Monthly Archives: June 2014

Mon 16th June 2014
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Francois Launches Lend.me Putting Borrowers & Lenders Together At 12% Interest - Francois Carrillo who is the  Founder and C.E.O of Cybertonic which also publishes domaining.com has rolled out his newest site, Lend.me. The site puts together lenders and borrowers together which are willing to lend and borrow using domain names and websites as collateral with an interest rate of 12% per year, which is less than domain capital’s stated rate of 15%.  Moreover while domain capital traditionally only loans 50%-60% of the domains value Lend.me basically leaves it up to the  borrowers ... read more ...
 
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After .com: Using a Non-Traditional Domain Name - A nontraditional domain extension can give you the branded URL you want for your business.Credit: URL image via Shutterstock Today's startups have a lot of technological advantages over businesses that launched a decade ago. But there's one challenge that's unique to the modern entrepreneur: finding ... read more ...
 
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50.000 registrierte Domains unter der Hauptstadt-TLD – InterNetX feiert mit … - (PresseBox) (Regensburg, 16.06.2014) 50.000 ist an diesem Montag die Zahl des Tages: Mehr als 50.000 Zuschauer werden im Stadion Arena Fonte Nova den WM-Start der deutschen Fußballnationalmannschaft verfolgen. Fast 50.000 registrierte Domains hat inzwischen auch .BERLIN erreicht - im Laufe des Tages wird die TLD aus der Hauptstadt die Marke knacken. Ein Meilenstein für die dotBerlin GmbH, die Registry der Hauptstadt-Endung. Hakan Ali, ... read more ...
 
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cloud world ag komplettiert seine Top-Domains im DACH-Raum um www.cloud.li - Website Promotion Über die cloud world ag Die cloud world schafft mit ihrem globalen, ganzheitlichen und innovativen Cloud Marktplatz auf den Top-Domains cloud.de /.ch /.at Transparenz und Neutralität. Cloudaffine Kunden bekommen ... read more ...
 
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The Removed ICA Post on XYZ: My Thoughts, What Mr. Corwin Has To Say, & The Missing Emails - Ron Jackson wrote two stories at DnJournal.com, over the weekend covering a post written by Phil Corwin, that post was published on Circle ID and on the ICA website on Friday entitled ICANN is MIA on .XYZ, and its subsequent removal on Saturday from the ICA website. I highly suggest if you haven’t done so you should read Mr. Corwin’s post on CircleID.com (along with the comments) and Ron’s summary of the post he wrote on Friday and the story he wrote yesterday on the removal of the post from ... read more ...
 
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CentralNic buys domain name registrar Internet.bs (IBS) - CentralNic gobbles of up large domain name registrar in $7.5 million deal. Publicly traded CentralNic (LSE: CNIC) has purchased Bahamian domain name registrar Internet.bs (IBS). The move gives CentralNic, currently positioned as a registry, a strong entry in the retail registrar market. CentralNic is traditionally known for offering third level domain names, but it is the technical registry services provider powering dozens of new top level domain name applicants. ... read more ...
 
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HP employees threatened aspirant Splunk? - Competitor says HP employees and consultant set up websites and social media accounts to disparage it…and then crossed the line with physical threats. I’ve read a lot of bizarre domain name disputes, but two recent ones involving an HP employee take it to another level. Big data company Splunk just won two UDRP domain name disputes against the domain names DontGetSplunked.com and SplunkFail.com. Splunk alleged that these were basically part of a grassroots campaign ... read more ...
 
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.CEO selling goes from stupid to… - New TLD not doing so well? It doesn’t suck, it’s just “limited release”. By all measures, PeopleBrowsr’s two top level domain name launches have been flops. .CEO has 1,244 domains in the zone file. .Best has 434. This isn’t a huge surprise to me. .CEO launched with some silly and sexist videos. Its marketing wasn’t well executed. That, and it’s a stupid idea for a top level domain name. Registrars haven’t exactly rushed to carry either .CEO or .best, ... read more ...
 
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Lend.me launches as a Prosper for domain names - Peer-to-peer loans use domain names as collateral. Francois Carrillo, who runs the Domaining.com news aggregation site, has launched Lend.me, a loan marketplace for domain name owners. It’s a peer-to-peer loan marketplace similar to Prosper and LendingClub. A key difference is that the loans are secured with domain names. The site acts as a matchmaking site between people who want to lend money and those that want to borrow. Much like on the popular peer-to-peer ... read more ...
 
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Will .Berlin be #1 this week? Domains are giveaway for subsequent 5 days. - Free domains will boost total .Berlin registration numbers. .Berlin got off to a nice start thanks to a free .Berlin promotion. A new promotion may propel the domain name to the #1 slot on the new top level domain name charts. Officially, 20 registrars are offering .Berlin domain names for no more than 5.55 euros from June 16-21. But that max is just a max, and some registrars are giving the domain names away for free. InternetX, for example, will let you register ... read more ...
 
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Taking a demeanour a May’s NameJet sales - An deeper look at some of last month’s sales on NameJet. If you didn’t catch Andrew Allemann’s insightful take on April sales at NameJet, it’s worth a read.  This time, I’m filling in with some observations on last month’s sales — “observations” being a euphemism for knee jerk reactions and blind spots! Out of 76 sales, I’ve picked 10 to look at: Liao.com $100,000 – Mentioning this one would be obligatory for the price alone.  Not only is ... read more ...
Sun 15th June 2014
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The .Uno Registry Rolls Out Futbol.Uno In Time For The World Cup -   Dot Latin LLC, operators of the .Uno has a pretty creative way of bring attention to the .Uno extension by launching Futbol.Uno just time for the World Cup. I had a chance to chat with Esther Honig, the social media manager for Dot Latin LLC who chatted with me about the project: “”Today, and for the next 30 days on, the world’s eyes will be focused on Brazil. ” “For the first time in four years the best teams from around the world will battle it out in the greatest tournament in sports.” “As ... read more ...
 
