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Thu 6th March 2014
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March 4: updated status of sunrise periods and trademark claims notification … - As we previously reported to you (click here to view April 29, 2013 TLD article), the internet is expanding to include hundreds of new top-level-domains (TLDs) (examples of TLDs as we know them today include .com, .net. and .org – i.e., the term that is to the right of the "dot"). While the only certainty at that time was that the launch was inevitable, like it or not, it's finally here (click here to view January 9, 2014 Sunrise article). Frost Brown Todd will be sending out ... read more ...
 
 
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AGC-backed .Build domain name could give contractors a larger presence online - Very soon, rather than construction business’ Web address ending in a boring “.com” or “.net,” contractors in the U.S. will be able to register for a “.build” address. And today, the Associated General Contractors of America announced a partnership with the group behind the .build domain name—the group is also called .Build—to get the word out about the new top-level domain (TLD) name and to help construction companies register their website at the best available prices. “Our ... read more ...
 
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The Blue Book Network Announces Agreement with .BUILD to Provide Targeted … - JEFFERSON VALLEY, N.Y. — The Blue Book Building and Construction Network and .BUILD have signed an agreement for a joint marketing initiative to provide targeted “URLs” exclusively for companies in the construction industry.As an approved registry, .BUILD will be one of several new top level domains (TLD) launched in 2014 that provide an opportunity for companies to improve their web presence with the power of an industry-specific domain name. ... read more ...
 
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The Blue Book Network Announces Agreement with .BUILD to Provide Targeted … - JEFFERSON VALLEY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Blue Book Building and Construction Network and .BUILD have signed an agreement for a joint marketing initiative to provide targeted “URLs” exclusively for companies in the construction industry. As an approved registry, .BUILD will be one of several new top level domains (TLD) launched in 2014 that provide an opportunity for companies to improve their web presence with the power of an industry-specific ... read more ...
 
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Malcolm Stewart to Race 450SX in Daytona - Malcolm Stewart will race the 450 SX class in Daytona. TLD / MAVTV / Honda’s Malcolm Stewart will race round 10 of the 2014 AMA Supercross Championship at the famed Daytona International Motor Speedway this Saturday, March 8th. The race marks the first time that that Malcolm will race against his older brother James Stewart in the premiere 450 class in Supercross. Fans will certainly be entertained watching these two charismatic riders battle. Malcolm, who currently sits in 6th place in the ... read more ...
 
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Who Are the Major New gTLD Applicants and… (Part Five: Rightside Registry) - ...what is their approach to bringing new domain names to the market? Rightside is a name you may only have heard of very recently. It is a relative newcomer in the new gTLD industry. It is important to note that there is a difference between "Rightside" and "Rightside Registry". One is the Trademark and also the name of this new group to which eNom (a Registrar), Namejet (a platform to buy/sell domain names and Premium domains) and Name.com (another Registrar) belong. As for "Rightside Registry", ... read more ...
 
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Domains such as .kitchen and .photography popular with Irish businesses since … - The activity for GTLDs in Ireland does not mirror the global trend with niche domains such as .guru, which tops the statistics globally with over 40,000 registrations, having just 7pc take-up in Ireland.

 Meanwhile, domains such as .kitchen and .photography are proving a hit with Irish businesses with 30pc and 22pc take-up respectively, compared to minimal interest in .holdings, .technology, .contractors and .estate, the latter which had a 1pc take-up in Ireland.

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Wed 5th March 2014
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New gTLD .CLUB Shines During Trademark Sunrise Period - Fort Lauderdale, FL – Early Sunrise registrations of the new “.CLUB” generic top-level domain name (gTLD) are already signaling demand for the new web address from a broad range of vertical industries across the globe, including high-profile sports teams, auto manufacturers, major consumer and luxury brands, private clubs and more, said executives at .CLUB Domains, LLC, the company formed to own and operate the new “.CLUB” gTLD. .CLUB’s Trademark Sunrise Period began on January ... read more ...
 
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Neustar Selected to Continue Administering the .US Domain - Today, Neustar announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce has awarded the company the contract to continue administering the .US Top Level Domain (TLD), the official country code domain of the United States. Neustar has successfully administered this critical domain since 2001, when the Department of Commerce first selected the company to build and manage the new domain. "We are honored that the Department of Commerce has selected Neustar to continue managing America's domain name ... read more ...
 
 
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US Gives NeuStar New Contract To Run .US Domain Extention For Up To 5 Years - The Department of Commerce has re-awarded the contract to operate the .US domain extensions for three years with two additional one-year extension options to Neustar Inc. (NYSE:NSR). The .US Top Level Domain (TLD), is the official country code domain of the United States (ccTLD) “Neustar has successfully administered this critical domain since 2001, when the Department of Commerce first selected the company to build and manage the new domain.” “The .US domain represents Main Street America, ... read more ...
Tue 4th March 2014
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The 2014 SXSW Interactive Festival Begins Friday – Sedo’s Jeremiah Johnston … - The huge SXSW Interactive Festival begins its five-day 2014 run Friday (March 7) at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. Sedo's long time General Counsel Jeremiah Johnston will be in Austin ... read more ...
 
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Neue Top-Level-Domains – Tourismusbranche geht auf .reisen - Die Internet-Reisebranche boomt: Jede dritte Reise wird bereits online gebucht. Kein Wunder, dass dafür auch neue Web-Adressen her müssen. Der Verkauf neuer Top Level Domains startet jetzt. Praktisch, wenn man gleich an der Domain erkennen kann, welcher Branche die angesteuerte Webseite angehört. Mit den neuen Top-Level-Domains (TLD), die jetzt in den Verkauf gehen, wird das möglich. Neben geografischen Endungen wie .rio oder .wien, die das Reiseziel gleich beim Surfen klar machen, gibt es ... read more ...
 
