Monthly Archives: May 2013

Thu 16th May 2013
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Fly9 Launches Customizable Software Platform for New Top-level Domains - Getting the attention of consumers in the crowded domain registrar channel is difficult when there are thousands of top level domain names. Fly9 empowers new TLD (top-level domain) owners to control the distribution, customization and expansion of their product offering to a targeted community. Portland, OR (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Portland-based Fly9, LLC is launching a customizable software platform for owners of new top-level domains (TLDs). This platform enables new TLD owners to expand ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in DE and tagged
Noch mehr Domain-Auswahl für Markeninhaber - Für Domain-Händler und -Registrierungsstellen kommen sie einer Internet-Revolution gleich, bei Markeninhabern können sie Stress auslösen: Die neuen generischen Top Level Domains (New gTLDs), von denen die ersten noch 2013 in Betrieb gehen werden. Der eco-Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft rät den Inhabern eingetragener Markennamen zwar, die neuen Internet-Endungen zumindest zu beobachten und eine Registrierung eventuell für eigene Zwecke in Erwägung zu ziehen. Es sei allerdings ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in PL and tagged
Uwolnienie domen internetowych - Jesteśmy obecnie świadkami kształtowania się nowych zasad i rozszerzania miejsca w Internecie. W przyszłości może powstać nieskończona liczba nowych domen, a jedyne ograniczenie będzie stanowiła pomysłowość ich właścicieli, a także… zasobność ich portfeli.Obecnie funkcjonuje 295 "krajowych" domen najwyższego stopnia, np. .pl, .uk, .ru. Niezależnie od nich istnieją także – już mniej liczne (22) – domeny ogólne najwyższego stopnia, takie jak .com, .net czy .org. ... read more ...
 
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New gTDLs: Markenschutz mit dem Service von TMCH Agent - 16.05.13 TMCH Agent ist ein neuer Service der InterNetX GmbH, der Markeninhaber bei der Eintragung und Pflege ihrer Daten im Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) unterstützt. Das TMCH ist ein Mechanismus, der zum Schutz von Markenrechten unter den new gTLDs eingerichtet wurde. Regensburg, 16. Mai 2013_1.867 Bewerbungen um neue generische Top-Level-Domains (gTLDs) liegen aktuell bei der Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) vor. Dadurch wird eine Vielzahl ... read more ...
 
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New gTDLs: Markenschutz mit dem Service von TMCH Agent - TMCH Agent ist ein neuer Service der InterNetX GmbH, der Markeninhaber bei der Eintragung und Pflege ihrer Daten im Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) unterstützt. Das TMCH ist ein Mechanismus, der zum Schutz von Markenrechten unter den new gTLDs eingerichtet wurde. Regensburg, 16. Mai 2013_1.867 Bewerbungen um neue generische Top-Level-Domains (gTLDs) liegen aktuell bei der Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) vor. Dadurch wird eine Vielzahl an neuen Domain-Endungen denkbar. ... read more ...
 
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New gTDLs: Markenschutz mit dem Service von TMCH Agent - TMCH Agent ist ein neuer Service der InterNetX GmbH, der Markeninhaber bei der Eintragung und Pflege ihrer Daten im Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) unterstützt. Das TMCH ist ein Mechanismus, der zum Schutz von Markenrechten unter den new gTLDs eingerichtet wurde. Regensburg, 16. Mai 2013_1.867 Bewerbungen um neue generische Top-Level-Domains (gTLDs) liegen aktuell bei der Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) vor. Dadurch wird eine Vielzahl an neuen Domain-Endungen denkbar. ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in PL and tagged
Co przyniesie uwolnienie domen internetowych? - Będziemy coraz częściej napotykać niestandardowe adresy stron takie jak www.mojeulubione.spaghetti albo www.sklep.motoryzacyjny . W przyszłości, może powstać nieskończona liczba nowych domen, a jedynymi ograniczeniami będzie pomysłowość ich właścicieli oraz… zasobność ich portfeli. ZOBACZ TAKŻE W cyfrowym świecie ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in DE and tagged
eco rät Marken-Inhabern zur Prüfung neuer Domains / Kostenfreie Workshop … - Köln (ots) - Angesichts der aufkommenden Welle neuer generischer Top Level Domains (gTLDs) wie beispielsweise ".shop" oder ".hotel" rät der Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft eco (www.eco.de) den Inhabern eingetragener Markennamen, sich zügig mit den neuen Internet-Endungen vertraut zu machen und gegebenenfalls ihre Online-Strategie auf eine oder mehrere neue Domains auszuweiten. "Allerdings wäre es unsinnig, im Blindflug alle Marken beim dafür zuständigen Trademark Clearinghouse ... read more ...
 
