Monthly Archives: September 2013

Wed 25th September 2013
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Sedo Transactions Total $1.4MM - Over the past week, 752 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.4m. This amounts to $49.8m in year-to-date sales revenue. Over 47% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. “Congratulations to the buyer of novigo.com: The buyer is a global consulting firm based in California and providing information technology services. Formerly called GOPA IT Consultants and operating under the URL gopa-itc.com, the companies’ name has now changed to Novigo.” Highlights ... read more ...
 
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UPDATED: Registrars Where You Can Place Pre-Reservations On New gTLD Domain Names - We have updated this post which was published a couple of months ago adding registrars that are now taking pre-orders or pre-reservations on New gTLD domain names. Pre-orders or pre-reservation require a form or payment while expressions of interest do not After I wrote the post that 1and1.com topped over 2 Million new gTLD domain name pre-reservations (actually now over 2.15) I got a few emails of people asking me what other registrars are and are not taking pre-reservations. Once again a pre-reservation ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Publishes Study on Whois Privacy & Proxy Service Abuse & Opens Up Comment Period - ICANN authorized a study conducted by the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in the United Kingdom, to analyze gTLD domain names to measure whether the percentage of privacy/proxy use among domains engaged in illegal or harmful Internet activities is significantly greater than among domain names used for lawful Internet activities. Furthermore, this study compares these privacy/proxy percentages to other methods used to obscure identity – notably, Whois phone numbers that are invalid. These findings ... read more ...
 
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ICANN To Post Redline Changes To New gTLD Registry Contracts - According to a post by ICANN on its site it will start publishing redline versions of executed Registry Agreements as it ” would be helpful to the entire ICANN community, and would also support ICANN’s efforts to provide operational transparency”. “Published redlined versions will highlight changes between an executed agreement and the current standard 2013 Registry Agreement. ” “Redlined versions will be available starting October 2013.” “As of Friday 20 September, ICANN has signed ... read more ...
 
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CENTRALNIC GROUP PLC : CentralNic Group Plc* (CNIC LN) Interim Results … – 4 - 25th September 2013 - CentralNic's interim results show significant growth in profitability for the period ended 30 June 2013. Gross profit for the first half was up 60% to £1.21m, EBITDA increased 64% to £0.76m and PBT increased 97.5% to £0.64m. The strong performance was driven by continued growth in revenue from the sale of new domain names as well as revenues from consulting services to new TLD applications, deferred revenues from prior periods and growth in billings from existing ... read more ...
 
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CENTRALNIC GROUP PLC : Interim results – 4 - CENTRALNIC GROUP PLC ("CentralNic" or "the Company") Interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2013 CentralNic (AIM: CNIC), the internet registry service provider which derives revenues from the worldwide distribution of internet domain names, today announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2013. Operational highlights § The Company undertook ... read more ...
 
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JetGo guilty of RDNH after filing “seriously misleading” box opposite Frank Schilling - Australian charter jet company didn’t give the full story to WIPO panel. Frank Schilling’s Name Administration has successfully defended another UDRP filed against one of its domain names. The three person UDRP panel also found the complainant guilty of reverse domain name hijacking. JetGo Australia, an airplane charter company, filed the complaint over the domain name JetGo.com. This is a classic case of a company adopting a company name in which the .com was ... read more ...
 
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Walmart goes after dispute website and man responds with indignant rant - Gripe site creator demands Walmart pay him before he hands over domain name. Walmart has filed a dispute under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) to take control of the domain name WalmartDoorGreeter.com. [Update: the domain owner has transferred the domain to WalMart.] The domain name was registered by a Missouri man who set up a gripe site about how much Walmart pays its employees. Gripe sites are OK in certain circumstances. But after receiving ... read more ...
 
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What domain names Coke, Dreamworks, Shell and 40 others bought final week - Big names and small businesses bought domain names through Afternic last week. Afternic’s weekly sales lists usually only include sales of $1,000 or more. This week the company included lower priced domains on its list, and it’s rather eye-opening. Many of the domains that sold for only a few hundred dollars look similar to ones that sold for over $1,000. Some big name buyers, such as Coca-Cola, bought domains for the low prices, too. Here’s the list: Working ... read more ...
 
