Monthly Archives: August 2013

Tue 20th August 2013
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Tucows.com Shares Hit 52 Week High - Shares of Tucows.com (TCX) hit a 52 week high in trading today. Shares of Tucows.com traded as high as $2.31 which is a 52 week high. As of publication Tucows.com is trading at  $2.26 up $.10 on the day and has a trading range today of $2.10 to $2.31 Tucows.com has a market cap of $93 million dollars. Tucows.com 52 week low was $1.05 making a very nice return for investors. Tucows is a top 5 ICANN domain name registrar.   Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Must Now Decide String Similarity Question - Yesterday, a decision on a string confusion objection was reached by a dispute resolution provider that resulted in a scenario that ICANN and the Applicant Guidebook had not addressed — conflicting opinions have been rendered by expert panelists ruling on the exact same pair of strings. One of our applications now hangs in the balance. The expert panelist for the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) assigned to decide the string confusion objection filed by VeriSign against ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Screwed Up By Not Requiring Joining All Objections By One Objector Against a Same String Into 1 Proceeding - Last nights news that a International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) panelist ruled (pdf) that .cam and .com are too confusingly similar to coexist after two different panels ruled days earlier that the strings  were not similar confusing, shouldn’t be a huge surprise to anyone in the domain space. After all anyone that follows UDRP’s on a regular basis knows there is little consistency  between “close” UDRP cases, those not involving slam dunks like a parked domains like Faceboook.com We ... read more ...
 
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"Het Rotterdam Event op 5 september staat in het teken van het new gTLD … - B912465 20-08-2013Print pagina "Het Rotterdam Event op 5 september staat in het teken van het new gTLD programma en de Trademark Clearinghouse. Het new gTLD programma staat, min of meer, vast en de Clearinghouse is volop in bedrijf omdat dit najaar de eerste new gTLD's live zullen gaan. Welke consequenties dit gaat hebben voor bedrijven en welke mogelijkheden het biedt, daar gaat het op 5 september ... read more ...
 
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Rotterdam Event: Trademark Clearinghouse (5 september 2013) - B912465 20-08-2013Print pagina "Het Rotterdam Event op 5 september staat in het teken van het new gTLD programma en de Trademark Clearinghouse. Het new gTLD programma staat, min of meer, vast en de Clearinghouse is volop in bedrijf omdat dit najaar de eerste new gTLD's live zullen gaan. Welke consequenties dit gaat hebben voor bedrijven en welke mogelijkheden het biedt, daar gaat het op 5 september ... read more ...
 
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Een domeinnaam moet tenminste één ‘dot’ bevatten - De kogel is door de kerk: ICANN zal nieuwe gTLDs niet de mogelijkheid geven om als ‘dotloze’ domeinnamen door het leven te gaan. Google had een aanvraag ingediend om .search te mogen gebruiken als “dotless domain name”, wat inhield dat je in je adresbalk “search” zou kunnen intypen zonder iets ervoor en dat je vervolgens terecht zou komen op je favoriete zoekmachine (waarbij Google uiteraard als standaard zou worden ingesteld). Google zal deze mogelijkheid echter niet kunnen aanbieden ... read more ...
 
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Will global brands have cloud computing monopoly? - If a small number of commercial organisations win control over the '.cloud' registry in a closed form then no individuals, organisations or businesses will be able to register without their permission  Earlier this year, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers started the process of reviewing thousands of generic 'top level domain' - or TLD - applications across varied industries. One of those was '.cloud'. Three global brands – Google, Symantec and Amazon – ... read more ...
 
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Bestell-Portal für neue Top-Level-Domains (gTLDs) - Der Berliner Webhoster Campusspeicher bietet unter www.campusspeicher.de/domains/#neue-endungen die die Möglichkeit, sich Domain-Namen der kommenden Generation zu sichern. Beispielsweise können .berlin, .shop, .web, .bayern, sowie hunderte weitere TLDs ab sofort über Campusspeicher bestellt werden. Die neuen Domain-Endungen bieten insbesondere klein- und mittelständischen Unternehmen neue Chancen, eine kurze und einprägsame Internetadresse zu erhalten. Die Wahrscheinlichkeit, einen kurzen Domain-Namen ... read more ...
 
