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Wed 27th May 2015
 
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Sale of ‘.hiv’ raises awkward questions as to success of new gTLD programme -

The initial auction of a live new gTLD took place in February. The gTLD, ‘.reise’ (which means ‘travel’ in German), had a smallest starting bid of $400,000. It was eventually purchased by Donuts, a association that operates a gTLD ‘.reisen’ (which also means ‘travel’ in German).

The auction of a live gTLD registry with active domain name…

Via: worldtrademarkreview.com

Tue 26th May 2015
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UPDATE – Minds + Machines gets into its stride as Krueger bows out - Fred Krueger, executive chairman of Minds + Machines (LON:MMX) is stepping down, having steered the company's evolution from an investment company to a fully-fledged operating entity. Krueger will be succeeded as chairman by Keith Teare, with the role now being a non-executive one. The company saw profit before tax surge in 2014 to US$22.06mln from US$1.14mln in 2013, largely as a result of receiving US$33.72mln (2013: US$6.44mln) for stepping aside in contested auctions for generic top level domains ... read more ...
 
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Advantages of Crowdinvesting in Financing New gTLDs - The second-round new gTLD applicants have a tool they don't even know about: "crowdinvesting." That's when a venture sidesteps banks and venture capitalists and instead raises money by selling shares directly to the public. Usually this is done over the Internet, and often enough the investors can hope for a financial return that's far better than what banks and stocks offer. Since the end of 2013, crowdinvesting has raised more than $600 million from more than 5,000 offerings in the United ... read more ...
 
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One Company Just Spent Over $150K In .Apartments Domains & Donuts Makes … - Donuts just I believe set a new gTLD record for selling 21 new gTLD’s on the 1st day of the Early Access Program (EAP) in which wholesale prices are $10K and retail prices range from around $11K to $12,500. Meaning that Donuts took $210,000 in just EAP fees for day 1 of EAP plus many of those domain name also had a premium price. One company, registered 16 domain names on the 1st day EAP spending what basically amounts to what they could have spent to apply for the whole .apartment new gTLD by ... read more ...
 
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Chinese government move could significantly restrict domain name registration … - Trevor Little The Chinese government has announced that registries and registrars will have to meet a number of conditions and obtain the approval of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) before being allowed to engage in commercial and operational activities in China. With just 14 top-level domains (TLDs) approved to date, it ... read more ...
 
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How To Rank Websites With CcTLDs Well - Submit |RSS|Print|Comments Loading... Do you have a website with ccTLD domain? Are you struggling with how to help it rise in Google rankings, then read on to find out how you can do that? The kind of domain your website possesses may influence its ranking in the Google PageRank. ccTLD domains are the indicators of the location of a website and are considered to be the best way of indicating to search engines and users, where it originates from. These domains are indicated by the use of ... read more ...
 
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How To Rank Websites With CcTLDs Well - Submit |RSS|Print|Comments Loading... Do you have a website with ccTLD domain? Are you struggling with how to help it rise in Google rankings, then read on to find out how you can do that? The kind of domain your website possesses may influence its ranking in the Google PageRank. ccTLD domains are the indicators of the location of a website and are considered to be the best way of indicating to search engines and users, where it originates from. These domains are indicated by the use of ... read more ...
 
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The new internet layer and what it means for trademark counsel - Trevor Little While trademark practitioners are still coming to grips with the implications of the new gTLD expansion, Frogans technology is set to add a layer to the Internet in the form of Frogans sites. The introduction of Frogans does not represent a tidal wave of online change in the same way that new gTLDs have, but it is worth reporting on, ... read more ...
 
