Monthly Archives: December 2013

Fri 27th December 2013
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Verisign Is Taking Back Expired Two Letter & Two Number .TV Domains - Verisign the registry for the .TV registry is apparently taking back any expired new Two letter (LL.TV) .TV domain names as well as any two numbered (NNTV) domain names. Recently a domainer that had a back order on a two letter .Tv domain and a two numbered domain received this notice from Verisign: “Thank you for contacting Verisign Support. I reached out to our Operations team to determine where they were in their investigation. They have a resolution for the issue prepared. However, the business ... read more ...
 
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Frank Schilling’s Name Administration Beats Back UDRP On 13 Year Old Vuescan.com - Edward B. Hamrick dba Hamrick Software lost its bid to grab the domain name vuescan.com in a UDRP from Frank Schilling’s Name Administration Inc. who was as always represented by John Berryhill, Esq. However the panel refused to make Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) ruling despite finding the domain holder did not register or use the domain name in bad faith, made legitimate use of the domain and that 9 years had passed since the Complainant first sent a C D letter to the domain holder. Here ... read more ...
 
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2013 Top Stories: First new tip turn domain name contracts signed - A big milestone in the new top level domain name program. It’s been a long at winding road to the introduction of new top level domain names on the internet. It’s taken many more years than some applicants expected. For some companies, that’s meant multiple rounds of staffing up and then trimming employees. But in July of 2013 the program hit a major milestone: the first new TLD registry agreement was signed with ICANN. dotShabaka Registry inked the contract ... read more ...
Thu 26th December 2013
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Stat Porn - Domainers like stats and here are some of an adult nature but also may help with domains, ppc campaigns and running your adult website. PornHub.com took a look back at 2013 and while we are not going to get into the more risque stats, there were some that dealt with the numbers behind porn, the shift from the desktop to mobile and the most and least popular days. The numbers are pretty big as Pornhub stated they had  over 14 billion visitors in 2013 which is not over yet. Over the last year, our ... read more ...
 
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The Oscars Files Another Suit Against Godaddy Under ACPA Alleging Continued Violations - The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences which hands out the Oscars has filed anther lawsuit against Godaddy under the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (“ACPA”). This suit filed on Novmeber 15, 2013, “supplements a currently pending action between the same parties asserting the same theories of infringement under the ACPA and related state theories that was filed in May 2010, Case No. 2:20-cv-03738-ABC-CW” This lawsuit names additional parked domain names that ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in HU and tagged
képekkel foglalkozó domainvégződés – melyiket? - Lehet regisztrálni camera , photo , photos , pics , photography és gallery TLD-k alá domaineket. Szeretnék létrehozni egy oldalt, ahová bárki tölthetne fel képeket és (megfelelő ellenőrzés után) azok publikusan elérhetőek lennének. Kb mint biciklisták túraképei. Aki lőtt egyet, kettőt - sokat, az feltehetné hogy merre járt. OK, a photography TLD túl professzionálisan hangzik és letörik az ember keze mire beírja. Túl "általánosra" (.pics) sem szeretném venni, ... read more ...
 
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Alejandro Martínez Ramos (Strato): "El hosting no nota la crisis" - MADRID, 26 Dic. (Portaltic/EP) -    Strato es una de las mayores empresas de 'hosting' a nivel mundial. Su gama de productos comprende desde dominios, productos de correo, páginas web o disco duro online hasta tiendas online y servidores. Aloja cuatro millones de dominios en seis países y gestiona dos centros de datos certificados por el TÜV.    La compañía pertenece al grupo Deutsche Telekom y está apostando fuerte por España, especialmente con una relación calidad-precio muy competitiva. ... read more ...
 
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Huit nouvelles TLDs déjà en "Sunrise" avant la fin de 2013 - Dans le cadre du lancement du programme des nouveaux gTLD, l'ICANN vient de mettre en période "sunrise" 8 nouvelles extensions de nom de domaine pour ce mois de décembre. Les extensions en question sont .diamonds, .entreprises, .tips, .voyage,.photos, .careers, .recipes et .shoes. Durant cette période, seuls les propriétaires de marques peuvent réserver les noms de domaine qui correspondent à leurs domaines déjà existants avec des anciennes extensions. Vous êtes actifs dans le domaine ... read more ...
 
