Author Archives: DomainHack.er

Sun 5th January 2014
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Can you afford not to have a new Generic Top Level Domain? - Anyone who has ever tried to buy a house will know that location is everything. In London, house buyers will pay a premium for an average house in a sought-after postcode purely so they can utter those magic 3 words “NW3” or “SW3 at the end of their address. The internet is no different and with the recent launch of the gTLD program (Generic Top Level Domains), a whole raft of domain name suffixes has now become available, indeed Rich Merdinger cannily describes these domain ... read more ...
Fri 3rd January 2014
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Fallout From New gTLD’s: What If Everyone Loses? - After years of debating the topic of how successful the new gTLD program will be and what the effect of new gTLD’s will have on the value of existing extensions including .com. Mostly every post has wound up with people arguing whether .com’s will win or the new gTLD’s will win. Other including myself has voiced the opinion that many new gTLD’s can become quite profitable without any hugely negative effect on the value of existing domain extensions. One possible outcome that I haven’t ... read more ...
 
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Where Do You Register New Domain Names? - Most users who already use websites have heard about domain names and they know what they are. Although .COM domains are already very popular, they are no longer as appealing as they once were, because they don't mean anything as such and all of the cool, short names have long since been registered. In 2014, this will change with the emerging new domain names. I like to think that it is possible that, with the increased communications that exists around new gTLD and the fact that many of these ... read more ...
 
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The Top Online Brand Protection Strategies For 2014 - As digital channels continue to evolve and expand, how do you best position your brand online to face both the challenges and opportunities in the year ahead? 2014 brings even more new generic top-level domain launches, opening new frontiers across the Internet landscape for potential brand abuse or new business possibilities. Be one step ahead and implement these best practices for your online brand protection strategy in 2014.  The new reality: generic top-level domains are here Whether new ... read more ...
 
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Think ICANN Will End Up Rolling in New gTLD Cash? Think Again! - January 2014. The first registry contracts have been signed. The first Sunrise priority registration periods have been opened. The new gTLD program is well on the way. So maybe now, at last, we can start to find out the real costs of opening up the Internet root? And how much revenue doing so has brought ICANN! Short answer: ICANN has taken in USD 344.958 million from the first round of new gTLD applications. The figure comes from the first of ICANN's quarterly financial statements, covering ... read more ...
Thu 2nd January 2014
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Nigeria Internet Registration Association Offers Free ccTLDs to Encourage .ng … - by Nicole Henderson on January 2, 2014Add Your Comments The Nigeria Internet Registration Association, the body that manages the .ng country code TLD, has announced plans to give out 100,000 free domain names to Nigerians in 2014. According to a report by ThisDay, the initiative is in celebration of Nigeria’s centenary and hopes to promote the use of .ng domains among its citizens. NiRA president, Mary Uduma, ... read more ...
 
 
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NeuStar & Web.com Make Forbes “Tech Stocks To Buy In 2014 For Growth … - Forbes published a short list of “Tech Stocks To Buy In 2014 For Growth Value Investors” and two companies from the domain space made the list NeuStar (NSR) operates the .US ccTLD and .Biz TLD, .NYC new gTLD and is also the back end provider for .Co and for hundreds of new gTLD’s. Shares of NeuStar traded between $41.82 – $57.29 in the past 52 weeks and sits just around $49.75 as of publication. Web.com (WWWW) owns two of the top 10  domain name registrars, Network Solutions and Register.com, ... read more ...
 
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ICANN advises on domain name collisions - ICANN’s latest report explains how DNS queries leak into the global DNS from private name spaces - and the unintended consequences of this. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has issued advice to IT professionals worldwide on how to proactively identify and manage private name space leakage into the public domain name system (DNS). Issued today, the advisory report serves to eliminate the causes of name collisions as new top-level domains (TLDs) are added ... read more ...
Tue 31st December 2013
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OpenSRS Joins SedoMLS Domain Distribution Network - by Nicole Henderson on December 31, 2013Add Your Comments OpenSRS announced on Monday that it has joined Sedo‘s domain distribution network, the SedoMLS network. SedoMLS network places domain names in front of potential buyers, and OpenSRS said that it will now be able to automatically distribute more than 17 million premium domain name extensions to its resellers. Through the partnership, Sedo expands its distribution ... read more ...
 
