Monthly Archives: December 2013

Thu 19th December 2013
Written by DomainNameWire in EN
Quick domain name news from around a web - 11 slapped for new TLD commercials, Donuts wins more auctions, and other domain name news from around the web. There was a lot of domain name news this morning that other bloggers have done a good job covering. Here’s a quick roundup. 11′s new gTLD ads banned for “misleading” viewers – Kevin Murphy writes about how the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has ruled that 11’s “pre-registration” ads for new top level domain names have been banned for ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Clear examples of craziness in Limited Public Interest Objections - Latest .health decisions show that Limited Public Interest objections are not consistent. An International Chamber of Commerce panel has handed down a decision on a consolidated limited public interest objection against .health. The decision shows more inconsistencies in how panels are handling limited public interest objections. The case against DotHealth LLC’s (pdf) and Donuts’ .health (pdf) applications was filed by Independent Objector Alain Pellet. Pellet ... read more ...
 
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A stellar week for large sheet finish user domain name sales during Sedo, 25 domains adult to $100k - Sedo racks up a number of big ticket end user domain name sales. Sedo sold $1.4 million worth of domain names last week. And for those of you that always complain about end users getting off too cheap, I think you’ll like some of the sales on this week’s list. The top one is Pizza.nl at €75,000 (appx $100k USD). See more end user reports here. Pizza.nl €75,000 (appx $100k USD) – Takeaway.com, a pizza and food delivery service. NextDirect.co.uk £1,500 ... read more ...
Wed 18th December 2013
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
TLDH Announces Sales Channel and gTLD Portfolio Update - Top Level Domain Holdings (AIM: TLDH) today announced the following updates on further development of its sales channels to consumers, Minds + Machines' OPEN Priority Reservation program, and progress within its portfolio of gTLDs. Development of Registrar Network TLDH has now signed Registry-Registrar Agreements ("RRA's") with an initial twelve ICANN-accredited registrars in the US, Europe and Asia. Registrars are the entities authorised by the Internet's governing body, ICANN, to sell ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN
The Ship is on a Move Again, The Pirate Bay leaves Peru and docks in Guyana - We reported on December 12th that The Pirate Bay had moved to the country code of Peru (pe). Well now they have moved to the country code of Guyana (gy). Digital Trends and Torrent Freak covered the change. Here’s what a Pirate Bay insider had to say about the matter when speaking with TorrentFreak. “We have some 70 domain names left, so eventually we will find one that sticks. A few domains have been prepared so we can switch over whenever’s needed.” You may be wondering whether Pirate ... read more ...
 
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3rd Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress - Momentum has released the following announcement regarding its upcoming 3rd Digital Marketing gTLD Strategy Congress (March 3-4, 2014, The Dream Downtown, New York). * * * Conference brochure and agenda (Click to Download)Go behind the scenes and learn how your peers are operationalizing their new TLDs as you are provided with real-life, launch strategies from .Club, .GOP, .Kiwi, .Latin, .Vegas, .Tickets and many more. Hear from George Faulkner, Manager, Social Brand Engagement, Social ... read more ...
 
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Is .Quebec The Motivation For The UDRP on Quebec.com? - “Ils aurraient du choisir le .Qc pourquoi avoir choisi le .ca aulieu du .Canada? Ici au quebec on aimerais avoir le .Qc” The Google translation (provided above) does not do this comment justice. _____ I think the general point of this comment is that this UDRP filing would be moot if Quebec (like other national ‘quasi-national’ geographical regions) was allowed to control the .qc ccTLD (which this individual is in favour of). The example of Canada is ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Is .Quebec The Motivation For The UDRP on Quebec.com? - We broke the news this morning that an agency of the Provence of Quebec filed a UDRP on the domain name Quebec.com. Anything.com has owned the domain since at least 1998 making the domain some 15 years old. The domain is parked but according to Screenshots.com has been parked since at least 2004 or about 10 years. So why now? Why did the government of Quebec decide to go after Quebec.com after all this time? We think the answer is that the government is supporting the new gTLD of .Quebec which should ... read more ...
 
