Author Archives: DomainHack.er

Fri 21st June 2013
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Boston.com; Globe.com .Boston May Soon Be For Sale As Boston Globe Is On … - From here on the Cape I find myself visiting the site multiple times a day. If it weren’t for the content provided by the news staff, updated and breaking news, I would not have alot of reason to visit the url at all. Or at least nearly as often. I think the vast majority of repeat visitors would likely agree. Sox, Pats, Bruins, Pats, etc.. Their majority of their traffic MUST be local, repeat visitors.. those that used to read the paper. If you don’t provide ... read more ...
 
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Bewerbungsfrist für neue Top Level Domains startet - Ab Donnerstag, den 12. Januar, können sich Firmen und Organisationen um neue Top Level Domains (TLD) bewerben. Ab Donnerstag, den 12. Januar, können sich Firmen und Organisationen um neue Top Level Domains (TLD) bewerben. Die gemeinnützige Organisation Internet Corporation for Assigned Names (ICANN) entscheidet dann, wer den Zuschlag erhält. Inhaber von Markenrechten werden bei der Vergabe bevorzugt behandelt. Obwohl die Bewerbung ... read more ...
 
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Benefits of registering your brands with the Trademark Clearinghouse - In our March 2013 IP Focus on Protecting Trade-marks in the New gTLDs, we reported that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) had created a centralized trade-mark rights repository to assist trade-mark owners in protecting their marks in the many new gTLDs that will be available beginning later this year. This centralized repository is called the “Trademark Clearinghouse,” and it opened for business ona March 26, 2013. Brand owners must now consider which marks, if ... read more ...
 
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The First Wave of gTLDs Are Coming – Are You Ready? - Tweet Buffer In this continuing series on the launch of the new generic top-level domains (gTLD) for brands, I've covered the many strategies that brands may use to evolve and strengthen the Internet consumer experience. While half of the world's biggest brands applied for a gTLD, many did not and the millions of mid-market and smaller businesses will need a strategy to respond. While most companies are still largely unaware of the coming paradigm ... read more ...
 
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Registrar Atlas 2013 bestätigt fortdauernden Erfolg der deutschen Top Level … - Die Ergebnisse der von DENIC als Sponsoring Partner unterstützten größten internationalen Studie der Domainindustrie, dem vom  Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft eco herausgegebenen Registrar Atlas 2013, wurden diese Woche offiziell veröffentlicht. An der dritten Auflage der Untersuchung beteiligten sich knapp 300 domainanbietende Unternehmen aus acht Ländern. Angesichts der kurz bevorstehenden Einführung neuer Adressendungen (Top Level Domains) im Internet liefert die Erhebung interessante ... read more ...
 
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New gTLDs will require skill and strategy to manage - Top-level domains are the suffixes at the end of web addresses that we are all familiar with, such as .com, .co.uk and .org. The Internet Corporation for the Assigning of Names and Numbers (ICANN), the body responsible for operating the generic top-level domain (gTLD) system is now allowing the registration of new gTLDs, which can be any combination of letters and numbers including various characters of local languages such as Arabic and Chinese, provided they ... read more ...
 
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Guida Domini – Lezione 9: SEO e domini, come scegliere il nome … - Quando si è alle prese con la registrazione di un nome a dominio, è bene tenere presente alcuni piccoli trucchi che possono aiutare notevolmente nel posizionamento del sito Internet. Affinchè si generi un prodotto Web valido e ben indicizzato dai motori di ricerca, è necessario, infatti, attuare le tecniche ... read more ...
 
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Nutzer begrüßen neue Domain-Endungen – domain - Die Internet-Nutzer sind neuen Domain-Endungen gegenüber grundsätzlich positiv aufgeschlossen. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine Umfrage unter 1.000 Personen von »InsightsNow«, in Auftrag gegeben vom Domain-Beratungsunternehmen Fairwinds Partners. Hunderte von neuen Domain-Endungen rollen auf die Internet-Nutzer zu. In weniger als einem Jahr bietet sich ihnen eine ungeahnte Auswahl an Top Level Domains – doch sind sie daran überhaupt interessiert? Dieser Frage ist Fairwinds Partners nachgegangen ... read more ...
Thu 20th June 2013
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Washington Post On New gTLD’s: Brings The Value of Any One Domain Down to … - Speaking from a personal perspective here, folks know I am a big proponent of the new gTLDs, and I have to say that the reporting on the WP seemed a bit ham-fisted and inaccurate about the value of domain names. Thinking it through, I had a college professor describe user behavior and habit in a real simple manner with the following saying, “22 days to make a habit, 22 days to break it”. That would put many of existing users at 5-15 years of habit in slapping ... read more ...
 
