Monthly Archives: July 2015

Wed 22nd July 2015
Written by DomainHack.er in FR and tagged
Nouvelles extensions : Google n’en a rien à faire - Les nouvelles extensions de nom de domaine servent elles à quelque chose pour le référencement ? .sucks, .porn ou encore .immo fleurissent sur la toile, propulsé par l’Icann et l’Afnic. De quoi remplir les poches des régulateurs, mais comment les aiguilleurs, c'est-à-dire les moteurs de recherche, prennent la chose ?« Nous avons constaté que beaucoup d'internautes connaissaient mal le processus de traitement des nouveaux domaines » explique John Mueller, Webmaster Trends Analyst ... read more ...
 
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Nouvelles extensions : Google n’en a rien à faire – ZDNet - Les nouvelles extensions de nom de domaine servent elles à quelque chose pour le référencement ? .sucks, .porn ou encore .immo fleurissent sur la toile, propulsé par l’Icann et l’Afnic. De quoi remplir les poches des régulateurs, mais comment les aiguilleurs, c'est-à-dire les moteurs de recherche, prennent la chose ?« Nous avons constaté que beaucoup d'internautes connaissaient mal le processus de traitement des nouveaux domaines » explique John Mueller, Webmaster Trends Analyst ... read more ...
 
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Nat Cohen's Telepathy Settles Federal Lawsuit On SDT.com Getting a $50K Settlement - Back in November we told you that Nat Cohen’s Telepathy filed a Federal Lawsuit over the domain name SDT.com which he owned after a UDRP was filed. Nat has informed us that the case has now been settled and SDT paid $50,000 to settle it. After a UDRP was filed on SDT.com, Telepathy filed a federal lawsuit in federal court requesting statutory damages for Reverse Domain Name Hijacking, a statement that its ownership of SDT.com was lawful, and attorney’s fees. SDT was advised by represented by ... read more ...
 
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Google: New TLDs Have No Magical SEO Bonus - John Mueller at Google must have a pet peeve against the misinformation domain name registrars push out about TLDs and SEO. He has time and time again said they play no role in ranking at Google. But that didn't stop John and Google from posting something official on the Google blog yesterday. John said Google has heard "questions and misconceptions" about the new TLDs and wanted to set the record straight. On Google+ John said the short version: Somewhat simplified: if you spot a domain ... read more ...
 
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Google’s John Mueller: New TLDs Have No Magical SEO Bonus – Search Engine … - John Mueller at Google must have a pet peeve against the misinformation domain name registrars push out about TLDs and SEO. He has time and time again said they play no role in ranking at Google. But that didn't stop John and Google from posting something official on the Google blog yesterday. John said Google has heard "questions and misconceptions" about the new TLDs and wanted to set the record straight. On Google+ John said the short version: Somewhat simplified: if you spot a domain ... read more ...
 
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$50,000 chastisement for filing a whimsical UDRP! - Company pays big bucks after filing losing UDRP. A Belgium maker of ultrasound equipment has paid $50,000 to settle a lawsuit stemming from a frivolous UDRP it filed. SDT International filed a UDRP for the domain named SDT.com last year. The domain name is owned by Nat Cohen’s Telepathy, and SDT had tried to purchase the domain name before filing the complaint. (Cohen was on the Domain Name Wire Podcast recently, discussing similar frivolous cases). Upon receipt of the UDRP, Cohen reached out to ... read more ...
 
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GoDaddy contrast "Ad" nomination in hunt results - Search results that are bumped up through marketing agreements get a new label. GoDaddy is testing the use of an “ad” designation in its domain name search results. Search results that have their locations influenced by a registry paying to bump up the result are sometimes labeled with the designation. The label is similar to the “premium” label placed next to aftermarket domains listed by sellers. Here’s an example: GoDaddy has been testing the label for several months. With hundreds of ... read more ...
 
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Neuron SA of Paris Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking On 19 Yr Old Neurones.com - Luc Chammard of Nanterre, France, and the company Neuron SA of Paris, France, represented by Mr. Cohen, Lawyer, France was just found guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking (RDNH) on the domain name Neurones.com in a decision handed down by a three member WIPO UDRP panel The domain holder was represented by UDRP POLICE DBS, United Kingdom The three member panel consisted of Philippe Gilliéron, Richard G. Lyons and Christiane Feral-Schuhl. It should be noted that the decision was published in ... read more ...
 