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The Pirate Bay moves to thepiratebay.gy after Peru suspends thepiratebay.pe - The Pirate Bay moves to thepiratebay.gy after Peru suspends thepiratebay.pe The Pirate Bay moves to thepiratebay.gy after Peru suspends thepiratebay.pe The Pirate Bay has rented a new home, thepiratebay.gy, for the fourth time in a week after Peru decided to suspend thepiratebay.pe. The Pirate Bay has moved on to Guyana-based .GY ccTLD and the team behind the torrent indexing site ... Read More The Pirate Bay has rented a new home, thepiratebay.gy, for the fourth time in ... read more ...
 
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Top Level Domain Hldg Ltd : Sales Channel and gTLD Portfolio Update – 4 - Sales Channel and gTLD Portfolio Update December 18, 2013 The Directors of Top Level Domain Holdings (AIM: TLDH) are pleased to provide an update on the ongoing development of its sales channels to consumers, Minds + Machines' OPEN Priority Reservation program, and progress within its portfolio of gTLDs. Development of Registrar Network TLDH has now signed Registry-Registrar Agreements ("RRA's") with an initial ... read more ...
 
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Law Firm, Upperlink Synergise on Trademark Protection - Law Firm, Upperlink Synergise on Trademark Protection Category: Business News Published on Wednesday, 18 December 2013 10:21 Written by Nnamdi Duru ... read more ...
 
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ICANN orienta profissionais de TI a reduzir a “colisão” de domínios -

Base de clientes de TV por assinatura cresce 13% em um ano

Número de assinantes saltou para 17,4 milhões entre setembro de 2012 a setembro de 2013.


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12 Registrar Signup With TLDH; 7 With Minds + Machines; 25 New gTLD To … - The Directors of Top Level Domain Holdings (AIM: TLDH) announced the company has  Registry-Registrar Agreements (“RRA’s”) with an initial twelve ICANN-accredited registrars in the US, Europe and Asia. The Company plans to expand its registrar network in 2014 to complement its own direct sales channel to market through its wholly-owned registrar, Minds + Machines Registrar Limited. Of the initial 12 registrars that have signed RRAs, 7 have signed up with Minds + Machines OPEN Priority ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN
Domain Hall Of Fame Member’s House Is Subject Of Huffington Post Story - The HuffingtonPost.com just covered the Indianapolis house of Domain Hall Of Fame member  Chad Folkening. According to the HuffingtonPost.com,  the 26,000 square foot home is for sale for just $1.3 Million dollars. The story says in part: “The estate was eventually purchased by Chad Folkening, an Indiana-born entrepreneur who made millions buying and selling Internet domains. It’s now listed by Brian Sanders of Century 21 Scheetz.” “Folkening didn’t really change any of Hostetler’s ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in DE and tagged
Bittorrent The Pirate Bay zieht wieder um - Dritter Umzug innerhalb einer Woche: Der Bittorrent-Indizierer und -Tracker The Pirate Bay musste sich erneut eine neue Top-Level-Domain suchen. Die jüngste Domainsperre erfolgte laut Torrentfreak ohne Vorwarnung. Einige Domains seien für den nächsten Umzug vorbereitet, sollte es zu weiteren Schwierigkeiten kommen, teilte ein Insider Torrentfreak mit. Trotz der Bemühungen der Unterhaltungsindustrie war die Webseite ohne längere Unterbrechungen erreichbar. Innerhalb der letzten Tage wurde lediglich ... read more ...
 
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Sunrise period for new gTLDs open - On 6th November 2013 Donuts, Inc, a registry for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), announced that the sunrise period for seven of its new gTLDs would begin on 26th November. The included extensions are '.clothing', '.singles', '.holdings', '.bike', '.ventures', '.guru' and '.plumbing'. Similarly, on 13th November the company introduced seven more new gTLDs to sunrise on 3rd December. The added extensions are '.camera', '.equipment', '.estate', '.gallery', '.graphics', '.lighting' and ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
12 Registrar Signup With TLDH; 7 With Minds + Machines; 25 New gTLD To Launch 1Q - The Directors of Top Level Domain Holdings (AIM: TLDH) announced the company has  Registry-Registrar Agreements (“RRA’s”) with an initial twelve ICANN-accredited registrars in the US, Europe and Asia. The Company plans to expand its registrar network in 2014 to complement its own direct sales channel to market through its wholly-owned registrar, Minds + Machines Registrar Limited. Of the initial 12 registrars that have signed RRAs, 7 have signed up with Minds + Machines OPEN Priority Reservation ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Wow UDRP Filed On Quebec.com - A government agency of Canada, Ministre des Relations internationales, de la Francophonie et du Commerce extérieur, has just filed a UDRP on the domain name Quebec.com Quebec.com is the direct match domain for the largest Provence in Canada by area and home to some 8 million people and include the cities of Montreal and Quebec City. The domain name Quebec.com is owned by Anything.com which has one of the best domain name portfolio’s on the planet. The domain is parked with all linked related ... read more ...
 