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WordPress has had it with fraudulent DMCA Takedown Requests - Ernesto wrote a piece on Torrent Freak about Automattic the company behind WordPress and their case seeking $10,000 related to a misuse of the DMCA takedown process. The case in question involved Oliver Hotham who wrote  an article about “Straight Pride UK” which included a comment he received from the organization’s press officer Nick Steiner. Steiner did not like the article and sent WordPress  a takedown notice claiming it was infringing on his copyrights. From the article: Automattic, ... read more ...
Sat 14th June 2014
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Isle of Mann is Bitcoin Friendly and Ghash.io gets DDOS’d - Isle of Mann is Bitcoin Friendly Andrew Moran wrote an interesting piece about the Isle of Mann and their creation of an incubator for Bitcoin startups. From the article: The Isle of Man government announced that it would be monitoring and assessing innovations in the cryptocurrency industry. Essentially, it is becoming a hub for bitcoins and the virtual currency market as it will not require bitcoin licenses and the Junior Chamber of Commerce will be hosting an event next week so citizens can learn ... read more ...
 
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.UK Registrants Will Have Home Address Published - ItPro.co.uk did a piece on a rule change for .UK registrants where if the domain is used in anyway for business, which could include parked page or blog with adsense, that their info will be published. From the article: Nominet, the company which manages the registry of .uk domains, has issued a rule change meaning that domain name owners’ home addresses will be published in online search results. Those signing up for the registry must now also agree to display their full names on the company’s ... read more ...
 
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Domain name developments – time to create or review your domain name policy - Developments Developments in relation to domain names are happening rapidly. There are new top-level domains (otherwise known as gTLDs) becoming available all the time and so it is important for businesses to be aware of these developments and take appropriate steps to take advantage of new opportunities while guarding against potential threats to their brands. New gTLDs Most will be familiar with the standard gTLDs: such as .com, .org and .net.  But there are now over 250 new ... read more ...
 
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.Host Timeline Released as Pioneer Program Kicks Off – Virtual - Radix sees substantial interest in early registration opportunity. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 14, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Radix, the largest new gTLD registry from Asia, announced the launch timeline for .host, starting with the opening of their Pioneer Program which starts today. The Sunrise phase will start June 24 and last for 60 days, with Landrush following (launching on 26 August, 2014). The .host Pioneer Program (http://dothostregistry.com/pioneer) presents an opportunity for industry ... read more ...
 
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Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP | Quiet week for gTLDs but don’t be fooled … -

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Fri 13th June 2014
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Priceline Group Acquires OpenTable for $2.6 Billion - Priceline has acquired OpenTable.com iClarified.com reported that Priceline has acquired OpenTable.com for $103 a share or $2.6 billion. From the article: Priceline has announced that they’ve entered into a definitive agreement whereby The Priceline Group will acquire OpenTable for $103 per share in an all cash transaction valued at $2.6 billion. Notably, OpenTable has been integrated into iOS by Apple, letting users make reservations via Siri. For instance, users can ask Siri to “Find a table ... read more ...
 
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All New gTLD Registrations Should Be Subject to Sunrise Periods – Even … - Planning to register your trademark as a domain name during a Sunrise Period only to find out that the registration appears on a Reserved Names list? There are a number of reasons why a domain that matches your trademark is appearing on a Reserved Names list. First of all, if the domain desired is the subject of Name Collision (Zip File), it may appear on a Reserved Names list. Although this is not true for all registries, as some operators are allowing domains that have been the subject of ... read more ...
 
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What’s in a Name? The Power to Reach a Global Audience. - I've been asked a number of times recently which new gTLDs are working well. What's popular and where are some examples of them being used. Another question I have been hearing recently is what are some good examples of marketing activities that are working. We have seen a handful of examples of names with websites. Just enter site: favourite gtld in the search bar and you'll get a list of live sites for a given TLD. Registries have understood that without usage and samples of how the name ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Opens Comment Period On Allowing Two Character New gTLD Domains - ICANN has just opened up a comment period on whether new gTLD strings should be allowed to register, sell and allocate two character new gTLD  domain names i.e (LL, NN, NL, LN) This exact comment period concerns those registries including Donuts that asked ICANN to allow these two charterer domains to be registered “In total, the requests concern 148 New gTLDs.” Of course this is the first request ICANN has gotten on  allowing registration (and thereby sale) of Two Character New gTLD Domains ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Opens Comment Period On Allowing Two Character New gTLD Domains - ICANN has just opened up a comment period on whether new gTLD strings should be allowed to register, sell and allocate two character new gTLD  domain names i.e (LL, NN, NL, LN) This exact comment period concerns those registries including Donuts that asked ICANN to allow these two charterer domains to be registered “In total, the requests concern 148 New gTLDs.” Of course this is the first request ICANN has gotten on  allowing registration (and thereby sale) of Two Character New gTLD Domains ... read more ...
 
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Phil Corwin’s Wake Up Call to ICANN: Time for the Oversight Body to Clean Up … - their registrar, the company's actions could leave those registrants open to legal action ranging from UDRPs to lawsuits. Why? Because, as Corwin points out, some of the domains NetSol registered ... read more ...