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Sat 23rd November 2013
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London gets its own gTLD ‘.london’ - London gets its own gTLD '.london' London gets its own gTLD '.london' London is the first city in the world to have been granted its own gTLD ‘.London’ and will be made available to thousands of businesses in the city starting spring 2014. The government-funded promotional group, Dot London Partners, has ... Read More London is the first city in the world to have been granted its own gTLD ‘.London’ and will be made available to thousands of businesses in the city ... read more ...
 
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.London – London brand domain expected 2014 - London is set to become one of the first cities in the world to have its very own top level domain (TLD) - .london. The new .london domain registry will be operated by Dot London Domains Limited, a subsidiary of London Partners, who are the official promotional body for London. It is believed that the .london domain will be popular with businesses as it will enable them to gain a closer association with London, which is an iconic and globally recognised 'brand' in itself. So ... read more ...
 
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Neue Domains: Ein Haufen Probleme und ein Sack voll Geld - Zum Abschluss des 48. Treffens der Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in Buenos Aires ging es ums liebe Geld: Wie sollen die Mittel ausgegeben werden, die Domain-Auktionen demnächst in die Kasse der privaten Netzverwaltung spülen dürften? Bis zu fünf Auktionen pro Woche könnte es geben, um die TLD-Bewerbungen zuzuteilen, für die es mehrere Bewerber gibt. Die Vertreter der ICANN-Gremien raten, etwas für die Aufklärung von Nutzern zu tun und neue TLD-Bewerbungen ... read more ...
Fri 22nd November 2013
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Horizon Hobby and Troy Lee Designs Announce New Partnership - Hot on the heels of the news surrounding Losi’s new Desert Buggy XL, Horizon Hobby and Troy Lee Designs, two long-established icons within and beyond their respective industries, announced a unique and interesting multi-year partnership today. The collaborative effort between TLD and Horizon will not only lead to TLD-branded radio controlled vehicles, but a new gateway to the action sports world for Horizon Hobby.It’s not the first time at an RC company, or even Horizon itself, has turned its ... read more ...
 
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The use of trademark protection mechanisms under new gtld system - Generic Top-Level Domain and the New Gtld gTLD (generic Top-Level Domain, "gTLD") is one of the top-level domains (TLD) managed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Under the current gTLD system, there are only 22 gTLDs available (not including the TLDs representing 200+ countries and territories, such as the .cn). These TLDs are generic terms representing the nature of the industry, such as, .com means commercial organizations (but unrestricted), ... read more ...
 
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New gTLDs – an overview and update - The Internet is changing.  Hundreds of new domain name extensions, or generic top-level domains (gTLDs), will soon start appearing online and it is important that brand owners are ready for these changes.  The existing gTLDs (.com, .org, .info etc.) will remain but the organisation that is responsible for managing and overseeing the domain name system, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), has authorised a programme to dramatically increase the number ... read more ...
 
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GAC stands firm in standoff over gTLD protections for IGOs - The debate over additional rights protection mechanisms for inter-governmental organisations (IGOs) and international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) in the expanded gTLD space has been hotly contended. While ICANN’s New gTLD Program Committee (NGPC) has voiced opposition to protection for IGO acronyms, the GAC has issued a communiqué reiterating its position that such mechanisms are necessary. INGOs may wish to take the lead themselves rather than wait for the ICANN process to play ... read more ...
 
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Famous Four Media Selects Sedo to Help Market its Premium Name Portfolio of … – SYS - Applicant for 57 of the most exciting new generic TLDs is partnering with world's largest domain marketplace to bring its most popular names to marketCAMBRIDGE, MA and GIBRALTAR- November 21st, 2013 - Sedo, the world's largest premium domain marketplace and monetization provider, and Famous Four Media (FFM), one of the largest applicants for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), today announced a partnership to bring some of the most exciting new domain names to ... read more ...
 
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Dot City: Welcome To The Age Of Virtual Geography - Last week’s news that London had applied for a .london top level domain name (TLD) — joining a small handful of other cities and regions around the world, including .nyc and .paris — raised the question of how a city might define itself online, where the edges and outer boundaries of a city might be when you’re clicking around amidst all those 1s and 0s. That a city needs to establish a recognisable, physical identity for itself in the real world — whether that’s through ... read more ...
Thu 21st November 2013
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Namecheap to join the new TLD initiative - “Being a domain name registrar means creating opportunities to create amazing domain names,” Richard Kirkendall, CEO of Namecheap, said. “The new TLD initiative will make it easier than ever to buy just about any domain you could dream about.” New York, NY (PRWEB) November 21, 2013 Namecheap, a leading domain name registrar, ... read more ...
 
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L’actualité des nouvelles extensions (New gTLDs) numéro 17 -   Partager cet article :Afin de répondre à vos besoins d’information sur le monde gravitant autour des nouvelles extensions (New gTLDs) de l’ICANN, nous avons décidé de créer une newsletter hebdomadaire spécifique à l’actualité des nouvelles extensions.De nombreuses évolutions, rebondissements, annonces en rapport avec le programme des nouvelles extensions ont lieu sans que vous n’en soyez forcément informés.En vous inscrivant à notre lettre d’information hebdomadaire, vous ... read more ...
 
 
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TLDH Launches Registrar Business and Priority Reservations Platform - Minds + Machines makes Official Priority Reservations available for .best, .casa, .ceo, .cooking and .horse. (Visit Website)Top Level Domain Holdings (AIM: TLDH) announces a major expansion of the Group's activities with the launch of a Priority Reservation service available to consumers through its wholly-owned registrar business, Minds + Machines Registrar Limited. It is the first consumer-focused initiative undertaken by the Group and lets Internet users for the first time make a nominal ... read more ...
 
