Monthly Archives: June 2013

Mon 17th June 2013
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Demand Media’s Designs.com Debuts To Power New gTLDs - Santa Monica-based Demand Media announced the launch of a new service, Designs.com, which it says wil lhelp generic Top Level Domain registrants create new websites. Demand Media explained athat Designs.com will help users create their own websites on the new gTLDs, offering up professional templates and online sites tied with the new gTLDs, such as .ARCHITECT, .DENTIST, .SOCIAL, and .FAN. The different templates will be tied to those different gTLDs. Demand Media said the new site will be working ... read more ...
 
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Demand Media Rolls Out Designs.com For New gTLD’s - According to a press release just out, Demand Media(R) (NYSE: DMD), announced the debut of Designs.com, the latest step in the company’s efforts to facilitate the launch of upcoming generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs). “”Today’s move brings a robust platform to create complementary, high-quality web experiences to leading new TLD registries, which are already working to categorize the Internet with more than a thousand new domain extensions. “Designs.com expands the company’s suite ... read more ...
 
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Demand Media Rolls Out Designs.com For New gTLD’s - According to a press release just out, Demand Media(R) (NYSE: DMD), announced the debut of Designs.com, the latest step in the company’s efforts to facilitate the launch of upcoming generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs). “”Today’s move brings a robust platform to create complementary, high-quality web experiences to leading new TLD registries, which are already working to categorize the Internet with more than a thousand new domain extensions. “Designs.com expands the company’s suite of offerings ... read more ...
 
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KeySystems’ DomainDiscount24 Releases Top 15 New gTLD Pre-Orders -   DomainDiscount24 a registrar owned by KeySystems which is a sister company of SnapNames.com and Moniker has released its top 15 new gTLD pre-orders. The registrar is based in German which probably reflects some of the results and as we always point out there is no cost or obligation to place a pre-order or expression of interest. “Please find here the Top 15 of today’s most popular new domain extensions as measured by pre-orders received by us are:” .WEB .SHOP .BERLIN .HAMBURG .KOELN .SITE .STORE .HOTEL .BAYERN .SHOPPING .LOVE .ONE .ONLINE .CAR .FASHION Google+Michael ... read more ...
 
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Demand Media Announces Designs.com to Support New gTLDs – Virtual - Demand Media® (NYSE: DMD), a leading media and domain services company, today announced the debut of Designs.com, the latest step in the company’s efforts to facilitate the launch of upcoming generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs). Today’s move brings a robust platform to create complementary, high-quality web experiences to leading new TLD registries, which are already working to categorize the Internet with more than a thousand new domain ... read more ...
 
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‘City TLDs’ are on their way - <![CDATA[ ]]> Please complete the form below to receive a free trial of WTR magazine and daily email updates. The personal details provided by you will be held on a database and may be shared with Globe Business Publishing Ltd's associated companies. The details provided will not be passed to any other company. Please view our Terms Conditions. ... read more ...
 
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True Value exhibits bad values in domain name dispute - Hardware cooperative makes shaky claims in UDRP against webhosting company. I think the best way to start this UDRP analysis is with a couple screenshots. First, here’s a shot of hardware cooperative True Value’s web site: Now, here’s a screenshot for TrueValueWeb.com, which offers webhosting and internet technology services: True Value filed a UDRP against TrueValueWeb.com and made some head-scratching assertions. First, it claims that TrueValueWeb.com might ... read more ...
 
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A giveaway apparatus to find targeted buyers for your domains - Video explains a little-known tool for finding relevant buyers for domain names. Over the years a number of tools have been developed to help domain owners find buyers for their domain names. These tools typically search for similar domains as well as online advertisers bidding for the terms found in the domain. But the best tool for finding highly targeted buyers for your domains is often overlooked. Perhaps it’s because the tool wasn’t designed for this purpose, ... read more ...
 
