Author Archives: DomainHack.er

Wed 17th June 2015
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Clifford deSouza - For ccTLD Registries: 4 Steps to Guaranteed Success The introduction of New gTLDs has increased the rate at which individuals and businesses are getting online today and we're already seeing mainstream adoption of New gTLDs. By going the extra mile to spread awareness about their extensions among the masses, New gTLD Registries are bringing attention to their value propositions and, more importantly, are sharing the idea of 'getting online' to audiences. more» ... read more ...
 
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LogicBoxes Powers .NGO & .ONG Retail and Wholesale Channels for ENSET - LogicBoxes, the Vertical Integration Solutions Provider for New gTLDs ccTLDs, today announced its business alliance with Enset, a subsidiary of Public Interest Registry (PIR), to establish wholesale and retail channels for .NGO .ONG domains. Through this alliance, Enset can now provide strong online identities to NGOs and non-profits around the world. Enset is the only non-profit Domain Registrar in the .NGO and .ONG domain name space. Its mission is to support other NGOs and Non-Profits ... read more ...
 
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Canada Responds to ICANN on Controversial .SUCKS New gTLD - The Government of Canada has responded to ICANN regarding the controversial .SUCKS new gTLD rollout. In a letter to ICANN dated June 9 (PDF), Industry Canada Deputy Minister James Knubley said that Canadian law includes trademark protections, and those laws apply to the new gTLD as much as, and in the same way, as they apply to everything else. Less than a page long, the letter is strikingly short compared with FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez’ response, and could be considered terse in its ... read more ...
 
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Miguel Ángel Rodríguez: Si Perú viene atravesando procesos ante … - El internacionalista dijo esperar que desempeñe un buen papel en defensa del Perú, el nuevo miembro de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, Francisco Eguiguren, cuya elección ha sido criticada. 17 de Junio del 2015 - 09:34 | Lima - ... read more ...
 
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Alejandro Yovera: Congreso hizo oficial su vacancia del cargo - La Presidencia del Congreso declaró hoy la vacancia del cargo de parlamentario que ejercía Alejandro Yovera, sobre quien pesa una condena de dos años de prisión suspendida. Mediante la Resolución Nº 046-2014-2015-P/CR, publicada hoy en el diario oficial “El Peruano”, se dispone oficiar de esta decisión al Jurado Nacional de Elecciones (JNE) para que proceda conforme a sus atribuciones. Entre los considerandos de ... read more ...
 
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Brasil é o décimo país no mundo que mais envia spam, afirma pesquisa - De acordo com a Kaspersky Lab, os criminosos virtuais estão utilizando o novo programa de registro de domínios primários para enviar spams com intuito de infectar computadores. Em janeiro de 2014, teve início um programa de registro de domínios focado em comunidades de organizações específicas (.science ou .work), cujo objetivo é oferecer uma opção de escolha de domínio de acordo com o tipo de atividade ou assunto do site. O novo gTLD obteve uma grande aceitação na internet, mas ... 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 with ... read more ...
 
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CentralNic raises £2.3m in placing to improve balance sheet - Internet platform CentralNic Group has raised £2.3m through a placing of shares to strengthen its balance sheet. The group issued 5.75m shares at 40p each, bringing in £2.3m before expenses. The raising represents a premium of 16% to the current share price. CentralNic has been focusing its strategy in the developing markets and in the inventory of top-level domains (TLDs). It said new acquisitions have been becoming available for each of its wholesale, retail and enterprise business ... read more ...
 
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Debate rages over future extension of URS to legacy TLDs - Trevor Little Noting that it wishes to “increase the consistency of registry agreements across all gTLDs”, ICANN has proposed that the renewal of the ‘.travel’ sponsored TLD registry agreement be based on the approved new gTLD Registry Agreement as updated on January 2014. One of the results of this approach is that the registry operator would ... read more ...
 
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CentralNic Group plc Raises £2.3 Million at 16% Premium in Placing - CentralNic Group Plc LON:CNIC the internet platform that derives revenue from the worldwide sales of internet domain names, has this morning announced that it has raised £2.3 million, before expenses, through the placing of 5,750,000 new ordinary shares of 0.1 pence each at 40 pence per share.   The Board of CentralNic is focussed on delivering a step change in its growth both organically and through the continuation of its proven acquisition strategy as deals are becoming available for each of ... read more ...
 
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Pricing & Promotions of TLDs – Is Your Billing System Holding You Back? - As the leading consulting firm to the Domain Name industry, we work with many of the existing gTLDs, ccTLDs and new gTLDs. During our engagements we do a lot of listening (as well as work) and this gives us a unique perspective on the key challenges the industry is facing. Recently, we are hearing feedback from many leading registries and registrars about their need for more dynamic pricing and promotions and their concern that there may not be enough flexibility in their billing systems to ... read more ...
Tue 16th June 2015
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An Open Letter to All New TLD Operators - Dear TLD operators, As many of you will know from my previous posts, I'm pretty passionate about our new TLD industry and genuinely believe we are all working towards a goal that will provide something truly special for future generations to embrace. However, speaking candidly (as is the Australian way), I think we'd all agree that there is much to do to get new TLDs into the mainstream in a timely manner. And as new TLD applicants, we all have a responsibility to work together to ensure ... read more ...
 
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Companies play ‘wait and see’ in the ‘.brand’ desert - Tim Lince ‘.brand’ use has long been cited as potentially giving new gTLDs a positive profile boost amongst consumers, with Barclays recently generating headlines over the announcement that it plans to migrate its online presence to the ‘.barclays’ TLD. However, two other ‘.brand’ applicants have adopted a more cautious stance, with a Richemont ... read more ...
 
