Author Archives: DomainHack.er

Sun 18th August 2013
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Google’s Not Getting Its Fancy Dotless ‘Search’ Domain - ICANN’s loosening up and getting ready to roll out a whole new batch of .whatever generic top-level domains, but Google wanted more. Google was pushing for crazy, dotless domains like http://search. But the dream is over. ICANN just smacked it down. On Friday, ICANN New gTLD Program Committee decided to confirm and all-out ban on domains without dots in them, so http://whatever is off the table as a functional address option, for now. Ideally, http://search wouldn’t have just ... read more ...
Sat 17th August 2013
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NY Times Covers New gTLD’s: “Like Derivatives on Wall Street, They Have No … - The New Tork Times just covered the coming new gTLD’s and quotes a number of sources which give some juicy quotes like the one in the title which came from  Esther Dyson Some of the new gTLD’s getting a mention in the article were: .bible, .blog, .family, .game, .gay and .pizza. The article quotes  Akram Atallah, from  ICANN who says: “With .com and .net, if you wanted a nice name, it’s all taken,” “The idea of new gTLD’s is to provide real-estate availability in the market.” “The ... read more ...
 
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95 New gTLD Pass ICANN IE: .Visa; .College; .Casino; .Poker; .Hamburg … - 95 new gTLD’s passed ICANN Initial Evaluation today. Two Geographic applications passed today both a large German cities; .Cologne and .Hamburg Some generic applications passing today include .College; .Earth; .World; .Golf; .Poker; .Casino; .Taxi;. .Yoga; .Tickets; .Foundation and .Gives and Amazon’s application for .Kids and .Author. Some of the .Brand applications passing today was Visa Credit Cards application for .Visa; Safeway Grocers application for .Safeway; Sony’s application ... read more ...
 
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ICANN dice que no a las áreas sin puntos y frustra Google - Publicado el 17/08/2013 24:33 medio de comunicación que tiene batita aquí. El martes, el Comité de Programa de gTLD nuevos de ICANN, actuando con las atribuciones de la junta directiva, aprobó una resolución que impide la creación de dominio sin punto , o dominios” sin punto “. Un golpe a Google, que ha enviado una solicitud a la entidad para administrar el dominio Search ( http://search/ ). intención de Google es proporcionar un espacio de nombres fácilmente ... read more ...
 
 
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Google’s Not Getting Its Fancy Dotless "Search" Domain - ICANN's loosening up and getting ready to roll out a whole new batch of .whatever generic top-level domains, but Google wanted more. Google was pushing for crazy, dotless domains like http://search. But the dream is over. ICANN just smacked it down. On Friday, ICANN New gTLD Program Committee decided to confirm and all-out ban on domains without dots in them, so http://whatever is off the table as a functional address option, for now. Ideally, http://search wouldn't have just been a shortcut to ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Rejects Google’s Plan For Dotless Search Top-Level Domain - Google may still get to own the .search generic top-level domain (gTLD), but it won’t get to operate it as a dotless domain. ICANN ruled this week that dotless domains are prohibited, citing “the current security and stability risks” that have been identified in previous studies of dotless domains. The decision affirms recommendations made earlier by an ICANN security committee. The news was first reported by DomainIncite.com, which doubts that the decision will have any impact on Google’s ... read more ...
Fri 16th August 2013
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ICANN New gTLD Committee Bans Dotless Domains - ICANN has decided to ban the use of dotless domains, according to a decision on Thursday by the group’s New gTLD Program Committee ICANN has decided to prohibit the use of dotless domains, according to a decision on Thursday by the group’s New gTLD Program Committee. The decision comes after ICANN investigated the stability and security implications of dotless domain name functionality. Separately, in a statement released in July, The Internet Architecture Board warned against dotless ... read more ...
 
