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Fri 20th June 2014
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What if McDonalds’ WC Gol Ad Used .MCD gTLD? - If you have been watching the 2014 World Cup matches in Brazil, you have likely seen the McDonalds advertisement the company has been running on the pitch sideboards. McDonalds is directing viewers to a special World Cup website found on a subdomain of its website: Gol.mcd.com. When I first saw this campaign, my initial thought was “I wonder if they bought golmcd.com” to avoid losing traffic to this possible typo. They did not, and it appears that someone else bought it on June 2. I was ... read more ...
 
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NCC in cyber crime fight - IT security firm NCC Group has launched new services following its recent purchase of the domain, .trust. The Manchester-based company is hoping to create an online secure gated community with .trust, which was recently acquired from German postal group Deutsche Post. Bosses at NCC, which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, say the domain will "provide a safer and more trustworthy Internet for both businesses and consumers". Chief executive Rob Cotton said NCC - which employ almost 900 staff ... read more ...
 
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New Infographic: Perspectives from Small Businesses on New Generic Top-level … - More Related Stories email article print page <![CDATA[ ]]>   June 19, 2014 -- WASHINGTON, June 19, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Over the next couple of years, domain standards like .com, .net and .org will be joined by potentially thousands of new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), such as .photography and .restaurant. To gain perspective from those already doing business online, ... read more ...
 
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The hotel industry secures the new Top-Level-Domain name ‘.hotel’ - HOTREC The hotel industry secures the new Top-Level-Domain name ‘.hotel’ Tatiana Rokou - 20 June 2014, 13:10 With the new generic TLDs there is a new era starting in the Internet. <!-- Lorel ipsum . Philippe Chereque, Amadeus, . . 41 ..- --> BRUSSELS – As announced on the website of ICANN, The Internet Corporation for Assigned ... read more ...
 
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NCC Group Expects GBP5 Million Revenue from .trust Internet Addresses Next … - By Rory Gallivan LONDON--Internet security company NCC Group PLC (NCC.LN) expects revenue of a million pounds ($1.7 million) this year and GBP5 million next year from a new Internet address ending that it will offer to banks and other institutions seeking to guarantee the authenticity of their websites. The company Friday announced the launch of .trust, a generic top level domain that it hopes will appeal to companies seeking to reassure ... read more ...
 
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.Press Domain Names -The Changing Face of Journalism – Virtual - Big names in journalism and media industry can get .press web addresses today(eg. www.mybrand.press),under a special Pioneer Program by Radix. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 20, 2014 --(PR.com)-- Radix, Asia’s largest new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) Registry, has launched the .press gTLD for the global journalism, PR,media and publishing community. A gTLD is the part of your web address that follows the dot, like .com. Radix has been chosen by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned ... read more ...
Thu 19th June 2014
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.Website Debuts Next Week on a New gTLD Battlefield That is Getting Bloodier … - So, for example, if I owned a bar in Sarasota, Florida, as of this writing, I could pre-register Sarasota.pub for $33.00 in my Enom account right now, ... read more ...
 
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ICANN frustrated with delay in approval of .africa TLD - June 19, 2014, 4:26 PM — The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has expressed frustration with the Independent Review Panel for the new generic Top Level Domains, after African Union Commission complaints of delays in approving the .africa TLD and marginalization the region's concerns. Earlier this month, the African Union wrote a letter to ICANN president Fadi Chehade, asking why the .africa TLD had not been given a go-ahead to commence operations despite complying with ... read more ...
 
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Is Your New TLD Protected Against Phishing and Malware? - Until now, the criminals behind malware and phishing have had only 22 generic top-level domain names (TLDs) to abuse — names like .com, .net or .org. But with hundreds of new TLDs entering the marketplace, e.g. .buzz, .email, and .shop, there are many more targets than ever. Your reputation is at stake. What can attackers do with domain names? As internet users, we've all experienced scams. Messages that look like they come from our bank and ask for our bank information. Or email promotions ... read more ...
 