 
Written by DomainHack.er in NO and tagged
Bladde opp millioner for toppdpomene - Det melder nettstedet digi.no, som skriver at nordmennene bladde millioner for det generiske toppnivådomenet.Denne typen domenenavn, såkalte gTLD-er, er «etternavnet» i internasjonale internett- eller e-post-adresser, som for eksempel «.com» i google.com. Les også: Massivt slipp av nye nett-domener Andre kjente eksempler er «.net», «.org», «.biz», «.info» og så videre.De ... read more ...
Mon 30th December 2013
 
Written by DomainHack.er in DE and tagged
Neue Top-Level-Domains starten - Wien (OTS) - .versicherung, .gmbh, .shop, .wien - nur vier von rund 1.000 neuen sogenannten Top-Level-Domains (TLD), für die man sich laut nic.at-Geschäftsführer Richard Wein 2014 anmelden wird können. nic.at ist die heimische Registrierungs- und Verwaltungsstelle von allen .at-Domains. "Insgesamt gab es ca. 1.900 Anträge für neue TLDs, knapp 1.000 werden zu den bereits bestehenden 300 kommen. Den Start dafür erwarten wir noch im ersten Quartal, bis Ende nächsten Jahres werden schon ... read more ...
Sun 29th December 2013
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Tredway Lumsdaine & Doyle LLP’s Carlos Becerra Elected Deputy Co-President … – PR - Carlos Becerra, attorney at Tredway Lumsdaine Doyle LLP (TLD), has been elected deputy co-president of the Southern California chapter of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA). Becerra, officially installed in his new position at the start of the month, will play an integral role in helping the organization's local chapter raise awareness of its mission and increase membership levels. "It is a privilege as a Hispanic attorney to help lead an organization that promotes the advancement ... read more ...
 
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Shocking; ICANN May Make Money Off The New gTLD Program - ICANN released its 1st  quarterly financial statement, as Domainincite.com,  pointed out, ICANN has spent $119.2 million of its original $344.9 million program budget (which comprises application fees net of refunds).” “As of September 30, it still had $225.7 million in cash dedicated to the program, which is accounted for separate to ICANN’s regular operating budget.” ICANN completed the  initial evaluations of  (IE) of the 1930 applications in August. One can argue that ICANN therefore ... read more ...
Fri 27th December 2013
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New gTLD delegation and sunrise periods – the new internet world is here! – are … - Terms Conditions and Privacy Statement Mondaq.com (the Website) is owned and managed by Mondaq Ltd and as a user you are granted a non-exclusive, revocable license to access the Website under its terms and conditions of use. Your use of the Website constitutes your agreement to the following terms and conditions of use. Mondaq Ltd may terminate your use of the Website if you are in breach of these terms and conditions or if Mondaq Ltd decides to terminate your license of use for whatever reason. Use ... read more ...
 
