Monthly Archives: July 2013

Mon 1st July 2013
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
1 & 1 Jumps Into The New gTLD “Pre-Order” Game - 11 Internet Ltd, become the latest registrar to start accepting “pre-orders” or expressions of interest in new gTLDs. In a press release 1 1 says: “The new wave of domains will see scores of attractive new endings to be launched such as .london, .restaurant, .rugby, .shop and .web. 11’s portal offers the chance to express interest in registering such domains, and provides a range of informative advice and news on the subject. ” “Over the next 3 years, the creation of more than 1000 new ... read more ...
 
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After Filing UDRP, Microsoft Gets Control of XboxUno.com - Microsoft gained control of the domain name XboxUno.com the Spanish version of its new Xbox One gaming system. The UDRP was withdrawn over the weekend and Microsoft is now the owner of the domain. Microsoft previously gained control of seven domain names all having the term Xbox One after the domain owner relinquished control over those domains after another UDRP was filed. The domain names Microsoft got in the previous UDRP were: xboxone.co xboxone.me xboxoneforum.net xboxonewiki.com xboxonehelp.com xboxonecheat.com xboxoneblog.com Microsoft ... read more ...
 
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New DomainsBot Name Suggestion Tool is First to Recommend TLDs As Well … - Today DomainsBot added a new twist to its popular offering by launching the TLD Recommendation Engine, billing it as the first Top Level Domain recommendation service. The company describes it as "a program that replaces the current static ... read more ...
 
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Godaddy Sells 38,155 Domains In Jun Led By Fortnite.com For $71,500 & Two .Org’s - Godaddy just released its June domain name auction report, selling 38,155 domains in June down substantially in number of transaction in May when it sold 42,217 domain names. All sales were led by Fortnite.com which sold for a whopping $71,500 and CashForCars.Org which sold for $55,000 Right behing those two was the domain name AHN.org which sold for $50K. Really good sales in my opinion. The domain Fortnite.com is only 7 years old and was owned by an Eric Williams of Moorestown,NJ Fortnite is a ... read more ...
 
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1&1 LAUNCHES NEW gTLD PRE-ORDER PORTAL - - New domain name endings set to transform digital landscape - Web host offers expert advice on new opportunities for UK businesses 1 July 2013, London: 11 Internet Ltd, www.1and1.co.uk, a global leader amongst web hosting providers, today launched a new portal offering pre-orders for the latest generation of Internet addresses or ‘new gTLDs’. The new wave of domains will see scores of attractive new endings to be launched such as .london, .restaurant, .rugby, ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN
Another Day, Another Branding Fail, This Time On Sex Toy Site - I just saw a press release announcing a new web site for the sale of sex toys and its another example of a failed branding attempt. Keep in mind that is costs several hundred  of dollars to send out a press release and in this case they are adverising the roll out of their new site, SextasyToyCircus.com Its a horrible domain name worth less than it cost to send out a press release through PRNewswire. Here is the kicker, as of the time of publication the shorter and more meaningful domain name SexToyCircus.com ... read more ...
 
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Thies Lindenthal at MIT: Full Time Research into Domain Markets - I want to share some news from Thies Lindenthal, the creator of IDNX, “the first scientific grade price index for Internet domain names,” operated by Lindenthal with extensive sales data from Sedo. Using IDNX, you can see how domain names have performed since 2006 and compare the performance of the domain market to that of the NASDAQ 100. Thies recently announced that he has begun a post-doctoral studies program at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he will be researching ... read more ...
 
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DomainsBot Announces Release of TLD Relevancy Suggestion Engine -

Early adapters of a Engine seem to be Tucows and Enom and Melbourne IT. which were enclosed in a press release

The DomainsBot TLD Recommendation Engine is giveaway to registrars and resellers that now use a DomainsBot Name Suggestion API.