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Kaspersky Lab revela que Brasil é o décimo país que mais envia spam no mundo - Em janeiro de 2014, teve início o novo programa de registro de domínios primários, voltado para comunidades e tipos de organização específicos (.science ou .work), cujo principal diferencial é a opção de escolher o domínio de acordo com o tipo de atividade ou assunto do site. O Novo gTLD teve grande aceitação ... read more ...
Mon 15th June 2015
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Electronic Frontier Foundation Tells ICANN to Delete URS from .Travel - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has just told ICANN to drop the notion of applying the Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) dispute resolution system to .Travel and other legacy gTLDs without undertaking a full Policy Development Process (PDP). In a June 12 letter, EFF stated: ICANN should not apply URS to the .travel domain, or to any additional domains, by the unaccountable means of staff inserting new conditions into the renewal of the registry operator's contract. Rather, the public ... read more ...
 
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Brasil é o décimo país que mais envia spam - Risk Report     15/06/2015 Em janeiro de 2014, teve incio o novo programa de registro de domnios primrios, voltado para comunidades e tipos de organizao especficos (.science ou .work), cujo principal diferencial a opo de escolher o domnio de acordo com o tipo de atividade ou assunto do site. O Novo gTLD teve grande aceitao na internet e os criminosos virtuais e remetentes de spam, que no podiam deixar essa oportunidade passar, esto usando o programa como instrumento ... read more ...
 
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Global generic domains for financial institutions: worth the price of admission? - In 2008, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN"), the non-profit organization responsible for creating and maintaining internet domains, approved a program to create new generic top level domains ("gTLD"). In response, an international consortium of financial institutions, financial services trade associations and insurance companies founded fTLD Registry Services, LLC ("fTLD") to obtain ownership of the .bank and .insurancegTLDs. In May 2012, fTLD submitted applications ... read more ...
 
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A quand le 2ème cycle du programme des nouveaux gTLDs ? -   Partager cet article :Tout le monde se pose la question suivante : mais quand aura lieu le 2e cycle ICANN en matière de nouveaux gTLDS ? Le prochain cycle est programmé dans un « futur proche » mais l’ICANN doit d’abord établir un examen complet et pluridimensionnel concernant l’atteinte de ses objectifs lors du 1er cycle de son programme des nouveaux gTLD.L’examen est actuellement en cours : l’Icann vient de finir de récolter les données nécessaires avec les premières ... read more ...
 
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Dot Brands Should Not Rush to Market, but Build Effective Strategies First - Brands applied for their new gTLDs to protect their brand and ensure they didn't miss an important new opportunity, but few had a clear business case for how they would use the gTLD platform when they applied. As brands approach the July 29th contracting deadline, the inevitable question is arising: "What do we do with this?" While a few brands like Barclays have rolled out HOME.BARCLAYS or Marriott has made an announcement about its use of .MARRIOTT deep inside their MARRIOTT.COM page where ... read more ...
 
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Kaspersky spam and phishing report: some fears about new gTLDs have … -

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) launched a focus routine for new general top-level domains (gTLDs) in Jan 2012. The new gTLD programme will outcome in an rare enlargement of a Domain Name System. At a time of writing, over 630 new gTLDs have been substituted and approximately 400 have been launched.

New gTLDs were introduced by ICANN to…

Via: worldtrademarkreview.com

 
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New domain names are just better…right? - When searching online, Google gives you three opportunities to work out if a result is worthy of your click. The page title – that’s the blue bit in a larger font. The green bit – that’s the domain name. The grey bit – that’s the page description, words that describe what the page is all about. The domain name is a key chance to persuade a visitor to click. And thanks to launch of new gTLDs towards the end of 2013, every website owner has an opportunity to make their domain more relevant, ... read more ...
Sun 14th June 2015
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How to name your startup - No one knows the value of a great domain as much as a startup. That is why some of the most successful new startups shell out upwards of $500,000 for a category killer premium name. But where does that leave everyone else? According to Wakefield Research, 52 percent of people would change their name if they had a chance to. Naming a startup is often an exercise in frustration. It is hard enough to find an acceptable name that is not already in use. But the really frustrating part ... read more ...
Sat 13th June 2015
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Electronic Frontier Foundation Tells ICANN Not To Extend URS To .Travel - The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EEF) has filed a comment with ICANN objecting to the Extension of Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) to .Travel Domains. “The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. We work to ensure that rights and freedoms are enhanced ... read more ...
Fri 12th June 2015
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Law and Disorder: When .Brand Meets .Crime - Barclays Bank is a .brand pioneer, having recently announced plans to migrate its primary online presence to two new gTLDs it will operate on its own behalf. But Barclays Bank has also just plead guilty to a major financial services felony and been fined $2.4 billion for that criminal activity. While the new gTLD Registry Agreement is clear that a registry operator must remove any officer or director convicted of a felony, it is ambiguous in regard to whether the Agreement can be terminated ... read more ...
 
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Almost All Of Free .Berlin Domain Names Have Expired 37K So Far - .Berlin had over 31,000 domain names expire yesterday adding to the previous day where over 36,000 domain names expired. .Berlin about a year ago allowed free domain registrations for 2 days, which totaled somewhere between 70,000-75,000 domain names with two registrants picking up almost 70,000 domain names just between the two. Now that these free domain names have come up for renewal it seems very few have been renewed. Basically we are seeing 67,000 of the free domain names have expired At the ... read more ...