Monthly Archives: July 2013

Sat 13th July 2013
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
ICANN’s Update Of New gTLD Program Status By The Numbers + 1st 50 Start … - ICANN’s  Christine Willett just gave an update  on the New gTLD program from the first session at the ICANN meeting in Durban: “As Yesterday my team has published results for through priority number 1,200 of the application. so we’ve released 1,100 initial evaluation results. Over 1,000 applications having passed initial evaluation. we have had 13 applications identified as eligible for extended evaluation. There have been 49 withdrawn applications out of that first 1,200 prioritized. Two ... read more ...
 
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ICANN’s Update Of New gTLD Program Status By The Numbers + 1st 50 Start Contracting Proceess - ICANN’s  Christine Willett just gave an update  on the New gTLD program from the first session at the ICANN meeting in Durban: “As Yesterday my team has published results for through priority number 1,200 of the application. so we’ve released 1,100 initial evaluation results. Over 1,000 applications having passed initial evaluation. we have had 13 applications identified as eligible for extended evaluation. There have been 49 withdrawn applications out of that first 1,200 prioritized. Two ... read more ...
 
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Six Figure, One Word Domain Name, Action.com Being Forwarded To A Facebook Page - Poking around the net this week I found that the one word .com domain name action.com is being simply forwarded to a Facebook page. The domain which I would estimate as a low six figure domain name doesn’t resolve to a site but is going to a Facebook page “For MEN who like MEN”. Certainly we have been seeing companies advertising their Facebook page or their Twitter hashtag in advertisements instead of domains of their website but this is the first time I can remember seeing a domain name of ... read more ...
Fri 12th July 2013
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David slays Goliath in Domain Name Gold Rush, Dot LA starts the craze - Register Your New Dot LA Domain Today Los Angeles and Louisiana area marketers have started to sing Randy Newman’s famous tribute to Southern California, “I Love LA”. Newly released domain names have local significance. (Newswire.net -- July 12, 2013) Anaheim, CA -- The fight for quality and noteworthy domain names has been an issue since the advent ... read more ...
 
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ICM’s .Adult Passes ICANN’s Initial Evaluation - MARINA DEL REY, Calif. — ICM Registry's application for .adult has passed its initial evaluation and was given approval today to move forward in ICANN's gTLD screening process. So far, 1,100 applications for gTLDs have either passed, failed or qualified for extended evaluation in ICANN's filtering process, which began earlier this year. Today, 95 applications were given the green light. Applications that pass ICANN's Initial Evaluation stage and that do not face any objections or string contention ... read more ...
 
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FairWinds Exceeds Revenue Expectations - FairWinds Logo Washington, DC (PRWEB) July 12, 2013 Domain name consultancy FairWinds Partners Thursday announced strong second-quarter growth built on increasing public interest and acceptance of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), which are being developed under the auspices of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Double-digit ... read more ...
 
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New domain names bound for collisions: ‘Things are going to break’ - New domain names bound for collisions: 'Things are going to break' The Internet is on the brink of the largest expansion of generic Top Level Domains in its history, with as many as 1,000 new strings expected to be added over the next year, more than quadrupling the current gTLD space. Some observers, including the operator of two of the Internet’s root zone servers, worry that this expansion of public domains could result in naming collisions with private internal network domains, disrupting ... read more ...
 
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95 New gTLD Pass IE: .Africa; .Miami; .Amsterdam; .Bible; .Adult; .Landrover … - 95 new gTLD application passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) today and 2 applications are headed for the dreaded Extended Evaluation. Leading the way passing IE, today are the Geographical applications for .Africa; .Miami; .Amsterdam. Beyond that a couple of very interesting new gTLD passed IE today .Bible which was filed by the American Bible Society and .Adult which was filed by ICM Registry the operator of the .XXX extension Several Brand applications passed IE today. Applications for car ... read more ...
 
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95 New gTLD Pass IE: .Africa; .Miami; .Amsterdam; .Bible; .Adult; .Landrover; .Amazon; .Dodge; .Jaguar; .Bestbuy - 95 new gTLD application passed ICANN Initial Evaluation (IE) today and 2 applications are headed for the dreaded Extended Evaluation. Leading the way passing IE, today are the Geographical applications for .Africa; .Miami; .Amsterdam. Beyond that a couple of very interesting new gTLD passed IE today .Bible which was filed by the American Bible Society and .Adult which was filed by ICM Registry the operator of the .XXX extension Several Brand applications passed IE today. Applications for car makers ... read more ...
 
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Update on Verisign’s IDN Implementation Plans - The composition of the Internet's population has seen a dramatic shift over the last two decades. In 1996, the majority of end users were based in the U.S.; according to a 2012 Comscore report, the non-English speaking Internet population has grown to 87 percent, with more than 40 percent based in the Asia-Pacific region. In order to embrace this population shift, we believe the Internet must become multilingual so it can be accessible and relevant to the majority of end users today. By ... read more ...
 
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ICANN earmarks domains record WhoIs for the scrapheap - The WhoIs directory of domain name ownership should be scrapped, according to a report from its managing body the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). As NewLegal Review reported in January, ICANN pledged to review the effectiveness of the system late last year, and the report has emerged from the early stages of that research.Currently, WhoIs records of which parties own registered generic Top-Level domains (gTLDs), are freely available to the public and accessible ... read more ...
 
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Afilias New gTLD Pre-Registration is Here - After years of discussion and preparation, Afilias is excited to start the process of bringing our two dozen-plus New generic Top-Level Domains to the public. As a first step, Afilias has created a special pre-registration site. Here, you can tell us which New gTLDs you're interested in for yourself or your business. For example you might be drawn to the ".LGBT" gTLD for promoting your support for LGBT issues. Or you might want to create a specialized dating service using a .MEET domain. ... read more ...
 