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Radix Registry Announces Launch of Pre-Registration for .host Domains - Austin, TX, June 20, 2013 –(PR.com)– Radix Registry, operators of the upcoming .host TLD are pleased to announce the launch of pre-registration for .host domain names. .host is the new TLD created specifically for the hosting industry, and one of three uncontested strings applied by Radix. Once active, .host aims to be the preferred domain extension for web hosts, ASPs, ISVs, cloud service providers, data centers and other entities within the web hosting industry. .host domains ... read more ...
 
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Radix Registry Announces Launch Of Pre-Registration For .host Domains - Share |Submit |RSS|Print|Comments Loading... Radix Registry, operators of the upcoming .host TLD are pleased to announce the launch of pre-registration for .host domain names. .host is the new TLD created specifically for the hosting industry, and one of three uncontested strings applied by Radix. Once active, .host aims to be the preferred domain extension for web hosts, ASPs, ISVs, cloud service providers, data centers and other entities within the web hosting industry. .host domains ... read more ...
 
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Our News on your Mobile – ag-IP - By Ibtisam Awadat AMMAN - ag-IP-news Agency conducted an interview with Mr. Akram Atallah, President of the Generic Domains Division, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) raising a number of issues regarding the new generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD), ICANN’s role in maintain security during the development of these gTLDs in addition to Arab Center for Dispute Resolution. Excerpts of the interview are as follows: With the expansion to new top level domains, what’s the ... read more ...
 
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DENIC unterstützt größte internationale Studie der Domainbranche - Die Ergebnisse der von DENIC als Sponsoring Partner unterstützten größten internationalen Studie der Domainindustrie, dem vom Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft eco herausgegebenen Registrar Atlas 2013, wurden diese Woche offiziell veröffentlicht. An der dritten Auflage der Untersuchung beteiligten sich knapp 300 domainanbietende Unternehmen aus acht Ländern - neben der D-A-CH-Region und den Niederlanden erstmals auch Frankreich, Großbritannien, Bulgarien und Russland. Angesichts ... read more ...
 
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Domain-Studie: .Berlin ist prima, .Apple nicht - Domain-Studie: .Berlin ist prima, .Apple nicht 20.06.13 Bei den generischen Toplevel-Domains (gTLD) liegen Licht und Schatten dicht beieinander, so die Studie des Registrar Atlas 2013 des ECO. ... read more ...
 
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Testfout ICANN bestookt gTLD-aanvragers met mail - 20 jun. 2013 door Jasper Bakker 20 jun. 2013 door Jasper Bakker Nieuws - Domeinautoriteit ICANN heeft per ongeluk automatisch mails verstuurd over de nieuwe, omstreden topdomeinen (gTLD's). Deze melding dat vragen of problemen zijn opgelost, is het resultaat van een recente test, meldt de klantenservice. "Negeer deze mail aub", stelt ... read more ...
 
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Virgilio Almeida e Benedicto Fonseca Filho: A geografia da internet - A expansão da internet e, por consequência, das fronteiras virtuais diante dos limites geográficos estáticos dos países trazem desafios para a governança da web. O gerenciamento do sistema de nomes de domínio da internet é responsabilidade da Icann, empresa estabelecida na Califórnia e, por tanto, sob sua legislação. Sempre que um usuário, em qualquer lugar do mundo, digita o endereço de um sítio, está de alguma forma usando os serviços da Icann, que traduz o nome digitado ... read more ...
 
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tom embrescia - tom embrescia Meet Tom Embrescia, founder of Second Generation, Ltd., a family-owned investment firm focused on investing in well-managed companies and uncovering unique business opportunities. One of the businesses Second Generation owns is .JOBS, one of 22 currently existing Top Level Domains (TLD) in the world. Others are .com, .net, or .org. The company has tens of ... read more ...
 
