Monthly Archives: June 2014

Tue 24th June 2014
Written by The Domains in EN
Sedo Transactions Total $900K As Mi.Co.Id Sells For $60,000 - Over the past week, 476 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via Sedo MLS, totaling $900,000. 53% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are: · Top .coms: RoyalFortunes.com at 35,000 USD · Top ccTLD: mi.co.id at 60,000 USD · Top “other” TLD: Parfum.net at 4,200 EUR Mi.Co.ID is very interesting .id is the ccTLD for Indonesia. I’m not sure I have ever seen a five figure sale for that extension but the domain is owned under the control ... read more ...
 
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InfoWorld: “Privacy concerns dawn over ‘new’ Google domain registration service” - InfoWorld has concerns about Google and their new domain registration service. Google’s invitation-only Domains name registration service works a lot like the old one but raises new questions about privacy and ad scraping The big unanswered question: What about privacy of data stored on the domain? If Google is your registrar, can Google reach in and finger all of the data associated with the domain, in pursuit of better-honed advertising? I turned to the Google Apps Administrator security and ... read more ...
 
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TheMarijuanaCompanies.com Launches With 7,500 Domains: JointLovers.com; WeedMedia.com - According to a press release out today, Northsight Capital, Inc. (OTCBB: NCAP) announced today that it has launched its corporate website, www.TheMarijuanaCompanies.com According to the press release the company owns over 7,500 related domains. “According to its site “The Marijuana Companies will be comprised of a group of marijuana related websites that are being developed by the company. Leaving nothing to the imagination, The Marijuana Companies will provide its audience with a means to ... read more ...
 
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NCC Group’s new ‘.trust’ domain promises Internet security overhaul - With a flood of new general top-level domains (gTLDs) reaching Internet users in 2014, security UK firm NCC Group and a clutch of large Internet brands have announced a new secure domain they hope will turn out to be the most significant of them all. Called '.Trust', at first it's not clear that this is anything cleverer than a bit of security engineering for businesses that want to stick .trust on the end of their e-commerce websites and emails. Does the world need yet another gTLD, even ... read more ...
 
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Google launches invite-only domain registration service - Tech savvy firms urged to switch to .uk as Stephen Fry leads the charge New top-level domains now available - but some aren't without controversy book and search web domain suffixes coming by May 2013? With the launch of thousands of new top-level domains (TLDs), domains are a hot topic right now, and Google isn't prepared to miss out on the action. The search giant has launched an invite-only domain registration service called Google Domains, which it hopes will be the place that businesses pick ... read more ...
 
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Matomy Media Group Increases Ownership of Team Internet AG From 20% to 70% - According to a press release, “Global digital performance-based marketing company Matomy Media Group today announced that it has acquired a majority ownership position in the Munich-based direct navigation search company Team Internet AG. As part of the deal, Matomy will increase its ownership stake in Team Internet from 20% to 70% and will integrate the company’s products into its multichannel suite of performance-based marketing capabilities. Team Internet generated revenue of $23.3 million ... read more ...
 
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Whose Afraid Of Google Domains? Shareholders Of Web.com & Endurance - Shares of Web.com are sinking in trading today, following on With Google’s announcement yesterday of its Google Domains registrar. As of publication, Shares of Web.com are trading down $7.35 or over 21% at $27.25 Shares of Web.com closed yesterday at $34.60. Web.com has a 52 week high of $37.72 and a low of $22.72 Shares today have traded as low as $26.32 Shares of Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. (EIGI) are down almost 14%, down $2.22 at $13.66. Share of other publicly traded registrars ... read more ...
 
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Research on New Internet Domain Names Shows US and Europe Lag Behind … - (Ping! Zine Web Tech Magazine) -  Sedo, the world’s largest domain marketplace and monetization provider, today announced the findings of a survey that queried more than 1,150 individuals from the United States, United Kingdom, China and Germany about their perception and awareness of new Top-Level Domains (TLDs).  The survey, conducted in May 2014, revealed a number of insights into the global domain name market, including data showing that China is much more advanced ... read more ...
 
