Monthly Archives: July 2013

Mon 15th July 2013
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Sedo übernimmt weltweiten Vertrieb der neuen Webadressen mit der Endung .Bio - Sedo übernimmt weltweiten Vertrieb der neuen Webadressen mit der Endung .BioUnverbindliche Vormerkung ab sofort möglich Starting Dot, Inhaber der neuen Top Level Domain (TLD) „.Bio“ hat die Sedo GmbH aus Köln als Partner für den weltweiten Vertrieb von Premium Domains unter dieser TLD gewählt. Die Domains unter .Bio werden in sogenannten „Sunrise and Landrush“-Auktionen, Premiumauktionen und in individueller Vermarktung durch die Sedo-Broker veräußert. In der Sunrise-Phase haben Inhaber ... read more ...
 
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GoDaddy: First Major Registrar to Sign ICANN’s New Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) - According to a press release we received, GoDaddy, announced today it was the first major registrar to sign ICANN’s new Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA). The new agreement provides customers a better experience, allows registrars to offer the upcoming new gTLDs and sets the standard for the future of the Internet. Signing the new agreement enables GoDaddy to offer the new top level domain names (new gTLD’s) “This agreement is a great step forward for the Internet,” said GoDaddy CEO ... read more ...
 
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Oversee.net Loses UDRP On OnlineBacarrat.com - Oversee Domain Management, LLC,  just lost a UDRP on the domain name OnlineBacarrat.com to  Baccarat SA of Baccarat, France The domain name OnlineBacarrat.com was registered on June 12, 2012 I have no idea of why Oversee would register this domain or pay for a three member panel to try to save it. The domain is a typo of the casino game Baccarat The domain is also a typo of the famous french glass maker Baccarat. The domain was parked but the domain was inactivated after the UDRP was filed which ... read more ...
 
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1st Day Of Single Character .PW Domains Auctions On NameJet.com End With 7 Domains, No Sales - The first day of single character .PW domains just ended. Single character domains included single number .pw domain names as well as single letter .pw domains. With 7 domain names up for sale, none reached the reserve price set by the .Pw registry, so none of them sold High bids for each auction ranged from $250-$2,500. Here are the domain names that were at auction today and the highest bid reached: 0.pw  $231 1.pw $1,700 e.pw  $700 d.pw $250 c.pw $1,001 b.pw $510 a.pw $2,500 Tomorrow auctions ... read more ...
 
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BeNaughty.com, Flirt.com and WildBuddies.com Sites Sell For £45.1 Million - According to Growthcompany.co.uk, publicly traded  Cupid (AIM: CUP) sold “off its range of ‘casual dating’ sites including Benaughty.com, Flirt.com and WildBuddies.com  to a company set up for the purpose of the transaction called Grendall Investment, which is managed by Cupid’s co-founder and major shareholder. Max Polyakov.” “The total value of the sites is set at £45.1 million”. In US dollars that is over $68 million dollars. Of course these are developed sites with members and ... read more ...
 
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Mali vergibt Top-Level-Domain .ML kostenlos - 15. Juli 2013 20:27 Themen:  Mali , online 1210Bamako – Mali ist das erste Land, das seine Domain-Namen kostenlos vergibt. Mit der ICANN-Tagung im südafrikanischen Durban hat Point ML Registry seine Website online gestellt, damit Registranten in der ganzen Welt gratis .ML-Domain-Namen registrieren können. Point ML – die Top-Level-Domain von Mali – wird von der Agence des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (AGETIC) als generische, ... read more ...
 
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Sedo And Starting Dot Partner For New Domain Launch Auctions And Premium … - Submit |RSS|Print|Comments Loading... New Domain Applicant Taps Industry Leader to Bring Premium Names within .Bio, .Ski, .Archi and .Immo Extensions to MarketSedo, the world’s largest premium domain marketplace and monetization provider, today announced a key strategic partnership with Starting Dot, an applicant for the new domain extensions .Bio, .Ski, .Archi and .Immo.  As part of this strategic partnership, Sedo will run "sunrise" and "landrush" auctions for these new extensions, ... read more ...
 
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As ICANN Meets, Two More New gTLD Apps Are Withdrawn One Brand, One … - As ICANN is holding its meeting in Durban, two more new gTLD applications have been withdrawn reflected on ICANN’s site. L’Oréal which originally applied for 14 new gTLD, has withdrew its 7th application, all .Brand applications .REDKEN which is one of L’Oréal product lines which had a prioritization number of 1,228 has been withdrawn. Famous Four withdrew its 2nd new gTLD application, the one for .Health which was applied for by dot Health Limited, which had a Prioritization Number ... read more ...
 
