Monthly Archives: September 2013

Wed 18th September 2013
Written by The Domains in EN
FriendFinder Networks Inc, Publisher Of Penthouse & Owner of a Ton of Websites Files For Bankruptcy - Just two years after it went public at $10 a share, FriendFinder Networks,  publisher of Penthouse,  and a ton of websites including AdultFriendFinder.com filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy yesterday. The bankruptcy petition cites up to $1 billion in debt and less than $10 million in assets. 39 other related companies filed for bankruptcy along with FFN. The company and its affiliates comprise a global network of more than 8,000 websites with 220 million members and 750,000 subscribers, according ... read more ...
 
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Internationalised gTLDs pose challenge for owners of multilingual brands - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) devised the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) programme to open up new top-level domains, as popular domains such as '.com' become increasingly crowded. Although domain names displayed in non-ASCII scripts – known as internationalised domain names – are currently available as second and lower-level domains, the new gTLD programme will also allow internationalised domain name TLDs. ICANN received 116 applications for internationalised ... read more ...
 
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RedWine.com, HighHeels.com, RedCarpet.com & Credit.co.uk Hit The Sales Block For 7 Figures Each - SurfMyAds.com is putting up several big domain names on the sales block. RedWine.com, HighHeels.com, RedCarpet.com and Credit.co.uk are for sale for what I’m told is an asking price of seven figures for Each domain name. “After owning some of the most valuable generic domain names for several years, SurfMyAds.com has decided to release some of its inventory,” said Alexis Caldwell, Vice President of Global Partnerships for SurfMyAds.com. “Generic domain names such as these can be a priceless ... read more ...
 
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CPA+Global+takes+a+lead+in+helping+clients+protect+and+develop+their+ … - Posted on: 18 September 2013 Written by: Claire Middleton CPA Global, the world's leading intellectual property (IP) management and software specialist, announced today that it will be providing a range of support services to help clients protect and develop their brands online as the Internet domain space expands significantly through the new Generic Top Level Domains (gTLD) programme.   Services include support for new gTLD launches, monitoring ... read more ...
 
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Businesses Face Many Challenges From New Internet -  News    Images Businesses Face Many Challenges From New Internet The release of over 1000 new domain extensions will change the way businesses market their business online. Expert guidance and quick and confident decision making will be necessary to help businesses build grow and protect their business online. WEST PALM BEACH, FL, September 18, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- A massive shift in the way consumers access and surf the internet is about to take place. ... read more ...
 
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Businesses Face Many Challenges From New Internet - The release of over 1000 new domain extensions will change the way businesses market their business online. Expert guidance and quick and confident decision making will be necessary to help businesses build grow and protect their business online. WEST PALM BEACH, FL, September 18, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- A massive shift in the way consumers access and surf the internet is about to take place. Thousands of new dotcom like extensions like .web, .hotel, ... read more ...
 
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Telnic kündigt die Einführung rein numerischer langer Domain-Strings ab dem … - LONDON, September 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Telnic Limited (http://telnic.org), Registry-Betreiber der kommunikationsorientierten Top-Level-Domain (TLD) ".tel", gab heute bekannt, dass ab Oktober rein numerische .tel-Domainstrings mit acht oder mehr Zeichen erhältlich sein werden.Interessierte Nutzer, die Strings wie "00442074676450.tel" oder "0207-467-6450.tel" registrieren lassen möchten, können dies ab Dienstag, den 15. Oktober, 15:00 GMT (16:00 Uhr MEZ) mit Hilfe ICANN-akkreditierter ... read more ...
 
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CPA Global positioniert sich angesichts der Erweiterung des gTLD … - MÃœNCHEN, September 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Unterstützung bei Anmeldungen neuer gTLDs und "Trademark Clearinghouse-Registrierungen"CPA Global, Weltmarktführer im Bereich Intellectual Property (IP)-Management und IP-Software, gab heute sein neues Supportservice-Angebot für Kunden bekannt, die ihre Marken im Zuge des neuen Generic Top Level Domain (gTLD)-Programms und der damit verbundenen Erweiterung des Namensraums online schützen und entwickeln wollen.     (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130910/638525 ... read more ...
 
