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		<title> Celebrating 40 Years of .COM (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month marked 40 years since the registration of the world's first ever .com domain name &ndash; symbolics.com &ndash; in March 1985. It’s a time to reflect both on the role .com has played in the evolution and growth of the internet over the past 40 years, and on the importance of ensuring that .com remains secure, stable, and resilient for the billions of people who rely on it every day. Who could have imagined in 1985 that over the course of the next four decades, internet users would register hundreds of millions of domain names... <a href="https://circleid.com/postscelebrating-40-years-of-dot-com">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Verisign and ICANN Renew Root Zone Maintainer Service Agreement (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 20th, ICANN and Verisign renewed the agreement under which Verisign will continue to act as Root Zone Maintainer for the Domain Name System (DNS) for another 8-year term. The Root Zone sits atop the hierarchical architecture of the DNS and is essential to virtually all internet navigation, acting as the dynamic, cryptographically secure, global directory of all top-level domains that exist in the DNS. <a href="https://circleid.com/postsverisign-and-icann-renew-root-zone-maintainer-service-agreement">More...</a>]]></description>
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		<title> Setting the Record Straight - Myths vs. Facts about .com (Featured Blog)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past several weeks, there has been significant discussion about Verisign and its management of the .com top-level domain (TLD) registry. Much of this discussion has been distorted by factual inaccuracies, a misunderstanding of core technical concepts, and misinterpretations regarding pricing, competition, and market dynamics in the domain name industry. <a href="https://circleid.com/posts20240813-setting-the-record-straight-myths-vs-facts-about-.com">More...</a>]]></description>
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