Monthly Archives: March 2014

Sun 16th March 2014
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Il passo indietro di Obama che può cambiare Internet - Un’agenzia del governo Usa, la Ntia, ha annunciato che – se tutto andrà come auspicato – a fine settembre 2015 trasferirà il controllo di Icann a un nuovo referente ancora da definire. Icann sta per Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ed è una piccola azienda non-profit con sede a Los Angeles.   Dal 1998 Icann coordina, sotto contratto col governo Usa, una serie di attività che permettono ad Internet di funzionare. In particolare, 1. Icann gestisce il grande «elenco ... read more ...
 
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New TLD’s Increase Commerical Appeal - We’re all familiar with those top-level domains (TLD’s) that accompany most websites these days:.com,.org, even.net, but how much do these TLD’s really tell us about the website we are visiting? These web suffixes are supposed to tell us about the general sort of location we are going to. Whether it be commercial, an organization, or even a network, TLD’s are there to inform us a little bit more about the overall category. The problem facing today’s humble businessman, however, is the rapidly ... read more ...
 
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A initial demeanour during Frank Schilling’s new domain name registrar - Uniregistry (the registrar) will roll out to the public on Monday. Frank Schilling’s domain name registrar Uniregistry is due to launch this week (likely Monday) and Domain Name Wire took an early look over the weekend. Although officially named Uniregistrar with ICANN, the registrar will be known as Uniregistry to customers. That’s the same name as the registry that Schilling is using to offer potentially dozens of new top level domain names. The registrar will ... read more ...
Sat 15th March 2014
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1% of Search Advertisers Drive 82 % of Clicks - Laurie Sullivan wrote on MediaPost that only 1% of search advertisers drive 82% of clicks. If you believe the results of a recent study examining Google AdWords clicks, it may seem that most marketers still don’t know how to run a successful paid-search campaign. While many think they do, only the top 1% of search advertisers in the categories of Retail, Hotels Resorts, and Computer Hardware drive an average of 82% of search clicks in each category across the United States, the United Kingdom ... read more ...
 
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People Are Gobbling Up Hillary Clinton Domains - Time Magazine did a piece on the squatting of Hillary Clinton Internet squatters have been grabbing pieces of Clinton-related real estate in the hopes of a 2016 payoff Typing Hillary Clinton’s name into your favorite Web browser is becoming a more and more adventurous proposition. As the former Secretary of State mulls a repeat bid for the White House in 2016, an amalgamation of spammers, grifters, and passionate supporters have occupied almost every square inch of relevant Internet real estate. ... read more ...
 
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The Bitcoin Vault - It only made sense with all the hacking and theft that alternative ideas in the world of crpyto currency would come to light. A new start up Xapo has just raised $20 million. Dan Primack wrote on Fortune: It’s the brainchild of Wences Casares, former CEO of digital wallet company Lemon (acquired by Lifelock last December). His new company is called Xapo, and has raised $20 million in first-round funding led by Benchmark. Other investors include Fortress Investment Group (FIG) and payment-focused ... read more ...
 
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Afilias Joins Internet Technical Leaders in Welcoming IANA Globalization Progress - DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Afilias today announced its support for the statements by the Internet technical organizations responsible for coordination of the Internet infrastructure (IETF, IAB, ccTLD ROs, ICANN, ISOC and W3C) regarding the announcement by the U.S. government of the suggested changes related to the IANA functions contract. As a TLD Registry Operator and a leading registry technology services ... read more ...
 
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Matt Cutts Talks About a Softer Panda and a Boost for Sites Using SSL - Matt Cutts had a few things to say at  SMX West regarding potential future moves at Google. Barry Schwartz at Search Engine Roundtable wrote that Cutts would like to give a boost to sites using SSL. At SMX West Matt Cutts gave the attendees a few tidbits, one of those items was that making your site secure, encrypted, i.e. SSL enabled, is an important trend for 2014. At the end of the session, I asked Matt if this means Google is looking to give sites that enable SSL a ranking boost. Matt Cutts ... read more ...
Fri 14th March 2014
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Here Is a Offical Statement Of The US Giving Up Control Over ICANN - We just published that the United States is giving up control over ICANN Here is the official statement from the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA): “”To support and enhance the multistakeholder model of Internet policymaking and governance, the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announces its intent to transition key Internet domain name functions to the global multistakeholder ... read more ...
 
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Breaking: US To Give Up Control Over ICANN: We Predicted It in 2008 - According to the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. government is preparing to relinquish oversight for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). We predicted back in 2008 that the Obama Administration would give up control over ICANN. According to WSJ.com the move is viewed as a response to increasing international concern about U.S. control over the Internet’s structure, particularly in light of the recent disclosures about surveillance by the NSA and other U.S. intelligence ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Considers .sucks - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the folks who are responsible for approving and regulating Internet domains such as .com, .biz and .net, are considering whether or not to add .sucks to the list of approved domains. Over the past year, in response to the explosive growth around the world in Internet users and domain registrations, ICANN has added over 100 generic top-level domain names or gTLD. Some of the new domains which are now available for sale include ... read more ...
 
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Moki.com closes during $66,100 on NameJet - Moki.com closed today at $66,100 on NameJet. There seemed to be quite a bit of conversation on Twitter. Here was one conversation.   @mwzd @VinsDomainscom The winning bidder is MokiOrphanage. They must really want it mate, now at $66,100… — Matt Jackson (@matjakdomains) March 14, 2014 The domain was initially registered back in 1996 The name has no screenshots or anything using Archive.org or Screenshots.com. The registrant looked to be a Moki Cherry from New York UPDATE The domain MokiOrphanage.com ... read more ...
 