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Conclusion: SLD Blocking Is Too Risky Without TLD Rollback (Part 4 of 4) - ICANN's second level domain (SLD) blocking proposal includes a provision that a party may demonstrate that an SLD not in the initial sample set could cause "severe harm," and that SLD can potentially be blocked for a certain period of time. The extent to which that provision would need to be exercised remains to be determined. However, given the concerns outlined in Part 2 and Part 3 of this series, it seems likely that there could be many additions (and deletions!) from the blocked list given ... read more ...
 
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Verisign Publishes Last Part Of Series On Possible Domain Collision: “SLD … - Verisign Published its final part of its 4 part series on domain collision and the new gTLD program entitled  “SLD Blocking Is Too Risky Without TLD Rollback”on the final day of the ICANN Meeting in Argentina. Here it is: “ICANN’s second level domain (SLD) blocking proposal includes a provision that a party may demonstrate that an SLD not in the initial sample set could cause “severe harm,” and that SLD can potentially be blocked for a certain period of time. The extent to which ... read more ...
 
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Londres : Première ville du monde à avoir son gTLD en 2014 - Sans doute, l’acquisition d’une extension de nom de domaine propre à une ville pourrait par donner naissance à une visibilité plus ciblée dans un rayon géographique définit au bien de l'organisme en question. Après la ville de Bruxelles qui dispose déjà de son .be.brussels, L’ICANN a declaré dasn un communiqué avoir autorisé la capitale britannique de se démarquer en proposant son propre TDL. Ainsi, Londres sera la première ville au monde à disposer de son propre extension ... read more ...
Wed 20th November 2013
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Tres detenidos en Albacete como presuntos autores de una estafa … - Agentes de la Comisaría de Albacete han detenido a D. T. C., 48 años, con antecedentes, y un matrimonio búlgaro, I. S. D., 51 años y T. L. D., 47 años, como presuntos autores de un delito contra el patrimonio por estafar mediante el uso fraudulento de tarjeta bancaria ajena.   La víctima denunció en mayo de 2011en Santiago de Compostela (La Coruña), que habían efectuado pagos con su tarjeta bancaria. Se inició la investigación para comprobar los hechos denunciados, que se alargó en ... read more ...
 
 
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Nominet To Finally Introduce Shorter ‘.uk’ Domain In 2014 - Nominet, the non-profit registry responsible for managing the UK domain name space, has announced plans to introduce a shorter ‘.uk’ country code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) next summer. The new ccTLD will allow businesses and individuals to register shorter website addresses, which will cost as much as the current ‘.co.uk’ names - £3.50 for a single year and £2.50 when registered for several years. The change to the British domains is coming as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names ... read more ...
 
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Should your business have more than one domain address? - What are the business benefits of more than one domain address? Most companies look for a .com or a national top-level domains (TLD) when they first start up. But should companies and organisations only look for addresses based on geography? Is there an advantage to using more than one domain address?New TLDs are on their way and will greatly increase the number of domain names available. Good news for new businesses perhaps, because companies and organisations ... read more ...
 
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Top-Level-Domains (TLDs) – online-auskunft24.com - Onine-Auskunft24.com teilt mit, dass zu den neu freigeschalteten TLDs beispielsweise ".app, .kaufen, . hotel" uvm gehören. Jedes Unternehmen hat mittlerweile eine eigene Firmenhomepage. Mit den neuen Top Level Domains (TLD) haben die Unternehmen nun die Möglichkeit zu ihrem Website Namen die Stadt, in welcher das Unternehmen seinen Sitz hat hinzuzufügen. So kann sich von den Kunden die Internetseite besser gemerkt werden. Onine-Auskunft24.com (http://online-auskunft24-blog.com/neue-top-level-domains-tlds/) ... read more ...
 
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Top Level Domain Holdings to roll-out priority registration platform - Email To: From Email address: Name: Please send me a copy Message: Verification code Top Level Domain Holdings to roll-out priority registration platform Wednesday, ... read more ...
Tue 19th November 2013
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Beyond .Com: The Startup Bringing You .XYZ and .College - Businesses have a new home online. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN) generic top-level domains (gTLDs) program is opening a whole new world of domain extensions for businesses. Now, companies will have an even wider range of extensions they can use beyond ".com." Although the ".com" extension is the most popular, ".org," ".biz," ".co," ".me," ".ly" and other extensions have recently risen in popularity. With the new gTLD program, new extensions like ".inc," ... read more ...
 
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The use of trademark protection mechanisms under new gTLD system - 19 November 2013 By Ding XianjieGeneric top-level domain (gTLD) is one of the top-level domains (TLD) managed by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Under the current gTLD system, there are only 22 gTLDs available (not including the TLDs representing 200-plus countries and territories, such as the .cn). These TLDs are generic terms representing ... read more ...
 
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New gTLDs: what you need to know - The Internet landscape is set to face its “biggest change… since inception”1 with the introduction of new generic top level domains.  With more than 1,000 new “strings” likely to go live in the first round, there are new challenges for trade mark owners to ensure that their intellectual property will not be misused online. What is a top level domain? A top level domain (TLD) is that part of a domain name found at the far right, and is either a “generic” TLD (gTLD) (e.g. .com, ... read more ...