Monthly Archives: November 2015

Fri 6th November 2015
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
IPC president slams registry’s pricing model for new criticism TLD (updated) - Trevor Little (This article has been updated to include comment from Jay Westerdal, CEO of ‘.feedback’. The changes are presented in italics). The ‘.feedback’ TLD, which aims to “solidify a positive and recognisable reputation as the best TLD for finding product information, whether it is positive or negative”, is currently in sunrise. ... read more ...
 
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DHgate.com Deploys Austreme’s Transaction Laundering Detection Solution - Hong Kong, Nov. 6, 2015 /satPRnews.com/ – DHgate, the first and largest cross border B2B e-commerce transactional platform in China, has implemented Austreme’s Transaction Laundering Detection solution. DHpay, the payment platform Provider under DHgate, has a vision to offer a global payment platform for worldwide e-commerce users with multi-channel payment services. Working closely with major card schemes like Visa and MasterCard, DHpay has been following Payment Card Industry Data ... read more ...
 
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URS to ‘.travel’, puts ‘.cat’ among the pigeons and results in ‘.pro'(test) -

Earlier this year 3 bequest general top-level domains (gTLDs) concluded to exercise a Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) as partial of a renovation of their registry agreements. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) came in for critique amid claims that it had forced a 3 gTLD registries, ‘.pro’, ‘.travel’ and ‘.cat’, to…

Via: worldtrademarkreview.com

 
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URS to ‘.travel’, puts ‘.cat’ among the pigeons and results in ‘.pro'(test) 06 … -

Earlier this year 3 bequest general top-level domains (gTLDs) concluded to exercise a Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) as partial of a renovation of their registry agreements. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) came in for critique amid claims that it had forced a 3 gTLD registries, ‘.pro’, ‘.travel’ and ‘.cat’, to…

Via: worldtrademarkreview.com

 
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.ONLINE gTLD: domain name – respondent shoots himself in the foot - In a recent domain name dispute brought under the Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) before the National Arbitration Forum (NAF), a panel ordered the suspension of a domain name under the .ONLINE new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) following the registrant’s filing of a response after a Default Determination ordering the suspension of the domain name. the Examiner noted that the Respondent’s reply in response to the claim of registration and use in bad faith was “No way!”, without any ... read more ...
 
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RightofTheDot/Namescon Domain Auction Is Opened for Submissions - RightoftheDot.com is holding a live and online auction with Namejet.com from the Namescon conference. RightoftheDot.com has now formally opened up submission for the auction. We are looking for great domain names, especially one word .com and new gTLD’sm along with short domains in all extensions, along with brand domains, category killers, Geographic domains. Domains should have a low reserve price. The reserve price is not the price you would quote to sell the domain if you got an offer on the ... read more ...
 
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GoDaddy obvious app describes mobile domain name send system - A faster, more secure way to transfer domain names for in-person transactions? Picture this: you’re at NamesCon in January when you strike a deal with a fellow domainer to sell a domain name to them. You both pull out your phones, activate an app, keep the phones near each other, and then click a few buttons to instantly transfer the domain name to them. That’s the basic idea of a patent application (pdf) by GoDaddy that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published yesterday. The application ... read more ...
 
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Expired Domain Report: Over 200 formula from past week - China dominated expired domain auctions last week, but this week the West reasserted itself. As many as 8 out of the top 20 auctions (40%) can still be laid on China’s doorstep; but previously the figure was 12 / 20 (60%). Since J-C.com ($4.2k) was purchased by someone in St. Louis, Missouri, that means the top Chinese sale – a 6-digit numerical domain – ranks only #7. Normally China wins at least 1 medal: gold, silver, or bronze. Unless this trend persists, I wouldn’t read too much ... read more ...
 
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Report: Vegas.com Bought LasVegas.com in 2005 For Up To $90 Million Dollars - George Kirikos spotted an SEC document showing that Vegas.com purchased LasVegas.com  in 2005, for what could be up to a $90 Million Dollars. “In June 2005 , VEGAS.com, LLC entered into an agreement for the purchase of LasVegas.com on the following terms: The agreement specified that a $12,000,000, one-time payment be made upon execution of the agreement along with monthly payments of approximately $83,000 for 36 months, $125,000 for the next 60 months, and then $208,000 for the next 36 months. Per ... read more ...
 
