Monthly Archives: November 2013

Tue 19th November 2013
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Yahoo! domain auction now has over 500 domain names - More domains, including several hundred from Associated Content, have been added to the Yahoo! domain auction. The list of domain names Yahoo! is offering in a domain name auction currently running on Sedo has expanded to over 500 domain names. Many of them are listed with reserves below $5,000 and some are below $1,000. The auction ends on Thursday. There’s a wide range of quality beyond the headline domain names such as AV.com and Sled.com. For example, if your ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Sedo gets understanding with Donuts for Sunrise and Premium Domains - Sedo gets a tasty customer for new top level domain name services. Sedo has nabbed a big client with Donuts signing on to use its services to resolve sunrise contention as well as sell some of its premium domain names. Donuts will use Sedo’s auction technology for cases in which more than one company submits a sunrise-eligible claim on the same domain name. Sedo will also auction off some of Donuts’ “premium” second level domain names. This deal is interesting ... read more ...
Mon 18th November 2013
Written by DomainHack.er in ES and tagged
Londres tendrá su propio dominio en 2014 - Su propio dominio (.london) estará disponible a partir de 2014, ya que se le ha concedido a la ciudad el derecho de tener su propio TLD (“Top Level Domain” o dominio de alto nivel). Los negocios establecidos en Londres, las personas individuales y organizaciones ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Top Level Domain To Market Full Internet Addresses - By Rory Gallivan LONDON-- Top Level Domain Holdings Ltd. (TLDH.LN), a company focused on buying the rights to internet address suffixes, Monday announced plans to market full internet addresses directly to consumers. Instead of just selling the rights to use internet address suffixes--known as top level domains--to companies that then use these to create full internet addresses to be sold on, TLDH itself will now sell full internet addresses to businesses ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in DE and tagged
ICANN gratuliert sich mit neuen Domains zum 15. Geburtstag - Die Internetverwaltung ICANN feiert ihren 15. Geburtstag auf ihrem 48. Treffen in Buenos Aires mit 24 neuen Top-Level-Domains (TLD), die inzwischen in die Rootzone eingetragen wurden – und das ist erst der Anfang. Präsident und CEO Fadi Chehadé verwies stolz auf die insgesamt 144 bereits unterzeichneten Verträge für neue TLD, fast tausend Vertragspartner seien darüber hinaus bereits zu Verhandlungen eingeladen. .sexy .plumbing Solche Verträge haben bereits mehrere Städte in ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
WOW: .Wow Leads All Strings In Number of Domains On Collision Report With Over 205,000 - Wow is right .Wow has the highest number of collisions in the ICANN report of new gTLD strings released today with over 205,000 domain names. I think most people in the domain industry wouldn’t  think there would be 200K domain registrations in .Wow much less than 205,000 strings in the collision report. For the record here are the top 10 new gTLD with the most domain names listed on the collision report: .Wow .Host .Gold .Hotel .Dell .Telefonica .Samsung .House .Auto .Computer     Google+Michael ... read more ...
 
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Social Networks Likely to Lose Grip on Brand/Consumer Conversations in Wake … - New research from registry services provider Afilias reveals that the launch of branded generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) will likely mark the start of a decline in the number of brands using social networks. By polling participants at the recent London-based Digital Marketing and gTLD Strategy Congress, hosted by the Momentum Event Group, Afilias found that 83 percent of gTLD applicants and industry experts believe that branded domain extensions (like .NIKE or .TIFFANY) will be a more ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in DE and tagged
Soziale Netzwerke könnten bei der Interaktion zwischen Marken und … - Montag 18. November 2013 | 17:15 Internet-Experten prognostizieren laut einer Umfrage von Afilias einen Rückgang bei der Nutzung von Social Media durch Unternehmen, sobald markeneigene Domains den Markt erreichen. BUENOS AIRES, Argentinien – 18. November 2013 – Laut einer jüngsten Umfrage des Registry-Services-Anbieters Afilias könnte die Einführung markeneigener Top Level Domains (TLDs) zu einem Rückgang bei der Nutzung sozialer Netzwerke durch Marken führen. Bei ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in FR and tagged
Londres aura son propre nom de domaine en 2014 - Londres devrait être la première ville du monde à bénéficier de son propre nom de domaine .london à l’été 2014 suites à l’obtention de son propre Top Level Domain (TLD) name de l’ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). Pour rappel, l’ICANN est une autorité installée aux USA qui gère l’admission des noms de domaines.Boris Johnson, maire de Londres a affirmé qu’ « Adopter le suffixe .london permettra aux organisations de s’associer de plus près avec ... read more ...
 