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New Video Compares Structural Differences of iPad 5 and iPad 4 - A new video has been released by TLD, comparing the iPad mini-like structure of the fifth-generation iPad to the fourth-generation iPad. To make the comparison, TLD took apart a fourth-generation iPad to see how its components would fit inside the iPad 5 casing, revealing that the battery takes up more space in the new iPad. Previously, there had been a video released comparing the new iPad casing to that of the iPad mini. While Apple will likely redesign many of the internal components of ... read more ...
 
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MO.com domain name sells - Two letter domain name has sold. The MO.com domain name has sold, the website’s owners disclosed in a recent blog post. The site, which interviews business founders and asked “What’s your M.O.”, has relocated to BusinessInterviews.com. The website was founded by long time domain investor and entrepreneur Brian Null. Null lives in Missouri, which is abbreviated MO, but he decided to use the domain to mean “modus operandi”. Prior to starting MO.com, he founded ... read more ...
 
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Verisign loses conflict opposite Dish’s .DTV tip turn domain name - Panelist says .DTV can coexist with .TV. Verisign has lost a String Confusion Objection against Dish DBS over the string .DTV. Verisign runs the registry for .TV, and argued that having .TV and .DTV as top level domain names would confuse the average internet user. Panelist Archibald Findlay turned in a rather lengthy (pdf) 23 page decision detailing both parties’ arguments, ultimately siding with Dish. Findlay has decided one other string confusion case, which ... read more ...
 
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Bright.com raises $14 million in Series B - Bright.com, sold for six figures in 2010, is being put to good use. Job search site Bright.com has raised $14 million in a Series B round. The Bright.com domain name sold through Sedo for $112,500 back in 2010. Looking at historical whois records, I’m not 100% sure that it was the company that’s currently operating at Bright.com that bought the domain name. The job search site launched the next year, in 2011. The domain name itself has a bit of history, with ... read more ...
 
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Southwest Airlines bags BagsFlyFree.com domain name - Domain name complements no bag fee marketing efforts. Charging for bags has been the saving grace of the airline industry in recent years. Airlines that don’t charge for luggage – most notably Southwest Airlines – have done a lot to promote that they aren’t stiffing customers. Southwest has run a number of humorous commercials promoting that “Bags Fly Free”, and now it has the BagsFlyFree.com domain name to go with it. Until recently the domain name was ... read more ...
 
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What domain names CBS, JPMorgan, and 30 others bought final week - CBS and JPMorgan among the big names buying domain names in the aftermarket last week. Afternic sold just shy of $1 million worth of domain names last week. Here are some purchases by end users. St. John Cantius Church bought Cantius.com for $1,800; it already owns the .org. Waterloo, Iowa Marketing company Impact bought ImpactHealthcare.com for $1,850. Equestrian Stylist, a site for horse lovers, bought EquestrianConsulting.com for $1,200. Amana Villas in Bali ... read more ...
Tue 17th September 2013
Written by The Domains in EN
Afternic.com Sells $950K In Domains Led By BaliMap.com For $10K - Afternic.com just released its domain sales for the period of 9/9/13 – 9/15/13. Domain sales including confidential sales and sales under $1000, summed to $951,287. The highest sale was BaliMap.com which sold for $10,000 followed by Broda.com for $9,077. Here is the full list of reportable sales: Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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Neustar Analysis Shows ICANN Study Overstates Risk of Harmful Domain-Name … - A Methodology for Assessing Collision Risk and New gTLDsby Neustar (click to download)As we blogged about recently, Neustar is committed to ensuring that the domain name system is secure and stable and has been operating top-level domains (TLDs) for over a decade. Tuesday, Neustar submitted comments to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in response to ICANN's proposal to delay the launch of hundreds of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). ICANN's decision to ... read more ...
 
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Neustar Analysis Shows ICANN Mitigation Plan Overstates Risk of Harmful … – Virtual - Neustar, Inc. (NYSE:NSR) today filed comments with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) opposing its proposal to delay the launch of hundreds of new generic top-level domains (TLDs). Neustar stated that its evaluation of existing data demonstrates that the inclusion of numerous proposed TLDs in an “uncalculated risk” category is unwarranted. The company believes that the risks can be calculated, and mitigated, ... read more ...
 
