Monthly Archives: January 2014

Tue 21st January 2014
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
A Recap: My week during NamesCon - A recap of what I did, saw, and heard during NamesCon last week. Last week was the inaugural NamesCon conference in Las Vegas. In case you weren’t one of the close to 600 people who experienced it in person, everything you’ve heard is spot on: it was a home run. Richard Lau, Jodi Chamberlain, and Jothan Frakes did a fantastic job pulling this conference together in a short period of time. They saw a hole in the domain conference circuit and filled it with zeal. ... read more ...
 
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Heritage Auctions usurpation submissions for subsequent domain name auction - Auction is scheduled to take place in late March. Heritage Auctions is planning its second domain name auction to take place in late March, and is seeking domain name owners to submit their domains for the auction. The company sold about $1.5 million worth of domain names in its inaugural domain name auction last November, headlined by an after-the-auction sale of MutualFunds.com. Heritage Auctions is only looking for one and two word .com domain names. They should ... read more ...
 
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What domain names Yahoo! and 21 other finish users bought - Yahoo! buys a sports domain name and other end user domain name purchases. Afternic and GoDaddy sold $1.7 million worth of aftermarket domain names from 1/6/14 – 1/12/14. Here are some of the sales that were to end users. You can see more end user reports here. JiveCloud.com $3,650 and LCloud.com $13,700 – Community software and social media marketing firm Lithium. WarehouseCleaning.com $1,199 – Web design company Ambidextrous Services, which specializes in ... read more ...
 
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A cost comparison of domain name escrow services - Here’s a comparison of domain name escrow services based on price – but price shouldn’t be the only thing you consider. There are a lot of options when it comes to domain name escrow. Naturally, price is a variable when selecting an escrow service. So I put together a simple chart that compares prices of 7 escrow services at different transaction values. The prices make a few assumptions: 1. You’re in the U.S. and the transaction is in U.S. Dollars. 2. You ... read more ...
Mon 20th January 2014
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Updated: Monash gets first branded top-level domain - Monash University has received the .monash top-level domain name, becoming the first global organisation to be delegated a brand-name TLD by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).Monash plans to keep monash.edu as its "authoritative site" and does not plan to change email addresses or decommission any of its existing domains, Monash CIO Ian Tebbett told Computerworld Australia."As we build our new .monash web ... read more ...
 
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Bid-on-.BID: Famous Four Media announces .BID reservation program - Bid-on-.BID: Famous Four Media announces .BID reservation program Details WhaTech Channel: Marketing Published: Tuesday, 21 January 2014 02:53 Submitted by Jonathan Dolby Press Release from: Famous Four Media Read: 18 times In December 2013, Famous Four Media signed its first Registry Agreement for its .BID generic Top Level Domain ... read more ...
 
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Updated: Monash gets first branded top-level domain - Monash University has received the .monash top-level domain name, becoming the first global organisation to be delegated a brand-name TLD by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).Monash plans to keep monash.edu as its "authoritative site" and does not plan to change email addresses or decommission any of its existing domains, Monash CIO Ian Tebbett told Computerworld Australia."As we build our new .monash web ... read more ...
 
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Monash University first to get its own domain name - See your ad here Monash University has become the first ''brand'' in the world to secure its own top-level domain on the internet. The global governing body for domain names, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, has been evaluating new TLDs, which are joining the likes of .com, .net and .au on the internet. New TLDs that have already been approved to go ''live'' on the internet include domains in non-Roman script, such as Arabic and Chinese, and generic domains such ... read more ...
 
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Monash Uni outpaces Google, Amazon to own domain name - Melbourne's Monash University has become the first "brand" in the world to secure its own top-level domain (TLD) on the internet.The global governing body for domain names, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), has been evaluating new TLDs, which are joining the likes of .com, .net and .au on the internet.New TLDs that have already been given the go-ahead to go "live" on the internet include domains in non-Roman script, such as Arabic and Chinese, and generic domains ... read more ...
 
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Candy Crush Maker Now Looks To Crush The Competition With Trademark - Sorry, but I see their submitted classes as far more than overly broad, perhaps even completely insane. Actually read everything they want to own the word “candy” for… Apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; Blank magnetic data carriers and recording discs; Blank magnetic disks, pre-recorded magnetic disks featuring computer games; Compact discs, DVDs and video recordings featuring computer games; Calculating machines, Data processing equipment, namely, ... read more ...
 
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Trademark Owner Loses Bid To Grab 11 Year Old Domain With 1 Year Old Trademark - Andtech Corporation just lost its attempt to grab the domain name andtech.com from the domain owner Portmedia Domains/Portmedia Holdings Ltd which was represented by Ari Goldberger of Esqwire.com The Complainant Andtech got its trademark on Christmas Day 2012. The domain name owner registered the domain September 4, 2003. The Complaint offered $1,000 for the domain and the domain owner responded with a $20,000 offer to sell. Instead of buying the domain the complaint decided to spent $5K or more ... read more ...
 
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Islamic TLDs and the Challenge of Good Governance - As governments ask themselves whether they should not be the only ones in charge, and everyone else is more determined than ever to stay involved, Internet governance is now a front-page topic. But away from the theoretical debates about which model is best, one real-life situation may end up looking strangely like a vindication of the multi-stakeholder model by governmental organisations. The situation in question is that of Islam and Halal. Two applications that look like they are caught ... read more ...
 
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How to Keep Track of the New Generic Top-Level Domains (newgTLDs) Now … - How do you keep track of what new generic top-level domains (newgTLDs) are now available? Particularly when there seem to be new ones being announced weekly? Because I've written about newgTLDs here previously, someone recently asked me those questions, and my response was simply that I look at ICANN's web page of delegated strings: http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/program-status/delegated-strings Now, these are the newgTLDs that have been delegated by ICANN, meaning that they now appear in ... read more ...
 
