Monthly Archives: June 2014

Tue 24th June 2014
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Pictures from a biggest domain name eventuality ever - Scenes from the first day of ICANN 50 in London. Close to 3,500 people registered for the ICANN 50 meeting in London this week, making it the biggest domain-name related event ever. The surge in attendance has to do with a confluence of events, especially the U.S. government’s recent plans to eventually no longer be involved with the contract related to IANA functionality. ICANN books meeting venues well in advance, so it wasn’t able to switch up venues to accommodate ... read more ...
Mon 23rd June 2014
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
.NGO domain name: a go or no go for charities and NGOs? - Earlier this year, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) released more than 1,000 new top-level domain names, or “TLDs”. You will recognise .com and .co.uk domain names, as well as the TLD favoured by charities – .org or org.uk. But with the slew of new domain suffixes, from .ngo to .xyz (yes, there really is a .xyz domain), it is now more difficult than ever to understand what you as a charity of not-for-profits to focus on. For example, if you live or work in the ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Stolen Three Letter .Com, IDA.com Awarded Back To Owner In UDRP After Godaddy Acct Hacked -     The Asian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Centre (“the Centre”) one of the “new” UDRP providers returned the allegedly stolen domain name IDA.com to World Hair Cosmetics Co Ltd, of Hong Kong which owned the domain since  2005. The panel writes: “In April, 2014, the Complainant discovered that its account with GoDaddy.com had been hacked and that, as a result, the Registrar had been changed to PublicDomain Registry Ltd and the Complainant was no longer the registrant. The Complainant ... read more ...
 
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Does gTLD Registration Volume Measure Success? - For some time, the measure of success of a TLD was volume of registrations, or strictly speaking, Domains Under Management (DUMs). Who better than .com to validate the truth of that metric? More recently, this same metric has been applied to new gTLDs, especially those who achieve volume quickly, by whatever means necessary. These gTLDs are fawned over, written about, and effectively set up as the standard for other gTLDs to aspire to. But I'd like to challenge that notion. The quick accumulation ... read more ...
 
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TechCrunch Covers The New Google Domains Registrar & Google Talks About … - TechCrunch.com just covered the new Google Domains name registrar. The only surprise for TechCrunch is that its taken Google so long to get into the business: “The move makes enough sense that it’s actually kind if surprising that it’s taken Google this long. ” “While domains aren’t generally considered a massive-margin business, they’ve always seemed like a glaring omission in Google’s offerings; a missing puzzle piece, almost. Need email for your domain? Google does that. Need ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
TechCrunch Covers The New Google Domains Registrar & Google Talks About New gTLD’s - TechCrunch.com just covered the new Google Domains name registrar. The only surprise for TechCrunch is that its taken Google so long to get into the business: “The move makes enough sense that it’s actually kind if surprising that it’s taken Google this long. ” “While domains aren’t generally considered a massive-margin business, they’ve always seemed like a glaring omission in Google’s offerings; a missing puzzle piece, almost. Need email for your domain? Google does that. Need ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in DE and tagged
The .Wine Domains are Coming, and France Is Shockingly Not Amused - Jul 2, 2014 9:55AM ET  /  812 Views Game of Thrones By Polly Mosendz Useless messaging apps are certainly having a moment, but now, we are seeing a whole new level of ... read more ...
 
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This Is Why France Is Fighting a .Wine Domain Tooth and Nail - These domains could threaten France's desire to "preserve the cultural diversity" built on Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne. Time.com Subscribe Newsletters Feedback Privacy Policy California Privacy Rights Terms of Use Ad Choices Subscribe TAP TIME Tech Tech The Ay commune in France's Champagne region, where grapes are harvested ... read more ...
 