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New gTLDs: If I Knew Then, What I Know Now… - If only I had been able to predict the new gTLD future, but alas my crystal ball (well, really it's a Magic 8 Ball ®) did little to help me. And I really doubt that 5+ years ago, when this new gTLD journey began, that anyone could have predicted where we are now. All that said, back in 2008, I wish I could have known that: Contention Sets Would be Based Upon Poor Eyesight I remember very clearly having discussions about whether something like .place and .theplace would fall into a contention ... read more ...
 
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Clashes, collisions, delays and decisions: ICANN, NTIA, Verisign and ANA … - Last week, ICANN (the organization that oversees the domain name system of the Internet) was busy with nothing less than the security and stability of the Internet. At ICANN’s recent meeting in Durban, those of us attending heard a drumbeat of studies, presentations and concerns regarding "name collisions": the conflicts that will arise when new gTLDs go live and conflict with existing top-level extensions in private networks. For years, standard practice has been to use "internal domains" in ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Bans Dotless Domains - Any new top level domain approved for the Internet will have to be more than just a single label. ICANN's new gTLD program committee (NGPC) has decided to ban the use of "dotless domains". TLD operators that had planned to use their new suffix as a keyword, i.e. just the string and nothing else, will now have to reconsider. Many experts, including ICANN's own technical advisory body SSAC (Security and Stability Advisory Committee), had warned that the use of dotless domains might pose a ... read more ...
 
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ICANN New gTLD Committee Kills Off Dotless Domains - The new gTLD Committee of ICANN just killed off Dotless Domains according to a resolution published last night. Google notified ICANN that it modified  its application to operate .Search new gTLD from a closed model to an open model operating it as a Dotless Domain. Here is the resolution: Whereas, dotless domains consist of a single label and require the inclusion of, for example, an A, AAAA, or MX, record in the apex of a TLD zone in the DNS. Whereas, Section 2.2.3.3 of the Applicant Guidebook ... read more ...
 
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DigiCert Internal Name Tool Helps Administrators Prepare MS Exchange … - LEHI, UT--(Marketwired - August 15, 2013) -  DigiCert, Inc., a leading global authentication and encryption provider, helps network administrators prepare their security environments for ICANN's pending release of new gTLDs with the DigiCert® Internal Name Tool for Microsoft Exchange (Internal Name Tool). The free SAAS application provides a step-by-step guide to help administrators reconfigure their MS Exchange 2013 and earlier version Exchange servers to ... read more ...
 
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8 New gTLD Private Auctions Produce $9.65 Million - Innovative Auctions today announced the successful completion of the second Applicant Auction. Winners in the auction will pay a total of $9,651,000 after resolving contention for eight new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). The winners for the eight contention sets included in this week’s auction were: .guide: Donuts, Inc .construction: Donuts, Inc .storage: Extra Space Storage (NYSE:EXR) .desi: Desi Networks LLC .expert: Donuts, Inc .fishing: Minds + Machines, a subsidiary of Top Level Domain ... read more ...
 
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Should Marketers Reserve Brands in Category-Related TLDs? - Tweet Buffer There continues to be much speculation about the success or failure of the new gTLDs, scheduled to begin launching this October. The internationalized domain names will go first, but it's quite likely by early 2014, we will see the new generic top-level domains start to launch and be available to the public. For marketers, this poses an important question: "Will there be a land rush and grab for domains like there was in the ... read more ...
 
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Time for Auction? - Today, Innovative Auctions announced the resolution of eight Top Level Domains in the second private auction commencing on August 13th for a total of $9,651,000. With the first and second auctions successfully completed and the third auction scheduled for September 10th is now a good time to resolve your contention set and jump on the next auction bus? Requirements: Before jumping on the bus, you'll need a ticket, which requires: A combined minimum cash deposit of $500,000 for each contention ... read more ...
Thu 15th August 2013
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15 Facts About .net to Celebrate 15 Million Registrations - Recently, .net hit a major milestone when its zone surpassed 15 million .net domains registered globally, making it one of the most popular domain extensions on the Internet today. Supported by the same infrastructure and expertise that has powered .com for more than 15 years, .net is recognized around the world as an established and credible place to interact online. To mark this momentous occasion, we pulled together 15 facts about .net. How many .net facts do you already know? 15 Facts ... read more ...
 
