In March and April this year, Google Adwords customers received an email which appeared to be a genuine email from Google requesting the username and password for their Google Adwords account.
This was a clear attempt by individuals or groups, known as phishers, to acquire the usernames and passwords of Google Adwords users. Read More
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Melbourne IT Corporate Brand Services (CBS) announced that it has helped Endemol Nederland B. V., producers of the global Big Brother programme, to secure the bigbrother.com domain name which has been owned by another party since October 2004.
To update your domain name delegation details and set new name servers, you will need to use Melbourne IT’s domain maintenance tools.
These tools can be accessed by logging-in to your My Account Console.
New opportunities with .tel
.tel was approved by ICANN in May 2006 and is a new Top Level Domain (TLD) due for launch in 2008. .tel is being run by Telnic Limited and the registry back-end is provided by Neustar, Inc.
Following the .mobi launch, some clients may wonder if there is a need for another telephony based TLD. Unlike .mobi which is designed to be used by site owners who have developed content specifically for a mobile device, .tel is about communications and will enable domain owners to publish and update in real time their contact information directly in the DNS. The owner of a .tel can decide how their colleagues and clients should reach them, including but not limited to: VoIP, conventional telephony (fixed or wireless), email, SMS, Skype, AIM and many more.
Using the .tel TLD, businesses can securely publish and manage their contact information in real time, controlling how and where customers can communicate with them. Businesses can use .tel to extend their brands, reach mobile customers and better handle customer requests.
An example of this could be entering a company’s .tel address, selecting a geographic location and then their choosing customer service information. Then you could select telephone and speak directly to a company representative in your area. No waiting on automated message systems.
At this stage, the .tel launch is expected in to start Q1 2008. Melbourne IT CBS will update clients as soon a launch plan is finalised from the registry as well as our .tel services. Read More