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Year 2013 showed privacy is an illusion in cyberspace - 2013 has truly been a tumultuous year from every aspect, be it the Syrian unrest, the Snowden revelations or Typhoon Haiyan in Phillipines. However, 2013 has seen a lot of debate on issues related to cyberspace. Before stepping into the New Year, its time to reflect on the past, so to have a head start in 2014. The most talked about cyberspace event of 2013 was the Snowden revelations which brought to the light the Surveillance system PRISM, of the US. The revelations have ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN
Apple Makes A Nice Catch - 9to5Mac.com did an article that they believed Apple acquired Evernote competitor Catch, Apple later confirmed to Allthings D that they did indeed acquire Catch and then the company was closed down. That was reported in TechCrunch in July. Catch.com was registered in 1996. With all the talk of the app and it being shutdown, it seems everyone has overlooked the value of a five letter, generic domain name. A name that could be used to really stand out as a brand and easily recognizable. It will be interesting ... read more ...
 
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NAR pitches .realtor domains (free for 1 year) and disses .re - NAR to provide free .realtor registration for one year. National Association of REALTORS (NAR) sent an email to its members earlier this month pitching “priority registration” for .realtor domain names. Priority Registration basically means they will email you a day before general availability to remind you about .realtor registration. The email points members to SignUpForDotREALTOR.com. .realtor will be offered for one year free to the first 500,000 members ... read more ...
 
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HomeAway sues Airbnb over birdhouses - Airbnb irks rival by launching birdhouse ad campaign. Publicly traded vacation rental site HomeAway (NASDAQ: AWAY) has sued upstart rival Airbnb for trademark infringement after the latter launched an ad campaign featuring birdhouses. HomeAway’s logo prominently features a birdhouse, and the company uses birdhouses as its sort of “mascot.” A birdhouse is featured at HomeAway’s Austin headquarters and new employees design their own birdhouses. In its lawsuit ... read more ...
 
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2013 Top Stories: a 2013 RAA - A new Registrar Accreditation Agreement is finalized and signed by many registrars. 2013 saw the finalization of the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA), which is the contract between ICANN and domain name registrars that offer domain names to the public. It’s the first major update since 2009. This new agreement has major implications for everyone who touches the domain name industry, not just for registrars and domainers. It will affect every person who ... read more ...
Wed 25th December 2013
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Mack Trucks Plays Grinch & Files UDRP On 16 Year Old MackTruck.com - NWC Body Works, Inc. of Elk Grove Illinois just got hit with the proverbial Mack Truck.  as Mack Trucks filed a UDRP to gain control of the domain name MackTruck.com The UDRP has a filing date of December 25, 2013 Bah humbug. Not sure why the company picked this day to file a UDRP on the domain since the domain was first registered way back in October 1997 which makes the domain more than 16 year old. According to Domaintools.com the domain has been owned by NWC since at least 2001 which is the ... read more ...
 
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Godaddy/Afternic Sales Total $1,550,036 Led By Supporter.com For $35K - GoDaddy and Afternic’s released its sales report for the week of 12/16/13 – 12/22/13. Total domain sales for the week summed to $1,550,036. All sales were led by Supporter.com for $35K, followed by uchat.com for $20K. The top non-.com sale of the week was Bludot.ca for $10K. CoinCase.com for $5,500, keep you eyes on that one think it might be something. Below is the entire sales report: Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
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Fenerbahçe – Kayserispor maç biletleri satışa çıktı - Bugün Fenerbahçe kongre üyeleri için satışa çıkan biletler, yarın Fenerbahçe Taraftar Kart sahipleri ve faturalı Fenercell kullanıcıları için satışa sunulacak. Biletlerin genel satışına 27 Aralık Cuma günü başlanacak.Kongre üyeleri, Platinium ve Premium Taraftar Kart sahipleri 2; Gold ve Classic Kart sahipleri ile Fenercell Faturalı hat kullanıcıları ise 1 adet bilet alabilecek. Bilet satışında kart ibrazının mecburi olduğu bildirildi. Biletlerin satışı ise ... read more ...
Tue 24th December 2013
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Mamma Mia ! Italy Passes a Google Tax - M Italy passes the Google Tax. In what seems to be a law that violates European Union rules the Italian Senate has passed a law that will require companies to purchase their Internet ads locally. Forbes covered it here From the article: The Italian Senate has now passed the “Google Tax” and Italian lawmakers really do seem to be entirely blind to the fact that this law is illegal under European Union rules that cover trade and the establishment of companies. But what’s worse than this is that ... read more ...
 
