Author Archives: DomainHack.er

Fri 22nd May 2015
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Make sure your brand doesn’t .suck ! - The  .sucks domain name registry is preparing to launch, queuing up what promises to be an epic battle between those who build brands and those who condemn them. Touted as a platform "designed to help consumers find their voices and allow companies to find the value in criticism," .sucks is one of the latest - and most controversial -- generic Top-Level Domain ("gTLD") strings recently made available by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN"). A gTLD is the term to the ... read more ...
 
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Új domainek élesztik újjá a régi spameket - Spam és adathalász statisztika ·      A spamek aránya az e-mail forgalomban 2015 első negyedévében 59,2 százalék volt, ami 6 százalékponttal kevesebb, mint az előző negyedévben. ·      Az Amerikai Egyesült Államok megőrizte vezető spamforrás pozícióját 14,5 százalékkal. ·      A Kaspersky Lab termékei 50,077,057 esetben riasztottak adathalászat észlelése miatt, amely 1 millióval több, mint az előző negyedévben. ·      Az összes regisztrált ... read more ...
 
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.GOP Video Promotes Use, But No Major Presidential Candidate Seems To Own … - In a new video posted by the .GOP registry, they boast about it being the only new gTLD owned by a political party and of course that is true, as the other political domain names, .Democrat, .Republican. .Vote and .Voting are owned by for profit non-affiliated registries. The .GOP gTLD is owned by Republican State Leadership Committee, Inc. an affiliate to the republican party. The video’s most talked about site is  StopHillary.Gop which is being forwarded to a .com; a site under GOP.com which ... read more ...
 
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New gTLDs hit 5 million -

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 from a existent 22 TLDs, such as ‘.com’ and ‘.org’, to over 1,400 TLDs.

While a handful of new gTLDs seem to be…

Via: worldtrademarkreview.com

 
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Ten things to do in Toowoomba this weekend - Valmai Adams and Shirley Lacey have a look around at the opening of the Horse in War exhibition at the Cobb and Co Museum. Photo Contributed Contributed 1. Horse in War HORSE in War focuses on the lives of those who worked with, and risked death alongside, the 120,000 horses of the Australian Army during the First World War. Through photographs, diaries and original objects, Horse in War tells the stories of some of the thousands of skilled horsemen who joined the war efforts. The exhibition ... read more ...
Thu 21st May 2015
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ICA Sounds The Alarm: Tell ICANN No to URS at .Travel – Or It Will Travel to .Com - Phil Corwin of the Internet Commerce Association (the “ICA)  just published a post,  sounding a very loud alarm, to head off what would be the first step that would make all .Com domain name subject to the Uniform Rapid Suspension Policy (URS) which allows “trademark holders” to go after domain names. To remind everyone the URS which is only in effect for new gTLD’s is now being proposed in the new contract for the .Travel Registry which is not a new gTLD but an incumbent Top Level Domain ... read more ...
 
 
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2017, Year of Consolidation for Domain Name Market, AFNIC Study Suggests - AFNIC, the domain name registry for .fr (France), recently conducted a study of major trends for "Legacy gTLDs" or traditional TLDs such as .biz, .com, info, etc., as well as country code TLDs corresponding to territories such as .de (Germany), .fr (France), and .uk (United Kingdom). The new TLDs have not been included in this study since they are still something of a "new development", but will be included in the future, AFNIC says. From the report: As shown by AFNIC in the graph below, ... read more ...
 
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Name.com: 50% Off Premium Priced Domains On 4 New gTLD’s Extension For 2 … - The domain name registrar, Name.com is offering 50% of of premium registrations (first year only) for the following new gTLD  extensions today only for 2 hours: .CONSULTING .SOFTWARE .MARKET .REVIEWS. The Domain Happy Hour is from 3–5 p.m. MST today. “That includes some pretty great available premiums, like Colorado.market, StockMarket.consulting, Action.software, and Gaming.reviews.” The promo code will be revealed on the Happy Hour page at 3 p.m. Thursday. “The Promotion does not apply ... read more ...
 
