Monthly Archives: February 2014

Mon 24th February 2014
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Which registrars have a lowest prices on new TLDs? Here’s a cost comparison. - NameCheap appears to have the cheapest overall pricing on new TLDs among the largest domain name registrars. If you’re actively investing in new top level domain names, price is certainly a key factor for selecting a domain name registrar. So far, these new TLDs aren’t cheap. You can register 2-4 .com domains for the same price as one new TLD in most cases. That adds up in a hurry. I did a quick price comparison this morning on three of Donuts’ available domain ... read more ...
 
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Facepets.com asks justice to get Facebook off the back - If I were them, I’d find another domain name and focus on the business rather than waste time with a lawsuit. Facepets.com, LLC, a company that wants to start a social network for pet owners, has filed a federal lawsuit (pdf) against Facebook in Nashville. The company is asking for Declaratory Judgment that its name doesn’t infringe on Facebook’s trademarks. This all started when Facepets.com filed a trademark application for its name, which caught the attention ... read more ...
 
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Watch Name.com and .xyz conflict in bobsled competition - Jared Ewy and Daniel Negari fly around the track in friendly wager. I see a lot of marketing gimmicks for domain names, but rarely write about them. This bobsledding competition (and sponsorship) involving .xyz is entertaining enough to pass along. Here’s the background: In addition to being CEO of .Kiwi, Tim Johnson is also the manager of the New Zealand bobsled team. Name.com pulled together .xyz, .Buzz, .Ninja and .club to help sponsor the New Zealand bobsled ... read more ...
 
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Frank Schilling’s initial dual tip turn domain names accessible tomorrow - .Tattoo and .sexy enter general availability tomorrow, although relatively few registrars are offering the domain names. Frank Schilling’s first two top level domain names, .tattoo and .sexy, enter general availability tomorrow at 11 am EST. Judging from registrar support so far, Uniregistry’s first two domains are going to be a bit hampered. That may be good news for you, as it will give you a better opportunity to get domain names if you’re interested in these ... read more ...
 
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One.com wins .one row set in RightOfTheDot auction - Two competing applicants settle contention set; first auction facilitated by new TLD consulting firm RightOfTheDot. Webhosting company one.com has settled its contention set with Radix for .one through a “single sealed bid second price” auction orchestrated by RightOfTheDot. In this type of auction, typically each participant will send in a sealed bid. The bids are opened under video surveillance and the highest bidder pays the second highest price. For example, ... read more ...
Sun 23rd February 2014
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Nature’s Way is catastrophic in their try to benefit 4 domains by UDRP - This case was well thought out by the panel imo, its the type of critical thinking that domainers and small business owners should be happy with. This was a sole panelist decision. Nature’s Way went after a couple of variants in this UDRP, one might think they would have succeeded in getting naturesway.biz and .info. The hyphenated version of their name most would have thought would be a victory,  NatWay.net seemed to be a real stretch imo. 1. The Parties The Complainant is Nature’s Way Products, ... read more ...
 
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Your.Tattoo: The 100 Domains Uniregistry Reserved For .Tattoo - The 100 domain names Frank Schilling Uniregistry reserved for its own use are now in the zone file. Most of the domains clearly relate to the operation and promotion of the .Tattoo registry However some of the domains are some of the best brandable domains the registry has like Geta.tattoo,  iwanta.tattoo and Your.Tattoo. A few like rent.tattoo; finance.tattoo and lease.tattoo are pretty strange as a tattoo is not an item I have ever heard sold on a financing leasing or renting program and since ... read more ...
 
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No Privacy or Proxy Registrations For .NYC New gTLD Domain Names - This week during the Fairwinds Beyond The Dot conference held in Washington, Jeff Neuman of Neustar,  laid out some more interesting information about the new .NYC extension which Neustar will be running in cooperation with the city of New York. Domaininvesting.com covered some basic eligibility a few days ago, including that a registrant be an entity, business or resident who has a physical location in New York. For one no privacy registrations will be allowed. Each registration will have to contain ... read more ...
Sat 22nd February 2014
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
First URS Decision Published on New gTLD’s - The first Uniform Rapid Suspension decision has been issued. The case was decided 9 days ago, which was 6 days after the 1st URS was filed on the domain names; ibm.guru and ibm.ventures. So while the decision was known 9 days ago, the actual decision was just published today so this is the first time we are seeing at how these URS decisions will look: DOMAIN NAME ibm.guru ibm.ventures PARTIES Complainant: International Business Machines Corporation of Armonk, NY, United States of America Complainant ... read more ...
 
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First URS Decision Published on New gTLD’s - The first Uniform Rapid Suspension decision has been issued. The case was decided 9 days ago, which was 6 days after the 1st URS was filed on the domain names; ibm.guru and ibm.ventures. So while the decision was known 9 days ago, the actual decision was just published today so this is the first time we are seeing at how these URS decisions will look: DOMAIN NAME ibm.guru ibm.ventures PARTIES Complainant: International Business Machines Corporation of Armonk, NY, United States of America Complainant ... read more ...
 
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Could Watson Change Search As We Know It ? - Daniel Newman wrote a piece on Millenial CEO that took a look at Watson, the super computer from IBM. Newman explores the possibility if Watson could change the search landscape. Just Google It…Everyone Else Does Right now when we want to know more about something, anything, we Google it; this isn’t an exception, this is the rule. In fact, 74% of the entire population turns to Google to start their information finding efforts. This trend has been on the rise for sometime and as we have become ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN
Better Business Bureau Warns Against Domain Scam - The Better Business Bureau is warning people about domain scams. Times Record News reported, How the scam works: You receive an email addressed to the owner of your company. It appears to be from an Asian domain registration service. The email says that a third party company has requested to register your business’s brand name as a website domain in China or elsewhere in Asia. According to the email, the “domain registrar” realized your company owns that brand name. And they decided to do ... read more ...
 