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Giving Away Domain Names; Does it Help? - Publisher’s Note: After learning about the .Berlin free domain name offer (now discontinued), I reached out to 101Domain’s Joe Alagna to discuss the strategy of giving gTLD domain names for free. Some people speculate that it is a bad sign for the gTLD program, and I asked Joe to share his insight. The .berlin registry rocketed to near the top in new gTLDs this week by offering their domain names for free for a limited time. .Berlin was already off to a good start. They went into General ... read more ...
 
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Shocking: Verisign Backed Study Shows 80% Of Small Businesses Prefer .Com … -                                                                   The results of a survey of small- and medium-sized (SMB) business owners which already conduct business online, was released today by SCORE and Verisign, the registry of the .Com and .Net registries. An inforgraphic was also published which appears above. Unlike almost study I have read, I cannot find in any of the material how many SMB participated in the study,  how the study was conducted and what ... read more ...
 
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New Infographic: Perspectives from Small Businesses on New Generic Top-level … – Virtual - WASHINGTON, June 19, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Over the next couple of years, domain standards like .com, .net and .org will be joined by potentially thousands of new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), such as .photography and .restaurant. To gain perspective from those already doing business online, SCORE, mentors to America's small businesses, teamed up with Verisign, the global leader in domain names, to better understand entrepreneurs' views on new gTLDs, and what small business owners ... read more ...
 
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LogicBoxes Waives Off Upfront Fees for New gTLD Vertical Integration Solutions - Related: Press Release, News LogicBoxes, the premier technology and consulting company for Domain Registries, Registrars and large Web Hosts, today announced that it has waived off all upfront fees for its Vertical Integration Solution for New gTLDs.New gTLDs have great potential, especially the Geo and Community extensions that provide a unique online namespace for people belonging to that community and region. However, with over 300+ TLDs already launched, these New gTLDs haven't quite achieved ... read more ...
Wed 18th June 2014
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Quiet week for gTLDs but don’t be fooled — the new dot era is still heating up - New gTLD total registrations surpassed 1 million this week with 1,068,354 domain name registrations. In the wake of the .xyz promotional domain name registration scandal, .xyz overcomes .club and .guru on the leaderboard, with 113,242 registrations. The top 10 new gTLDs now are: Click here to view the table. NetSol comprises 96,158 of the total number of new registrations within the .xyz registration, maintaining 84.91% compared with GoDaddy.com’s 5.93%. These statistics still ... read more ...
 
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DNA Asks Apple To Recognize New gTLD’s in It’s Safari Browser, Apple ID … -           The Domain Name Association (DNA) asked Apple yesterday to update its Safari Browser to recognize new gTLD domain names. Writing on behalf of the Association Executive Director Kurt Pritz in a letter sent to Apple, Mr. Pritz wrote: “” On behalf of the Domain Name Association (DNA), the trade association that represents the domain name industry and the interest of companies that provision and sell domain names, I write to inform you of our concern that Apple has not more quickly ... read more ...
 
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New gTLDs Race to the Bottom With Domain Giveaways? - The new .BERLIN domain added 67,000 new registrations early this week and another almost 6,000 yesterday. This occurred after a few registrars ran a promotion offering free .BERLIN domains. As reported at DomainIncite, over a 1/3 of these domains were purchased by one registrant — making them the largest "landowner" in .BERLIN. Giving away domains may be a good short term business practice. It gets people in the pipeline, gets them to see the value, build sites in the registry and encourages ... read more ...
 
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Interlink steht vor Einführung der neuen Internet-Domain ".moe" für Anime … - Tokio (ots/PRNewswire) – Interlink Co., Ltd., ein neuer Domain-Registry-Betreiber, gab am 17. Juni bekannt, dass die einzigartigste Top-Level-Domain (TLD)(1) des gesamten Internets “.moe” ab Dienstag, den 17. Juni für die Öffentlichkeit zugänglich ist. (Foto: http://prw.kyodonews.jp/opn/release/201406171490/ [http://prw.kyodonews.jp/opn/release/201406171490/] ) Der Begriff “moe” (beschreibt eine besondere Affinität für fiktive Figuren, Menschen, Tiere, etc.; wird “moh-ay” ... read more ...
 