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.sucks fights back against critics: is it enough to convince brand owners to buy … - Many brand owners are holding out to see whether the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), or any other government agency in the United States or elsewhere, takes action against Vox Populi Registry Ltd. (Vox Populi) over what some have claimed is a “predatory scheme.” They may want to reconsider. Vox Populi, while the subject of congressional hearings and coming under attack from all sides, is defending itself and the right to create a platform for “legitimate critical commentary.” Will the right ... read more ...
 
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Nouvelles règles d’enregistrement du .SO -   Partager cet article :Il y a tout juste 5 ans, un nouveau registre du .SO s’était constitué avec des ambitions commerciales importantes. L’idée était à l’époque de proposer cette extensions en alternatives au .COM, pour les .SOciétés… C’était tiré par les cheveux, et nous en avions parlé à l’époque. En pratique, la gestion était faite en partenariat entre les autorités somaliennes et un acteur connu des noms de domaine, GMO Registry. Les choses vont évoluer dès ... read more ...
 
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Pirátská zátoka definitivně přichází o švédskou doménu - Pirátská zátoka se po více než deseti letech loučí se švédskou doménou SE. I když se web roky přesouval z jedné TLD domény na druhou, měl v zásobě i svoji domovskou švédskou variantu thepiratebay.se a piratebay.se, která fungovala prakticky vždy. Nyní ale Pirátská zátoka kvůli soudnímu rozhodnutí o domény definitivně přichází a než se tak prakticky stane, začal web s předstihem používat paralelně několik alternativ: Thepiratebay.mn Thepiratebay.gd Thepiratebay.la Thepiratebay.am Thepiratebay.gs Na ... read more ...
 
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Pirátská zátoka definitvně přichází o švédskou doménu - Pirátská zátoka se po více než deseti letech loučí se švédskou doménou SE. I když se web roky přesouval z jedné TLD domény na druhou, měl v zásobě i svoji domovskou švédskou variantu thepiratebay.se a piratebay.se, která fungovala prakticky vždy. Nyní ale Pirátská zátoka kvůli soudnímu rozhodnutí o domény definitivně přichází a než se tak prakticky stane, začal web s předstihem používat paralelně několik alternativ: Thepiratebay.mn Thepiratebay.gd Thepiratebay.la Thepiratebay.am Thepiratebay.gs Na ... read more ...
Wed 20th May 2015
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.SUCKS Fights Back against Critics: Is It Enough to Convince Brand Owners to … - Many brand owners are holding out to see whether the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), or any other government agency in the United States or elsewhere, takes action against Vox Populi Registry Ltd. (Vox Populi) over what some have claimed is a “predatory scheme.” They may want to reconsider. Vox Populi, while the subject of congressional hearings and coming under attack from all sides, is defending itself and the right to create a platform for “legitimate critical commentary.” Will the ... read more ...
 
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Should Barclays Lose the .Barclays Top-Level Domain? - According to Reuters, Barclays has plead guilty to trying to manipulate foreign exchange rates, and has agreed to pay substantial fines, along with other major banks. Barclays is also the operator of the .Barclays new top-level domain name. According to section 4.3(f) of the registry agreement with ICANN, ICANN may, upon notice to Registry Operator, terminate this Agreement if (i) Registry Operator knowingly employs any officer who is convicted of a misdemeanor related to financial activities ... read more ...
 
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The Pirate Bay, corsi e ricorsi dei sequestri - Roma - Thepiratebay.gs, thepiratebay.la, thepiratebay.vg, thepiratebay.am, thepiratebay.mn, thepiratebay.gd: per due domini sequestrati, sei nuove manifestazioni online per la Baia dei Pirati. I nuovi nocchieri, dopo il ritorno in Rete seguito al raid di dicembre 2014, non cambiano rotta: intendono dimostrare che la loro attività è insopprimibile.Ad essere colpito dalle disposizioni della autorità è il dominio svedese di The Pirate Bay, thepiratebay.se, per anni lido di riferimento della Baia ... read more ...
 
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Verisign Upgraded at Zacks (VRSN) - Zacks upgraded shares of Verisign (NASDAQ:VRSN) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report released on Monday morning. Zacks’ analyst wrote, “Internet infrastructure assurance and domain registry services provider VeriSign reported strong first-quarter 2015 results with both earnings and revenues growing year over year. We believe that gTLD prospects, international expansion through IDNs and investments in intellectual properties will boost results over the long ... read more ...
 
