Monthly Archives: April 2015

Thu 30th April 2015
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Only in name - Only in nameNameshield’s Jean-Francois Vanden Eynde on the big .brand dreamIn 2012, the Internet Cooperation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) received 643 applications for restricted-use gTLDs from brand owners. Recently, a surprising proportion of these so-called .brand applications have been withdrawn, often resulting in the loss of the entire application fee, which is $185,000. Why have these brand owners taken the decision to relinquish control over their very own piece of internet ... read more ...
 
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Domain Movers: Haus.com, Gifts.com and More Domains - Thanks for stopping in to checkout Domain Movers, which is a series on TheDomains that digs thousands of domain names and finds domain registrations, domain acquisitions and simply movers for other reasons mainly by all large companies. Here we go with the latest domain movers discovered: Microsoft announced its new name for “Project Spartan”, which is the new browser to replace Internet Explorer. The new browsers name is “Microsoft Edge”. They currently do not own Edge.com, not even MicrosoftEdge.com ... read more ...
 
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Who needs .Sucks? Microsoft registers Microsoft Edge Sucks domains in .com. - Company registers multiple derogatory domain names related to its new browser. There’s been a lot of chatter lately about the .Sucks domain name and how brands feel like they’re being coerced into paying big bucks to protect themselves. At the same time, a lot of these companies aren’t paying $10 to register BrandSucks.com. An exception is Microsoft, which is getting out ahead of feedback on its new Microsoft Edge browser by snapping up derogatory domain names. Among the company’s domain ... read more ...
 
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A demeanour during Neustar's domain name base - Company is counting on new TLDs for growth in domain name business, but it’s slow. Neustar reported earnings yesterday and released updated information on its base of domain names registered. .Co continues to perform well for the company, adding $5.2 million revenue in the first quarter. Additionally, the company has operating agreements with 122 new top level domains that have signed agreements with ICANN. 43 are already in market. This chart shows how many domain names Neustar is managing, both ... read more ...
 
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ICANN rolls out new Generic TLDs – IT - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has begun their roll out of new Generic Top Level Domain Names (GTLDs).Whilst in the past generic domain name extensions were limited to .COM, .BIZ, .NET and the like, ICANN intends to release over 1000 new domain extensions which will include extensions such as .SHOP, .CLOTHING, and .SHOES. The release of the new GTLDs is the culmination of a process commenced as far back as the year 2000 with the intention of expanding the ... read more ...
 
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New gTLD .Science Tops 220K Registrations; Passes .Club; & Who Is AlpNames.com? -                 The new gTLD .Science has now blown by the 220K domain name registration mark hitting 223,159 according to ntldstats.com becoming the 2nd most registered new gTLD passing .club It was just 11 days ago we wrote about .Science hitting the 120K domain registration mark and questioning the type of registrations the extension was getting. .Science has picked up over 100,000 domain name registrations in those 11 days. .Science is operated by Famous Four Media. The domain name registrar ... read more ...
 
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Let the good times roll - Let the good times rollAnthony Beltran of 101domain examines the progress made in rolling out domain names endings, and what to expect in the futureIt seems like a lot longer than a year ago that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, known better as ICANN, finally kicked off the new gTLD programme. It was only February 2014 when we saw the launch of the first new gTLD name—a full string internationalised domain name (using non-Latin characters) meaning ‘web’ in Arabic. Hopes ... read more ...
 
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What in the world is happening and how do I approach the unknown? - What in the world is happening and how do I approach the unknown?Faced with so many choices across new gTLDs, many haven’t a clue what to do. Jeanette Söderlund Sause of .Global explains what brands should look out forWith the recent introduction of several hundred new TLDs, such as .global, .archi and .nyc, the internet name space has expanded significally beyond the traditional .com TLD. This is about the extent of the knowledge that most people outside of the immediate domain name industry ... read more ...
 
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The unexploded .bomb - The unexploded .bombTLDs have multiplied exponentially—but will .com ever be left behind? The ever-popular .com celebrated its thirtieth birthday in 2014. It has gained the trust of millions worldwide, but new gTLDs are here and offer something markedly different. They’re new and ambitious, but will they knock .com off its perch? Some of the hundreds of new gTLDs that are already available include .land, .wtf, and .care. Of those, .xyz has proven the most popular so far, with more than ... read more ...
 