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SEOroundtable.com Has Google Boosted EMD In the Algorithm? - An interesting post in seroundtable.com,  yesterday say there is a bunch of chatter that Google may have adjusted their algorithm to give more credit to Exact Match Domains (EMD’s) especially Geo domains. “Google EMDOver a year ago, Google introduced an algorithm to reduce the amount of exact match domains from showing up when those EMDs are not as useful as other sites. “Some at WebmasterWorld have noticed that in some niches the EMDs are back. One said that he is now seeing old EMDs that ... read more ...
 
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The Pirate Bay déménage en Guyana et prépare un hébergement … - Le vaisseau pirate le plus redoutable d'Internet continue à voguer de territoire en territoire. Moins d'une semaine après avoir changé deux fois de nom de domaine, The Pirate Bay a aujourd'hui jeté l'ancre en Guyana. Quelques jours seulement après que The Pirate Bay a adopté l'adresse thepiratebay.pe, le domaine national du Pérou a suspendu à son tour le nom de domaine, sans préavis selon un représentant du site qui a contacté TorrentFreak, et sans explication. Le site d'échange ... read more ...
 
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GMO Registry Signs ICANN Registry Agreement for New Geographic Top Level … - Tokyo, Japan (PRWEB) December 18, 2013 GMO Internet Group company, GMO Registry, today announces it has signed a contract with the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to operate new geographic Top Level Domain, .yokohama. Between January and May of 2012, ICANN began accepting applications for new gTLDs, setting afoot what is becoming the biggest expansion the Internet namespace ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in IT and tagged
WEB: MARKMONITOR, 2013: UN ANNO DAL PUNTO DI VISTA DEI DOMINI … – AgenParl - (AGENPARL) - Roma, 17 dic - Ci avviciniamo all’anno nuovo ed è arrivato il momento di tirare le somme e vedere cosa è successo nel 2013 nel mondo dei domini web. Di seguito una rassegna degli avvenimenti più importanti che abbiamo stilato in MarkMonitor. # 10 - Registro di Sicurezza esposto a vulnerabilità Con 23 violazioni della sicurezza del Registro di sistema in questo ultimo anno, il numero di incidenti riportati ha raggiunto un massimo storico. Registri dei ccTLD popolari come .CN ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
TLDH updates on sales channel developments - Equity, index and currency market data provided by Interactive Data. Interactive Investor Trading Limited, trading as "Interactive Investor", is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Registered Office: Standon House, 21 Mansell Street, London E1 8AA, telephone 0845 200 3637. Registered in England with Company Registration number 3699618. Group VAT registration number 832 6732 26. We may record and/or monitor telephone calls or intercept other telecommunications between ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN
Once One of The Biggest Gambling Sites Generating Billions, BetonSports.com Sells For $4,900 - BetonSports.com was once one of the biggest gambling sites on the Internet generating Billions of dollars in revenue. Today it was on the Godaddy.com/Afternic.com list selling for just $4,900 According to wikipedia.org BetonSports plc Which operated under BetonSports.com, was “one of the biggest players in the United States online gaming market, drawing in several billion US dollars in wagers in the early 2000s.” In June 2006 US authorities indicted the company and a number of its executives ... read more ...
 
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Get set for new domain extensions - THE internet may soon bust at the seams, and few people are aware it’s about to happen. Relatively few internet users know that thousands of new web addresses will flood the net’s domain namespace in late 2013 or early 2014, according to a recent study by FairWinds Partners, an online strategy consulting firm. Today, there are 22 generic top-level domains (TLDs). These are the short string of letters that end the web address, such as .ca, .us, .eu and .au, as well as a handful of generic ... read more ...