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eco rät Marken-Inhabern zur Prüfung neuer Domains / Kostenfreie Workshop … - Köln (ots) - Angesichts der aufkommenden Welle neuer generischer Top Level Domains (gTLDs) wie beispielsweise ".shop" oder ".hotel" rät der Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft eco (www.eco.de) den Inhabern eingetragener Markennamen, sich zügig mit den neuen Internet-Endungen vertraut zu machen und gegebenenfalls ihre Online-Strategie auf eine oder mehrere neue Domains auszuweiten. "Allerdings wäre es unsinnig, im Blindflug alle Marken beim dafür zuständigen Trademark ... read more ...
 
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eco rät Marken-Inhabern zur Prüfung neuer Domains - Köln (ots) - Angesichts der aufkommenden Welle neuer generischer Top Level Domains (gTLDs) wie beispielsweise ".shop" oder ".hotel" rät der Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft eco (www.eco.de) den Inhabern eingetragener Markennamen, sich zügig mit den neuen Internet-Endungen vertraut zu machen und gegebenenfalls ihre Online-Strategie auf eine oder mehrere neue Domains auszuweiten. "Allerdings wäre es unsinnig, im Blindflug ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Fly9 Launches Customizable Software Platform for New Top-level Domains – Virtual - Getting the attention of consumers in the crowded domain registrar channel is difficult when there are thousands of top level domain names. Fly9 empowers new TLD (top-level domain) owners to control the distribution, customization and expansion of their product offering to a targeted community. Portland, OR (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 Portland-based Fly9, LLC is launching a customizable software platform for owners of new top-level domains (TLDs). This platform enables new TLD owners to expand ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in FR and tagged
Le lancement des nouvelles extensions prévu pour 2013 (new gTLD’s) - En anglais, une extension est désignée sous le terme de Top Level Domain (TLD) et il en existe plusieurs types, les gTLD (TLD génériques), les ccTLD (TLD géographiques) et les sTLD (TLD sponsorisés). Chaque type d’extension est administré par un Network Information Center (NIC). A titre d’exemple, l’AFNIC administre l’extension « .fr » et tous les NIC sont gérés par l’ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). Le 20 juin 2011, le conseil d’administration ... read more ...
 
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Lack of businesses preparing for internet address overhaul - 16/05/2013 By Daniel HunterNetNames has released new research demonstrating that the majority of UK businesses are failing to prepare for the changing nature of the internet and the introduction of generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs). The survey polled 100 business directors in UK enterprises (minimum turnover of £5 million) and explored their views on the value of online assets.In its research, NetNames found 99 per cent of respondents feel domain names are important to ... read more ...
 
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dotDurban passes first ICANN hurdle – Bizcommunity - According to ZADNA (the .ZA Domain Name Authority), in the initial evaluation phase, ICANN wanted to determine if the applicant possessed the required financial and technical ability to operate an internet TLD (Top Level Domain).This development is significant because it means the application has overcome the main evaluation hurdles. This makes it likely that South Africa will see URLs ending with .durban, such as tourism.durban and conference.durban by year end. The dotDurban TLD project is one ... read more ...
 
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dotDurban passes first ICANN hurdle - According to ZADNA (the .ZA Domain Name Authority), in the initial evaluation phase, ICANN wanted to determine if the applicant possessed the required financial and technical ability to operate an internet TLD (Top Level Domain).This development is significant because it means the application has overcome the main evaluation hurdles. This makes it likely that South Africa will see URLs ending with .durban, such as tourism.durban and conference.durban by year end. The dotDurban TLD project is one ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
What they’re observant about a GAC’s guarantee advice - Is the GAC right? It depends on who you ask. The ICANN New gTLD Board Committee request for comment on the GAC’s safeguard advice has closed, and the reply period will open soon. Here are some select comments, along with links to the full comments. “Instead of Guidebook advice, the GAC has offered public policy advice and expects the whole New gTLD program to be halted until such advice is considered and adopted.” -Jonathon Nevett, Donuts Inc “The GAC is proposing ... read more ...
 