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Sen. Rockefeller Doesn’t Want Us To Have A .Sucks Domain Name - [ Technology] In 2012, ICANN let corporations, organizations and individuals apply for generic top level domain names. Google and Amazon were especially aggressive in applying for the new gTLDs with both companies applying for domains like .fun, .app and .amazon. There were, however, some more bizarre gTLD applications and one senator has taken offense to one of them. Market Watch reports that Sen. Jay Rockefeller is not a fan of the application ... read more ...
 
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Frank Schilling’s BIN Priced Domains On DomainNameSales Total Over $3 Billion - Frank Schilling just Tweeted that the the total dollar value of “priced” domain names on DomainNameSales.com  is over $3 Billion dollars. The exactly total of priced domain names was $3,327,525,422. That’s a lot of digits and a lot of money. I’m now told that the total reflects just Frank Schilling owned domain names which carry a Buy it Now price. I’m also told that “way less” of 1/3 of Frank’s owned and operated Name Adminstration domain portfolio is priced on a Buy It Now basis. The ... read more ...
 
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Teabox.com sole by MostWantedDomains Featured in Tech Crunch - Back in June of 2013 our very own Michael Berkens and his company Most Wanted Domains sold Teabox.com for $30,000. Today the company was featured on Tech Crunch as the company is seeking to raise $1million in seed funding. Now TeaBox, a speciality e-commerce startup based in the North Eastern town of Siliguri in India, is raising around $1 million in seed funding led by Accel Partners India to serve fresh tea packages across Russia, US, China and Japan. Another investor participating in this round ... read more ...
 
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Sen. Rockefeller Wants ICANN To Block ‘.Sucks’ TLDs - Another legislator has weighed in on governing the internet. This time, it's not so much for "the children" as it is for the poor, oppressed corporations of the world. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, the West Virginia Democrat, strongly suggested that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, better known as ICANN, the body in charge of approving Web site domain names, should reject a proposal to allow ‘sucks’ as a new generic top level domain, referred to as gTLD. In a letter to the ... read more ...
 
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Donuts Letter To Those That Lost Eco New gTLD’s - Donuts just sent out a letter to all their customers that registered a new gTLD with the word Eco on the left of the dot, who had their domains taken back from the registry. The memo line on the email reads “Your Recently Deleted Name” As we stated earlier this week, we lost one such domain, eco.domains, so we got an email letter of our own and thought you would be interesting in seeing what Donuts is sending out Here it is: “”You recently registered the domain name eco.domains through your ... read more ...
 
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Another Day, Another Deadbeat Buyer - I got a serious of emails the other day on a domain name we own Hablamos.com The offer came into us unsolicited and except for the amount which we quoted as in dollars, but for the purposes of the post is now referred to just being $xx,xxx; the emails are reprinted word for word: This is the email we received from vicentecurto@gmail.com “Hi, I’m Vicente Curto and I’m interested to know the price to buy this domain (www.hablamos.com)… Thank you and I hope you send me the info soon.” Our ... read more ...
 
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Germany: Berlin first city with its own internet domain - 14 March 2014 Last updated at 15:31 By News from Elsewhere... ...as found by BBC Monitoring Berlin is about to become the first city in the world with its own internet domain name, it appears. Companies or individuals based in the German capital will be able to use .berlin at the end of their website addresses from 18 March, the dpa news agency ... read more ...
 
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Afilias Welcomes .ONL and .RICH to the Internet - Global registry services provider Afilias today announced the completion of technical preparations to activate the new .ONL and .RICH generic top-level domains (gTLD) on the global Internet. Managed by Berlin, Germany-based I-REGISTRY Ltd., the .ONL and .RICH gTLDs are unique propositions for a Web presence. The .ONL domain is designed to be a quick way of saying "I'm online" and fits all situations, whether growing a business, building a community or creating a personal space. .ONL can ... read more ...
 
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Wow Godaddy Has A Great Job Waiting For Someone Out There: Domains Partner Manager - Godaddy.com asked me if I would run a post for a position they are seeking and it sounds like a great job with the title The Domains Partner Manager, which they say carries a six figure salary plus benefits (Medical and Dental Insurance)  and includes possible pre-IPO shares or options. The job doesn’t require you to move to Arizona or work out of any of Godaddy.com offices. If none of you take it, I might, so you better get applying. Here is the info: GoDaddy Domains has a unique opportunity ... read more ...
 
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Telecom Namibia seeks changes in domain name registrar - Telecom Namibia has called for a change in the manner in which the country's domain name registry is handled, proposing that a multi-stakeholder body be created. MD Frans Ndoroma said that the Namibian country code top level domain (ccTLD) ought to be managed and administered in an effective, transparent and equitable manner, and in conformity with global internet policies. According to Ndoroma, the existing arrangement for the management of Namibia's ccTLD is flawed in a number ... read more ...
 
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UNO Opens Their Doors to General Availability - More Related Stories email article print page <![CDATA[ ]]> Beginning March 19th .UNO domains, the first web extension dedicated to the Spanish-speaking world, will become available for purchase by the general public March 13, 2014 -- KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 13, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- On March 19th .UNO joins dozens of other new gTLDs that have recently been made available for ... read more ...
 
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Desktop Advertising to Drop $1.4 billion in 2014 as Search becomes some-more mobile - eMarketer released a report today that estimates desktop advertising to drop by $1.4 billion while mobile search will increase over 82 % in 2014. Of course Google has been talking about this in their earnings reports for the last couple years. This is certainly not great news for domain investors who park their domains, as mobile clicks pay less than desktop clicks. It stands to reason that parking earnings will be down across the board as the traffic becomes more mobile centric and a lower cost ... read more ...