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As ICANN Meets, Two More New gTLD Apps Are Withdrawn One Brand, One Famous Four - As ICANN is holding its meeting in Durban, two more new gTLD applications have been withdrawn reflected on ICANN’s site. L’Oréal which originally applied for 14 new gTLD, has withdrew its 7th application, all .Brand applications .REDKEN which is one of L’Oréal product lines which had a prioritization number of 1,228 has been withdrawn. Famous Four withdrew its 2nd new gTLD application, the one for .Health which was applied for by dot Health Limited, which had a Prioritization Number of 1,548. At ... read more ...
 
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BUSINESS WIRE: Mali ermöglicht für seine Top-Level-Domain .ML als erstes … - MITTEILUNG UEBERMITTELT VON BUSINESS WIRE. FUER DEN INHALT IST ALLEIN DAS BERICHTENDE UNTERNEHMEN VERANTWORTLICH. DURBAN, Südafrika --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 15.07.2013 -- Mali ist das erste Land, das seine Domain-Namen kostenlos vergibt. Mit der ICANN-Tagung im südafrikanischen Durban hat Point ML Registry seine Website online gestellt, damit Registranten in der ganzen Welt gratis .ML-Domain-Namen registrieren können. Point ML - die Top-Level-Domain ... read more ...
 
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Mali ermöglicht für seine Top-Level-Domain .ML als erstes af… - Mali ist das erste Land, das seine Domain-Namen kostenlos vergibt. Mit der ICANN-Tagung im südafrikanischen Durban hat Point ML Registry seine Website online gestellt, damit Registranten in der ganzen Welt gratis .ML-Domain-Namen registrieren können. Point ML – die Top-Level-Domain von Mali - wird von der Agence des Technologies de l’Information et de la Communication (AGETIC) als generische, unbeschränkte, eindeutige und weltweite TLD verwaltet und kann von Privatpersonen und Unternehmen ... read more ...
 
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Mali ermöglicht für seine Top-Level-Domain .ML als erstes afrikanisches Land … – Live - 15.07.2013 19:49:01 - (live-PR.com) - Mali ist das erste Land, das seine Domain-Namen kostenlos vergibt. Mit der ICANN-Tagung im südafrikanischen Durban hat Point ML Registry seine Website online gestellt, damit Registranten in der ganzen Welt gratis .ML-Domain-Namen registrieren können. Point ML - die Top-Level-Domain von Mali - wird von der Agence des Technologies de l´Information et de la Communication (AGETIC) als generische, unbeschränkte, ... read more ...
 
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Verisign industry brief highlights domain name growth in 2012 - <![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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gTLD safeguard discussions commence , resolution some way off - The ICANN community descended on Durban this weekend, with the Government Advisory Committee’s (GAC) advice on “consumer protection, sensitive strings and regulated markets” one of the major talking points. For applicants and brand owners alike, the treatment of this advice will have a significant impact on the gTLD expansion – but yesterdays discussions suggest that the wait for resolution will continue. In its Beijing communiqué, the GAC’s category 1 safeguard advice included ... read more ...
 
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BuyDomains Asks: “Is The Most Popular gTLD (.com) Here to Stay? - On its company blog this morning BuyDomains Asks, is the  most popular gTLD here to stay?     “No one could have predicted the success of the .com extension, but compared to other extensions such as .net, .org, and .info,.com domains are far more popular. However, with the introduction of the new gTLDs to market, there is certainly the possibility of a shift in popularity in the near future. Today, over 109 million .com domains account for 75% of all gTLDs. That’s then followed by .net ... read more ...
 
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BuyDomains Asks: “Is The Most Popular gTLD (.com) Here to Stay? - On its company blog this morning BuyDomains Asks, is the  most popular gTLD here to stay?     “No one could have predicted the success of the .com extension, but compared to other extensions such as .net, .org, and .info,.com domains are far more popular. However, with the introduction of the new gTLDs to market, there is certainly the possibility of a shift in popularity in the near future. Today, over 109 million .com domains account for 75% of all gTLDs. That’s then followed by .net at ... read more ...
 
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WIPO Panel Denies Constantine Roussos Objection Amazon’s Application For … - A one member WIPO panel has rejected the objection of Dot Tunes Limited, which is Constantine Roussos company,  to  Amazon’s new gTLD application of .Tunes. Another one of Mr. Roussos  company’s DotMusic Limited  is an applicant for .music and also filed objections to all other applicants for .music Here are the relevant facts and findings by the panel:  ”The Objector is the registered proprietor of a European Community Trademark .TUNES in classes 35, 42 and 45 The mark was applied ... read more ...
 