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SEO: Google wertet nicht – ob deine Domain nun .sucks oder .rules ist - Top-Level-Domains: Keine Vorteile durch Keyword-Wahl Seit Jahren gibt es in der SEO-Szene teils heftige Diskussionen über die Gewichtung verschiedener Domain-Extensions. Google hat diese Unklarheit bezüglich der Behandlung der neuen generischen Top-Level-Domains (TLDs) im Vergleich etwa zu .com jetzt beseitigt: „Unser System behandelt neue generische TLDs genauso wie alle anderen generischen TLDs (wie .com und .org). Keywords in einer TLD verschaffen in der Suche weder einen Vor- noch ... read more ...
 
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SEO: Google wertet nicht – ob deine Domain nun .sucks oder .rules ist | t3n - Top-Level-Domains: Keine Vorteile durch Keyword-Wahl Seit Jahren gibt es in der SEO-Szene teils heftige Diskussionen über die Gewichtung verschiedener Domain-Extensions. Google hat diese Unklarheit bezüglich der Behandlung der neuen generischen Top-Level-Domains (TLDs) im Vergleich etwa zu .com jetzt beseitigt: „Unser System behandelt neue generische TLDs genauso wie alle anderen generischen TLDs (wie .com und .org). Keywords in einer TLD verschaffen in der Suche weder einen Vor- noch ... read more ...
 
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16 End User Domain Name Sales - A look at 16 domain names sold on Sedo last week that were purchased by end users. Sedo handled about a million dollars worth of domain name transactions last week with 499 domains. Many of the biggest sales — such as Frank Schilling’s $66,000 sale of newy.com — are still in the transfer process. At that price, it’s surely an end user purchase. Still, there are some notable sales to report. A three letter .org domain sold for $7,500 and a dermatology company bought a domain matching one of ... read more ...
 
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L’avis officiel de Google sur les nouvelles extensions de noms de … - Par Olivier Duffez, mercredi 22 juillet 2015 Google a publié sur son blog officiel pour les webmasters des explications sur la façon dont les nouvelles extensions de nom de domaine sont prises en compte dans l'algorithme (SEO). En gros : aucun avantage particulier. La position officielle de Google sur l'impact des nouvelles extensions de nom de domaine sur le référencement naturel L'article confirme donc ce que j'avais expliqué concernant les nouvelles extensions de noms de domaine : ... read more ...
 
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L’avis officiel de Google sur les nouvelles extensions de noms de domaine - Par Olivier Duffez, mercredi 22 juillet 2015 Google a publié sur son blog officiel pour les webmasters des explications sur la façon dont les nouvelles extensions de nom de domaine sont prises en compte dans l'algorithme (SEO). En gros : aucun avantage particulier. La position officielle de Google sur l'impact des nouvelles extensions de nom de domaine sur le référencement naturel L'article confirme donc ce que j'avais expliqué concernant les nouvelles extensions de noms de domaine : ... read more ...
 
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L’avis officiel de Google sur les extensions de noms de domaine - Par Olivier Duffez, mercredi 22 juillet 2015 Google a publié sur son blog officiel pour les webmasters des explications sur la façon dont les nouvelles extensions de nom de domaine sont prises en compte dans l'algorithme (SEO). En gros : aucun avantage particulier. La position officielle de Google sur l'impact des nouvelles extensions de nom de domaine sur le référencement naturel L'article confirme donc ce que j'avais expliqué concernant les nouvelles extensions de noms de domaine : ... read more ...
 
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L’avis officiel de Google sur les extensions de noms de domaine – WebRankInfo - Par Olivier Duffez, mercredi 22 juillet 2015 Google a publié sur son blog officiel pour les webmasters des explications sur la façon dont les nouvelles extensions de nom de domaine sont prises en compte dans l'algorithme (SEO). En gros : aucun avantage particulier. La position officielle de Google sur l'impact des nouvelles extensions de nom de domaine sur le référencement naturel L'article confirme donc ce que j'avais expliqué concernant les nouvelles extensions de noms de domaine : ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN
DomainX Conference Crosses 700 Attendee Mark: Announces Awards & Additional Speakers - The organizers of the DomainX 2015 domain conference will be held August 7-8 at the Taj West End in Bangalore, India told Thedomains.com that they have over 700 attendees signed up and expect close to 1,000 attendees. DomainX is seeking nominations for the recognition of budding Indian Domain Name investor who will be awarded and recognized as the DomainX™ Rising Star 2015 for the Domain Name Magazine 2015 . The nominations for both awards are now open and can be submitted here: Domainxevents.com/conference/#awards DomainX ... read more ...
 