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XNXX.com Loses UDRP On XXNX.com - A three member UDRP panel has rejected the owner of a popular adult webiste XNXX.com attempt to grab the domain name XXNX.com in a Very interesting opinion. The complaint was brought by WGCZ S.R.O. who was represented by Randazza Legal Group The domain holder was represented by The Muscovitch Law Firm Here are the arguments made by the domain holder: “”The Respondent first claims to have registered the disputed domain name, , on or about November 29, 2002, and submits what are said to be the ... read more ...
 
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Auction Day At ICANN: Here is How You Can Watch & Bid On The .Global Auction Online - The Live .Global Auction event is being held today from London during ICANN 50. The auction will start approximately at 5:30 London time which is 12:30pm EST/ 9:30 PST Here is a short information sheet on how you can bid online or watch the auction. Yes there will be a Live Webcam broadcast of the auction. The Auction will be broadcast live. You HAVE to sign up even if you just want to watch the auction and the webcast. Below is the updated link to register for the live online .global auction. You ... read more ...
 
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France sparks .wine address row ahead of Icann meeting - France has slammed Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) for assigning internet domains over the planned launch of .wine and .vin addresses. Icann is the global body which rolls out new custom web names. France, however, argued that addresses like .wine would put trade agreements regarding the sale of champagne and other region-specific products at risk. French minister Axelle Lemaire has raised question ... read more ...
 
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Quick Poll:What Will Google Domains Market Share Of The Registrar Market Be A Year After Launch? - Yesterday news that Google is launching a retail domain name registrar, generated a ton of press outside the domain industry. There is a lot of speculation of how successful he entry of Google into the registrar business will be, how much market share will Google Domains will gain and how it will effect other registrars, mostly Godaddy whose is going public this year. As we know Godaddy is the worlds largest registrar, with its sister registrar Wild West Domains also in the top 10 Web.com registrars ... read more ...
 
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Google entend proposer des noms de domaine - Google Domains est actuellement ‘invite-only’ et permet de vendre, transférer et gérer des noms de domaine. Le géant de l’information souhaite durant cette phase surtout accumuler de l’expérience et recevoir du feedback sur la manière de rendre l’ensemble aussi simple et transparent que possible. Le programme bêta coïncide avec la réunion de l’Icann organisée actuellement à Londres et ce, même si son lancement s’en distingue en grande partie. Il est même indépendant des ... read more ...
 
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UK market mostly unaware of new top-level domains - The UK market is falling behind when it comes to awareness of new top-level domains (TLDs). Sedo, the world’s largest domain marketplace, surveyed more than 1,150 individuals from the UK, US, China and Germany about their perception and awareness of new Top-Level Domains (TLDs). New TLDs became available earlier this year, joining traditional extensions such as .com, .net and .org. These extensions include .Nike ... read more ...
 
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NCC Announces .Trust Top-Level Domain - UK Internet security firm NCC Group has announced the .trust generic top-level domain (gTLD), which the company plans to develop into a mark of confidence for websites including retailers and banks. The domain is to be one of thousands of incoming gTLDs planned for introduction under a scheme approved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in 2011. NCC acquired the rights to the .trust application for an undisclosed sum in February of this year from Deutsche Post. Security ... read more ...
 
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Les ‘TLD de villes’ ciblent de petites entreprises locales - Bientôt, l’on pourra enregistrer une extension .gent, .brussels ou .vlaanderen. Les conséquences possibles sont illustrées par .berlin, qui a récemment lancé les enregistrements. .berlin a démarré le 18 mars et recense actuellement 140.000 enregistrements. Selon Dirk Krischenowski, CEO et fondateur du nouveau domaine de haut niveau, il y a du potentiel pour un million d’enregistrements. Par comparaison, .de en compte quelque seize millions pour l’instant. A la demande de Data News, ... read more ...
 