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Former VP of ICANN Hired By Facebook For "New Domain Name System Strategy & Management Team" - Denise Michel who was formerly with ICANN as VP of Strategic Initiatives and Advisor to the President,  has been hired by Facebook to work on Facebook’s new “Domain Name System Strategy and Management Team” which she says “will help improve the global framework for domain names, IP addresses, numbers and related elements.” Denise “will be working across Facebook departments and collaborating widely with a range of stakeholders to help increase the opportunities and mitigate the risks ... read more ...
Thu 5th November 2015
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty addresses cybersquatting, Whois - Countries would need a UDRP-like system for ccTLDs and online access to an accurate Whois. The text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership treaty has been released, and it has a couple requirements related to the countries’ country code domain names. Article 18.28 addresses domain names (pdf). Each country that is a party to the treaty must offer a mechanism for handling cybersquatting claims that is along the lines of the UDRP. They also must offer “online public access to a reliable and accurate ... read more ...
 
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Another day, another "Google Listing" call - This time from Utah company Local Verifications. Last week I wrote about another company using robocalls to sell people on search engine services such as updating their Google business listing. Yesterday I received another one of these calls on my cell phone from a different company. This time the perpetrator was Utah company Local Verifications. The robocall, which came from a local number 512-999-7240, started with a message suggesting that I’m not the only person getting barraged with calls ... read more ...
 
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Uważaj na szkodliwe domeny. Oto lista najbardziej niebezpiecznych - Firma Blue Coat przeprowadziła badanie na temat najbardziej niebezpiecznych domen w sieci. Ustaliła, że aż 95% złośliwych witryn, które tylko czekają na odwiedziny nieuważnego internauty natychmiast serwując mu złośliwe oprogramowanie, spam, scam, phishing i inne podobne prezenty, zarejestrowanych jest w 10 domenach najwyższego poziomu (TLD, Top Level Domain). Lista niebezpiecznych domen Liderami w rankingu złośliwości są domeny .zip i .review. W ich przypadku bowiem wszystkie ... read more ...
 
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There Goes Another Two Letter .Com To China: Telepathy Sells WG.com - The domain name WG.com has sold to a Chinese buyer. WG.com was owned by Nat Cohen’s Telepathy.com and is now over at GoldenName.com (4.cn) Earlier today we reported that the domain name Ak.com appears to have sold as the site where the domain was listed for sale at just short of $5 Million dollars was updated to note that the domain had been sold. A couple of readers to thedomains.com noted that two other, 2 letter .com domain names, EQ.com and ER.com that were previously for sale are now showing ... read more ...
 
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Calendrier des gTLDs – Semaine du 9 au 15 novembre 2015 -   Partager cet article : Début période Sunrise :10/11 – .familyFermeture période Sunrise :09/11 – .swiss15/11 – .forex15/11 – .brokerOuverture à tous :09/11 – .spreadbetting09/11 – .cfd09/11 – .tradingSi vous êtes intéressé, SafeBrands est registrar accrédité pour toutes ces extensions. Nos chargés de clientèle sont à votre disposition pour tout renseignement complémentaire ou pour commander vos noms de domaine. N’hésitez pas à nous contacter en utilisant notre formulaire ... read more ...
 
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GoDaddy sole $1.4 million of domain names from Marchex portfolio final quarter - Company getting early results from domain name portfolio. GoDaddy released its Q3 earnings yesterday, and its 10-Q filing with the SEC gives some insight into how it is doing with the Marchex domain name portfolio. The company paid $28.1 million to acquire the portfolio of about 200,000 domain names in April. It’s also paying an earn-out. GoDaddy acquired three companies this year and discloses in its 10-Q that it recognized a liability of $0.9 million for earn-outs from these acquisitions. It’s ... read more ...
 