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Block your heading on 200+ tip turn domains for $600 a year - Donuts’ service is not cheap, but it’s much easier and cheaper than the alternative. Donuts, applicant for over 300 top level domain names, has launched its “Domains Protected Marks List” offering to trademark holders. The service allows trademark holders to block the registration of second level domains that contain their mark across all of Donuts’ domains. In order to qualify, the trademark must be registered with the Trademark Clearinghouse. Companies ... read more ...
 
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Authentic Web wants to make .brand domains easier for corporations - Company will act as domain name registrar and offer the workflows necessary for a corporate environment. Most large companies have a process in place for registering new domain names. This may get more complex when brands secure their own top level domains, such as .ford and .deloitte. Enter Authentic Web. The new company wants to help businesses running closed registries manage the process, including corporate controls, IT, and overall workflow. When employees want ... read more ...
 
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Wow, United Domains is all in with New TLDs - Want to register a .com at United Domains? You’ll need to poke around the site a bit. We know that new top level domains are a growth opportunity for domain name registrars. But should domain name registrars forgo current registrations in favor of promoting future registrations of new domains like order.pizza and play.games? That’s what United Domains, part of the same family of companies that runs 11 (which is running TV commercials promoting new TLD “pre-reservations”), ... read more ...
 
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Superyacht association rebrands as Y.CO - YCO Yacht rebrands its business to Y.CO. A superyacht brokerage and management company has changed its brand to Y.CO, and announced the change in conjunction with the Monaco Yacht Show going on now. The company’s previous brand was YCO Yacht, so the Y.CO domain name fit perfectly for it. This is a case where the full domain name, including the extension, matched the existing brand. The company previously used the domain YCOYacht.com. YCO probably paid dearly for ... read more ...
 
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CentralNic reports results: income adult 16% - CentralNic profit spikes in first half of year. Domain name registry CentralNic (AIM: CNIC), which went public last month, has released interim results for the first half of 2013. For the first half of 2013, the company pulled in £1,735 million in revenue, a 16% jump from the same period in 2012. Its profit before tax almost doubled, up 98% to £0.636 million. The company credits a broader base of domain name registrars distributing its domain names as well as the ... read more ...
Tue 24th September 2013
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Are These The 107 New gTLD Extensions Donuts Partnered With Demand … - Donuts.co which applied for 307 new gTLD strings has stated all along that they were in partnership with Demand Media (DMD) on 107 of the applications. However I do not think Donuts or Demand have publicly stated which of the 107 new gTLD’s that Donuts applied for that they are in a partnership with Demand Media on. Looking through some new gTLD applications today I found that 107 applications are now held by a parent company called Covered TLD, LLC (Covered Donuts) and another 201 are held ... read more ...
 
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Are These The 107 New gTLD Extensions Donuts Partnered With Demand Media On? - Donuts.co which applied for 307 new gTLD strings has stated all along that they were in partnership with Demand Media (DMD) on 107 of the applications. However I do not think Donuts or Demand have publicly stated which of the 107 new gTLD’s that Donuts applied for that they are in a partnership with Demand Media on. Looking through some new gTLD applications today I found that 107 applications are now held by a parent company called Covered TLD, LLC (Covered Donuts) and another 201 are held by ... read more ...
 
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Come Join Me At The Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress In London On … - Tonight I’m jumping the pond and heading over to London for the Digital Marketing gTLD Strategy Congress which is being held in at the Park Plaza Victoria in London on Thursday and Friday. “Back by popular demand and building off of the success of the inaugural Digital Marketing gTLD Strategy Congress that was held in New York in March, Momentum is pleased to offer you the Digital Marketing gTLD Strategy Congress–UK European Edition in London. “Regardless of whether your organisation ... read more ...
 