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In A Very Long Opinion The UDRP On Dune.com Is Denied Did DomainSponsor Save The Day? - Dune Holdings Limited of London, United Kingdom just lost its attempt to grab the domain Dune.com The domain holder Jeffrey Greenberg was represented by John Berryhill, Esq. who also represents my company has owned the domain since 2004. The opinion is unusually long and contains not only the majority opinion but two separate Concurring opinions thereby all three panelist filed an opinion in this case. The majority UDRP opinion was written by Adam Taylor. The panel decided the case solely on the ... read more ...
 
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AFNIC Examines the 50/50 Theory for New TLDs - AFNIC recently conducted a test examining validity of the claim that the number of domain names registered by the end of the 1st day of the public opening of a TLD amounts to 50% of the stock that the TLD will achieve by the end of its 1st month, and that the latter number will represent 50% of the stock at the end of the 1st year. Related topics: Top-Level Domains ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in FR and tagged
La Région s’offre le « .alsace », un coin sur le net - Effectivement, le process est très long, mais le dossier est complexe, il y a eu le dossier de candidature, puis le dépôt du dossier à l’Icann, puis des discussions avec l’Icann puis la validation du dossier, puis la préparation et discussion du contrat, et enfin la signature officielle du contrat aujourd’hui (et je passe volontairement des étapes). La signature est une vraie info fraiche, même si, pour ceux qui suivent le dossier, cette signature était dans « le pipe » depuis ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN
The United States Federal Government Now Owns Escorts.com - It was back in November 2011 that we reported that  National A-1 Advertising Inc. and R.S. Duffy Inc. agreed to plead guilty to money laundering and will forfeit $4.9 million in revenue, pay a $1.5 million fine and serve 1 1/2 years of probation for its activities in operating Escorts.com as well as forfeiting the domain names Escort.com and  Escorts.com. However the domain names have stayed in the name of R.S. Duffy Inc until today when then domain name Escorts.com changed ownership information ... read more ...
 
 
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New Domain Name Study: China More Advanced - Sedo shared the results of a study it conducted to gauge awareness about the new gTLD domain names by people in several countries. Sedo published the results of its “International TLD Awareness Report” on its website (pdf), and I thought I would share some of the key themes from the study that were published and shared with me this morning. Keep in mind that this was a broad study, but it wasn’t huge, as it “queried more than 1,150 individuals from the United States, United Kingdom, ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in DE and tagged
Hotellerie erhält Zuschlag für Internet-Endung «.hotel» - Für die Top-Level-Domain (TLD) «.hotel» gab es insgesamt sieben unterschiedliche Bewerber, wobei allein Hotel Top-Level-Domain S.à.r.l. mit Sitz in Luxemburg die Unterstützung der Hotellerie hatte, darunter hotelleriesuisse, HOTREC und die International Hotel Restaurant Association (IHRA), und letztlich eine erfolgreiche Community-Bewerbung abgeben konnte. Diese Community-Bewerbung sieht vor, dass sich ausschliesslich Hotels, Hotelketten, Hotelverbände und Hotel-Marketingorganisationen ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
$50,000 Per Post for Breaking A Social Media Contract ? - Social Media is finding its way into prenuptial agreements. Social Media clauses are being put into prenuptial agreements in case of marriages going bad and one spouse tweeting say a nude pic of their former love. According to Fox News some couples are agreeing to pay one another $50,000 per post if they break the social media contract. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com   ... read more ...
 
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Research on New Internet Domain Names Shows U.S. and Europe Lag Behind … - 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 than the other countries when it comes to awareness of new top-level ... read more ...
 