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Bestell-Portal für neue Top-Level-Domains (gTLDs) - (PresseBox) (Berlin, 20.08.2013) Der Berliner Webhoster Campusspeicher bietet unter www.campusspeicher.de/domains/#neue-endungen die die Möglichkeit, sich Domain-Namen der kommenden Generation zu sichern. Beispielsweise können .berlin, .shop, .web, .bayern, sowie hunderte weitere TLDs ab sofort über Campusspeicher bestellt werden. Die neuen Domain-Endungen bieten insbesondere klein- und mittelständischen Unternehmen neue ... read more ...
 
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Preliminary agreements to sell Dot Chinese Online and Dot Chinese Website … - Information contained on this page is provided by an independent third-party content provider. WorldNow and this Station make no warranties or representations in connection therewith. If you have any questions or comments about this page please contact pressreleases@worldnow.com.SOURCE TLD Registry Ltd DURBAN, South Africa, July 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- European internet domain name registry TLD Registry Ltd and ten leading registrars have signed preliminary agreements to sell fully-Chinese domain ... read more ...
 
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Nové doménové koncovky se blíží. S čím počítat a jak se připravit - 20. 08. 2013 | Miroslav Sekera Revoluce v doménových koncovkách je tématem už několik let. Přichází sice pomalu, teď už ale jistě, takže je nejlepší čas se s předstihem připravit, pokud se vás tahle změna jakkoliv dotýká. Víte třeba, jak bude probíhat registrace, kdo takové domény bude vlastnit a čím se bude řídit jejich používání? O tom, že současných asi 20 obecných doménových koncovek, ... read more ...
 
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Who owns a domain names ICANN Labs is using? - ICANN Labs is rolling out experimental websites, but it isn’t the registrant of the domain names it’s using. ICANN Labs is ICANN’s attempt to introduce innovation in four areas: discovery, conversation, communication, and education. ICANN has partnered with web developer/product designer Neo on the venture. Regardless of whether this ends up being a fruitful venture, you can be sure that any domain names used for ICANN Labs will be registered with best practices. Or ... read more ...
 
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Partnership leads to merger by GoDaddy - After integrating Locu into web site building product, GoDaddy buys the whole company. I took yesterday afternoon off to spend with my daughter before school starts again on Wednesday. As we hung out I scanned my tweet stream and saw something about GoDaddy and Locu. No biggie, I thought. I’ve already written about their partnership. It wasn’t until last evening that I saw that it wasn’t about the partnership — GoDaddy announced it acquired Locu. Locu helps ... read more ...
 
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Is this GoDaddy’s new slogan? - Company files two intent-to-use trademark applications. Domain name registrar GoDaddy has filed two intent-to-use trademark applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, possibly tipping off slogans it plans to use in the future. Application 86,038,967 is for “Name It. Make It. Own It.” This seems to jive with the company’s mission to help people get their business off the ground with web services. Application 86,038,961 is for the much more generic ... read more ...
 
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TLDH walked divided from auction with 2 strings and cash - New top level domain applicant settles contention sets and walks away with more cash than it spent. Top Level Domain Holdings (TLDH) was initially opposed to the private auction model to settle top level domain name contention sets. That changed, and last week it probably felt validated by its decision. The company participated in four top level domain name auctions. It won two of them, and the net cash it received from the two losses was more than enough to pay for ... read more ...
 
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ICANN needs to chuck TLD field a bone on name collisions - If delays are necessary, ICANN should pitch in for monitoring and notification system. A couple weeks ago new top level domain name applicants received some very unwelcome news: many of their TLDs could be significantly delayed due to security concerns about “name collisions”. Basically, some private networks already ping non-existent top level domain names that applicants have applied for. This leads to so-called name collisions. ICANN should have undertaken ... read more ...
Mon 19th August 2013
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According To Alexa There Is No Traffic Leakage From Beat.La To BeatLa.com - For those that think that branding a site on any non-.com is going to automatically lead to traffic bleed over to the matching .com I present the case of Beat.La. The domain name was purchased just a couple of weeks ago by the Phoenix Suns on Sedo for $5,300 The purchase of the domain and subsequent launched received a lot of publicity from the mainstream media and sports from  the LaTimes.com to  the Bleacherreport.com. According to Alexa the domain name Beat.La has an Worldwide rank of  1,463,068  ... read more ...
 