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Minds + Machines gets into its stride as Krueger bows out - Fred Krueger, executive chairman of Minds + Machines (LON:MMX) is stepping down, having steered the company's evolution from an investment company to a fully-fledged operating entity. Krueger will be succeeded as chairman by Keith Teare, with the role now being a non-executive one. The company saw profit before tax surge in 2014 to US$22.06mln from US$1.14mln in 2013, largely as a result of receiving US$33.72mln (2013: US$6.44mln) for stepping aside in contested auctions for generic top level domains ... read more ...
Mon 25th May 2015
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China a resserré le contrôle sur une nouvelle extension de domaine - HONG KONG, 25 mai 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- La Chine est le pays qui revendique la plus importante population en ligne et un pouvoir d'achat significatif qui promettent de générer une foule d'acquéreurs pour de nouvelles extensions de nom de domaine telles que .app, .auto ou .camera.  Le pays impose toutefois un contrôle rigoureux sur le marché. Dans cette perspective, les représentants de Brandma.Co participeront aux prochaines réunions de l'ICANN qui auront lieu du 21 au 25 juin en ... read more ...
 
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China hat Kontrolle für neue Domain-Erweiterungen verschärft - Hongkong (ots/PRNewswire) - China ist die Nation mit der größten Online-Bevölkerung und bedeutender Kaufkraft, und für neue Erweiterungen von Domainnamen wie zum Beispiel .app, .auto oder .camera wird ein großer Andrang an Käufern erwartet. Allerdings erlegt das Land dem Markt strikte Kontrollen auf. Repräsentanten von Brandma.Co [http://www.brandma.co/] werden angesichts dieses Umstands an den kommenden ICANN-Treffen [http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/] teilnehmen, die vom 21.-25. ... read more ...
 
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Estados Unidos, Rusia y Ucrania lideran el ranking de países fuente de spam - Las nuevas zonas de dominio empezaron de inmediato la difusión masiva de spam publicitario, mensajes de maliciosos y de phishing. Los ciberdelincuentes registraron a propósito nombres de dominios para realizar envíos masivos de spam, hackearon sitios ya existentes para reemplazarlos por páginas de spam, o usaron ambos tipos de web para hacer redirecciones a sitios de spam. Los correos electrónicos enviados desde los dominios .work, en general, contenían distintas ofertas de trabajo, incluyendo ... read more ...
 
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Estados Unidos, Rusia y Ucrania lideran el ranking de países fuente de spam - Las nuevas zonas de dominio empezaron de inmediato la difusión masiva de spam publicitario, mensajes de maliciosos y de phishing. Los ciberdelincuentes registraron a propósito nombres de dominios para realizar envíos masivos de spam, hackearon sitios ya existentes para reemplazarlos por páginas de spam, o usaron ambos tipos de web para hacer redirecciones a sitios de spam. Los correos electrónicos enviados desde los dominios .work, en general, contenían distintas ofertas de trabajo, incluyendo ... read more ...
 
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China hat Kontrolle für neue Domain-Erweiterungen verschärft - HONGKONG, 25. Mai 2015HONGKONG, 25. Mai 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- China ist die Nation mit der größten Online-Bevölkerung und bedeutender Kaufkraft, und für neue Erweiterungen von Domainnamen wie zum Beispiel .app, .auto oder .camera wird ein großer Andrang an Käufern erwartet. Allerdings erlegt das Land dem Markt strikte Kontrollen auf. Repräsentanten von Brandma.Co werden angesichts dieses Umstands an den kommenden ICANN-Treffenteilnehmen, die vom 21.-25. Juni in Argentinien zur Interaktion ... read more ...
 
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DNS.PT apoia a Autoridade Geral de Regulação de São Tomé e Príncipe na … - O DNS.PT e a Autoridade Geral de Regulação de São Tomé e Príncipe – AGER assinaram um protocolo de cooperação que visa a redelegação junto da IANA, a transferência, a implementação do registo, a manutenção e a gestão do ccTLD .ST.A AGER pretende conseguir o resgate do .ST, o domínio de topo correspondente a São Tomé, junto da IANA – Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, garantindo simultaneamente a responsabilidade administrativa e técnica do domínio de topo de São Tomé na ... read more ...
 
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DNS.PT apoia a Autoridade Geral de Regulação de São Tomé e Príncipe na redelegação do .ST - O DNS.PT e a Autoridade Geral de Regulação de São Tomé e Príncipe – AGER assinaram um protocolo de cooperação que visa a redelegação junto da IANA, a transferência, a implementação do registo, a manutenção e a gestão do ccTLD .ST. A AGER pretende conseguir o resgate do .ST, o domínio de topo correspondente a São Tomé, junto da IANA – Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, garantindo simultaneamente a responsabilidade administrativa e técnica do domínio de topo de São Tomé ... read more ...
 