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L’ATI devient un bureau d’enregistrement du .com et .net agréé par l … - At-Tounessya Internet (ATI) a obtenu mardi 19 mai l’autorisation de l’ICANN pour la commercialisation des noms de domaines internationaux (TLD) comme le .com, le .org ou le .net. En vertu de cet accord, l’ATI devient, ainsi, un bureau agréé pour vendre ces TLD en Tunisie en dinars tunisien et même partout dans le monde. L’ATI pourra, donc, concurrencer des bureaux d’enregistrement mondialement connus (dont OVH) tout en valorisant le .tn. Autre point positif avec cet accord, ... read more ...
 
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Új domainek élesztik újjá a régi spameket - tud-tech  2015.05.20. | 08:12 Új domainek élesztik újjá a régi spameket 167 0 A most indított új felső szintű domainek a spammerek kedvenceivé váltak, derül ki a Kaspersky elemzéséből. Sokuknak az új domainek kiváló eszközt kínálnak a kéretlen és törvénytelen reklámkampányok megvalósításához. Az újfajta csalásokat az teszi lehetővé, hogy az új felső szintű domainregisztrációs program (gTLD) lehetőséget ad a szervezeteknek, hogy maguk választhassák meg ... read more ...
 
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Új trükkökkel támad a levélszemét - A releváns közösségek és szervezetek számára, 2015 januárjában indított új felső szintű domainek a spammerek kedvenceivé váltak, derül ki a Kaspersky Lab 2015 első negyedéves spam és adathalász elemzéséből. Sokuk számára az új domainek kiváló eszközt kínálnak a kéretlen és törvénytelen reklámkampányok megvalósításához. Spam és adathalász statisztika-A spamek aránya az e-mail forgalomban 2015 első negyedévében 59,2 százalék volt, ami 6 százalékponttal ... read more ...
 
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Toowoomba team rookies set for first taste of tour - FIVE riders will celebrate a special moment at Nobby this morning when they line up in Toowoomba colours to tackle their first National Road Series (NRS) event. The NRS debutantes will be part of the six-rider Team TLD competing for the second time in the FKG Tour of Toowoomba. The Queensland Road Team Series outfit made its home-tour debut in 2014 and has been granted a wild-card entry in to this year's event. Masters rider Trent West is the only team member to have contested an NRS ... read more ...
Tue 19th May 2015
 
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Let there be Theralase’s light, lasers, and anti-cancer compounds - Theralase Technologies Inc. (TSXV: TLT), had not one but two promising announcements last week on May 12th and 14th, regarding their anti-cancer drug, TLD-1433, a photodynamic therapy (PDT). As a result the stock was up from 30c on the 12th to 42c on the 14th, and at 37c on Friday the 15th. Perhaps the lights are now shining on the potential for this company, and light activated drugs to make cancer treatments less harsh, less invasive and quicker. They plan these treatments for people, companion ... read more ...
 
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L’importance des extensions pays (« ccTLDs ») – Analyse et bonnes pratiques -   Partager cet article :A l’heure ou le monde des noms de domaine est dominé par les nouvelles extensions génériques (« newgTLDs »), il ne faudrait pas perdre de vue l’importance stratégique majeure des extensions pays (« ccTLDs »). SafeBrands résume ici les éléments qui rendent leur protection indispensable.Ces noms de domaine font partie du patrimoine de l’entreprise et donc de sa valeur.Le nom de domaine est un signe distinctif, actif immatériel de l’entreprise, permettant ... read more ...
 
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Supermarket giant shuts Walmart.horse website after joke has bolted - The greatest horse-based web domain in history is no more: Walmart.horse has disappeared from the internet following a complaint from the American megastore chain. Registered in late February by Massachusetts-based cartoonist Jeph Jacques, author of webcomic Questionable Content, Walmart.horse was a simple website containing nothing but a picture of a horse superimposed on top of a Walmart store. In early March, Walmart sent Jacques a cease-and-desist letter, arguing that he was infringing on the ... read more ...