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 NeuNews.com: Federal regulators have ramped up their antitrust investigation of Google by hiring a high-powered litigator sending a strong signal they are prepared to take the Internet giant to court

 DNJournal: Diana and I arrived in Valencia, Spain Tuesday evening along with some other early birds who wanted to get a jump start on the Domaining Europe 2012 conference that opens Thursday in this beautiful city on the Mediterranean Sea. Here are our exclusive pre-show photos & highlights.

 NeuNews.com: China Escalates Crackdown On Internet Amid Scandal

 NeuNews.com: CISPA is met with a last-minute wave of opposition including from Rep Ron Paul and 18 House Democrats But it may not be enough to stop the US House of Representatives from approving the bill on Friday

 NeuNews.com: People can now be held accountable for their actions on social media

 DNJournal: This week’s Domaining Europe conference will put Spain in the industry spotlight along with Michael Mann who was the subject of an interesting CNET story over the weekend. Plus, Thursday is the deadline for the public to comment on an ICANN-Verisign .Com contract renewal that would cost domain registrants big bucks.

 DNJournal: The latest DNJournal.com newsletter is going out to opt-in subscribers this morning. In it we break down the domain sales data reported to us in the first quarter of 2012. Reports of an upswing in domain sales activity were confirmed by a big jump in transactions though total $ volume dipped a bit with the absence of blockbuster sale…

 DNJournal: One thing that has always impressed me about the domain business is how many creative people are in it. We’ve got authors, TV producers, musicians and others with impressive talents of all kinds. You can now add John Colascione to the list. The industry veteran’s first book – Mastering Your Wesbite – just came out in paperback.

 DNJournal: The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. A blockbuster sale at Moniker, the second highest sale reported so far this year, led the way in a week that also produced 2012′s second biggest non .com gTLD sale to date.

 DNJournal: Despite tremendous success in the domain industry, David Castello couldn’t resist returning to his first love, music , when he met a talented singer/songwriter named Bree. They moved to Nashville together and formed a band that is on the verge of a major breakout. Their hard rocking first video was just released today.