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[Infographic] What is Going to be the Future of Domain Names? - Before starting a new website or even starting a new business itself, one of the most important decisions people have to make is choosing a domain name. A domain name is identification string that are used in various networking contexts, application specific naming, and addressing purposes. Source: WhoIsHostingThis.com Category   Internet ... read more ...
Sun 24th May 2015
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Afnic: “2017, year of consolidation for the domain name market?” - Afnic published a report that looked at consolidation in 2017 for legacy tlds. The report looks at retention rates for legacy tlds and cctlds. Projections are put forward relating to annual creations and deletions. New gtlds were not included in the report. The key takeaway being, the level of deletions should reach and exceed the level of creations in H1 2017 for the two segments of TLDs. From the report: For the purposes of this study, we relied on ICANN reports for Legacy gTLDs and ccTLDs, and ... read more ...
 
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May 31, 2015 deadline for trademark holders to acquire potentially damaging … - The sunrise period for trademark owners to acquire the .SUCKS domain suffix will expire on May 31, 2015. On June 1, 2015 the Generic Top-Level Domain (“gTLD”) (a domain suffix) _____.SUCKS will be released to the general public.  This domain suffix has the potential to be damaging to well-known brands including, consumer product, manufacturing and service companies. Prior to a new gTLD being released to the general public for purchase, trademark holders have the exclusive right to buy the new ... read more ...
 
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New ‘.sucks’ domain name gives rise to extortion claims, future online reputation … - A new way for disgruntled parties to gripe about businesses is on the horizon: the “.sucks” generic top-level domain, or gTLD. This new domain, intended to “help consumers find their voices and allow companies to find the value in criticism” – at least according to the website of owner Vox Populi Registry Ltd. – has created controversy well before its formal launch. ICANN and new gTLDs For background, four years ago, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) opted ... read more ...
 
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TLD gives Toowoomba tour followers its best team shot - IT DIDN'T have a rider on the winner's podium during this year's FKG Tour of Toowoomba. But Team TLD won the hearts and admiration of its supporters and Toowoomba cycling public with a brave display in this year's event. The six-member Toowoomba-based team was a wildcard entry into its home tour which this year included the longest and toughest stages in the event's six-year history. Pedr Harvey, Michael Hooper, Richard MacAvoy and Jonathon Noble all lined up at Thursday's tour start ... read more ...
 
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Medien: Schweden gewinnt ESC, Deutschland null Punkte - Wien (dpa) - Der schwedische Sänger Måns Zelmerlöw ist der strahlende Sieger beim Eurovision Song Contest 2015, die Deutsche Ann Sophie muss mit null Punkten heimfahren. Bei der Fernsehshow in Wien siegte der Popsong "Heroes" deutlich vor Russland und Italien, er folgt damit auf die Ballade "Rise Like A Phoenix" der österreichischen Bart-Dragqueen Conchita Wurst. Anzeige Deutschland konnte mit dem Lied "Black Smoke" und Ann Sophie keine Punkte bei Zuschauern und Juroren aus 40 Ländern ... read more ...
 
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Enfrentamiento en Mulchén dejó cinco carabineros y dos … -

Enfrentamiento en Mulchén dejó cinco carabineros y dos comuneros mapuche heridos

Los hechos se registraron en un predio de la Forestal Mininco.

Via: cooperativa.cl

Fri 22nd May 2015
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DNS.pt apoia AGER na re-delegação de domínio “.st” - As duas entidades assinaram um protocolo para a transferência, a implantação do registo, manutenção e gestão do ccTLD referente a São Tomé e Príncipe. A associação DNS.pt assinou um protocolo de cooperação com a Autoridade Geral de Regulação de São Tomé e Príncipe (AGER), focado na acção junto da Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) para a re-delegação, transferência, ... read more ...