach to affected ICA memb