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Unique .US Marketing Effort from Neustar - Neustar operates the .US ccTLD domain registry. I don’t see .US domain names used very often, and I don’t believe the .US ccTLD is used nearly as regularly as ccTLD domain names in other countries, especially those in Europe. I don’t recall ever seeing mainstream marketing for .US domain names until this weekend. A major running event was held in Alexandria, Virginia over the weekend. The .US National Road Racing Championships featured exceptional runners from around the country, and ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in ES and tagged
Las redes sociales Social corren riesgo de perder fuerza en las conversaciones … - Enviar por e-mail Suscribirse al boletín Imprimir Aumentar texto Reducir texto Haga doble click sobre una palabra para ver su signifcado Sudoku: Juega cada día a uno nuevo El tiempo: Consulta la previsión para tu ciudad EcoTablet - ¡Gratis en App Store! La plataforma más completa de información y servicios económicos para iPad. - Business WireUn nuevo estudio del proveedor de servicios de registro, Afilias, desvela que el lanzamiento de los niveles de nivel superior ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
LoveRoom Gets Some Love By Business Insiders But The Real Winner Is Thought Convergence Owner Of LoveRoom.com - Businessinsider.com just covered the launch of Love Room, The startup boasts that it’s “a platform where single people from all around the world can rent their living space to others under one condition: they need to be attractive.”   Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in IT and tagged
Probabilmente i social network lasceranno spazio ai nuovi domini web "dot … - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, 18/11/2013 (informazione.it - comunicati stampa) Una nuova ricerca effettuata dal fornitore di servizi di registrazione Afilias svela che il lancio di domini di primo livello generico (gTLDs) contenenti nomi di marchi famosi rappresenterà probabilmente l'inizio della diminuzione del numero di marchi che fanno uso di social network. Grazie al sondaggio a cui sono stati sottoposti i partecipanti al recente ... read more ...
 
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Probabilmente i social network lasceranno spazio ai nuovi domini web "dot … - Una nuova ricerca effettuata dal fornitore di servizi di registrazione Afilias svela che il lancio di domini di primo livello generico (gTLDs) contenenti nomi di marchi famosi rappresenterà probabilmente l'inizio della diminuzione del numero di marchi che fanno uso di social network. Grazie al sondaggio a cui sono stati sottoposti i partecipanti al recente Congresso sul marketing digitale e sulla strategia gTLD tenutosi a Londra e ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in IT and tagged
Probabilmente i social network lasceranno spazio ai nuovi domini web "dot … - BUENOS AIRES, Argentina--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Una nuova ricerca effettuata dal fornitore di servizi di registrazione Afilias svela che il lancio di domini di primo livello generico (gTLDs) contenenti nomi di marchi famosi rappresenterà probabilmente l'inizio della diminuzione del numero di marchi che fanno uso di social network. Grazie al sondaggio a cui sono stati sottoposti i partecipanti al recente Congresso sul marketing digitale e sulla ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in FR and tagged
Londres recevra son propre nom de domaine l’année prochaine - "; document.write(gstring); } } La ville de Londres est véritablement un melting pot de personnes et de culture, et les choses semblent aller dans la bonne direction en 2014, car Londres sera la première ville au monde à avoir son propre nom de domaine à partir de l’année prochaine. Cela signifie que les business, les particuliers, ainsi que les organisations qui vont être des candidats pour les adresses web avec le suffixe .london. Tout ceci ... read more ...
 
