Go Daddy selects Trend Micro to help set a new standard for secure online experiences

(Al-Bawaba)- Trend Micro Incorporated, a global cloud security leader, today announced that the world's largest provider of Web hosting, domain name registrations and net new SSL Certificates has selected Trend Micro to help them better understand and stay ahead of online threats. The Go Daddy Group, Inc. has more than 9.4 million customers, more than 49 million domain names under management and maintains more than 5 million active hosting accounts. Read more here…

Go Daddy Reveals .XXX Domain Pricing

(Social Barrel)- Webhosting and internet registrar firm Go Daddy has just released details about the new .xxx domain names recently agreed upon by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

With the release comes a timeline for the release of the .xxx domain and the pricing for corporate and consumer costumers. The .xxx domain name is intended by the ICANN to become the domain name of operations concerned with adult entertainment. Read more here…

HostingCon Kicks Off in San Diego

(matt-k)- Conference for the web hosting industry invades San Diego.

HostingCon kicked off yesterday in San Diego, bringing together the web hosting industry and its many related service providers.

I arrived late in the morning and caught the last ten minutes of a talk from OpenSRS’ Adam Eisner titled “What do New TLDs Mean for your Hosting Business”. Some members of the audience wondered if their clients would want them to acquire their brand names for all the new TLDs, how they’ll manage the many so many registry contracts, and if there were any “home run” TLDs they should consider offering to their clients. Read more here… 

Web Hosting Provider Go Daddy Appoints New Deputy General Counsel

(Greatresponder.com)- On Thursday, the web hosting and domain name registrar Go Daddy made the announcement that it has now names Andrew Kline, former Obama policy advisor and attorney the new deputy general counsel for global policy of Go Daddy. This announcement came in in about a week after the web hosting provider officially launches the 4th Generation of their cloud-based web hosting services. Read more here…

Google's Page Speed Service Raises Concerns Among Webmasters

(CMSWire)- Google (news, site) recently unveiled its Page Optimization Service, promising anywhere from 20% to 65% page speed improvement. Currently on a free, limited trial, the service supposedly improves page delivery and loading time by distributing the load across Google servers worldwide. But at what cost?

Google's Page Speed Service combines services and applications that Google has previously offered to help site speed optimization. As the service launches, it resembles a content-delivery network (CDN) and a cloud-hosting facility, and some webmasters have pointed out that the Page Speed Service is actually more of a hosting service rather than an optimization service. However, the main point of contention here is control. Read more here…

9 Reasons Your New TLD Will Fail

(Domain Name Wire)- Not all TLDs will fail. But here’s why yours will.

Are you thinking about applying for a new top level domain name when the application window opens in January? Here are some things to consider — reasons your new TLD might be doomed to fail.

1. You pick a TLD that’s too broad. Here I’m thinking mostly about something like .sport. Yes, there’s a sporting community. But they tend to identify with particular sports or types of sports. .Sport is just too broad. You might be able to say the same thing about general TLDs such as .web. There’s a role for .web, but it’s something similar to what .info and .biz have now.

2. You price domains too high or too low. It’s tempting to charge a lot for domain names so you can earn more overall. But charge much more than existing TLDs and registrants (and registrars) will pass.  Read more here…

The 5 Step Process for Buying a Domain Name

(Ben Ehinger)- Why is it So Important to Know the Proper Steps for Buying a Domain Name? If you are trying to start a website or blog, then buying a domain name is very important. You cannot just buy any domain name and expect to be successful. It is very important that you get a good domain name that fits your subject and gives you the best chance to rank high on the search engines. This is part of the search engine optimizationof your website or blog.

Those that choose the wrong domain name will end up wishing they could just start over. This is because buying a domain name that is not right for your site or is not optimized properly can make it very hard to rank at all and get the traffic you are trying to get. This is why you need a plan to help you with buying a domain name. Read more here…