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Uniregistry Launches "Enhanced Account Balance" Allows Funding Of Account around Wire/CC/Paypal - Uniregistry launched our enhanced Account Balance service. Customers can now fund their Uniregistry account via Wire / CC / PayPal directly from within their Account. To add funds to an account: – Go to Account Settings – Click on Account Balance on the left hand side – Follow the Account Balance instructions Items to note: – Account email addresses must be verified to enable the account balance feature. – Customers must provide us with an address in the account balance section. – Funding ... read more ...
 
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Bloomberg Files UDRP To Gain Control Of The Domain That Caused The Twitter Stock Swing - Bloomberg filed a UDRP to take control of the domain name Bloomberg.Market the domain that caused shares of Twitter to rise 8% when it published a fake report that Twitter was being bought out. Bloomberg.Market which you can see a screenshot of here, was taken down by the Registry of .Market,  Rightside (NAME) a few hours after the Twitter story broke per their “normal operating procedures” By filing a UDRP rather than a URS Bloomberg seeks to take ownership of the domain rather than just keep ... read more ...
 
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Rightside Appoints Jason Silverstein as Vice President of Product and Engineering - “A veteran digital executive who has helped a number of teams create online products, services and experiences, Silverstein has worked at both venture-backed start-ups and top Internet companies. He comes to Rightside from American City Business Journals — a premier publisher of local business, sports and auto news — which employs 1,600 people in over 40 cities. As Senior Vice President for Digital Operations at American City Business Journals, Silverstein’s teams developed and supported ... read more ...
 
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1million, led by Newy.com - Over the past week Sedo had 499 transactions take place on the marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1m. 54% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings.       Top .com: newy.com at 66,000 USD Top ccTLD: stier.de at 7,500 EUR Top “other” TLD: upl.org at 9,888 USD Only one new gtld sale this week Red.Blue for $999. .De and .Co dominated the country code sales. ... read more ...
 
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Google swears blind it doesn’t give SEO advantage to new internet dot-words - Analysis For the third time in three years, Google has reiterated its position that it will not give a search ranking advantage to domain names with new internet top-level domains. In a post to its Webmaster Central Blog, the search engine giant has posted and answered six questions over how it handles top-level domains. Most of the questions reiterate widely known policies, such as the fact that "country ... read more ...
Tue 21st July 2015
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Google: All Domain Extensions Are Weighted The Same - Google cleared the air today about how it deals with domain extensions, and confirmed that they’re all weighted equally.With the sudden surge in the amount of domain extensions available, Google has been receiving questions about how the new top level domains (TLDs) like .expert and .pizza are being treated versus old TLDs like .com and .org.The short answer: When Google crawls, indexes, and ranks URLs it makes no difference whether your domain ends in .com or .sucks.All TLDs are treated the same ... read more ...
 
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Google: All Domain Extensions Are Weighted The Same – Search Engine Journal - Google cleared the air today about how it deals with domain extensions, and confirmed that they’re all weighted equally.With the sudden surge in the amount of domain extensions available, Google has been receiving questions about how the new top level domains (TLDs) like .expert and .pizza are being treated versus old TLDs like .com and .org.The short answer: When Google crawls, indexes, and ranks URLs it makes no difference whether your domain ends in .com or .sucks.All TLDs are treated the same ... read more ...
 
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Google Prepares Brands For New TLDs In Search - As a new generation of top level domain (TLD) names continues to emerge, Google steps up to provide answers to questions from brands on how its engine will handle the queries. "We’ve heard and seen questions and misconceptions about the way we treat new top level domains (TLDs), like .guru, .how, or any of the .BRAND gTLDs," wrote John Mueller, Webmaster Trends analyst, in a post published Tuesday. He explains that the search engine and its algorithms treat new gTLDs similar to other gTLDs, such ... read more ...
 
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Google Prepares Brands For New TLDs In Search 07/22/2015 – MediaPost - As a new generation of top level domain (TLD) names continues to emerge, Google steps up to provide answers to questions from brands on how its engine will handle the queries. "We’ve heard and seen questions and misconceptions about the way we treat new top level domains (TLDs), like .guru, .how, or any of the .BRAND gTLDs," wrote John Mueller, Webmaster Trends analyst, in a post published Tuesday. He explains that the search engine and its algorithms treat new gTLDs similar to other gTLDs, such ... read more ...