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Neustar Analysis Shows ICANN Mitigation Plan Overstates Risk of Harmful … - Neustar, Inc. (NYSE:NSR) today filed comments with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) opposing its proposal to delay the launch of hundreds of new generic top-level domains (TLDs). Neustar stated that its evaluation of existing data demonstrates that the inclusion of numerous proposed TLDs in an “uncalculated risk” category is unwarranted. The company believes that the risks can be calculated, and mitigated, and suggests a means for doing so. ICANN proposed delaying ... read more ...
 
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NEUSTAR INC : Neustar Analysis Shows ICANN Mitigation Plan Overstates Risk … – 4 - In comments to ICANN, Neustar provides model to calculate risk, eliminating the need for "uncalculated risk" category and unwarranted delay to new TLD program Neustar, Inc. (NYSE:NSR) today filed comments with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) opposing its proposal to delay the launch of hundreds of new generic top-level domains (TLDs). Neustar stated that its evaluation of existing data demonstrates ... read more ...
 
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Neustar Analysis Shows ICANN Mitigation Plan Overstates Risk of Harmful … - In comments to ICANN, Neustar provides model to calculate risk, eliminating the need for "uncalculated risk" category and unwarranted delay to new TLD program STERLING, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 17, 2013-- Neustar, Inc. (NYSE:NSR) today filed comments with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) opposing its proposal to delay the launch of hundreds of new generic top-level domains (TLDs). Neustar stated that its evaluation of existing data demonstrates that ... read more ...
 
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CPA Global Takes a Lead in Helping Clients Protect and Develop Their Brands … – Virtual - ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, September 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CPA Global, the world's leading intellectual property (IP) management and software specialist, announced today that it will be providing a range of support services to help clients protect and develop their brands online as the Internet domain space expands significantly through the new Generic Top Level Domains (gTLD) program.      (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130910/638525 )/ Services include support for new gTLD launches, ... read more ...
 
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Telnic annonce la disponibilité de longues chaînes de domaines … – SYS - LONDRES, September 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Telnic Limited (http://telnic.org), l'opérateur de registre pour le domaine .tel de premier niveau (TLD) centré sur les communications, a annoncé aujourd'hui que des chaînes de domaines .tel entièrement numériques de huit chiffres ou plus seront disponibles en octobre.Les titulaires souhaitant enregistrer des chaînes telles que 00442074676450.tel ou 0207-467-6450.tel pourront le faire par l'intermédiaire des ... read more ...
 
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Telnic annonce la disponibilité de longues chaînes de domaines entièrement … – SYS - LONDRES, September 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Telnic Limited (http://telnic.org), l'opérateur de registre pour le domaine .tel de premier niveau (TLD) centré sur les communications, a annoncé aujourd'hui que des chaînes de domaines .tel entièrement numériques de huit chiffres ou plus seront disponibles en octobre.Les titulaires souhaitant enregistrer des chaînes telles que 00442074676450.tel ou 0207-467-6450.tel pourront le faire par l'intermédiaire des ... read more ...
 
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Who Are the True Multi-Stakeholders in ICANN? - During ICANN Durban, I attended the Country Code Names Supporting Organisation (ccNSO) 10 year anniversary celebrations. ICANN Chairman, Dr Steve Crocker, was on hand to congratulate the ccNSO on their 10 years and revered them as the "true multi-stakeholders in ICANN". Post Durban, I was reviewing notes and I came across a similar statement made during a ccNSO session that country code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs) "represent the best functioning multi-stakeholder model" in the ICANN ecosystem. Is ... read more ...
 
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Making Whois Info Universally Private Will Be Horrible For Domain Investors & A Big Money Lose For Registrars - An ICANN working group  interim report to make Whois information generally unavailable  to the general public is getting some coverage in non-domainer publications over the last couple of days Basically the proposal calls for scrapping the current whois system which allows anyone to see who the owner of a domain is, (unless the owner has paid the registrar to have the registrar hold the domain under privacy) with a centralized Whois system called the Aggregated Registration Data Service (ARDS) ... read more ...