May 9, 2014 – Yesterday, the 9th Cir. Court of Appeals dismissed federal wiretap claims against Zynga and Facebook. At issue was whether the gaming giant and FB were improperly disclosing user information to advertisers. In the class action suit, FB users were understandably unhappy to discover that when they clicked on an ad or […]
FCC Proposed Rule Making on Net Neutrality – Changes Coming Next Week.
May 8, 2014 – In advance of the FCC’s Proposed Rule Making set for May 15, 2014, ESQwire.com’s Jason Schaeffer was interviewed by Popular Mechanics to give a primer on Net Neutrality. Over the past few years, we’ve enjoyed a relatively good run of open, and for the most part, unrestricted access to lawful online […]
Could Your Next Domain End In .nyc?
As technology grows, so do opportunities for those who use it. New York businesses and individuals will soon have the ability to use .nyc as a domain name if they are physically located in the city. New York City is not the first location to have its own dedicated gTLD. In fact, three other American […]
Don’t Expect Google Fiber in New York City Anytime Soon
Even though Google has repeatedly posted job openings for sales managers based in New York City for its Google Fiber broadband Internet and television service, the company indicates rumors saying that the company is soon bringing the service to the Big Apple are not true.After one recent job posting, Google recently sent emails to various […]
Guidelines for Writing Quality Content
Trying to keep up with Google’s content-related algorithm changes may be like traveling across the globe in ten days, however, it is imperative that you do, otherwise you won’t make it around the block. Google has control over search engine rankings and without fresh quality content, your readers may never see what you have written. […]
Is it Comcastic? Comcast – Time Warner Merger and Net Neutrality – What this Could Mean for the Open Internet
April 28, 2014 — Today Comcast set forth a plan to ensure it will be allowed to acquire Time Warner. Under the terms, Comcast is to sell 1.4 million subscribers to Charter Communications for $7.3 billion. Ostensibly, this move would allow Comcast to divest customers and appease the regulators. Step 1 — sell customers to […]
ICANN and Congress Need Your Help – Transfer of Internet Control
April 10, 2014 – ICANN Transition, 5 Year Strategic Plan & Congressional Action – In the past two days, ICANN has posted calls for Public Input on the transition of NTIA (United States) Stewardship of IANA Functions and ICANN’s 5 year Strategic Plan. Based on the timing of these requests, it appears that ICANN is […]
.TENNIS – Appealing the Call Denying Application for Community gTLD
April 8, 2014 – .TENNIS Reconsideration Request. As we head to the peak of tennis season, with Wimbledon and the US Open in a few months, it would be nice to see the “Tennis Community” obtain their own gTLD for .TENNIS. Unfortunately, the applicant for .TENNIS failed to pass the Community Priority Evaluation (CPE) – […]
Congressional Debate on Internet Control – Fireworks Set for Apr. 9-10
April 7, 2014 – ICANN Transition Updates: For those following the United States’ transfer of IANA functions, stay tuned for Wednesday and Thursday of this week (Apr. 9-10) when the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology is scheduled to discuss and markup H.R. 4342, the Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (the “DOTCOM”) Act of 2014. […]
Singapore Communiqué – Something for Globalists, Community Applicants and Spa, Wine, and Amazon Lovers Too
March 28, 2014 – 30 Hours Later – Back from Singapore & GAC Communiqué is Live – The United States’ relinquishment of Internet “control” (IANA function transfer) is the hot topic of discussion at ICANN and at home. As I previously published, this is an opportunity for you to be engaged in the future of […]