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What Google’s latest business move means for trademark counsel - The news that Google is to get into the business of selling domain names will send shockwaves through the registrar world. However, the news is not only significant for the domain name industry - should the move greatly increase public awareness of (and engagement with) new gTLDS, it will also lead to an even bigger online world for trademark counsel to police. Google has been a lead player in the gTLD expansion, ranking second only to Donuts in terms of application numbers. As well as placing ... read more ...
 
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Internet-Domains: Google wird zum Registrar - Bei Google wird man bald auch Domains registrieren können, Strohmann-Dienst inklusive. Derzeit ist es ein Beta-Test "nur auf Einladung". Google steigt in das Geschäft mit Domain-Registrierungen ein. In absehbarer Zeit wird es möglich sein, bei dem Datenkonzern Domains aller Art zu registrieren. Der Dienst heißt Google Domains und läuft bereits als Beta-Test, zur Teilnahme ist eine Einladung erforderlich. Google strebt nach eigenen Angaben danach, möglichst viele der ... read more ...
 
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Brits confused by new TLDs, survey indicates - Ravi Mandalia On June 24, 2014 According to a survey carried out by domain marketplace Sedo, nearly half of all Brits are unaware about new Top-Level Domains (TLDs) making UK the second most unaware country as far as TLDs is concerned. Out of the 1,150 individuals who were surveyed from the UK, US, China ... read more ...
 
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France sparks .wine address row ahead of Icann meeting - 23 June 2014 Last updated at 14:17 By Dave Lee Technology reporter, BBC News Champagne must be called sparkling wine if it is not produced in the French region of that name France has expressed anger at the organisation responsible for assigning internet domains over the planned launch of .wine and .vin addresses. The Internet Corporation for Assigned ... read more ...
 
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Uniregistry inks placement understanding with GoDaddy - Frank Schilling’s registry finally comes to agreement with GoDaddy. Frank Schilling’s registry Uniregistry has signed a registry-registrar agreement with GoDaddy, paving the way for its top level domains to show up on the world’s largest domain name registrar. The ink on the agreement is barely dry, so you won’t find Uniregstry’s names on GoDaddy just yet. It’s possible they’ll be available at the registrar before the general availability of .christmas ... read more ...
 
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Web.com and Endurance shares pummeled in arise of Google’s registrar play - Web.com and Endurance get hit in wake of Google registrar announcement. Some publicly traded domain name registrars have seen their stock prices hammered this morning after Google announced its entry into the retail registrar market yesterday. Shares of Web.com (WWWW) are down about 18% with at least one analyst lowering its outlook for the stock due to Google’s move. Endurance International (EIGI), which is generally considered the second largest domain name registrar ... read more ...
 
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Over 800,000 domain names dangling due to 2013 RAA - Verification requirement ensnares hundreds of thousands of domain names. One of the requirements for domain name registrars under the 2013 Registrar Accreditation Agreement is that they must verify the contact details of registrants. Most registrars are fulfilling this requirement by sending an email to registrants asking them to click a link to confirm. Registrars must suspend domain names if owners don’t verify their information. We’ve had one-off examples of ... read more ...
 
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Google’s CIO to plead new TLDs during Google I/O - Session will help progress toward universal acceptance of new TLDs. Google’s developer-focused conference Google I/O kicks off tomorrow, and one of the sessions will focus on new TLDs. CIO Ben Fried will lead a presentation about new top level domain names at 1PM CDTPDT on June 25. The presentation will be streamed live on the web. Here’s the description: Who cares about new domain names? We do. If you want happy users, then you should too The first new generic ... read more ...
 
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Why Google is apropos a domain name registrar & what it means for a business - Google is becoming a public domain name registrar. Here’s why. A few months ago a prominent figure in the domain name industry told me a prediction: in a short time, GoDaddy will no longer be the top domain name registrar. It will be Google. That was quite a bold prediction given that, at the time, Google didn’t even offer domain name registrations to the public. It only referred people to other registrars. Yesterday Google announced that it’s moving into the ... read more ...