Well, the good news is that GoDaddy gained more domains than it lost on Move Your Domain Day (MYDD). MYDD was a reaction to the company’s former support for the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). According to DailyChanges, the combined domain transfers in and new registrations outstripped transfers out by a large margin, which you [...]

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has been trying to tighten copyright enforcement for quite a few years. In 2008, they pushed the PRO-IP Act, which allowed the federal government to seize domain names used for copyright infringement and created a new federal copyright czar. This year, 2011, the MPAA is a leading force [...]

VeriSign has requested to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that they should be able to enforce a new “anti-abuse” policy. With this policy, they would be allowed to terminate, lock, or transfer any domain under its registration jurisdiction under quite a few circumstances that they provided. One of these circumstances listed [...]

Just over 33% of American adults own a smartphone, according to the Pew Internet Project. But even more surprising is that many prefer to use it as their primary Internet source. The Pew Internet Project is the first standalone measure of smartphone ownership and usage in the US, so the details are quite impressive. After [...]

So, Microsoft released the public beta of its new Internet Explorer 9 browser. And you want to know something amazing? It’s, GET THIS, really good! I know, shocking, maybe even frightening, but IE9 is an extremely solid browser that finally pushes IE into modern territory. It’s so good, I might even consider switching to it [...]

A new service called Insync (no relation to Justin Timberlake) has been launched by a small team based in the Philippines. It’s kind of like Dropbox, but what’s different about this service is that it uses Google Apps and provides offline access to your Google Docs. What’s also nice is that the service is very [...]

The race to 1gbps internet in the US is now over, and the winner is Chattanooga, Tennessee. They have now received the ability to access the internet at 1gbps…for a very hefty price: $350 per month. Ouch, especially when you see that people in Sweden can get 1gbps internet for $126 US. Again, the US [...]

Google has made a drastic change to the operation of its website. Usually they make minor updates that aren’t entirely noticeable by users, but this one is different. Google has started feeding search results instantly as you type, which they claim can save 2-5 seconds of your time. I assume it’s because while you’re typing, [...]

Indie band Arcade Fire recently put out a fantastic album called The Suburbs. If you haven’t heard it, go buy it now. It’s one of the the best I’ve heard in quite some time. To promote it they’ve done some TV appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, some summer festival appearances, and an [...]

You’ve all heard of ChatRoulette right? It’s that website that matches you up with a random stranger and you chat via webcam. Well, LionsGate has found an awesome use for the site that doesn’t involve horny 20 year olds showing you their raging boners or hoping to jack off to naked chicks that might be [...]