Hello world!

Welcome to DeepDark.blue.  This is an experimental site created purely for me to experiment with a newgTLD (.blue).   The site is, of course, signed with DNSSEC and is also available over IPv6.

Call For IPv6 Case Studies For World IPv6 Launchiversary

Have you already deployed IPv6 in your network? Have you migrated your application to work over IPv6? Have you made your website or online service available over IPv6? If so, WE WANT YOUR EXAMPLE AS A CASE STUDY! Friday, 6 June 2014, marks the 2-year “Launchiversary” of World IPv6 Launch, the day when sites and networks Read more…

R.I.P. Simon Gwatkin

I was greatly saddened to learn today of the death of Simon Gwatkin this past weekend. For those of us in the VoIP / telecom space, the world is a little bit darker now. I came to know Simon when…

Verizon Wireless Approaching 50% IPv6 In Latest World IPv6 Launch Measurements

The latest World IPv6 Launch measurements of network operators were published yesterday and among the charts available for the top 10 networks was this great one showing Verizon Wireless’ network as almost hitting 50% IPv6 deployment: The actual measurement this month was 48.71% but on that growth path I expect we should see it climb Read more…

As Of April 15, Yammer Will Be Effectively Dead To Me

Sadly, as of tomorrow, April 15, 2014, Microsoft’s Yammer service will be effectively dead to me. For that is the day when the Yammer desktop client dies: Yes, indeed: This app is out of date and will be discontinued on…

FIR #751 – 4/14/14 – For Immediate Release

Critical Mass interview coming; no correspondent reports this week; Quick News: FTC investigates a Pinterest contest, Staples wants to bring 3D printing to the masses, journalists are mining anonymous secret-sharing apps, 44% of Twitter accounts have n…

What Can App Developers Learn From Heartbleed?

What lessons can application developers take from the Heartbleed bug?  How can we use this experience to make the Internet more secure?  Unless you have been offline in a cave for the past few days, odds are that you’ve seen the many stories about the Heartbleed bug (and many more stories today) and, hopefully, have taken Read more…

FIR #750 – 4/7/14 – For Immediate Release

Quick News: Google Glass app interprets emotions, SEC okays third-party endorsements for investment advisers, Audicity Unconference 2014 announced, NPR expeeriments with voice-recognition-enabled ads; Ragan promo; News That Fits: does it matter if thir…

TDYR #146 – Running In The Snow And Sleet Of Colorado

TDYR #146 – Running In The Snow And Sleet Of Colorado by Dan York

Vint Cerf: I want all of you to ask your ISPs what their plan is for IPv6

We need to stop running the experimental version of the Internet and move to the production version of the Internet running IPv6!  That was among many points made yesterday in a great Google+ Hangout with TWIT TV host Leo Laporte by Google Chief Internet Evangelist Vint Cerf.  He also made a great request to everyone watching to ask Read more…