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Starting a new website? Why not make it a “.ninja” domain? - Following recent evaluations by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) the world is steadily seeing a wider range of Top Level Domains (TLD). A TLD is the final segment of a web address like [.com] or [.org]. However, tech giants like Google and Microsoft have applied for dozens of new TLD’s as have specialized domain name companies leading to thousands of applications. Perhaps the luckiest of them all is United TLD Holdco who have begun accepting registrations for the ... read more ...
Fri 21st February 2014
 
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Vertical Axis Holds on to ParkRoyal.com after complainant is denied in UDRP - In a 3 panelist ruling Vertical Axis holds on to ParkRoyal.com but there is no finding of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. 1. The Parties 1.1 The Complainants are Grupo Costamex, S.A. de C.V. (“Costamex”) of Mexico City, Mexico and Operación y Supervisión de Hoteles, S.A. de C.V. (“Opyssa”) of Cancun, Mexico, represented internally. 1.2 The Respondent is Vertical Axis Inc. of Barbados, represented by ESQwire.com PC, United States of America. Factual Background 4.1 The Complainants are part ... read more ...
 
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ICANN’s Uncertain State: 2014 - In a recent video interview conducted while he attended the World Economic Summit in Davos, Switzerland, ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade stated "legitimacy comes from accountability". That statement is correct. It is also troubling, in that many of ICANN's recent policies and activities raise serious questions regarding whether it is sufficiently accountable and therefore perceived as acting in a legitimate manner — as well as whether it is continuing to faithfully abide by the Affirmation of Commitments ... read more ...
 
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Kentucky Appeals Court Overturns Seizure of 132 Gambling Domain Names - TheRepublic.com is reporting that the Kentucky Court of Appeals has overturned a decision allowing the state to seize 132 gambling domain names and ruled that a trade association may represent the owners of the sites trying to fend off the state. You might remember the commonwealth of Kentucky seized 132 domain names related to gambling almost 6 years ago, some were domains of actually gambling sites others were just parked pages. Today the Republic is reporting that Judge Allison Jones ruled the ... read more ...
 
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Machinists union, Windsor’s TLD set contract negotiations - Posted: Friday, February 21, 2014 11:27 am Machinists union, Windsor’s TLD set contract negotiations By Howard French Journal Inquirer Journal Inquirer | 0 comments WINDSOR — Machinists union Local 743 and ... read more ...
 
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Dot Desi Reseller, LLC Selects LogicBoxes’ Vertical Integration Solutions for the … – PR - LogicBoxes, the Vertical Integration solutions provider for New gTLD Registries today announced that it has been selected by Dot Desi Reseller, LLC (an affiliate of Desi Networks, LLC Registry for .desi gTLD) to manage their wholesale and retail infrastructure and provide marketing assistance.As part of the deal, LogicBoxes will provide a custom Vertical Integration solutions package. LogicBoxes will help setup its exclusive Flagship retail store powered by its domain distribution and business ... read more ...
 
 
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IBM wins first new gTLD URS case - <![CDATA[ ]]> Please complete the form below to receive a free trial of WTR magazine and daily email updates. The personal details provided by you will be held on a database and may be shared with Globe Business Publishing Ltd's associated companies. The details provided will not be passed to any other company. Please view our Terms Conditions. ... read more ...
 
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Apple registriert .Technology, .Berlin Domain-Namen - Gute Geschäfte machen derzeit die Registrare für die mehr als hundert neuen gTLDs (generic top-level domain): Firmen wie Apple sichern sich schnell ihre wichtigen Marken unter den neuen gTLDs. Dank .berlin-Domain bekommt sogar ein Apple Store eine eigene Adresse. (Bild: Tobias Friedrich)Apple hat sich applestore.berlin gesichert, der whois-Eintrag verweist auf den Apple Store am Kurfürstendamm. Registriert hat Apple auch Namen unter der .technology-gTLD: apple.technology ipad.technology iphone.technology mac.technology Auch ... read more ...
 
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Mt. Gox Bitcoin Price Falls Below $100, the Lowest Level Since July - Troubled BitCoin exchange continues to have problems and the price of Bitcoin on their exchange has plunged below $10o Peter Rizzo reported on CoinDesk, The price of bitcoin on Mt. Gox dropped below $100, hitting a low of $91.50 on 20th February. Data from Bitcoincharts indicates it was the lowest total observed on the exchange since 22nd July when the lowest price was $89.80. The announcement comes amid increasing criticism from the bitcoin community about the exchange and its questionable behavior ... read more ...
 
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The new range of gTLDs available – are they really worth the hassle of moving … – SYS - ICANN has recently released a new batch of gTLDs under which new domain names can be registered. These are the amongst the first gTLDs to be introduced with a specific subject meaning and are designed to provide web addresses with more meaning in relation to the subject of the website that is hosted under them; […] The post The new range of gTLDs available – are they really worth the hassle of moving services over? appeared ... read more ...
 
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New web domain names ‘mean big business’ - 21 February 2014 Last updated at 00:12 GMT By Lucy Fisher Business reporter Dot-London domain names go on sale from 29 April, with more than 200,000 businesses expected to apply The Meantime Brewing Company thinks new domain names that can incorporate locations, such as London, are a capital idea. It means the brewery, based in Greenwich, south-east ... read more ...