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It’s Go Time for new gTLDs: Sedo Dissects Everything You Need to Know at SXSW - Related: Press Release, News SOURCE: BUSINESS WIRE More On: Press Release, News Related LinksHoneywell To Present At J.P. Morgan Aviation, Transportation Industrials ConferenceMarch 06, 2014Cambium Learning Group Announces 2013 EarningsMarch 06, 2014DuPont Fabros Technology Receives Open-IX Certification For Its ACC5 Data CenterMarch 06, 2014MTS Announces Full Year and Fourth Quarter 2013 Financial ResultsMarch 06, 2014ATT Wireless Network Performance Ranks #1 In ConnecticutMarch ... read more ...
 
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It’s Go Time for new gTLDs: Sedo Dissects Everything You Need to Know at SXSW – SYS - <![CDATA[ ]]>         WHO: Jeremiah Johnston, General Counsel, Sedo.com ... read more ...
 
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Easyspace Signs Agreement To Offer .Club Domain Name In UK - Submit |RSS|Print|Comments Loading... ICANN Accredited Domain Name Registrar to Work with .Club RegistryGlasgow, United Kingdom (PRWEB UK) -Easyspace, one of the UK’s leading ICANN accredited domain name registrar and web hosting companies, will be offering the new .Club domain name extension after signing a Registry-Registrar agreement with .CLUB Domains, LLC. In pre-registrations throughout the world, the.CLUBextension has consistently ranked among the Top 10 of most popular new generic ... read more ...
 
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Rio é a primeira cidade da América do Sul a ter um domínio Internet - Publicada em 03/03/2014 15:08 A cidade do Rio de Janeiro ganhou um belo presente do alcaide Eduardo Paes ao completar 449 anos. No último dia 27, a Empresa Municipal de Informática SA – IplanRio assinou com a Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) o contrato para administração do domínio .RIO, um dos novos sufixos da Internet. Portanto, no início do segundo semestre, .RIO já deverá integrar a raiz de domínios da Internet. Será o segundo dos ... read more ...
 
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".wien": Wien jetzt mit eigener Domainendung - Ist laut Rathaus erste Stadt-TLD weltweit - punkt.wien GmbH mit Verwaltung und Vermarktung beauftragtDomainendungen wie ".at", ".com" oder ".info" erhalten Konkurrenz - durch neue Orts-Kennzeichnungen. So ist ab sofort ".wien" verfügbar. Die Endung geht weltweit als erste der neuen geo- und community-TLDs (für "Top-Level-Domains") in Betrieb, wie am Montag bei der Präsentation im Wiener Rathaus versichert wurde. Verwaltet wird diese von der punkt.wien GmbH. "Große Chance für die Stadt" "Wien ... read more ...
 
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Domini gTLD Italia: ecco i primi trend dei nuovi domini - Poco più di un mese fa vi abbiamo parlato dei nuovi domini gTLD e di come gli italiani si siano fatti soffiare domini caratteristici come .roma e .pizza da un broker inglese. Adesso, Aruba ci fornisce i primi dati relativi ai trend dei nuovi domini in Italia. Vediamo, dunque, cosa ne è venuto fuori.Le richieste per i nuovi domini arrivate ad Aruba.it sono state effettuate per il 28 percento da lavoratori autonomi, per il 31 da imprese e per il restante 41 percento da privati. La volontà di ... read more ...
 
 
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What the New TLDs Mean for Your Brand and Business Website - These days, a business’s website is its single most valuable marketing asset. With 90% of buyers beginning their search for goods and services online, having a strong digital presence can make or break your business. One of the keys to getting found online is your business URL. Most new businesses seem to want .com URL extensions for their websites, but finding an unclaimed .com URL is getting harder and harder. Maybe thats why ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) recently ... read more ...
 
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Which Top-Level Domain Names Are Right For You? - New domain names are launching at a rate of seven per week just this past month alone. As more new domains become available, it may be difficult to figure out which is best for you to purchase. Here’s a look at various industries and available domains that are right for you. 1. If you’re in finance Finance-related domain names that have become available to pre-register include .bank, .loans or .ventures. Any strategy toward domain names that you develop should be primarily search-oriented, ... read more ...
Mon 3rd March 2014
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.wien Domains jetzt verfügbar - Inhaber von Kennzeichenrechten können bis 30. April als Erste ihre .wien Domain beantragen. Am 15. Juli startet die offene Registrierung nach dem first come-first serve-Prinzip. Die Geschäftsführer von .wien Hermann Futter, Roland Schwärzler und Nikolaus Futter mit Stadtrat Christian Oxonitsch. Die Domain .wien ging als weltweit erste neue geo- und community-TLD in Betrieb. "Aus Sicht der Stadt ist eine eigene Domainendung ein großer Mehrwert, denn damit wird Wien weltweit noch besser ... read more ...
 
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Et Tu, ICANN? ICANN Board’s Recent Decision on the .Islam and .Halal TLD … - On Feb. 7, 2014 Dr. Stephen Crocker, the Chair of the ICANN Board of Directors, wrote to Asia Green IT System (AGIT), a Turkish company which applied for .Islam and .Halal, conveying ICANN's latest position on these two applications. The letter is deeply flawed, and shows how ICANN's handling of the .Islam and .Halal applications is at once an egregious assault on the new gTLD program rules, and a betrayal of whatever trust Muslims around the world might have had in ICANN. ICANN will be well-advised ... read more ...