Written by The MediaWizard's Blog in EN
Is your domain name real? - You want to buy the perfect keyword domain name for your website but you realize even the most obscure ccTLDs for that exact term have been registered. So you look around for other opportunities that will allow you have the exact keyword without buying one in the aftermarket. And then you stumble upon the perfect solution – domain.xx.com (fake example) – now that seems perfect! But wait! That is not a domain name you’re buying, it’s a sub-domain! What??! Yeah, it’s a sub domain, ... read more ...
Sun 16th June 2013
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Verisign Launches Find Your Custom Domain Tool/App: Domaininspiration.com - Verisign released a new Tool called the Custom Domain Tool at Domaininspiration.com to help people find the perfect unregistered domain name. The site preference is for you to log in with your Facebook account and then randomly generates domain names to match your profile however you can sign up with it using your email address as well. In my case the Tool “randomly generated 209 domains based on your profile”. The results seem to be geared to domain names my last name, my company my sports interests ... read more ...
 
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Highest Sign In Times Square Goes With A .Tv For Advertising 7TS.TV - If you happen to be wandering in New York’s Time Square be sure to check out the highest sign which is available for rent, they are using a .TV domain name to promote it: (thanks to Stu Maloff for the picture of the sign) The LED sign which bills its self as Top of The Square official site is 7TS.tv which stand for the property’s address of 7 Times Square. Here is what the site says about the sign: “”The 7TS sign is positioned behind the famous Times Square Ball Drop and is viewed by an ... read more ...
 
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NGPC Adopts Resolution Accepting Nine Items of GAC Beijing Advice on New … – ag-IP - MARINA DEL REY, CA - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) Board New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) met on June 4, 2013 and adopted a resolution accepting nine items of the GAC's Beijing advice with respect to New gTLD applications. According to ICANN, the Resolution addresses most though not all of the GAC's non-Safeguard Advice and does not address any of the Safeguard Advice in Annex 1 of the GAC Beijing Communiqué. As such, this Resolution represents only the first of ... read more ...
Sat 15th June 2013
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Will the GNSO Review Be Pushed Back Another Year? - ICANN bylaws mandate periodic reviews of the organisation's main structures. For the body that handles gTLD policy making, the GNSO, that review was due to start in February this year. The review appears much needed. The GNSO Council is the manager of the gTLD policy process and as such, it has representatives of all GNSO groups. But according to repeated statements by many of those representatives, the Council's current bicameral structure has not lived up to expectations. This two-house ... read more ...
 
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92 New gTLD Apps Pass ICANN: .Capetown; .Lexus; .Toyota; .Macys; .Calvinklein; .Fedex; .DHL; .Sohu - 92 new gTLD applications passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) on Friday while 4 went to the dreaded extended evaluation. Some of the bigger gTLD names passing this week was the Geo .Capetown and the .brand applications for the related car makers .Lexus and .Toyota; one of the largest department stores in the US .Macys; .both overnight delivery service, .Fedex and .Dhl; one of the world’s largest drug manufacture., Pfizer; one of the largest insurance company, .Prudential; the clothing giant .Calvinklein; ... read more ...
Fri 14th June 2013
Written by DomainHack.er in DE and tagged
Einführung der neuen Top-Level-Domains – Schutz von Markenrechten geht vor - Bis zum Start der ersten neuen Top-Level-Domains (TLDs) ab dem Spätsommer 2013 sollten Markeninhaber eine Registrierung ihrer  wichtigen Markennamen beim Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) durchführen, um diese vor unerwünschten Registrierungen als Domainnamen zu schützen. Darüber hinaus können damit eigene Registrierungen vereinfacht ausgeführt werden, da dies bei den neuen TLDs innerhalb der Sunrise-Phase ausschließlich nach erfolgter Registrierung von Marken beim TMCH möglich ist.Als ein ... read more ...
 
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Microsoft & Yahoo Tells ICANN Not To Allow Google’s Dotless .Search App - 3. There is no evidence that Google’s original .SEARCH Application was in error. Indeed, Google makes no claim that it “erroneously” sought to operate .search as a closed registry or that it “erroneously” excluded the dotless domain functionality in its original .SEARCH Application. 4. Google’s requested amendment materially adversely affects numerous third parties – Internet users, search users, other search providers, the GAC, other gTLD applicants public and private enterprises, ... read more ...
 