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Will global brands have a monopoly on cloud computing? - If a small number of commercial organisations win control over the '.cloud' registry in a closed form then no individuals, organisations or businesses will be able to register without their permission  Earlier this year, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers started the process of reviewing thousands of generic 'top level domain' - or TLD - applications across varied industries. One of those was '.cloud'. Three global brands – Google, Symantec and Amazon – ... read more ...
 
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Report: Godaddy Acquires Locu.com For $70 Million -   GoDaddy, said it had acquired San Francisco startup Locu according to Allthingsd.com “While the company did not disclose the terms of the deal, sources close to the situation said it paid $70 million in cash and stock for the company.” There are also earnouts for the two dozen employees of Locu going to GoDaddy. “Locu, which was founded out of MIT in Massachusetts in 2011, helps local merchants get discovered online and has more than 30,000 businesses, including restaurants, spas, salons, ... read more ...
 
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How to Create the Best Domain for Your Business - (Ping! Zine Web Tech Magazine) - For any business, creating profitable foot traffic to the physical business location all starts with establishing a clear physical address. The same strategy goes for the Internet. In order to generate optimal attention and success, business owners must first establish a valuable address online, or domain. Representing an Internet Protocol (IP) resource, a domain can be associated with the personal computer used to access the Internet, ... read more ...
 
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Biotechnology Industry Organization Loses WIPO Legal Rights Objection On … - Biotechnology Industry Organization of Washington, lost its Legal Rights Objection filed against Starting Dot applied for new gTLD .bio. Here are the relevance findings by the one member WIPO panel: A fundamental issue in this proceeding is the appropriate recognition of the word “bio” by different sectors of the public, founded on differences in the basic meaning of the word, and on differences in uses in different parts of the world. From the Objector’s perspective, the word “bio” ... read more ...
 
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Donuts Beats Back Academy Sports Legal Rights Objection To new gTLD … - Academy, LTD., d/b/a Academy Sports + Outdoors lost is Legal Rights Objection filed against Half Oaks, LLC (a Donuts compny) application for the new gTLD .Academy finding that “the common generic use of the term “academy”, as well as the lack of clear evidence showing widespread public recognition of the Objector’s ACADEMY marks, standing alone, weigh heavily in the Applicant’s favor. In this case, the Panel finds that such considerations must result in rejection of the Objector’s ... read more ...
 
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Donuts Beats Back Academy Sports Legal Rights Objection To new gTLD .Academy - Academy, LTD., d/b/a Academy Sports + Outdoors lost is Legal Rights Objection filed against Half Oaks, LLC (a Donuts compny) application for the new gTLD .Academy finding that “the common generic use of the term “academy”, as well as the lack of clear evidence showing widespread public recognition of the Objector’s ACADEMY marks, standing alone, weigh heavily in the Applicant’s favor. In this case, the Panel finds that such considerations must result in rejection of the Objector’s Objection.” The ... read more ...
 
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Blue Cross Loses Legal Rights Objection To Block the New gTLD .Blue - Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association just lost a Legal Rights Objection to Afilias Limited new gTLD application for .Blue Here are the relevant findings by the three member WIPO panel: “”The Applicant has not denied that it was aware of the Objector when it lodged the Application. However, on the evidence which has been produced, the Panel has no reason to doubt the Applicant’s assertion that it applied for the .blue gTLD for the purpose of establishing a new registry which would provide ... read more ...
 
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Biotechnology Industry Organization Loses WIPO Legal Rights Objection On New gTLD .Bio - Biotechnology Industry Organization of Washington, lost its Legal Rights Objection filed against Starting Dot applied for new gTLD .bio. Here are the relevance findings by the one member WIPO panel: A fundamental issue in this proceeding is the appropriate recognition of the word “bio” by different sectors of the public, founded on differences in the basic meaning of the word, and on differences in uses in different parts of the world. From the Objector’s perspective, the word “bio” has ... read more ...