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.Fit Finishes 1st Day Of General Availability With 1,269 Domains - .Fit which launched into General Availability yesterday by Minds + Machines wound up with 1,269 domain names including selling some of those premium domain names we talked about yesterday. .Fit had less than 75 domains registered during the sunrise period by trademark holders so basically picked up 1,200 registrations yesterday. It appears trademark holders went in and picked up at least  8o more domains during EAP as both MarkMonitor and CSC Brand protection companies had about 40 registrations ... read more ...
 
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TLD Podcast #8: Mayweather-Pacquiao - In this special episode, Diego and I dissect every angle of Mayweather-Pacquiao. We talk about the pre-fight hype (or lack thereof, in some respects), the reality of Floyd Mayweather being pegged as the “villain”, the duelling HBO and Showtime documentaries and what to expect from fight week. We also debate about who has the edge in key areas like speed, power, stamina, defence, chin and footwork. On a more sobering note, we discuss Mayweather’s disturbing history of domestic violence ... read more ...
Wed 29th April 2015
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Competition for Monopoly gTLDs - The essay examines some of the new domain name managers' unjustifiable obsession with owning monopoly gTLDs when they should devote more energy and thought to making domain names more value adding. For the last three decades, the discourse regarding competitive advantage has focused on the need to rely on rare/unique resources and capabilities. However, more recently, the focus has shifted to the imperatives of efficient utilization of nonunique resources that are readily available on the ... read more ...
 
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.Video Hits EAP Today & 85% Of All Premiums Are Priced during $200 or Less - .Video is entered the Early Access Program (EAP) today (day 1) and based on the volume of Sunrise registrations and search data it would seem to be a pretty hot new gTLD. We counted some 460 domain registrations by trademark holders in the Sunrise period which is one of the largest to date. Beyond the number of Sunrise registrations the registrations themselves are telling The CBS family which includes Viacom, Showtime, MTV and Nickelodeon registered a lot of domains not just of the networks but ... read more ...
 
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El Lanzamiento Estadounidense Oficial del Dominio .LAT Crea una … - NIC México, la organización sin fines de lucro que gestiona la asignación de espacio de direcciones IP para los Proveedores de Servicios de Internet en México, anunció hoy el lanzamiento estadounidense oficial del TLD, .LAT, dirigido a ayudar a los usuarios latinos de Internet a establecer una presencia en línea con identidad latina en los EE. UU. y en todo el mundo.El anuncio fue realizado durante AHAA de 2015: La Voz de la Conferencia Anual de Comercialización Hispana de 2015, celebrada ... read more ...
 
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Addiction.com launches after domain name sole final year - Rehab company launches site at great domain Addiction.com. Addiction.com sold last year and was recently launched.Elements Behavioral Health recently launched the site Addiction.com, and the company’s comments about the high cost of the domain name should be reassuring to domain name investors. Vera Appleyard, Elements Behavioral Health’s chief internet and media officer, told publication Behavioral Health that the domain name was very expensive but the organization considered the expense part ... read more ...
 
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150 Sedo Direct Auctions started on initial day - Domain name owners jump on Sedo’s new Direct Auction option. Apparently there’s quite a bit of demand to start an auction on the Sedo marketplace. Sedo’s new Direct Auction, which lets anyone start a domain name auction, had 150 orders on launch day yesterday. You can see many of the domains on Sedo’s Marketplace Auctions page. There’s no clear delineation between Direct auctions and others, but the scheduled auctions and some of the auctions with six days left include many owner-initiated ... read more ...
 
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.Fit Launches Today: Here's Our Picks For The Best Domains But They Are Not Cheap - The new gTLD .Fit is launching into general availability today and thought I would let you know my top picks because I won’t be registering any of them. .Fit seems to be a limited extension when it comes to natural terms as Fit is falling on the wrong side of the dot. However I did find some good domain names that are naturals,with .Fit,  the problem is they are pricey in my opinion. I did check out the Sunrise registrations for .Fit and found only 76. One of the best trademark terms would have ... read more ...
 