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NTAG Cites .XXX in Telling ICANN To Allow All New gTLD’s Labeled “Unknown … - In a comment filed with ICANN on the Name Collision Report of Interisle,  the New gTLD Applicant Group (NTAG) signed by Tim Switzer, laid out a pretty compelling argument for why ICANN should not delay the roll out 279 new gTLD’s that fell within the “unknown risk category in the Interisle report. “With such a long history of productive discussions, it is dismaying to see a great deal of uncertainty about the New gTLD program being introduced at such a late point in the process.” While ... read more ...
 
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DigiCert Internal Name Tool Helps Administrators Prepare MS Exchange … - VIDEO: The Backstreet Boys Perform on AMERICA'S GOT TALENT    Photo Flash: Jennifer Aniston, Jason Sudeikis More at WE'RE THE MILLERS London Premiere    Preview the 3.1 Phillip Lim x Target Collection    New BWW Series - Hip Hop Through History: Part I - RUN D.M.C.'S King of Rock Tom Skerritt Completes A TIME TO KILL Broadway Cast    VOCE AT PACE Features Opera Star, Jamie Barton, 11/3    BWW Interviews: 'Ten Minutes' with CINDERELLA Dance Captain Kirstin Tucker ... read more ...
 
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DigiCert Internal Name Tool Helps Administrators Prepare MS Exchange … - LEHI, UT--(Marketwired - August 15, 2013) -  DigiCert, Inc., a leading global authentication and encryption provider, helps network administrators prepare their security environments for ICANN's pending release of new gTLDs with the DigiCert® Internal Name Tool for Microsoft Exchange (Internal Name Tool). The free SAAS application provides a step-by-step guide to help administrators reconfigure their MS Exchange 2013 and earlier version Exchange servers to ... read more ...
 
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United States: Clashes, Collisions, Delays And Decisions: ICANN, NTIA … - Last week, ICANN (the organization that oversees the domain name system of the Internet) was busy with nothing less than the security and stability of the Internet. At ICANN's recent meeting in Durban, those of us attending heard a drumbeat of studies, presentations and concerns regarding "name collisions": the conflicts that will arise when new gTLDs go live and conflict with existing top-level extensions in private networks. For years, standard practice has been to use "internal domains" in private ... read more ...
 
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The Time To Prepare For ICANN’s gTLD Rollout Is Now - 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 ...
Wed 14th August 2013
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Protecting brands in new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) - New generic top-level domains (gTLDs) will be introduced in the near future with the initial evaluation of applications anticipated to be completed by August 2013. For brand owners, there will be new ways to protect their trade marks from conflicting domain names within these new gTLDs. Failure to take appropriate measures may result in loss of brand protection in these new domains or the need for dispute resolution activities to regain control of the brand. What is a gTLD? The Internet Corporation ... read more ...
 
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Internet & technology law alert – the Trademark Clearinghouse: safeguard your … - The imminent launch of the new gTLD (generic top level domain) program will greatly expand current availability of domain names, offering brands and businesses more choices for promoting themselves online. In the coming years, an unlimited number of new second level domains will become available, often on a first-come, first-served basis. The first batch of new gTLDs will include nearly 1,400 new top-level domains including .computer, .insurance, .nyc, .sucks, and others. This program raises significant ... read more ...
 
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Panels Rule No Confusion Exists Between Singular and Plural New gTLD Strings - If early International Centre for Dispute Resolution decisions are anything to go by, as far as dispute resolution panellists are concerned, singular and plural versions of the same string do not risk causing user confusion. Tasked with handling string confusion objections under the new gTLD program, the ICDR has just rejected an objection by Google against Donuts' application for .CARS. Google has applied for .CAR. Amongst Google's arguments in support of their objection: Scores of past ... read more ...