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.Global Online Auction Signup Is Live; You Must Sign Up Even If You Pre-Bid With Namejet -                   The signup for the .Global online Live Domain Name is now active. If you want to participate remotely in the .Global Live domain name Auction which is being held during ICANN London, you need to go and sign up here. The auction will be held starting at around 12:30 PM EST; 5:30 PM London time. Even if you have pre-bid bid on NameJet.com for the .Global auction, you need to register at the online auction provider which is here: http://apps.ams1.auctionsolutions.com/registration/rotd/rotdprod001/bregister.php If ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN
CENTR Reports Total Worldwide Domain Registrations of 278.8 Million - CENTR’s the not for profit organization dedicated to supporting the interest of country code TLD managers which represent around 80% of the total number of ccTLD domain name registrations worldwide, released its quarterly publication covering basic domain name statistics with a focus on European ccTLDs (country code Top Level Domains). As at May 2014 the total number of domains across all Top Level Domains (TLDs) stood at 278.8 million Registrations        % Change (Quarter) ccTLD     ... read more ...
 
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Hotellerie setzt sich gegen Wettbewerber durch und erhält von ICANN den … - (Berlin) – Wie die Internetverwaltungsorganisation ICANN auf ihrer Homepage mitteilt, erhält die von den Hotelverbänden weltweit unterstützte Firma Hotel Top-Level-Domain S.à.r.l. im Kampf um die begehrte Top-Level-Domain (TLD) “.hotel” den Zuschlag. Das in Luxemburg ansässige mittelständische Unternehmen erhielt damit im langjährigen Bewerbungsverfahren den Zuschlag gegen starke Konkurrenz. “Zum ersten Mal überhaupt wurde von ICANN der begehrte Community-Status an einen Bewerber ... read more ...
 
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NetNames: .New gTLD’s Will Overtake .Com/.Net Registrations By 2020 - According to NetNames‘ Internet 2020 report, 92% of large companies in the US, Britain, France and Germany are planning to invest in new domain names (new gTLD’s) over the next three years, and 46% say they already have begun to invest in this area. The telegraph.co.uk, wrote about the NetNanes’ report and chatted with CEO Gary McIlraith: “Although .com will remain popular, registrations of new domain names will significantly overtake new registrations of .com and .net, as these established ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in DE and tagged
Hotellerie setzt sich gegen Wettbewerber durch und erhält von ICANN den … - (PREGAS) Wie die Internetverwaltungsorganisation ICANN auf ihrer Homepage mitteilt, erhält die von den Hotelverbänden weltweit unterstützte Firma Hotel Top-Level-Domain S.à.r.l. im Kampf um die begehrte Top-Level-Domain (TLD) „.hotel“ den Zuschlag. Das in Luxemburg ansässige mittelständische Unternehmen erhielt damit im langjährigen Bewerbungsverfahren den Zuschlag gegen starke Konkurrenz. „Zum ersten Mal überhaupt wurde von ICANN der begehrte Community-Status an ... read more ...
 
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Bitcoin Stock Winners - Money Morning put out an article on who they see as likely winners in the market as relates to Bitcoin. Among their Bitcoin stock winners are companies such as Overstock.com and Tiger Direct. These were a couple of the early movers when it comes to accepting Bitcoin on the retail level. From the article: Just because Bitcoin is a disruptive technology doesn’t mean we won’t see some Bitcoin stock winners – companies that will exploit the digital currency for the benefit of their own businesses. We ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN
Only 20% of Vietnames Businesses Have Registered A Domain Name - Only 20% of Vietnamese businesses have registered domain names. There is an article out on how domain names are traded in Vietnam without any actual legal guidelines for the domain trading business. Domain names are traded in Vietnam, even though there is no legal framework for the business. The involved parties go ahead with sales because they say they cannot wait for the legal framework to be completed for transfer deals. The Ministry of Information and Communication in 2008 released a circular ... read more ...
 
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MM.com domain name sells for $1.2 million - Two letter domain name sells for $1.2 million. No, it wasn’t bought by a candy company. Sedo domain name broker Dave Evanson just posted on Facebook that he has brokered the sale of MM.com for $1.2 million. The whois record recently updated to show Hangzhou Duomai E-Commerce Co., Ltd as the new owner. I believe that’s the company behind Chinese domain name marketplace 4.cn. The company also owns Game.com, JZ.com and a bunch of number domain names. The most recent ... read more ...