The dark side of .io: How the U.K. is making web domain profits from a shady Cold War land deal

Mon, 25 Aug 2014 00:07:21 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
<http://gigaom.com/2014/06/30/the-dark-side-of-io-how-the-u-k-is-making-web-domain-profits-from-a-shady-cold-war-land-deal/>

"The .io domain is a hit, but few startups using it appreciate the
associations it carries — a mass expulsion that took place within living
memory, and a crucial staging-post for the “War on Terror”."

A sad story I knew nothing about before this article.

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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