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Factory Bike Friday: Malcolm Stewart’s Lucas Oil/TLD CRF450R - Malcolm Stewart turned a few heads with his third place finish in the second moto at Budds Creek this year, proving that James is not the only Stewart with enough speed to land on a national motocross podium. After his JDR/Star KTM team folded at the end of the Supercross season, the younger Stewart was grabbed up by Lucas Oil/TLD to ride a CRF450R in the 450 class, ... read more ...
 
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FairWinds Exceeds Revenue Expectations - Related: Press Release, News Washington, DC Domain name consultancy FairWinds Partners Thursday announced strong second-quarter growth built on increasing public interest and acceptance of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), which are being developed under the auspices of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Double-digit percentage revenue gains were attributable to a 36 percent increase between the first and second quarters in the number of FairWinds clients ... read more ...
 
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1&1 lancia il nuovo portale dedicato alla prenotazione dei nuovi gTLD - di Stefano Castelnuovo La maggior parte delle PMI è però ancora ignara dell’esistenza di queste nuove estensioni 11, gTLD, ... read more ...
 
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1&1 lancia il nuovo portale dedicato alla prenotazione dei nuovi gTLD - di Stefano Castelnuovo La maggior parte delle PMI è però ancora ignara dell’esistenza di queste nuove estensioni 11, gTLD, ... read more ...
 
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Branchentreff in Südafrika: InterNetX beim 47. ICANNMeeting in Durban - Drucken TOP-THEMEN 12.07.2013 - Fachkonferenz - Messen / Events Ein zentrales Thema der Konferenz ist die Einführung der new gTLDs / Ein Team von InterNetX nimmt an den Diskussionen und Seminaren teil - und stellt den mehrfach ausgezeichneten DomainShop vor (Initiative Mittelstand) InterNetX nimmt am zweiten diesjährigen ICANNMeeting in Durban teil. Bei der internationalen Fachkonferenz werden ... read more ...
 
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Estensioni gTLD : 1&1 consente di prenotare i nuovi indirizzi internet - di Redazione BitMat Questi domini rivoluzioneranno il modo con cui identificare i siti 11, indirizzi internet12/7/2013 ... read more ...
 
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DomainsBot Announce Release of TLD Recommendation Engine for Registries - New recommendation tool helps registries put relevant TLDs in front of registrants. San Francisco, CA and Rome, Italy (PRWEB) July 11, 2013 DomainsBot, the provider of leading domain suggestion technology, proudly announces its first product for registries. TLD Recommendation Engine for Registries is a product that services the world’s largest registrars, with the DomainsBot Name Suggestion API. Last week, DomainsBot released the TLD Recommendation Engine for Registrars as a ... read more ...
 
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5 ways Express can solve the .Express concerns - Despite losing objection, Express still has plenty of ways to tackle the .express top level domain. American clothing retailer Express (NYSE: EXPR), which has a market cap of close to $2 billion, has lost its Legal Rights Objection against Donuts over the top level domain .express. Kevin Murphy has a good write-up explaining the decision. Express has also applied for the .express top level domain. That means it has many options to resolve its concerns about brand ... read more ...
 
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Amazon picked adult domain names for new Jet City Comics impress in March - Company hand registered one domain and acquired the other. Amazon.com’s publishing division acquired the domains for its new Jet City Comics imprint in March. Symposium is one of the first releases under the imprint.Amazon.com announced its new Jet City Comics imprint today. The imprint features works by Hugh Howey, George R.R. Martin (Game of Thrones), Neal Stephenson, and Christian Cameron. Amazon.com hand registered the JetCityComic.com domain name in March. ... read more ...
 
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Overus.com box provides singular glance into UDRP complaint - Losing complainant posts all documents online, including price negotiations. When Domain Name Wire reports on UDRP decisions, usually all we have is the panelist’s write-up of the decision. This typically includes the panelist’s summary of each party’s case, but not the entire written complaint and response. In the case of Overus.com, which the respondent just won, the complainant actually posted the full complaint online — including evidence he submitted ... read more ...
 
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Domain upgrades and other finish user domain sales during Afternic - A company upgraded for .net to .com for just $1,000 and other end user sales at Afternic. Last week was a slow week at Afternic thanks to the U.S. Independence Day holiday, but the company still managed to sell almost $700,000 worth of domains. Here are some of the end user sales. Easysmart Technology Limited in Shenzhen, China bought EasySmart.com for $3,088. Online advertising company CPX Interactive bought CompleteInteractive.com for $1,488. Publisher Swift Communications ... read more ...
Thu 11th July 2013
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.pw, the TLD Managed by Radix Registry, Announces Single Character Domain … - Dubai, United Arab Emirates, July 11, 2013 --(PR.com)-- The .pw Registry is pleased to announce the auction of its single character domain names starting July 12, 2013.Hard to come by in any top level domain (TLD), single character domain names have sold for high auction prices, irrespective of the TLD. The names P.pw and W.pw, for example, have already been sold for $8000 each. U.pw, the domain name of viral social media site Upworthy, was also sold recently for an undisclosed amount.Upworthy ... read more ...
 
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Suit Filed Over Non-Payment of MD.Org Namejet Record Setting $555,650 Auction - On April 12, 2012, the domain name MD.org sold at a record setting NameJet.com auction for $555,650.00 to the high bidder ID of ‘Winters” Today the seller of the domain name, Privacy LLC, (Privacy) filed a lawsuit along with NameJet, LLC (“NameJet”) against Scott Ross and “Does defendants 1-3″ which “may include Ari Goldberger, Esq. and Larry Fischer”, for  breach of contract, in refusing to pay for the domain name. The suit was filed in the Circuit Court of Fairfax County Virgina. Here ... read more ...