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Thu 11th July 2013
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Why Are There New TLDs? - (Ping! Zine Web Tech Magazine) – There has been a lot of discussion about the new Top Level Domains (TLDs) coming out later this year. Despite all of the new options that are soon to become available to the domain marketplace, you might be wondering why these new names are coming out to begin with. In short, one of the key commitments for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is to promote competition in the domain name market. New TLDs will ... read more ...
 
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.pw, the TLD Managed by Radix Registry, Announces Single Character Domain … - Related: Developers, News The .pw Registry is pleased to announce the auction of its single character domain names starting July 12, 2013. Hard to come by in any top level domain (TLD), single character domain names have sold for high auction prices, irrespective of the TLD. The names P.pw and W.pw, for example, have already been sold for $8000 each. U.pw, the domain name of viral social media site Upworthy, was also sold recently for an undisclosed amount. Upworthy co-founder and CEO, Eli ... read more ...
 
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Internet Architecture Board: Dotless Domains May “Cause Significant Harm To … - The Internet Architecture Board, has come out strongly against Dotless Domains as proposed by Google to operate the .Search new gTLD. “It has come to the attention of the IAB that there are proposals for so-called “dotless” domains in the root zone, and that some existing top-level domains (TLDs) are already operating in such a mode. “TLD operators of dotless domains are intending that single label names — those containing no dots — resolve to the TLD itself, rather than be resolved ... read more ...
 
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International – gTLD application withdrawal hints at brand fracture with GAC - The Government Advisory Committee (GAC) has long been a brand owner ally in the fight for protection mechanisms in the new gTLD expansion. However, this week’s withdrawal of the ‘.patagonia’ application has resulted in some concern over the predictability of government objections over trademarked words. In April, the GAC identified US clothing company Patagonia’s application for ‘.patagonia’ as one that required further consideration and, as a result, requested that ICANN not ... read more ...
 
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1&1 lancia il nuovo portale dedicato alla prenotazione dei nuovi gTLD - Nuove estensioni di dominio, destinate a trasformare il panorama digitale. Consulenza di esperti di web hosting su nuove opportunità di business in Italia 11 Internet presenta una nuova sezione del sito su cui prenotare gli indirizzi internet di ultima generazione, ovvero i nuovi gTLD. La nuova gamma di domini prevede innumerevoli nuove utili estensioni come, ad esempio, “.roma”, “.ristorante”, “.sport”, “.hotel” e “.web”. Il nuovo portale 11 offre agli utenti la possibilità ... read more ...
 
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Da 1&1 un portale dedicato ai nuovi domini gTLD - La società offre alle aziende un servizio di informazione, consulenza e prenotazione per sfruttare al meglio le nuove estensioni, come “.roma” o “.hotel”, che saranno disponibili per gli indirizzi Internet 11 luglio 2013 – Dopo l’annuncio del pacchetto Cloud Server Dinamico, 11 Internet ha presentato il nuovo portale dedicato alla prenotazione dei domini gTLD, gli indirizzi internet ... read more ...
 
 
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Generic TLDs Threaten Name Collisions, Information Leakage - As the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) continues its march toward the eventual approval of hundreds, if not more than a thousand, generic top-level domains (gTLDs), security experts are warning that some of the proposed names could weaken network security at many companies. Two major issues could cause problems for companies: If domain names that are frequently used on a company's internal network--such as .corp, .mail and .exchange--become ... read more ...
Wed 10th July 2013
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Why the ICANN New gTLDs Will Present New Opportunities to Brands - Tweet Buffer The more than five years wait since ICANN, the governing body for the Internet's domain name system, approved policy enabling "New gTLD" domain name registries (non-ASCII top-level domains) is approaching its end. On July 2, the long-awaited ICANN Registrar Agreement text was approved and the last major hurdle for global TLDs was cleared. The new gTLDs are expected to go live before the end of this year. "New gTLDs" are the ... read more ...
 