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Are we dialing behind domain investments as we wait for new TLDs? - Are new TLDs changing the way you approach domain investing? Tucows filed its 10-Q yesterday. In the report, Tucows suggested that domain name investors may be proceeding cautiously with aftermarket domain purchases this year as they wait for new top level domain names: We have two primary buyers for our domain names – domain investors and businesses. While businesses domain sales continue to grow, we have begun to see evidence of domain investors interest slowing ... read more ...
 
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GoDaddy.com Bowl drops .com for 2014 game - In another sign of rebranding, The GoDaddy.com Bowl is now the GoDaddy Bowl. GoDaddy is in the process of rebranding from GoDaddy.com to simply GoDaddy. With the change, the football game formerly known as the GoDaddy.com Bowl will be called merely the GoDaddy Bowl next year, reports AL.com. GoDaddy announced plans to change its brand to a group of new top level domain applicants in March. The company will drop the .com from its branding over the coming year and ... read more ...
 
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Mexican hit lenses UDRPs don’t supplement up - Complainant had a weak case but panelist determines it’s not reverse domain name hijacking. WIPO just handed down decisions for two cases involving domains used for selling contact lenses in Mexico. David Guerra Flores filed the cases against Carlos Perez for pupilentes.com.mx and pupilentes.com. Both cases were resolved by panelist Reynaldo Urtiaga Escobar, who determined that Flores did not prove that Perez lacked rights or legitimate interests in the domain names. However, ... read more ...
 
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How most is a .cm domain value in 2013? - We’ll find out in an auction that ends today. .Cm, the country code for Cameroon, has been on an interesting ride. It previously struck a deal with Kevin Ham to wildcard the DNS and monetize the traffic. Then it sold .cm domains to all comers, brazenly marketing the domain as a typo of .com. That “relaunch”, if you will, was an unmitigated disaster. Bidders on domains that appeared to sell for a lot backed out, and the registry lost a bunch of billing files. I ... read more ...
Wed 15th May 2013
Written by The Domains in EN
Fiji Moves It Offical Tourism Site To Fiji.Travel - Tourism Fiji, the official travel and tourism agency of the government of Fiji, has registered the name Fiji.travel and has now launched www.Fiji.travel as its official tourism website. According to the Registry other country governments have made the same move to .travel. Germany.travel, Colombia.travel, Egypt.travel, Ecuador.travel, and Canada.travel are all now using the .travel extension for their official tourism sites. Many countries, cities and states have been using visit…..com domain names ... read more ...
 
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UDRP Filed On The Domain Name Quirk.com - The domain name Quirk.com just got his with a UDRP. The domain name is registered to TobyClements.com, LLC however according to the company they don’t own the domain name but changed the ownership to market the domain name. The domain is still owned by Exotic Design Group which seems to have owned the domain since at least 2005. There are at least 5 trademark registrations for the generic dictionary word Quirk in the USPTO. The complaint was filed by the owner of Quirkbooks.com, Book Soup Publishing ... read more ...
 
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Tucows Reports: Revenue Increases 9% But Domain Sales Slow To $1.1M - Tucows Inc. (NYSE AMEX:TCX, TSX:TC), reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013 after the market closed today According to reports Tucows missed expectations as to both earnings and revenue. Net revenue for the first quarter of 2013 increased 9% to a record $30.0 million from $27.5 million for the first quarter of 2012. Net income for the first quarter of 2013 was $0.1 million, or $0.00 per share, compared with $1.7 million, or $0.04 per share, for the first quarter ... read more ...
 
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Google Top $900 For 1st Time & Market Cap Breaks $300 Billion - Shares of Google (GOOG) are currently trading above $900 a share an all time high for the company. It was only 3 months ago that shares of Google hit $800 a share. Its was just a few months earlier when shares of Apple and Google were trading at the same $600 level. Shares at time of publication are  trading at $905 up over $18 a share. Google’s market cap is now over $300 Billion. Google is trading at a price earnings (PE)  of 27. Google IPO was at $85 a share and shares have never been split.   Google+Michael ... read more ...
 
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Africa Domain Name System Forum to be held in Durban, July 2013 - You Are Here: Home » Africa/International, ICT » Africa Domain Name System Forum to be held in Durban, July 2013 Dubbed the Africa Domain Name System (DNS) Forum, the Internet Society, African Top Level Domain (AfTLD) and Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), are organising a conference for registries, registrars, experts and policy makers to foster cross-border collaboration. The event, which comes off from July 12, 2013 to July 13, 2013 in Durban, ... read more ...