Beware of tests that use simulated data to validate product performance, researchers warn Testing information-assurance products against simulated data may not be worth much depending on how closely the simulation approximates real data, researchers told attendees at an IEEE conference on homeland security. Info-assurance products such as anomaly detectors check only a certain set of characteristics within the data, and if those characteristics arent accurately simulated, the results will lack validity, says John DeVale, a researcher at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab who presented the research at the 2010 IEEE International Conference on Technologies for Homeland Security.

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The ongoing battle between ICM Registry, the applicants for the .XXX TLD, and the adult industry who are opposed to its introduction, has led to a call-to-action by the Free Speech Coalition, a US-based adult industry lobby group. The FSC is asking for the adult industry to speak up and voice their opposition to .XXX with two options. One is by completing a survey that the FSC will compile the results of and forward to ICANN.

YouTube Tests Live Video Streaming Platform YouTube is conducting a limited test of a live video streaming platform. In a two-day pilot that ends Tuesday, YouTube is working with partners Howcast, Rocketboom, Next New Networks, and Young Hollywood

Analyst: iPhone ‘AntennaGate’ Impacted Apple Sales Have the antenna problems with the iPhone 4 affected Apple’s sales? According to at least one highly visible analyst, the answer is yes

09|03|2010 10:26 am EDT Domainvermarkter Forum Live Auction Results by Frank Michlick in Categories: Domain Auction – 1 Comment Albeit with a very late start, we ‘re were live blogging the auction results of the Domainvermarkter Forum Live domain auction held in Munich, Germany by Moniker/Snapnames today. As always we do not guarantee the accuracy of these results.

08|25|2010 11:21 pm EDT DomainFest NYC Extended Auction Results, incl. Quotes.com for $1,100,000 USD by Frank Michlick in Categories: Domain Auction – 0 Comments These are the official results of the extended DomainFEST NYC auction, which ended today. The highlight of the extended auction was the sale of Quotes.com for $1,100,000 USD

Click here to RSVP to WHIR Events: Denver – Aug 26, 2010 Phoenix – Sept 23, 2010 Washington, DC – Oct 21 Five Most Recent Posts News: Q&A: Rani Osnat of Storage Hardware firm CTERA News: Report: Small UK Firms Updating Websites “Infrequently” News: HP Hires Search Firm Spencer Stuart to Find New CEO News: UniversalBusinessListing Offers Web Hosts Private Label Identity Management News: Teleco PAETEC Opens Cloud Data Center in Boston Area (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — UK-based budget web hosting provider Streamline.net ( www.streamline.net ) issued the results of a study on Wednesday, indicating that small businesses in the UK tend to handle their own web development in house, but that many of them don’t treat their business websites as a top priority. Streamline’s “Small Business Bytes Survey,” which included a study of 2400 small UK firms, suggests that only 10 percent of small businesses update their websites on a daily basis, and that more than half updates its website “infrequently.” A separate survey of 400 small businesses showed that more than half of UK small business build and maintain their websites themselves, though many small business owners say they use their evenings to work on their websites. “Important elements like Search Engine submission and website measurement can transform the return from a website,” says Streamline marketing manager Clare Lewis, quoted in the press release.

08|18|2010 4:08 pm EDT DomainFest NYC 2010 Live Auction Results by Frank Michlick in Categories: Domain Auction – 2 Comments We will be live blogging the auction results of the auctions at the DomainFEST Power Networking Day in New York City. As always we do not guarantee the accuracy of these results.

In reporting its financial results for the second quarter ending 30 June, 2010, VeriSign announced that it ended the quarter with approximately 101.5 million active domain names in the adjusted zone for .com and .net. This represents an increase of 9per cent year-over-year and 7.9 million new domain name registrations in the second quarter alone, representing a 13% increase year-over-year.