.ART is the new top-level domain created for the world’s creative community. From museums to galleries, artists to designers, and photographers to creative agencies – they now have a dedicated online destination. .ART is a way for individuals and institutions within the arts and culture sector to identify themselves as part of that sector, in an immediate and recognizable way. It is the new “digital dress code” for all members of the artistic community.

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REST (Representational State Transfer) vs. SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) API, the never-ending discussion of how to access web services best.

The Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy (IRTP) aims to provide a straightforward procedure for domain name holders to transfer their names from one ICANN-accredited registrar to another should they wish to do so.

One in three users would discontinue an online transaction if there was no SSL trust seal displayed on a website.
What does this say for e-tailers that haven’t protected their websites online?

There are over 100 million websites online today with domain names ending in .shop. This tells us that shop is an important and already widely used keyword for online shops says Hiro Tsukahara, CEO, GMO Registry Inc.

After the 5 September 2016, Ficora (Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority) will change to a new registry-registrar model, which allows anyone to registar a .fi domain now. Furthermore, your registrar is responsible for all .fi domain names and related relationships and services.

How can the Internet community use the psychological theories and studies of “choice” in managing and optimizing the recent expansion of the Internet? With the introduction of more than 1300 new top level domains (TLDs), Internet users have, quite naturally, been divided into two main camps – the excited and the skeptical. One way, there are many, to approach this is through the theories about “choice” and the psychology related to the number of options that one is presented with.

As a domain name choice is a relevant part of positioning your business online, it should be aligned with your digital and overall business strategy. Hence, we interviewed Joe Tonne from Harrow.io, who chose .io as their domain extension.

The Registrar Stakeholder Group is one of several Stakeholder Groups within the ICANN community and is the representative body of domain name Registrars.