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Mon 29th June 2015
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UK brands tread carefully with .sucks - UK brands are cautious about registering domains in the .sucks TLD, according to domain name registrar 34SP.com. As of 21 June, thousands of .sucks domains became available to the general public, but only 20 percent of UK brands registered domains under the controversial prefix. Top UK brands such as the BBC, Cadbury and Dove .sucks domains are currently available. On the other side of the pond, US brands have been more proactive in their approach to .sucks. with Microsoft and Taylor Swift ... read more ...
 
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So erkennen Sie gefälschte Web-Adressen -

Neue Top Level Domains: Als Nutzer des Internets konnte male tummy einen Überblick über sämtliche GTLDs behalten, weil die Zahl der GTLD über einen langen Zeitraum recht beschränkt war. Heutzutage stehen immer mehr dieser Domains zur Verfügung. Beispiele dafür sind etwa .bio, .ag, .berlin, .club, .cash, .center, .versicherung oder .tips. Es ist auch möglich, auf eine Webadresse wie diese zu treffen: www.beste.versicherung.

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Vertrauenswürdig? Quatsch! Wir zeigen Ihnen, wie Sie gefälschte Webseiten … -

Neue Top Level Domains: Als Nutzer des Internets konnte male tummy einen Überblick über sämtliche GTLDs behalten, weil die Zahl der GTLD über einen langen Zeitraum recht beschränkt war. Heutzutage stehen immer mehr dieser Domains zur Verfügung. Beispiele dafür sind etwa .bio, .ag, .berlin, .club, .cash, .center, .versicherung oder .tips. Es ist auch möglich, auf eine Webadresse wie diese zu treffen: www.beste.versicherung.

Via: freenet.de

 
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Govt determined to activate dot bangla domain - Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has asked officials to take necessary steps to activate dot bangla (.bangla) domain, the country code top level domain (CCTLD) of Bangladesh.A joint secretary of the post and telecommunications division has been assigned to take care of this issue, the division sources said.As the minister in charge of the post and telecommunications division, the prime minister held a meeting with senior officials of the division on Sunday.A senior official , who did not want his name ... read more ...
Sun 28th June 2015
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Special Report: ICANN Reviews Process For New Domains; Names Proposal … - Experts at last week’s meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in Buenos Aires reached a milestone with a final proposal from the ICANN working group for the transition of internet control away from the United States. But global governance without oversight remains difficult, as the ongoing review of the introduction of new generic top-level domains aptly illustrates. ICANN public forum Buenos AiresThe 53rd meeting of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names ... read more ...
Fri 26th June 2015
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ICANN Best Estimate For New gTLD Renewal Rate 50%; 25% For Free … - In releasing its 2016 operating budget ICANN made some estimate for the purposes of budgeting revenue from new gTLD’s. ICANN is saying its “Best” estimate is that the average renewal rate will be 50% for new gTLD’s except for TLD’s that provided free registrations where the renewal rate was estimated at 25%. On The Low estimate the ICANN seems to be indicating a new gTLD renewal rate of 35% but does not break out the free registrations from paid registrations so that number should have ... read more ...
 
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Boost Your Brand’s Global Reach by Taking Advantage of the New gTLDs - The Internet universe reached a whole new level of expansion recently, with the release of new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), and already we're seeing brands taking advantage. Out of 18 million domains registered last year, 4 million were new gTLDs. These are domains like .berlin and .rocks, which fill the same slot in a web address as .com or .org but turn that slot into a meaningful space for communicating who you are and what you do. With domains like these grabbing ... read more ...
 
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Dot Bank Launches to Clamp Down on Banking Fraud - The fTLD Registry has officially launched the new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) .bank into general availability, promising it will provide a more trusted and secure location for banking services online. The gTLD is set to become the new home for most of the world’s major banks, managed by a registry owned, operated and governed by banks, insurance companies and their trade associations. The idea is that consumers will be able to more easily trust communicating online with a .bank entity thanks ... read more ...
 