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Interlink steht vor Einführung der neuen Internet-Domain „.moe" für Anime … – wallstreet - (Foto: http://prw.kyodonews.jp/opn/release/201406171490/ ) Der Begriff „moe" (beschreibt eine besondere Affinität für fiktive Figuren, Menschen, Tiere, etc.; wird „moh-ay" ausgesprochen) ist in der japanischen Otaku-Kultur (Geek) fest verwurzelt. „.moe" ist eine neue Top-Level-Domain (TLD), die Otakus, Anime-Liebhabern, Hobbyisten, Content-Erstellern, Künstlern sowie Unternehmen aus den Bereichen Anime, Comics und Grafik-Romane als neue Online-Identität dienen soll. Der öffentliche ... read more ...
 
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Brand Sponsored Content via New gTLDs as Channels – the Soap Opera of the … - Tweet Buffer With half of the world's top brands launching their own gTLD or channel of the Internet, the concept of building out content in these new spaces will shift how we consume our entertainment and how consumer goods companies reach their target audiences. Week after week, articles about how Big Tech companies are investing in content and consumers are cutting the cable cord are covered not just in digital media, but in mainstream publications ... read more ...
 
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Interlink Set to Open New Internet Domain ".moe" for Anime Lovers, Cosplayers … - AsiaNet 57080TOKYO, Jun. 17, 2014 (ANTARA/Kyodo JBN-AsiaNet) --    Interlink Co., Ltd., a new Domain Registry Operator, announced on June 17 that it will open the Internet's most unique Top Level Domain (TLD)(1), ".moe", to the public starting Tuesday June 17th.    (Photo: http://prw.kyodonews.jp/opn/release/201406171490/)    The word "moe" (means a special affinity to fictional characters, people, animals, etc.; pronounced as "moh-ay") is rooted deep in the ... read more ...
 
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Streit um neue TLDs: .hotel geht an deutsche Bewerber, Kampf um .gmbh geht … - Im Kampf um besonders begehrte Top-Level-Domains (TLDs) hat sich eine kleine Sensation ereignet. Das erste Mal wurde der begehrte Community-Status vergeben. In der Runde der neuen TLDs gewinnt also nicht immer der mit dem meisten Geld. Bei 130 TLDS gibt es Streit zwischen verschiedenen Bewerbern. Wer jedoch eine so genannte Community-Bewerbung eingereicht hat und verteidigen kann, bekommt die Internet-Endung automatisch zugesprochen. Allerdings muss man im Antrag belegen, ... read more ...
 
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Interlink establece el nuevo dominio de Internet ".moe" - - Interlink establece el nuevo dominio de Internet ".moe" para amantes de los dibujos de animación japoneses, cosplayers y aficionados de todo el mundoTOKIO, 17 de junio de 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Interlink Co., Ltd., un nuevo operador de registro de dominio, anunció el 17 de junio que abrirá el dominio de nivel principal (TLD)(1) más único de Internet, ".moe", al público a partir del martes 17 de junio.(Foto: http://prw.kyodonews.jp/opn/release/201406171490/ )La palabra "moe" (significa que ... read more ...
 
 
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COMUNICADO: Interlink establece el nuevo dominio de Internet … - -- Interlink establece el nuevo dominio de Internet ".moe" para amantes de los dibujos de animación japoneses, cosplayers y aficionados de todo el mundo TOKIO, 17 de junio de 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Interlink Co., Ltd., un nuevo operador de registro de dominio, anunció el 17 de junio que abrirá el dominio de nivel principal (TLD)(1) más único de Internet, ".moe", al público a partir del martes 17 de junio. (Foto: http://prw.kyodonews.jp/opn/release/201406171490/ [http://prw.kyodonews.jp/opn/release/201406171490/] ... read more ...
 
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Radix Announces .website Launch Timeline – Virtual - The first true alternative to .com hits the market this summer. Dubai, United Kingdom, June 18, 2014 --(PR.com)-- .Website will become the first all-purpose domain extension available for registration when it launches into Sunrise on June 24, 2014. Radix, .website’s registry and the largest new gTLD registry based in Asia, releaseda complete launch timeline for .website today, outlininga Landrush start date of Aug. 26, 2014 and a General Availabilitystart date of Sept. 17, 2014. .website ... read more ...