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Dan Warner Picks The Winners & Losers: New gTLD’s In The Sports Category - Dan Warner, who many in the domain industry know is a numbers/stats guy, has some interesting thoughts on winners and losers of the new gTLD’s in the “sports” category which he recently published. Mr. Warner has done guest posts for TheDomains.com and you can read more about his background and domain experience here. Its an interesting read but you would have to agree with Mr. Warner’s basic theory which is “The very best indicator on market size for new gTLDs is the number of contextually ... read more ...
 
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ARI Registry Services Develops New Community Test Environment to Assist … - ARI Registry Services has launched a test environment to allow Registrars to simulate their interactions with Registries and the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) to support ICANN and the wider community to prepare for the launch of new Top-Level Domains (TLD) in the coming months. It was developed in response to calls from the community for access to a test environment in order to be ready for the launch of the new rights protection mechanisms within the program. While it was pleasing ... read more ...
 
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Singular and Plural TLDs: A Rather Strange Decision - ICANN stated recently that it will allow similar (i.e. singular and plural) versions of the same string to co-exist for new Top-Level Domains (TLDs). This surprising decision immediately begs the question: "Will ICANN give holders of a string first refusal on the (singular or plural) version that they do not already hold during the next round of applications where only one version (singular or plural) of a string has been awarded?" ICANN would be well-advised to answer this question very ... read more ...
 
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No Surprise: Versign’s Shift on New gTLDs - Five years after ICANN approved the new gTLD policy in Paris, two years after it approved the implementation plan in Singapore, and a year after the application window closed and some concrete steps were taken toward delegation of new gTLDs, a series of scary-sounding "what if" scenarios have mysteriously taken over discussions at ICANN. From colliding names and failing life support systems to mass confusion and technological outages, the profusion of horror stories has rivaled the hype for ... read more ...
 
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4 tips for brand owners in a world of limitless gTLDs - Computerworld - The imminent launch of more than 1,400 new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) poses a major challenge to brand owners seeking to enforce and maintain control over the way their ... read more ...
 
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Etes-vous prêt pour le lancement des nouveaux gTLD ? - Alors que le lancement des premiers nouveaux registres gTLD se rapproche inéluctablement, nombreux sont ceux qui ont souhaité que ce jour n’arrive jamais. Aujourd’hui, il reste à savoir si ce lancement interviendra dans les tous prochains mois ou s’il sera différé sur le conseil des gouvernements à travers le monde. Cependant, la plupart des entreprises avec lesquelles nous avons été en contact ont cruellement besoin de ... read more ...
 
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Vanity Domains Inch Closer For 23 Big Retailers, But Not Walmart Or Amazon - Vanity top-level domains (TLDs), which seemed like such a good idea a year ago to Walmart (NYSE:WMT), Safeway (NYSE:SWY), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), are slowly grinding their way forward. Last week ICANN, which is selling the new dot-names at $185,000 each, said it has finalized the registrar’s contract for the new names. Unfortunately, that doesn’t help the would-be owners of .walmart, .amazon, .book and .grocery—they’re still stuck in ICANN’s flypaper-like ... read more ...
 
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“.Asia” gTLD surpasses 500 000 domains registered - DotAsia Organisation is excited to announce that the “.Asia” gTLD has reached over 500 000 domain names under management. Since the successful Sunrise launch in 2007, the “.Asia” gTLD has grown steadily over the years. The growing Asian Internet marketplace and integration has been a major pull factor for local SMEs expanding regionally, and multinationals establishing their brands on the .Asia cyber real-estate. “As one of the first waves of new gTLDs, ‘.Asia’ is setting the benchmark ... read more ...
 