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WIPO Panel Denies Constantine Roussos Objection Amazon’s Application For .Tunes - A one member WIPO panel has rejected the objection of Dot Tunes Limited, which is Constantine Roussos company,  to  Amazon’s new gTLD application of .Tunes. Another one of Mr. Roussos  company’s DotMusic Limited  is an applicant for .music and also filed objections to all other applicants for .music Here are the relevant facts and findings by the panel:  “The Objector is the registered proprietor of a European Community Trademark .TUNES in classes 35, 42 and 45 The mark was applied for ... read more ...
 
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NYC-Domains – die Domains für New York - Michael Bloomberg, der Bürgermeister von New York, hat selbst der Weltpresse und den New Yorkern die gute Nachricht verkündet. ICANN wird bekanntlich zahlreiche Neue Top Level Domains einführen. Jetzt hat ICANN über 1000 Bewerbungen um die Neuen Top Domains ein erstes Plazet erteilt-darunter auch den nyc-Domains. ICANN hat die Bewerbung für die nyc-Domain geprüft. Die Bewerbung um die nyc-Domain hat bei der sogenannten "Initial Evaluation" positiv abgeschnitten und erhielt daher in der veröffentlichten ... read more ...
 
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5 september: Release eerste nieuwe gTLD’s - Zonet heeft ICANN de eerste concrete data bekend gemaakt waarop de nieuwe gTLD’s gereleased zullen worden. De eerste TLD’s zullen op 5 september 2013 in de rootservers geplaatst worden. Vanaf dan zal het echter nog wel een maand duren vooraleer de eerste sunrises effectief van start gaan. Houd er rekening mee dat deze eerste TLD’s allemaal IDN TLD’s zullen zijn. Dit zijn dus de extensies in bijvoorbeeld het Chinees, Cyrillisch,… Posted under Uncategorized This post was ... read more ...
 
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Sedo Gets StartingDot Sunrise, Landrush & Premium Domains For New gTLD’s … - Sedo announced today that they will run “sunrise” and “landrush” auctions for Starting Dot’s new gTLD extensions, and assist with sales and brokerage of premium domains for  .Bio, .Ski, .Archi and .Immo. It should be noted that while StartingDot has the only application for .Bio, they are not the only applicant for .Ski.  Donuts has an application for that new gTLD as well. .Immo is heavily contested with four applicants While StartingDot has the only application for .Archi, Donuts ... read more ...
 
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Finnish Entrepreneurs Prospect Chinese TLD Real Estate - By Greg Anderson, July 15, 2013, Leave a Comment We all predicted a gold rush in 2011 when ICANN's board decided to end most restrictions on generic top level domains, and now we hear that a few Finnish serial entrepreneurs have gotten a taste of that '49 fever with TLD Registry. Arto Isokoski, Jarno Marjamaki, and Taneli Tikka are prospecting two new swaths of Chinese online real estate: Dot Chinese Online (.在线) and Dot Chinese Website (.中文网). The registrar is currently ... read more ...
 
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The Trademark Clearing House – do you need to sign up? - IntroductionBenefitsLimitationsIs it worth registering your trademarks? Introduction In January 2012 the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) began allowing organisations to apply for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) that will operate alongside the 280 country code top-level domains (eg, '.com' and '.co.uk') and the 22 existing gTLDs (eg, '.biz' and '.info'). Around 1,400 applications for gTLDs have been received by ICANN – 800 of which are intended solely for use ... read more ...
 
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Erste Betreiberverträge für neue Top Level Domains unterzeichnet - Die Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number (ICANN) hat für die ersten vier neuen Top Level Domains (TLD) Betreiberverträge mit den Antragstellern geschlossen. Zum Auftakt des 47. ICANN-Treffens in Durban am Montag unterzeichnete ICANN-Präsident Fadi Chehade die Verträge für die Domains "شبكة" (das arabische Wort für "Netz"), "游戏" (Chinesisch für "Spiel") sowie "онлайн" und "сайт" ("Online" und "Site" in kyrillischer Schreibweise). Erst Mitte 2011 ... read more ...
 
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Google krijgt geen ‘puntloze’ domeinnamen - De 'puntloze domeinnamen' die Google had aangevraagd bij domeinbeheerder ICANN, zijn niet toegewezen. Dat heeft de Internet Architecture Board (IAB) laten weten op zijn website. Het idee van een 'dotless' domein houdt in dat mensen bijvoorbeeld kunnen surfen naar http://search/, dus zonder .com of .nl. Google stelde voor om dat domein door te laten wijzen naar een zoekmachine die de gebruiker zelf kiest. De IAB denkt echter niet dat dit goed ... read more ...