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Registrar Atlas 2013: Nicht alle TLDs werden erfolgreich sein - Der in Köln ansässige Verband der Internetwirtschaft eco hat am gestrigen Dienstag eine neue Stuie vorgestellt. Mit dem Registrar Atlas 2013 liegt nun die bisher größte eco-Studie zum internationalen Domainmarkt vor, wie die Verantwortlichen betonten. Die Studie steht im Zusammenhang mit dem Start neuer generischer Top-Level-Domains, so genannter gTLDs. In der dritten Auflage der größten ... read more ...
Wed 19th June 2013
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First gTLD Auction Settled; Next Auction Will Be on August 13th - We're pleased to announce that the first Applicant Auction has come to a successful finish! As of this morning, the winners are now the only remaining applicants for the six contested strings: .club — .CLUB Domains .college — XYZ.COM .luxury — Luxury Partners .photography — Donuts .red — Afilias .vote — Monolith Registry The winning prices totalled $9.01 million, which we have distributed to the other applicants after confirming that their ICANN applications have been withdrawn. The ... read more ...
 
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DotConnectAfrica Registry Services Participates in ICANN DNSSEC Training at … - DotConnectAfrica Registry Services (Kenya) Ltd. ('DCA Registry Services') participated in a rigorous two-day training programme on DNSSEC that was conducted at the AFRALTI Nairobi on 11–12 June, 2013. KeNIC, the manager of the .ke ccTLD extension and organizer of the training programme, had also sent invitations to ISOC Kenya Chapter members who also participated. The DNSSEC training will enable DCA Registry Service staff gain essential skills in this new area, in addition to continuing ... read more ...
 
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BigRock joins hands with Neustar, the registry operator for the .biz TLD, to … - -- BigRock joins hands with Neustar, the registry operator for the .biz TLD, to promote .biz as a preferred choice for Indian businesses -- Rolls out integrated media campaign to build awareness about getting businesses online -- Launches TVCs featuring new protagonists in BigRocks quirky cast of Indian businesses BigRock, one of Indias leading domain registrars and web hosting companies, today announced that is has joined hands with Neustar to promote .biz as the preferred ... read more ...
 
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6 Top-level Domains Fetch $9M in First Private Auction from Innovative Auctions – Virtual - Bidders withdraw applications for 6 top-level domains after the first Applicant Auction, run by Innovative Auctions Ltd., successfully resolved contention for the strings. (PRWEB) June 19, 2013 Innovative Auctions Ltd. (IAL) has successfully completed the first private auction for generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs). The auction resolved contention for 6 participating gTLDs, and the auction winners are now the only remaining applicants for the six contested strings: .club — .CLUB Domains .college ... read more ...
 
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Brights Consulting Selects HEXONET’s RegistrarOC® for .BRAND TLDs - HEXONET Some of the biggest challenges in running one's own TLD are operational and technical in nature, RegistrarOC® greatly simplifies these difficulties and allows us and our clients to now focus on delivering first-class domain services. VANCOUVER, Canada (PRWEB) June 19, 2013 HEXONET (http://www.hexonet.net) ... read more ...
 
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Brights Consulting Selects HEXONET’s RegistrarOC® for .BRAND TLDs -  News    Images Brights Consulting Selects HEXONET's RegistrarOC® for .BRAND TLDs PRWEB.COM Newswire VANCOUVER, Canada (PRWEB) June 19, 2013 HEXONET (http://www.hexonet.net) today announced that Brights Consulting Inc. has selected HEXONET’s Registrar Operations Center (RegistrarOC®) as the domain name service platform for its corporate .BRAND Top-Level-Domain (TLD) applications. Some of Japan's largest corporations are relying on Bright Consulting's ... read more ...
 
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eco: Studie zu neuen Top Level Domains – vergleichbar mit der Schlossallee - eco: Studie zu neuen Top Level Domains – vergleichbar mit der SchlossalleeJun 19 2013 • eCommerce, Internet, Top Themen • 16 Views • Keine Kommentare (2 votes, average: 4,00 out of 5, rated) Loading ...eco veröffentlicht größte internationale Studie der Domainbranche / Registrar Atlas 2013 vergleicht Domainbranche in acht Märkten / Studie kostenfrei verfügbar unter http://numbers.eco.de[Bild: Meyhome / pixelio.de]eco – Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft e. V. stellt passend ... read more ...