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Tipps für das Domain Management - Tipps für das Domain Management Ende des Jahres soll es eine Reihe neuer Endungen für Webadressen geben. Diese könnten dann neben .com, .de oder .org auch auf Markennamen wie .auto enden. Durch die Einführung der neuen generischen Top-Level-Domains (gTLDs) ergeben sich für Markeninhaber Chancen, aber auch Herausforderungen. Denn aufgrund der großen Anzahl an möglichen Domains steigt das Risiko, dass es zum Markenmissbrauch kommt. Daher hat MarkMonitor Tipps für ... read more ...
 
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Il gTLD ".Asia" supera quota 500.000 domini registrati - HONG KONG, 10/07/2013 (informazione.it - comunicati stampa) DotAsia Organisation ha annunciato un entusiasmante risultato: il dominio di primo livello generico (gTLD) ".Asia" gestisce ora più di 500.000 nomi di dominio. A cominciare dal riuscito lancio di Sunrise nel 2007, nel corso degli anni il gTLD ".Asia" è cresciuto in maniera esponenziale. Il mercato asiatico di Internet, in piena espansione, e la sua integrazione hanno rappresentato ... read more ...
 
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.pw Announces Single Character Domain Names Auction - Submit |RSS|Print|Comments Loading... The .pw Registry is pleased to announce the auction of its single character domain names starting July 12, 2013.   Hard to come by in any top level domain (TLD), single character domain names have sold for high auction prices, irrespective of the TLD. The names P.pw and W.pw, for example, have already been sold for $8000 each. U.pw, the domain name of viral social media site Upworthy, was also sold recently for an undisclosed amount. Upworthy co-founder ... read more ...
 
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Domain „.Asia“ überschreitet 500.000er-Marke - 10. Juli 2013 7:24 Themen:  Asia , CEO , KMU , online , Wachstum 0100Hongkong – DotAsia Organisation gibt bekannt, dass unter der gTLD „.Asia“ nun über 500.000 Domainnamen unter Verwaltung stehen. Seit der erfolgreichen Sunrise-Phase im Jahr 2007 hat die gTLD „.Asia“ über die Jahre ein stetiges Wachstum verzeichnet. Der wachsende asiatische Internetmarkt und die Internetanbindung waren ein wesentliches Zugpferd für lokale KMU, die regional ... read more ...
 
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BUSINESS WIRE: gTLD ".Asia" hat die 500.000-Marke der registrierten Domains … - BUSINESS WIRE: gTLD ".Asia" hat die 500.000-Marke der registrierten Domains überschritten 10.07.2013, 07:12:04 MITTEILUNG UEBERMITTELT VON BUSINESS WIRE. FUER DEN INHALT IST ALLEIN DAS BERICHTENDE UNTERNEHMEN VERANTWORTLICH.Start der überarbeiteten Website http://www.dot.asiaHONGKONG --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 10.07.2013 --DotAsia Organisation gibt bekannt, dass unter der gTLD ".Asia" nun über 500.000 Domainnamen unter Verwaltung stehen. Seit der erfolgreichen ... read more ...
 
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Il gTLD ".Asia" supera quota 500.000 domini registrati - DotAsia Organisation ha annunciato un entusiasmante risultato: il dominio di primo livello generico (gTLD) ".Asia" gestisce ora più di 500.000 nomi di dominio. A cominciare dal riuscito lancio di Sunrise nel 2007, nel corso degli anni il gTLD ".Asia" è cresciuto in maniera esponenziale. Il mercato asiatico di Internet, in piena espansione, e la sua integrazione hanno rappresentato un importante fattore di traino sia per le piccole e medie imprese ... read more ...
 
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El gTLD «.Asia» supera los 500.000 dominios registrados - DotAsia Organisation se complace en anunciar que el dominio de nivel superior genérico (gTLD, por sus siglas en inglés) «.Asia» ha superado los 500.000 dominios gestionados. Desde el exitoso lanzamiento Sunrise en 2007 el gTLD «.Asia» ha crecido constantemente con los años. El creciente mercado asiático de Internet y la integración han sido factores importantísimos para la expansión regional de las PYME y para que las multinacionales ... read more ...