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March 29th, 2010 by Caroline Allen

Launch of The Mads

As a parent, I know how much I rely on the help and advice available freely, 24/7 through the internet – whatever the problem, there’s always someone who has shared their experience online.  And when it comes to the lighter side of parenting, the comical tales from other mums and dads can help raise a smile even after the most frustrating day with a toddler.

Most mum and dad bloggers write their blogs in their own time, after a day at work and when the kids are in bed so that’s why it’s great to see them being recognised with the launch of the Mummy and Daddy (MAD) Blog Awards, which will celebrate the utter brilliance of British parent blogs.

There are ten different categories to enter in The Mads – everything from ‘Blogger of the Year’ to ‘Funniest Mad Blog’ and I for one can’t wait to see who the winners are when they are announced in September.

To enter or to nominate a blogger, simply visit the site and complete the online nomination form.

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October 30th, 2009 by Speed Budapest (Matt)

Icann has multilingual domain names

ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, has today made the decision to allow the use of domain names containing non-Latin characters. This is one of the biggest changes that has been made to the Internet since it was created 40 years ago yesterday.

The decision means that users will finally be allowed to register web addresses using scripts such as Hebrew, Hindi and Korean, bringing an end to the Latin-alphabet monopoly on domain names.

But don’t get too excited thinking about how you can use the 100,000 new characters! This new generation of multilingual domain names will not be available until mid-2010.