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Is a “YourBrand.sucks” Domain Name Worth $2500 per Year? - The sunrise period for "dot sucks," the new generic top level domain (gTLD), opened on March 30, 2015 and ends on June 19, 2015. During the sunrise period, the suggested retail price per .sucks domain name registration is $2,499 annually. Thereafter, the price remains unchanged for companies that were diligent enough to register their marks with the Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) in order to protect them as to newly-introduced gTLDs. Starting in September 2015, the owners of marks registered ... read more ...
Thu 25th June 2015
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Alison Simpson - Is .SUCKS Pricing Model Gaining Traction With Other Registries? Until the launch of the New gTLD Program, TLD launches were relatively straightforward. They generally consisted of a Sunrise Period, a Landrush Phase, and then General Availability. We would see the occasional Grandfather Phase or "Founders" program, but all in all, launches were pretty standard and straightforward. Things started to change with the launch of the new gTLD program. more» ... read more ...
 
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GAC Communiqué From The ICANN Meeting In Buenos Aires, Argentina - The Governmental Advisory group has issued its Communiqué From The ICANN Meeting In Buenos Aires, Argentina outlining its activities for the week and suggestions for the ICANN Board: The Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) met in Buenos Aires, Argentina during the week of the 20th of June 2015. Sixty nine (69) GAC Members attended the meeting and nine (9) Observers. Here are the highlights: Cross Community Working Group (CWG) to ... read more ...
 
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VeriSign Growth Trajectory Remains Strong: Time to Hold? – Analyst Blog - We updated our research report on VeriSign Inc. VRSN on Jun 24, 2015. We believe that gTLD prospects, international expansion through IDNs and investments in intellectual properties will boost results over the long run. Additionally, VeriSign has significant growth opportunities in its network security products. The renewal of the .com contract and price hikes for the .com and .net domain names drive VeriSign's top line. VeriSign increased .net fees to $6.79 ... read more ...
 
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VeriSign Growth Trajectory Remains Strong: Time to Hold? - You are being directed to ZacksTrade, a division of Zacks Company and licensed broker-dealer. ZacksTrade and Zacks.com are separate but affiliated companies. The web link between the two companies is not a solicitation or offer to invest in a particular security or type of security. ZacksTrade does not endorse or adopt any particular investment strategy, any analyst opinion/rating/report or any approach to evaluating individual securities.If you wish to go to ZacksTrade, click OK. If you ... read more ...
 
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TLD Podcast #14: Broner-Porter, David Lemieux, Andre Ward & Timothy … - In this episode, Diego and I recap David Lemieux‘s firefight with the ultra game Hassan N’Dam. We weigh the pros and cons of Lemieux facing Gennady Golovkin imminently, and consider the hard-hitting Lemieux’s very bright future. We also recap Shawn Porter‘s victory over Adrien Broner and discuss how these two talented Americans are heading in opposite directions. Will Porter land the coveted Floyd Mayweather fight? And will Broner ever develop into a truly elite fighter? Andre Ward made ... read more ...
 
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Anoniem een webdomein registreren is er straks niet meer bij -

leg vooral parkeerdomeinen aan banden. Van die klojo’s als sedoparking daar heb je niks aan.

Via: bright.nl

 
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Who should own the gTLD .Amazon domain? - When new Generic Top Level Domains (gTLD) became available it was almost a given that large global companies would apply for their own domains. For instance it would be no surprise to learn that eBay wanted the domain .eBay and could potentially offer you a unique URL to your eBay shop in the format www.YourUserID.eBay. Likewise it’s no surprise that Amazon applied for the gTLD .Amazon and why wouldn’t they? They’re a big enough company and could set up domains such as prime.amazon, ... read more ...
 
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LogicBoxes Helps .MN Registry Grow by 350% – Virtual - LogicBoxes empowered the Registry to take complete control of its distribution network and Lexpand the .MN namespace. Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 25, 2015 --(PR.com)-- LogicBoxes, the business consulting and automation technology provider for ccTLD New gTLD Registries, Domain Registrars and Web Hosts, today announced the milestone achievement of completing 10 successful years of partnership with Datacom LLC, the .MN Registry. The internet infrastructure in Mongolia was still in its ... read more ...
 