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GMO Registry Signs ICANN Registry Agreements for New Geographic Top Level … - Tokyo, Japan (PRWEB) November 18, 2013 GMO Internet Group company, GMO Registry, today announces it has signed contracts with the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to operate two new geographic Top Level Domains. The contracts, for .tokyo, and .nagoya were signed on November 13, and October 24 respectively. Between January and May of 2012, ICANN began accepting applications for ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN
Former Oversee CEO Jeff Kupietzky Of PowerInbox/SecretInk Interviewed By Business Insider - Businessinsider.com just interviewed the Jeff Kupietzky the former CEO of Oversee.net, which DomainSponsor.com about his newest venture PowerInbox and its SecretInk, app for sending and receiving free self-destructing text. BUSINESS INSIDER: Seems like the easiest way to describe your app is “Snapchat for text.” Is that about right? JEFF KUPIETZKY: We share similar mechanics with SnapChat but we feel SecretInk is more useful as you can convey more precise information in text format (passwords, ... read more ...
 
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TLDH launches “Priority Registration” use for new TLDs, starting during €29.95 - Service makes it easy to get first in line for some new TLDs, although premium pricing does apply. Top Level Domain Holdings has released a system for pre-registering new top level domain names, called Priority Registration. The service is enabled through the company’s Online Priority Enhanced Names database (“OPEN”) at the company’s own domain name registrar, Minds + Machines. It is also open for other domain registrars and registries to link into. It’s ... read more ...
 
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.Gay Objector Strikes Out - ILGA loses three community objections against .gay and one against .LGBT International Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) has lost three community objections it brought against applicants for the .gay top level domain name. The objections were filed against Top Level Design, Top Level Domain Holdings, and United TLD (Demand Media). ILGA is backing a rival .gay bid by dotgay LLC. Panelist Dr. Bernhard Schlink ruled that the gay community is ... read more ...
 
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ICANN posts all name collision reports – solely for 25 new TLDs that don’t qualify - .Web, .blog among those not eligible for APD. ICANN has posted the block lists for all new top level domain names that want to pursue the “alternate path to delegation.” New TLDs can launch faster if they choose this option, which requires them to block certain second level domain name registrations, as least in the beginning. Until now, ICANN had been publishing these lists in small batches, so this development will be welcomed by applicants… Except for some ... read more ...
 
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Here are some Stocks for Betting on New Top Level Domain Names - Want to invest in new TLDs through the stock market? Here are some options. On Friday I wrote about how Top Level Domain Holdings’ stock shot up 25% on news of the contract signing for the .London top level domain name. TLDH, which trades on the London AIM under TLDH, has seen its shares nearly triple since early October. The company is a pure-play new TLD applicant. There are other public companies you can invest in if you want to bet on the success of new top ... read more ...
 
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What a Yahoo! auction tells us about removing PR for domain name auctions - If you want press about a domain auction, you need a unique angle. Last week Sedo announced its latest online auction, and the press ate it up. The auction was covered by L.A. Times, Investors’ Business Daily, TechCrunch, CNET, MarketWatch, CNBC, Engadget, and on and on. Compare this to the typical auction Sedo and its competitors run. They might be covered be a few domain blogs, and the press release will get syndicated, but that’s about it. Back in the good ... read more ...
Sun 17th November 2013
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Mashable’s 18 Tools For Picking The Perfect Domain Doesn’t Include Any … - Mashable.com just published a post entitled “18 tools for picking the perfect domain” “Choosing a domain name for your product, service or business can be one of the most challenging steps in establishing your online identity. While it’s important to choose your name wisely, it can be difficult to craft a creative name that describes the essence of your business.” “Your name needs to be snappy, memorable and successfully communicate something about your business, and because so many ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN
Mashable’s 18 Tools For Picking The Perfect Domain Doesn’t Include Any Aftermarket Channels - Mashable.com just published a post entitled “18 tools for picking the perfect domain” “Choosing a domain name for your product, service or business can be one of the most challenging steps in establishing your online identity. While it’s important to choose your name wisely, it can be difficult to craft a creative name that describes the essence of your business.” “Your name needs to be snappy, memorable and successfully communicate something about your business, and because so many top-level ... read more ...