Author Archives: DomainHack.er

Thu 5th September 2013
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Free domains put Mali back on the map – for phishing - When the African nation of Mali announced that it was going to provide free .ml domains from July, their goal was to put Mali back on the map. It appears they have now succeeded, but perhaps not in the way they had intended — thanks to the free domains, Mali now has the most phishy top-level domain of any country in the world. Nearly 6% of the .ml domains in Netcraft's survey are currently blocked for hosting phishing sites, making it by far the phishiest TLD. In comparison, the second most phishy ... read more ...
 
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Gabon provides .GA domain names for free – PR - Gabon liberalizes its national domain and adopts an innovative business model by giving its .GA domain names away for free. Today the My GA Registry opened up registration for .GA domains.  My GA – the Gabon domain name – is operated by the Agence Nationale des Infrastructures Numeriques et des Frequences (ANINF) who pledges to make this national resource as open and easy to use as any generic Top Level Domain, while carrying the Gabonese identity on the internet. Free domain names will ... read more ...
 
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DOTZON warnt vor potenziellen Gefährdungen für lokale Netzwerke … - Berlin (ots) - IT- und Netzwerk-Administratoren verwenden seit jeher für die Benennung von Netzwerken und angeschlossenen Geräten eingängige Namen. Beispiele für solche Namen sind fritz.box, netz.berlin, server.web, .vpn, .host oder .local. Nach der von der Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) veröffentlichten Studie "Name Collision in the DNS" könnte es künftig zu Konflikten zwischen neuen Top-Level-Domains und solchen Namen kommen. "Diese durchaus gängige und bisher ... read more ...
 
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International SEO: Top-Level Domains, Subdomains & Subdirectories - SEO for international targets has many facets, all of which require a slightly different approach than SEO within a single country. One of the most important items is how you structure your domain name and your URL. To signify the country the website is targeting and/or language the website is in, you can approach this in one of three ways, including: Using a top-level domain name (TLD) Using subdomains Using subdirectories Top-Level Domains (TLDs) A top-level domain is the extension that follows ... read more ...
Wed 4th September 2013
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Examples of Where ICANN Can Be More Accountable - During the "GNSO Discussion with the CEO" at the recent ICANN meeting in Durban, I stated that ICANN talks a lot about the importance of supporting the public interest, but in reality the organization's first priority is protecting itself and therefore it avoids accountability and works very hard at transferring risks to others. In response to my comments, ICANN CEO Fadi Chehadé asked me to provide him examples of where ICANN can be more accountable. Copied below is my response letter to Chehadé, ... read more ...
 
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ICANN winnows down possible new gTLDs - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers says it's winnowed down the number of potential new generic top level domains to 1,745 possibilities after having concluded the initial evaluation phase. ICANN has already signed registry agreements allowing for new gTLDs--the Arabic word for "web or network," the Russian word for "online," and for "website," and the Chinese word for "game." Among the proposed web suffixes that won't be permitted is .patagonia, which outdoor wear maker ... read more ...
 
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1&1 Now Registrar for New Top Level Domains - (Ping! Zine Web Tech Magazine) - 11 Internet, Inc., www.1and1.com, a global leader among Web hosting providers, has signed the ICANN’s Registrar Accreditation Agreement. The organization is responsible for the global Internet address allocation of new Top Level Domains. As a result, 11 will be able to offer more than 700 new endings as Internet addresses in the future. From October, the new domains will offer companies and individuals alike new ways to be found more easily ... read more ...
 
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WTR: Chats About How Radix Is Planning on Marketing Its New gTLD’s - The WorldTrademarkReview.com, published a story on Radix this morning and applicant for 29 new gTLD’s and spoke to Sandeep Ramchandani, business head of Radix , on how the company would market its offerings. Radix’s marketing strategy is two-fold.” “It plans to leverage its relationships with registrar channels as well as offering extensions directly to specific industries through direct marketing to brand owners.” “On the company’s string selection process, Ramchandani explains: ... read more ...
 