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Tredway Lumsdaine & Doyle LLP’s Carlos Becerra Elected Deputy Co-President … - Carlos Becerra, attorney at Tredway Lumsdaine Doyle LLP (TLD), has been elected deputy co-president of the Southern California chapter of the Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA). Becerra, officially installed in his new position at the start of the month, will play an integral role in helping the organization’s local chapter raise awareness of its mission and increase membership levels. “It is a privilege as a Hispanic attorney to help lead an organization that promotes ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Bulk Transfers Domains from Dynamic Dolphin to BigRock - A bulk transfer of gTLD domain names from Dynamic Dolphin, Inc. to BigRock Solutins Ltd. was authorized by ICANN on Tuesday. The move was announced in a release by ICANN, which had released a Notice of Termination of Dynamic Dolphin’s gTLD accreditation last Friday. BigRock was selected to receive and manage the gTLDs through ICANNs De-Accredited Registrar Transition Procedure.  Former Dynamic Dolphin customers will receive notice of the transfer and instructions on how to proceed from ... read more ...
Thu 26th December 2013
Written by DomainHack.er in HU and tagged
képekkel foglalkozó domainvégződés – melyiket? - Lehet regisztrálni camera , photo , photos , pics , photography és gallery TLD-k alá domaineket. Szeretnék létrehozni egy oldalt, ahová bárki tölthetne fel képeket és (megfelelő ellenőrzés után) azok publikusan elérhetőek lennének. Kb mint biciklisták túraképei. Aki lőtt egyet, kettőt - sokat, az feltehetné hogy merre járt. OK, a photography TLD túl professzionálisan hangzik és letörik az ember keze mire beírja. Túl "általánosra" (.pics) sem szeretném venni, ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in ES and tagged
Alejandro Martínez Ramos (Strato): "El hosting no nota la crisis" - MADRID, 26 Dic. (Portaltic/EP) -    Strato es una de las mayores empresas de 'hosting' a nivel mundial. Su gama de productos comprende desde dominios, productos de correo, páginas web o disco duro online hasta tiendas online y servidores. Aloja cuatro millones de dominios en seis países y gestiona dos centros de datos certificados por el TÜV.    La compañía pertenece al grupo Deutsche Telekom y está apostando fuerte por España, especialmente con una relación calidad-precio muy competitiva. ... read more ...
 
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Huit nouvelles TLDs déjà en "Sunrise" avant la fin de 2013 - Dans le cadre du lancement du programme des nouveaux gTLD, l'ICANN vient de mettre en période "sunrise" 8 nouvelles extensions de nom de domaine pour ce mois de décembre. Les extensions en question sont .diamonds, .entreprises, .tips, .voyage,.photos, .careers, .recipes et .shoes. Durant cette période, seuls les propriétaires de marques peuvent réserver les noms de domaine qui correspondent à leurs domaines déjà existants avec des anciennes extensions. Vous êtes actifs dans le domaine ... read more ...
 
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Year 2013 showed privacy is an illusion in cyberspace - 2013 has truly been a tumultuous year from every aspect, be it the Syrian unrest, the Snowden revelations or Typhoon Haiyan in Phillipines. However, 2013 has seen a lot of debate on issues related to cyberspace. Before stepping into the New Year, its time to reflect on the past, so to have a head start in 2014. The most talked about cyberspace event of 2013 was the Snowden revelations which brought to the light the Surveillance system PRISM, of the US. The revelations have ... read more ...
Wed 25th December 2013
Written by DomainHack.er in TR and tagged
Fenerbahçe – Kayserispor maç biletleri satışa çıktı - Bugün Fenerbahçe kongre üyeleri için satışa çıkan biletler, yarın Fenerbahçe Taraftar Kart sahipleri ve faturalı Fenercell kullanıcıları için satışa sunulacak. Biletlerin genel satışına 27 Aralık Cuma günü başlanacak.Kongre üyeleri, Platinium ve Premium Taraftar Kart sahipleri 2; Gold ve Classic Kart sahipleri ile Fenercell Faturalı hat kullanıcıları ise 1 adet bilet alabilecek. Bilet satışında kart ibrazının mecburi olduğu bildirildi. Biletlerin satışı ise ... read more ...
Tue 24th December 2013
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Registrar BigRock Gets ICANN Terminated Registrar Dynamic Dolphin’s Domains -

Pursuant to a Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy, registrants expected won’t be means to send divided from BigRock for 60 days. That means, any renovation dates that pass come due, according to BigRock’s pricing, that is $11.99 for dot com, according to the website. BigRock looks like godaddy’s incursion into India:

Via: thedomains.com