To representation a demo chronicle of a TLD Recommendation Engine, greatfully visit:

Via: thedomains.com

 
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OnlinePayDayLoan.com Sells For $16,900 on NameJet.com - The domain name OnlinePayDayLoan.com sold for $16,900 yesterday on NameJet.com 2 bidders fought it out from $5k all the way up to the selling price. Payday Loans is a highly lucrative term and this domain has an estibot.com value of $27,000. In a couple of other interesting sales over the weekend PieceofCake.com a nice brandable domain sold for $10,369 which had an esitbot.com value of $1,300 Another nice financial call to action term erasedebt.com sold for $5,100 that domain had an estibot.com value ... read more ...
 
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DomainsBot Announces Release of TLD Relevancy Suggestion Engine -

Early adapters of a Engine seem to be Tucows and Enom and Melbourne IT. which were enclosed in a press release

The DomainsBot TLD Recommendation Engine is giveaway to registrars and resellers that now use a DomainsBot Name Suggestion API.

To representation a demo chronicle of a TLD Recommendation Engine, greatfully visit:

Via: thedomains.com

 
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DONUTS EXPANDS SALES AND MARKETING TEAM, OPENS NEW OFFICE AHEAD OF NEW gTLD LAUNCH - Donuts Inc., a registry for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), has completed a round of hiring that further strengthens its sector-leading team of domain and Internet industry experts. Donuts also announced the opening of its new office in Calabasas, Calif., where sales and marketing efforts are based. In anticipation of new gTLDs becoming available later this year, Donuts has staffed an international team to build channel relationships and prepare for the next phases of the new gTLD program. ... read more ...
 
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Bund setzt sich gegen Swiss durch - Bereits seit längerm kann kann sich bei der Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) um neue generische Top-Level-Domains (gTLD) bewerben. Dazu zählen .hotel, .bank oder .berlin. Die Antragsgebühr beträgt 185.000 US-Dollar. Für die gTLD .swiss gingen im Juni zwei Bewerbungen ein – von Swiss International Air Lines (Swiss) und dem eidgenössischen Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation (Uvek). Letzgenanntes hat sich nun durchgesetzt. Denn wie auf der ... read more ...
 
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UDRP complainant Talks a Talk, Fails to Walk The Walk - Walk the Walk Worldwide fails in domain name dispute. In April I wrote about how a charity had filed a UDRP against Frank Schilling for the domain name WalkTheWalk.com. Walk the Walk Worldwide, which operates WalkTheWalk.org, raises money for breast cancer research by organizing women to walk marathons in bras. It sounds like a great approach to raising money and awareness. Unfortunately, the charity took a not-so-great approach to trying to get the WalkTheWalk.com ... read more ...
 
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Nintendo loses domain brawl for WiiU.com domain name - Company fails to provide enough evidence to panel to convince it to hand over WiiU.com domain name. The World Intellectual Property Organization just posted the text of a decision finding against Nintendo in its bid to get the domain name WiiU.com. Nintendo argued that the respondent “registered” the domain on September 15, 2012. The respondent countered that it had actually registered it in 2004, and that although the registrant name changed multiple times, it ... read more ...
 
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Google and Lego among speakers during new TLD conference - Initial list of speakers for new TLD conference in London is released. Representatives of Google and Lego will be among the speakers at the Digital Marketing gTLD Strategy Congress in London this September. Hal Bailey, Strategic Partnerships Director at Google, which has applied for about 100 new top level domains, will be speaking. Mette Andersen, Corporate Counsel for Lego, will also present. Lego is one of the most prolific UDRP filers, so it will be interesting ... read more ...
 
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Donuts hires 6 for sales and marketing - New top level domain applicant adds sales team ahead of new TLD launch. Donuts, which applied for more top level domain names than any other company, has staffed up its sales and marketing team. The company announced six hires today, at least one of which was previously known. Sales and marketing efforts will be based in the company’s new Calabasas, California (Los Angeles) office. The company hired Bob Samuelson to as VP of Sales Marketing. Samuelson joins from ... read more ...
 
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Testing DomainsBot’s new TLD Recommendation Engine - Latest DomainsBot software starts to tackle challenge of hundreds of top level domains. DomainsBot announced its new TLD Recommendation Engine today. The service considers a number of data points to return the most relevant top level domain options for a given search. It considers content analysis of popular websites, frequency analysis of searched and registered domains, social media data, and geo targeting. I was eager to try it out given the coming changes to domain ... read more ...