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Godaddy Ends Sponsorship Deal With Danica Patrick No. 10 Team After 2015 Season - According to sbnation.com, GoDaddy will no longer sponsor Danica Patrick, No. 10 team following the 2015 season, however she will remain a Godaddy spokeswoman. But after the 2015 season we won’t be seeing Danica in the Godaddy Green car SBNation reports: “The move comes as Patrick is in the final season of her contract with SHR, though both sides have openly said they would like to sign an extension. In recent years GoDaddy, an Internet domain registrar and web hosting company, has shifted its ... read more ...
 
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How The Arrival Of gTLDs Could Shape The Future - Visited: 318Not rated by Anand SrinivasanApril 29, 2015 Ever since the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) opened up the internet to new generic TLDs, there has been a spate of new registrations from big corporations like Google and Amazon. The rationale behind some registrations is quite obvious. For instance, Google owns the rights to the .app TLD. As you can expect, .app is used to target the smartphone app markets. Similarly ... read more ...
 
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24 End User Domain Name Sales - End user sales including a couple new TLDs. Sedo handled 569 domain name transactions last week for a total of $1.2 million, a pretty solid week for the domain name marketplace. A number of German companies bought domain names, sometimes finding shorter alternatives to their hyphenated domains. A popular golf equipment company picked up a descriptive domain for used golf clubs, a bath products company bought a creative domain, and the company behind Twix candy bars bought a brand-related domain. ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Board Gives Go Ahead To Hotels/.Hoteis Contention Set In Denying Booking.com Reconsideration Request - The ICANN Board has rejected Booking.com request for reconsideration and thereby is allowing the Contention set of Hotels/.Hoteis to move forward to being resolved. Basically the ICANN Board is saying sorry Booking.com we will try to do better in the next round, and fix the problems that the Independent Review Proceeding (IRP) admitted were present in the Applicant Guidebook “The ICANN Board directs the President and CEO, or his designee(s), to ensure that the ongoing reviews of the New gTLD Program ... read more ...
 
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Happy Birthday dotLondon – brand - Happy Birthday dotLondon RSSS Tweet Email April 29, 2015 in -e.online Today, the city of London will celebrate the first birthday of its digital offspring, the dotLondon domain. Since London and Partners launched the new Top Level Domain there have been over 60,000 registrations, making it the 13th most popular new generic TLD. Whilst London lags behind some of its global counterparts – dotBerlin (156,000 registrations so far) ... read more ...
Tue 28th April 2015
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Sedo Weekly Sales Total $1.2 million led by PAX.com $200,000 - Over the past week, 569 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.2m. 53% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings.  Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: pax.com at 200,000 USD Top ccTLD: 1.am at 6,500 USD Top “other” TLD: restaurant.info at 14,300 USD 4 new gtld sales made the sales report, Entrepreneur.Business was the top sale at $2,500. Dot Am took the top two spots for cctlds, .CH (Switzerland) had a nice showing as well. ... read more ...
 
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DOMAINfest Is Back; Returns To Europe in June -                           Introducing DOMAINfest 2015 Sofia! The teams at NamesCon and DomainForum are happy to announce DomainForum and DOMAINfest Sofia, which will be held June 1-3, 2015, marking the exciting return of DOMAINfest to Europe. Having already operated a number of widely attended European DOMAINfest events in Amsterdam, Barcelona (x2), Paris, and Prague, the people who bring you NamesCon are proud to announce DOMAINfest Sofia, Bulgaria for 2015 to coincide with the 2015 ... read more ...
 
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Hosting Co. One.com Winner of .One Gets Equity Investment To Enter US - One.com, which also won the rights to operate the new gTLD .One,  announced today that Accel-KKR, a technology-focused private equity firm, and ATP Private Equity Partners (“ATP PEP”), one of Europe’s largest institutional investors in private equity funds, have completed a growth equity investment in the company. This investment will support One.com’s launch into the U.S., its ongoing product innovation and the acceleration of its growth in new regions in Europe. Terms of the investment ... read more ...