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Fairwinds New Poll Shows Half Of Internet Users Are Willing To Try A New gTLD - According to a public opinion poll of 1,000 Internet users, commissioned in part by Fairwinds Partners, and conducted by InsightsNow! in April, “Internet users are willing to navigate to, use, and trust new gTLD web addresses and brand name websites will carry more weight with Internet users than generic sites. In a CircleId Post Fairwinds outlined the results of the online poll: 57% said they had no preference or would be willing to navigate to a new gTLD media website, while 43% said they would ... read more ...
 
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Microsoft & Yahoo Tells ICANN Not To Allow Google’s Dotless .Search App - 3. There is no evidence that Google’s original .SEARCH Application was in error. Indeed, Google makes no claim that it “erroneously” sought to operate .search as a closed registry or that it “erroneously” excluded the dotless domain functionality in its original .SEARCH Application. 4. Google’s requested amendment materially adversely affects numerous third parties – Internet users, search users, other search providers, the GAC, other gTLD applicants public and private enterprises, ... read more ...
 
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Domainers have personal lives, too… - They don’t sit behind a computer all day. (Just most of it.) I’m going to end this Friday with a post that has nothing to do with domains, except that the people it’s about are in the domain industry. First, domain attorney and domain investor Ari Goldberger is holding a Bar Mitzvah Saturday for his son Josh. In typical Goldberger style, it will be over the top. Way over the top. If you want to see all of the action yourself, you can watch the live webcast at ... read more ...
 
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Target, IBM, and other large names buy domain names on a aftermarket - Big companies turn to Sedo to buy domain names. This week’s list of Sedo end user sales includes some big names including Target, IBM, Verifone, and iRobot. There were also a couple three letter .com sales. Here’s the list: As I wrote earlier, Kim Dotcom bought k.im for $20,000. The owner of compusurge.net bought compusurge.com for $900. Designer bathroom company Roca Sanitario S. A. bought Roca.it for 3,500 EUR. iRobot Corporation, maker of the Roomba vacuum, ... read more ...
Thu 13th June 2013
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DotHealth, LLC Passes ICANN’s Initial Evaluation for the .HEALTH New Top … – Virtual - DotHealth reaches a milestone in the gTLD approval process Ridgewood, NJ (PRWEB) June 13, 2013 Reaching a critical milestone in the generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) approval process, the DotHealth, LLC (“DotHealth”) application to operate the .HEALTH new top level domain registry has passed the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) initial evaluation. DotHealth plans to enable a safer online namespace for global health and which also enhances the discoverability ... read more ...
 
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DotHealth, LLC Passes ICANN’s Initial Evaluation for the .HEALTH New Top … - DotHealth reaches a milestone in the gTLD approval process Ridgewood, NJ (PRWEB) June 13, 2013 Reaching a critical milestone in the generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) approval process, the DotHealth, LLC (“DotHealth”) application to operate the .HEALTH new top level domain registry has passed the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) initial evaluation. DotHealth plans to enable a safer online namespace for global health and which also enhances the discoverability ... read more ...
 
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FairWinds Partners: Internet Users Willing to Try New Equivalents to .COMs - Poll on new top-level domains shows value of brand loyalty. Washington, DC (PRWEB) June 13, 2013 Internet users are willing to navigate, to use, and trust new web addresses that will flood the Internet later this year. And brand name websites will carry more weight among Internet users than generic sites, according to a consumer market research survey commissioned by FairWinds Partners – an Internet consultancy that specializes in domain name strategy. The poll also found that ... read more ...
 
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.Org Domain & Trademark Holder Denied UDRP On .Com - The domain name DegreeSearch.com was just saved in a UDRP brought by the holder of the .org version of the domain which also said they had a registered trademark on the term DegreeSearch.org Said is the operative word as the complainant did not provide proof of a registered trademark and the panel found the .org holder was not entitled to a common law mark The domain holder was represented by Zak Muscovitch Here are the relevant facts and findings: The disputed domain name was registered on April ... read more ...
 
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The Next Big .THING - As the final stages of ICANN’s New gTLD Program evaluation period approaches, everyone should be preparing themselves for the fact that the Internet is about to change in dramatic ways.Anyone who uses the Internet will be affected by a tsunami of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) – the space to the right of the dot – perhaps as many as 1,400 within the next two years. This will mark one of the biggest changes to the Internet since it came into common use.To gauge the impact of this change ... read more ...