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ICANN′s Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH): Key considerations for brand … - In a previous article, we reported that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) had established the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) to assist brand owners to protect their trade marks in the new generic top-level domain names (gTLD) world. gTLDs have traditionally referred to the last letters of a domain name, for example, '.com', '.org' and '.net'. Under the new gTLD registration scheme, many have applied to register a wide variety of new gTLDs ranging from generic terms ... read more ...
 
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700 new web address names coming up: Here’s what you need to know - The internet is chock full these days, and if you want to stand out and compete you need not only a great website but also a memorable – and preferably short – domain name. Try and register your chosen domain name today with a .com or .co.uk ending and you’ll inevitably find that it’s already taken. There are around 110 million .com websites registered, which leaves the option of settling for another so-called top-level domain (TLD) such as .co.uk, .org or .net, or compromising ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in NL and tagged
Nieuwe gTLDs - Download Meteen naar de download[Partner info] Nieuwe gTLDs Over de .vlaanderen extensie heeft iedereen al wel eens gehoord. Iedereen weet ondertussen dat deze nieuwe extensie eraan komt. Maar wat met de meer dan 1.000 andere extensies die in de loop van de komende 2 jaar gereleased zullen worden zoals .computer, .shop, .email, .hosting,...? Wat betekenen deze nieuwe gTLDs voor u? 1) Nieuwe mogelijkheden Met meer dan 1.000 nieuwe extensies die eraan zitten te ... read more ...
 
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Niewe gTLDs en TradeMark ClearingHouse - Download Meteen naar de downloadNieuwe gTLDs en TradeMark ClearingHouse Her en der duiken berichten op over de nieuwe extensie .vlaanderen. Deze extensie kadert echter in een groter verhaal van ruim duizend nieuwe extensies die de komende twee jaar zullen verschijnen, bv .gent, .brussels, .amsterdam, .hotel, .fun,... Een partij die bij deze releases een belangrijke rol speelt, is TradeMark ClearingHouse (TMCH). TMCH: Wie zijn ze? Wat doen ze? TMCH is een instantie ... read more ...
Tue 3rd September 2013
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Shweta Sahjwani - Name Collision: Why ICANN Is Looking at It the Wrong Way (Part 1) ICANN has, once again opened up a veritable can of worms, with their latest decision on the 'horrors' of Name Collision. While we are sure that ICANN and the Interisle Consulting Group have very good reason to make the decision that they have - delaying the delegation of several TLDs - we believe that the findings contained in Interisle's report do not give sufficient cause to delay the new gTLD program in the manner proposed ... read more ...
 
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Gabon Provides .ga Domain Names for Free - Amsterdam — Gabon liberalizes its national domain and adopts an innovative business model by giving its .GA domain names away for free. Today the My GA Registry opened up registration for .GA domains. My GA - the Gabon domain name - is operated by the Agence Nationale des Infrastructures Numeriques et des Frequences (ANINF) who pledges to make this national resource as open and easy to use as any generic Top Level Domain, while carrying the Gabonese identity on the internet. Free domain names will ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
700 new web address names are coming: here’s what you need to know - The internet is chock full these days, and if you want to stand out and compete you need not only a great website but also a memorable - and preferably short - domain name. Try and register your chosen domain name today with a .com or .co.uk ending and you'll inevitably find that it's already taken. There are around 110 million .com websites registered, which leaves the option of settling for another so-called top-level domain (TLD) such as .co.uk, .org or .net, or compromising and ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in IT and tagged
1&1 diventa Registrar per nuovi Top Level Domains - 11 Internet sigla l’Accordo di Accreditamento dei Registrar di ICANN 11 Internet ha firmato l’Accordo di Accreditamento dei Registrar di ICANN - l’organizzazione preposta all’assegnazione di indirizzi Internet a livello globale per i Top Level Domains (TLD - domini di primo livello). Grazie all’intesa raggiunta, 11 sarà quindi in grado di offrire oltre 700 nuove estensioni di domini. Da ottobre, i nuovi domini offriranno ad aziende e privati, senza distinzioni, nuovi modi per essere più ... read more ...
 