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New .CLUB Domain Delegated by ICANN - Historic Event Brings One of the Most Popular New Domain Extensions To The Internet and One Step Closer to General Availability FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – January 20, 2014 – .CLUB Domains, LLC, the company formed to own and operate the new “.CLUB” generic top-level domain name (gTLD), announced today that its new “.CLUB” domain has been delegated by ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, and entered into the Internet’s Root Zone. As required ... read more ...
 
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UDRP Panel Oversteps Its Authority & Transfers 17 Year Old Murko.com - UDRP’s were to settle clear cut disputes for trademark holders where a matching domain name or one which was confusing similar. I think this panel has gone way beyond a set of facts that qualifies for simple in awarding a domain name murko.com registered some 17 years ago back in 1997 to a complainant on common law trademark rights grounds. Moreover for to order a transfer of a domain name on a UDRP the complainant is suppose to show the domain holder registered the domain in bad faith and used ... read more ...
 
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Famous Four Open Its First New gTLD .Bid & You Can Bid To Own The Domain - FFM today announced a “reservation program” .Bid called Bid on .Bid The .BID Reservation program is split into two phases: Bid-on-.BID and First-Come-First-Served (FCFS) Bid-on-.BID When?                    From 14:00 UTC on 20th January 2014 until 10:00 UTC on 14th February 2014 Registrants are invited to submit their bids for .BID second level domains through participating ICANN accredited Registrars. The minimum bid will be just $20.00. Reservations at the standard retail ... read more ...
 
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Famous Four Open Its First New gTLD .Bid & You Can Bid To Own The Domain - FFM today announced a “reservation program” .Bid called Bid on .Bid The .BID Reservation program is split into two phases: Bid-on-.BID and First-Come-First-Served (FCFS) Bid-on-.BID When?                    From 14:00 UTC on 20th January 2014 until 10:00 UTC on 14th February 2014 Registrants are invited to submit their bids for .BID second level domains through participating ICANN accredited Registrars. The minimum bid will be just $20.00. Reservations at the standard retail ... read more ...
 
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The New gTLD Program: Latest Updates On Brand Protection And The … - Terms Conditions and Privacy Statement Mondaq.com (the Website) is owned and managed by Mondaq Ltd and as a user you are granted a non-exclusive, revocable license to access the Website under its terms and conditions of use. Your use of the Website constitutes your agreement to the following terms and conditions of use. Mondaq Ltd may terminate your use of the Website if you are in breach of these terms and conditions or if Mondaq Ltd decides to terminate your license of use for whatever reason. Use ... read more ...
 
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Monash University gets world first Top-Level Domain - Monash University has become the first globally recognised organisation to be delegated a brand Top-Level Domain (TLD) by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). The internet's global governing body received over 1900 applications for new TLDs and the coming year should see the around 1000 new domains to the web in one of the largest changes to the internet since its dissemination. Latest news and slideshows on Apple The TLD program was developed to ... read more ...
 
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Monash Uni first to get own domain name - Updated: 23:35, Monday January 20, 2014 Melbourne's Monash University has become the first 'brand' in the world to secure its own top-level domain (TLD) on the internet.The global governing body for domain names, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), has been evaluating new TLDs, which are joining the likes of .com, .net and .au on the internet.New TLDs that have already been given the go-ahead to go 'live' on the internet include domains in non-Roman script, ... read more ...
 
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‘.brands’ become reality as first branded gTLD delegations take place - This weekend ‘.brands’ became a reality with Monash University making a little bit of history, becoming the first such application to be delegated to the DNS root. In October, WTR reported on the delegation of the first new gTLD applications to the root zone. These related to IDN applications, and subsequent delegations (and sunrises) have centred on generic strings. The announcement that Monash University’s branded TLD is now live, then, is notable for making ‘.brands’  a reality. In ... read more ...
 
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CM.CN leads Premium .CN Auction Selling for $176,103 - NiceNic.net posted the latest results for the English word domain .cn domain auctions along with the Premium .CN domain auctions. These were domains previously reserved by CNNIC. The current exchange rate: 1 CNY = 0.165240 USD See below the latest 2014 Premium .CN domain sales list and their final bidding prices in CNY: cm.cn    1,066,000one.cn    1,004,000shop.cn    1,002,000 me.cn    920,000 dj.cn    824,000 ys.cn    810,000 name.cn    762,000 Ly.cn    758,000 tao.cn   ... read more ...
 
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Monash Uni gets top-level domain - Prepares launch of two websites. Monash University will soon begin operating its websites under the .monash domain, after becoming one of the first organisations to acquire a brand top-level domain under a program by the global body governing the internet. The Internet ... read more ...
 
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Pool.com gets agreement for .wien and .tirol auction services - Pool.com scores sunrise and landrush business for two domains, but this aspect of TLD launches isn’t as important as before. Pool.com announced today that it will handle auction resolution for the sunrise and landrush phases for Austrian TLDs .wien and .tirol (its capital city and a province, respectively). I won’t write about every company’s win for this type of service, but this one is newsworthy for a few reasons. First, before the new TLD program came out, ... read more ...
 
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What WordPress owner Matt Mullenweg pronounced about domain names during NamesCon - WordPress enforces its brand in domain names and doesn’t plan to use any new top level domain names. Matt Mullenweg (right) being interviewed by Braden Pollock (left) at NamesCon.One of the nice surprises at NamesCon last week was a last-minute appearance by Matt Mullenweg. Mullenweg created WordPress and is CEO of Automattic, which runs the hosted WordPress.com platform. Unfortunately, since it was last minute, I did not get to hear his entire QA with Braden Pollock. ... read more ...