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Registrar BigRock Gets ICANN Terminated Registrar Dynamic Dolphin’s Domains -

Pursuant to a Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy, registrants expected won’t be means to send divided from BigRock for 60 days. That means, any renovation dates that pass come due, according to BigRock’s pricing, that is $11.99 for dot com, according to the website. BigRock looks like godaddy’s incursion into India:

Via: thedomains.com

 
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Registrar BigRock Gets ICANN Terminated Registrar Dynamic Dolphin’s Domains -

Pursuant to a Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy, registrants expected won’t be means to send divided from BigRock for 60 days. That means, any renovation dates that pass come due, according to BigRock’s pricing, that is $11.99 for dot com, according to the website. BigRock looks like godaddy’s incursion into India:

Via: thedomains.com

 
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Registrar BigRock Gets ICANN Terminated Registrar Dynamic Dolphin’s Domains - ICANN has authorized the bulk transfer of gTLD domain names from Dynamic Dolphin, Inc. to BigRock Solutions Ltd. due to compliance actions taken by ICANN that resulted in the de-accreditation of Dynamic Dolphin, Inc. Former registrant-customers of Dynamic Dolphin, Inc. should receive notices from BigRock Solutions Ltd. advising of the transfer. Customer questions about the transfer should be directed to BigRock Solutions Ltd. The Registrar Accreditation Agreement (RAA) of Dynamic Dolphin, ... read more ...
 
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88888.com Sold For $245K; 888888888888888888888888.com Is Dropping Tomorrow - The domain name 88888.com  was sold for $245,000 just a few weeks ago by Name Administration. At the time we chatted about how the number 8 was super lucky in Chinese Culture so what could be better than five 8′s? How about 24 eight’s in a row. The domain name  888888888888888888888888.com  is dropping tomorrow as is already on the Namejet.com 50 most back ordered list for tomorrow for pending delete domains. If you wondering the .com with 23 number 8′s in a row is taken, as is the .com ... read more ...
 
 
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Porn.XXX Ranks On 1st Page Of Google for Porn; Good News For New gTLD’s - Well its taken a while but the bang on domain name Porn.xxx is has made it to the first page of Google for the search term “porn”. As you might imagine, porn its one of the toughest terms to rank on the first page on, with millions of adult sites all trying to get in that position. Interestingly with all the talk about how Google has lessened the importance of Exact Match Domains, 4 of the top 6 sites  ranking on the first page of Google under the search term porn have the word porn in the ... read more ...
 
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KPMG Says It’s Leaving .Com For .KPMG Domain, Wrongly Cites SEO As A … - KPMG, the multinational professional services agency that was born in 1870, says it will abandon its .com domain and switch to its own .kpmg top-level domain (TLD). And one of the reasons the company gives is an expectation that the new domain will help the company’s search engine optimization. David Green, KPMG’s chief of digital marketing, revealed the company’s plans in a recent interview with World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR). “We won’t immediately drop .com; there will ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainNameWire in EN
2013 in review: a tip Domain Name stories of a year - Check in daily from December 26 until the New Year for a recap of 2013’s biggest domain name stories. 2014 is going to be big for the domain industry. BIG. 2013 set the stage for 2014. So before moving on to the new year, Domain Name Wire is going to take a look back at what 2013 brought us. Starting December 26, stop in daily for a review of one of the biggest stories from 2013. Yes, there will be some talk about milestones in the new top level domain program. ... read more ...