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Owner of Houses.co.uk Who Paid £40,000 Blames Sedo For Auction Price of £2,999 - Remember the story a few weeks ago about the domain name Houses.co.uk  which was purchased a few years ago for  £40,000 was on sale for £2,999 on Sedo? The owner of the domain name blames Sedo and its automated valuation tool. Peter Thornton told SellingUp.com, that the domain name Houses.Co.Uk is for sale but it was never actually available for £2,999. “Instead, he has blamed domain name sales website Sedo.com for putting an automated valuation on his domain which he feels was several ... read more ...
 
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Ak.com is tentative sale - Taking a look at AK.com tonight it looks like the domain is now pending sale. Below is a cached version of AK.com from a couple months ago, you will see the $4,995,000 asking price. Below that is the current look of the website showing a pending sale. Current website The domain has been under privacy at Go Daddy since May of 2014, before that it was owned by Utah based Ogio International. ... read more ...
Wed 4th November 2015
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TLD Podcast #25: Timothy Bradley-Brandon Rios -

Dec 13, 2014; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Timothy Bradley (red/white trunks) and Diego Chaves (blue/white trunks) box during their welterweight hitch during The Chelsea. The hitch finished in a draw. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Via: thelivingdaylights.co

 
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TLD Podcast #25: Timothy Bradley-Brandon Rios & more -

Dec 13, 2014; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Timothy Bradley (red/white trunks) and Diego Chaves (blue/white trunks) box during their welterweight hitch during The Chelsea. The hitch finished in a draw. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Via: thelivingdaylights.co

 
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SEX Sells! - PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla., Nov. 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --ICM Registry, the registry operator for the .XXX, .PORN, .ADULT and .SEX top-level domains (TLDs), announces the launch of its general availability period for .SEX. Domain names in all of ICM Registry's extensions are now available for public purchase. Interested parties can buy available names through registrars listed at: http://icmregistry.com/registrars/. "With over 20,000 names registered in our new adult TLDs this year and over 4,000 ... read more ...
 
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Godaddy May Be The World's Largest Domain Registrar But Not For New gTLD's - Godaddy.com, which is the world’s largest domain name registrar (having the most domain names under management) is no longer the number 1 domain name registrar for new gTLD domains. According to ntldstats.com, Godaddy.com has fallen into the 2nd position worldwide when it comes to domain registered with new domain extensions, known as new gTLD’s. A China based domain registrar, Chengdu West Dimension Digital Technology Co., Ltd. whose website is West.cn has passed Godaddy when it comes to domain ... read more ...
 
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.XYZ Did Not Block 12K Domains on Request of China; Liberty.xyz is Owned & We Have His email - Its been an interesting couple of weeks for the .XYZ registry. It all started when Domainincite.com published a post on October 12th, talking about that .XYZ might block almost 40,000 domain names at the registry level on the request of China. That number of 40,000 words and phrases seemed to be reduced down to 12K in a Twitter post that now seems to have been deleted. Since the Domainincite post, several publications and organizations jumped on .XYZ for seemly to agree to ban domain names at the ... read more ...
 
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GoDaddy shares burst after hours on earnings, guidance - Wall Street applauds GoDaddy’s Q3 results. Shares in GoDaddy are up sharply after the company reported earnings this afternoon. GoDaddy shares are trading at $30.00 per share in after hours trading, up around 10% from its closing price today. The company reported a 15% jump in revenue year-over-year for the third quarter, while adjusted EBITDA was up 22.5%. The company bumped annual revenue guidance up as well. In other good news, annual revenue per customer was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter ... read more ...
 
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At what cost would it make clarity to sell a DNW.com domain name? - I’ve never considered it before, but perhaps I should Three letter domain names continue to go up in value, and I receive daily offers from China for DNW.com. For the most part, this is a non-starter for me. After all, I use the domain name for this site. But at what price would it make sense to reconsider selling it? I don’t actually host the site on DNW.com. I use the domain name in a few ways: 1. A type-in shortcut to send people to DomainNameWire.com. 2. As a URL shortener. 3. Word-of-mouth. ... read more ...