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CentralNic Begins Trading Its Shares on The London Stock Exchange’s AIM … - CentralNic’s clients include leading media and entertainment businesses The Guardian and William Morris Endeavor, global 1000 companies Saudi Telecom, Etisalat, Qatar Telecom, and Kuwait Finance House, as well as entrepreneurs in the USA, Latin American, Europe and Asia. CentralNic’s clients are also contenders for additional TLDs including .app, .art, .blog, .design, .gay, .golf, hotel, .law, .llc, .love, .mail, .now, .school and .style, among many others.Commenting on the Company’s ... read more ...
 
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CentralNic Begins Trading Its Shares on The London Stock Exchange’s AIM … – SYS - <![CDATA[ ]]> CentralNic Group PLC, the internet registry service provider which derives revenues from the distribution and sale of internet domain names, successfully began trading its shares on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM Market yesterday. A leading innovator in the domain name industry, CentralNic has exclusive global contracts to supply retailers such as GoDaddy and Web.com with domains using 30 different ... read more ...
 
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CentralNic Begins Trading Its Shares on The London Stock Exchange’s AIM … - LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CentralNic Group PLC, the internet registry service provider which derives revenues from the distribution and sale of internet domain names, successfully began trading its shares on the London Stock Exchange’s AIM Market yesterday. A leading innovator in the domain name industry, CentralNic has exclusive global contracts to supply retailers such as GoDaddy and Web.com with domains using 30 different endings (“extensions’’), ... read more ...
 
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PCadvisor.co.uk Open Poll On Whether People Are Aware / Interested In New … - PCadvisor.co.uk,  just opened a poll today on what readers think about the new gTLD domain name program. Its one of the first open polls I have seen on the subject in a non-domainer publication. The poll asks: With the launch of new domain names are you: Planning to buy one Already on the pre-registration list Never heard of them Not interested It will be interesting to see what the results look like if they can get thousands of votes. So far only 25 votes are recorded with 20% planning on ... read more ...
 
 
Written by DomainHack.er in HU and tagged
Nem lesznek "pontmentes" URL-ek - Az új, általános legfelső szintű tartományok (generic top-level domain, gTLD) nem lesznek magukban használhatóak - döntött pénteken az Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), az IP-címeket és tartományneveket kiosztó, azok működését felügyelő független szervezet. A döntés értelmében nem jöhetnek majd létre egyszavas, csupán a gTLD-ből álló URL-ek, a gTLD-t is meg kell előznie valamilyen tartománynak, ahogy az ma ... read more ...
 
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CentralNic raises £7m in float on Alternative Investment Market - INTERNET domain name provider CentralNic Group began trading on the junior stock market yesterday after raising £7m. The firm, which sells premium domains with endings such as uk.com and eu.com, hopes to cash in on rising demand for personalised web addresses. “The response from investors to the IPO has reaffirmed our belief that CentralNic is a very attractive investment proposition, and the company now has the funds in place to take advantage of additional opportunities to win new TLD [top ... read more ...
 
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First Four TLDs Pass Pre-Delegation Testing - The first four new Top Level Domains (TLDs) have passed pre-delegation testing. Historically, it has taken most companies about 9 months after the Registry Agreement is signed before domain names go on sale to the general public. The four TLDs signed Registry agreements in April 2013. These TLDs may begin to sell domain names to the public as early as December 2013 or January 2014. Applicants have a maximum of one year after the Registry Agreement is signed to begin selling domain names to the ... read more ...
Mon 2nd September 2013
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The New gTLDs Are Almost Here - 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 ...