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Leading Pre-Registration Provider Moves to DotAnything.co - Web Hosting News – Fitchburg, WI – GetNewTLDs.com, one of the leading providers of pre-registration services for domains in new Top Level Domains (TLDs) like .Shop, .Web and .Site has moved to DotAnything.co. A Top Level Domain (TLD) is the text to the right of the final dot in a domain name. For example, .Com is the most popular TLD today. New TLDs such as .NYC and .Vegas are expected to begin launching as early as 2014. For more than 20 years, .Com has ruled the Internet as the ... read more ...
 
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Come Join Me At The Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress In London On Thursday - Tonight I’m jumping the pond and heading over to London for the Digital Marketing gTLD Strategy Congress which is being held in at the Park Plaza Victoria in London on Thursday and Friday. “Back by popular demand and building off of the success of the inaugural Digital Marketing gTLD Strategy Congress that was held in New York in March, Momentum is pleased to offer you the Digital Marketing gTLD Strategy Congress–UK European Edition in London. “Regardless of whether your organisation ... read more ...
 
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Infographic: How to choose a domain name for your business - The importance of holding a strong domain name for a company will become even more important with ICANN revamping the gTLD system. WhoIsHostingThis has unveiled an infographic on the issue, adding: “When it comes to selecting a domain name, striking a balance between these critical elements—simplicity, memorability, relevance—is the key to catching the elusive lightning of success in your online bottle. “At its core, a successful domain name includes a clear mention of your brand (essential ... read more ...
 
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Techstars Acquires NameLayer to Bring Premium Domain Names to the Portfolio - According to a blog post on its company blog,  Techstars has acquired the entire portfolio of NameLayer, a popular inventory of brandable domain names curated for the tech market. NameLayer was founded by Julian Shapiro and Edward Zeiden in 2011 as the commercialization of Shapiro’s domain aftermarket algorithms that were designed to find the needles in the domain market haystack. S ome notable domains from its inventory include SocialBond.com, NetworkGraph.com, PayMethod.com, ZenSale.com, PayPlatform.com, ... read more ...
 
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Jean-Christophe Vignes joins Artemis as Director of Domain Operations - Tom Scopazzi of Artemis which has an application for .Secure, just sent out an email today announcing that effective today, Jean-Christophe Vignes has joined Artemis as Director of Domain Operations! “In this capacity, he will be in charge of building our Registry and Registrar capabilities for .secure and we look forward to leveraging his expertise throughout the ICANN world. ” “As you know, J.C. brings a wealth of experience to the team, having worked for several ccTLDs, a registrar, and ... read more ...
 
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1&1 insta a las empresas a reservar sus nuevos dominios TDL - Para que compañías y usuarios reserven sus dominios, 11 ha puesto en marcha un portal de reserva gratuitas. Pio Sierra, jefe de producto de 11 Internet España, afirma que estos nuevos dominios “van a transformar el panorama digital”: Es más, según su opinión, ofrecen multitud de oportunidades y ventajas a las empresas, como el poder desarrollar una marca digital o capturar tráfico. Eso sí, Pio Sierra aprovechó la ocasión para puntualizar que el hecho de reservar un dominio no significa ... read more ...
 
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1&1 registra los nuevos TLD y renueva su gama de hosting - Para que compañías y usuarios reserven sus dominios, 11 ha puesto en marcha un portal de reserva gratuitas. Pio Sierra, jefe de producto de 11 Internet España, afirma que estos nuevos dominios “van a transformar el panorama digital”: Es más, según su opinión, ofrecen multitud de oportunidades y ventajas a las empresas, como el poder desarrollar una marca digital o capturar tráfico. Eso sí, Pio Sierra aprovechó la ocasión para puntualizar que el hecho de reservar un dominio ... read more ...
 
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As Trademark Protection in New gTLDs Becomes Increasingly Critical to Brand … -  News    Images As Trademark Protection in New gTLDs Becomes Increasingly Critical to Brand Owners, Trademark Clearinghouse Agent FairWinds Educates Brands on TMCH Services PRWEB.COM Newswire Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) September 24, 2013 FairWinds Partners, a domain name consulting firm, is working to help legal, IT and marketing professionals better understand and use the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) as the first new gTLDs get ready to launch over the next ... read more ...