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LogicBoxes Helps .MN Registry Grow by 350% - Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 25, 2015 --(PR.com)-- LogicBoxes, the business consulting and automation technology provider for ccTLD New gTLD Registries, Domain Registrars and Web Hosts, today announced the milestone achievement of completing 10 successful years of partnership with Datacom LLC, the .MN Registry.The internet infrastructure in Mongolia was still in its nascent stages 10 years ago. With only 2 Registrars active in the region and about 3,300 domains in the namespace, the .MN ... read more ...
Wed 24th June 2015
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This is Why People Hate ICANN: GNSO Resolution for Next round of New gTLD’s - The Generic Names Supporting Organization (GNSO) just sent me over this resolution concerning the next round of new gTLD’s which it seemed to just pass. Read through it a few times. I have no idea what it says and I’m a lawyer For me it means nothing, just a lot of noise Last year we predicted the soonest we would see a 2nd round of new gTLD’s open is in four years, 2018. I think we are good with our prediction Here is the resolution Feel free to tell me what the hell it means: 4. Request for ... read more ...
 
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Dot Irish Domain Names Available Worldwide – Virtual - From June 25, 2015, Irish people everywhere can register Dot Irish domain names when General Availability registration begins. (PRWEB) June 24, 2015 Irish organisations and people everywhere can register Dot Irish domain names following the start of General Availability registration on June 25 at 16.00 UTC. Dot Irish is the new top-level domain (TLD) that makes it possible to use the word ‘Irish’ after the dot in a web address in the same way .com or .net are used. For Irish organisations ... read more ...
 
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Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) Gets Help From Congress For Top-Level … - Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) has come under fire for biding ontop-level domain (gTLD) .amazon (dot.amazon). But the company has now picked up support from the U.S. Congressional Trademark caucus, which is wants to see a quick resolution in the battle between the online retail giant and nations in the Amazon river region. Amazon vs. THE Amazon: A Web Domain Fight In 2012, Amazon applied for the .amazon web domain in addition to 11 others from the Internet Corporation for Assigned Named and ... read more ...
 
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Alpnames breaks 500000 domain names under management - More Related Stories email article print page June 24, 2015 -- DMN Newswire--2015-6-24-- Alpnames becomes the second largest registrar for new domain endings   Wednesday 24th June 2015, Gibraltar:  Alpnames smashed through the half million mark last night in terms of domain under management. As an ICANN accredited registrar specialising in new generic Top Level Domains, Alpnames manages ... read more ...
 
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.Bank Reports Over 3K Institutions Applied for .BANK Domain Today - According to Housingwire.com,  the new gTLD, .BANK, more than 3,000 financial institutions applied for .BANK domain names after the general availability period for the domain names began on June 23. Since .Bank has qualification requirements which have to be verified it’s not like a normal domain registration where you go to your registrar of choice, register the domain name and seconds later the domain is useable. In .Bank you have to apply for the domain name and its only granted after the verification ... read more ...
 
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Intellectual Property Constituency urges ICANN not to rush into a second round … - Trevor Little The Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) has expressed concern that ICANN is rushing towards a second round of new gTLD applications, with the risk that first-round reviews will not be completed before a new application window is opened up. ICANN has moved to calm these fears, but the timings for a second round remain up in the air. At ... read more ...
 
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US lawmakers back Amazon.com’s bid for .amazon gTLD - Amazon.com's troubled bid for the .amazon generic top-level domain (gTLD) has got support from the U.S. Congressional Trademark caucus, which is asking for a speedy resolution of the long-standing dispute between the online retailer and countries in the region through which the Amazon river flows.J. Randy Forbes and Suzan DelBene, both co-chairs of the caucus, wrote to Fadi Chehade, CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), and the chair of its board of directors, Steven ... read more ...