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Namecheap Joins Cheezburger, Wikipedia, reddit, and Other Online Communities for a January 18th SOPA and PIPA Blackout

Namecheap Joins Cheezburger, Wikipedia, reddit, and Other Online Communities for a January 18th SOPA and PIPA Blackout

Namecheap’s SOPA/PIPA Blackout Scheduled for January 18, 2012

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 18, 2012

Namecheap, a leading international domain name registrar and web host, will be blacking out its front page on January 18th in protest of pending SOPA and PIPA legislation along with many other websites, including Cheezburger, reddit, Wikpedia and other popular online communities.

Earlier, Namecheap CEO Richard Kirkendall said, “While we at Namecheap firmly believe in intellectual property rights, SOPA is like detonating a nuclear bomb on the internet when only a surgical strike is necessary. This legislation has the potential to harm the way everyone uses the Internet and to undermine the system itself. At Namecheap, we believe having a free and open Internet is the only option that will continue the legacy of innovation and openness that stands for everything we all value in our modern society.”

To rally opposition against SOPA and PIPA legislation, Namecheap held a Move Your Domain Day initiative on December 29, 2011, and raised over $ 64,000 for the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

Social news site reddit.com will be turning its website black on January 18th from 8am to 8pm EST. During the same period, Namecheap’s homepage will be blacked out. Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia announced that the popular online resource would be blacked out on January 18th, and Ben Huh, founder and CEO of Cheezburger, has also committed to blacking out its websites on the same date.

“Cheezburger opposes SOPA and PIPA because we believe these bills will kill jobs and innovation,” said Huh. “The technology industry has been one of the few bright spots of job growth in these trying times. These bills will only generate legal bills, force the government and sites to monitor and track users, and kill jobs. Congress needs to stop bowing to lobbyists and start on a new bill that will stop counterfeiters and pirates without harming the future of the Internet and our economy.”

While account management will still be accessible on Namecheap through an additional click, its homepage will be completely black with a message urging individuals to contact their senators and representatives to shelve SOPA and PIPA indefinitely.

Namecheap strongly encourages its US-based customers to contact their Representative or Senator, and its International customers to donate to organizations like the EFF, to ensure that broad opposition to this proposed legislation rings loud and clear. Along with other companies listed on SOPAstrike.com, Namecheap also encourages everyone to spread the message on January 18th using Facebook and Twitter hashtag #SOPAstrike.

“We remain confident that our customers can continue to help us fight against SOPA, PROTECT-IP, and other overbroad and ill-considered legislation,” Kirkendall said.

About Namecheap

Namecheap is a Los Angeles-based ICANN accredited domain registrar founded in 2000 by CEO Richard Kirkendall. With over 500,000 clients and millions of domain names under management, Namecheap is one of the top domain registrars in the world and also offers web hosting services. Find out more by visiting us at http://www.namecheap.com.

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Richard E. Last Joins the Board of Directors of Commercial Connect LLC, Seeking Delegation of .Shop

Richard E. Last Joins the Board of Directors of Commercial Connect LLC, Seeking Delegation of .Shop

Commercial Connect LLC

Louisville, KY (PRWEB) December 09, 2011

Richard E. Last has joined the board of Commercial Connect LLC, based in Louisville, KY., the company seeking delegation of .shop from ICANN. Last is also a current board member of the National Retail Federation Foundation and Chairman Emeritus of Shop.org, the world’s leading membership community for digital retail. He is a lecturer and directs the Digital Retail Bachelor’s Degree Program of the University of North Texas, part of the College of Merchandising, Hospitality, and Tourism. He formerly served as manager of new business development for JCPenney Catalog, and launched jcp.com’s website in 1994, which later became the first US online retail site to generate over $ 1 billion in annual sales. He also held the roles of president of JCP Ecommerce L.P. and was a former director of digital ventures for J.C. Penney Co. Inc.

CEO and Founder of Commercial Connect LLC Jeffrey Smith, said, “We are delighted to add Richard to our board of directors and appreciate his extensive experience in e-commerce, multichannel retail, and social commerce. He is an asset in establishing our mission of uniting and aligning all online retailers in providing the highest level of privacy, and secure transactions known today under the delegation of .shop.”

Last also serves on the board of advisors for Abundant Closet LLC, a provider of software for apparel social shopping, Tagman, a provider of digital marketing attribution, and Invodo, a producer of video content for use at the point of sale.

Atlanta-based Abundant Closet drives revenue for retailers by allowing consumers to bring their entire closet inventory to every purchase decision. The company has relationships with 23 retailer brands, including Nordstrom, Dillards, Saks Fifth Avenue and Gap.

Austin-based Invodo’s video platform is specifically designed for retailers. Statistics show that video boosts 30% average increase in conversion rates, and a 25% reduction in abandoned shopping carts, and reduced return rates, according to eMarketer, and Practical eCommerce magazine.

NYC-based TagMan is the only enterprise-level tag management platform with robust solutions for improving site performance, optimizing data collection and addressing privacy at a global level.

About Commercial Connect LLC

Louisville-Ky.-based Commercial Connect, LLC established the .shop campaign more than a decade ago with the intent of establishing and supporting the new top level domain (TLD) .shop. Commercial Connect, LLC seeks ICANN authorization for this new extension to be a worldwide generic top level domain for the purpose of electronic commerce on the Internet. Commercial Connect, LLC was originally formed as a prospective top level domain name registry by a partnership of Computer Analytical Systems, Inc. and Simon Property Group, LP.

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