Author Archives: DomainHack.er

Sat 11th April 2015
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Shocking percentage of consumers do not trust new top-level domains - Security in the Modern World: The ITProPortal Report free to download now: People don’t feel as safe online following the launch of hundreds of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). According to a poll from NCC Group, 40 per cent of web users reported feeling less secure online since the introduction of the domains which includes the likes of .shop, .bank and .London. Furthermore, 87 per cent said they do not feel very comfortable ... read more ...
Fri 10th April 2015
Written by DomainHack.er in ES and tagged
Los .com cumplen 30 años y siguen en la punta - Los dominios .com continúan siendo los más demandados en el mercado secundario, acaparando el 50% de las peticiones de entre los 200 dominios de primer nivel disponibles en la internetSex.com ha el dominio que mayor precio ha alcanzado, aunque también hay dominios excelentes en español como amistad.com, genericos.com e hispano.com.Sedo, la plataforma de dominios líder en compraventa y parking de dominios, felicita al .com por su trigésimo aniversario, además de desearle lo mejor, desea informar ... read more ...
 
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Maybe Those .Sucks Domains Weren’t A Good Idea After All - It looks like you might not be able to buy that .sucks domain name after all. Two months before websites under the new top-level domain (TLD) were set to go on sale to the general public, the whole idea is being called into question in a serious way. After a huge outcry from businesses, the International Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is investigating whether or not the plan to move forward with the .sucks domains—and charge brands exorbitant fees to secure them—is ... read more ...
 
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New gTLD’s Registrations Top 5 Million; .Science & .Link Break 100K: We Break … - The number of new gTLD domain name registrations have topped 5 Million for the first time, according to ntldstats.com Here are the top 30 most registered new gTLDs: Domain                Total Reg  % of all Reg Now let’s go behind the numbers. .XYZ as we have spoken about numerous times includes about 375,000 free registrations that were stuffed into Network Solutions customer accounts which represented about 43% of its registrations. The next five top-selling registrars for .XYZ ... read more ...
 
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Das suckt doch: Streit über Top-Level-Domain – FAZ - Tupperware, Android und Ford haben eins gemeinsam: Sie haben sich an diesem Freitag bei .sucks registriert. Auf der Homepage nic.sucks laufen ihre und andere Unternehmensnamen in einer Liste ein, so dass jeder sehen kann, wer sich für eine Registrierung entschieden hat. ... read more ...
 
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We Need a Focused, Cooperative Strategy for Marketing New gTLDs - This essay discusses recent findings on the difficulty of overcoming decision bias, and it argues that this factor, when combined with a diverse and fragmented demand for new gTLDs, makes a focused marketing strategy crucial to the success of the program. In addition, success requires cooperation among registries and resellers when it comes to sales and marketing. Impulse buying aside, a product's sales are driven by the product's utility, which is why some professionals believe that the main ... read more ...
 
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ICANN responds to IPC concerns, refers ‘.sucks’ to the FTC - Trevor Little Almost two weeks after the IP Constituency (IPC) formally voiced its concern over pricing policies in the ‘.sucks’ top-level domain, ICANN has swung into action, referring the IPC’s allegations to both the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and, because Vox Populi is a Canadian enterprise, Canada's Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA). World ... read more ...
 
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Los .com cumplen 30 años y siguen como líderes en Sedo - Sedo, la plataforma de dominios líder en compraventa y parking de dominios, informó que al llegar a su trigésimo aniversario, los dominios .com continúan siendo líderes del reino de los TLDs. Al punto que de los 18 millones de dominios que la firma tiene a la venta, la mitad son de ese tipo. La compañía destacó su fortaleza aún después de la aparición de una nueva colección de extensiones en el mercado.  "Nuestra experiencia de mercado en los últimos 15 años ... read more ...
Thu 9th April 2015
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New Study Says "Consumers Feel Uncomfortable with the ‘New Internet’ and … - With hundreds of new generic top-level domains (gTLD) arriving on the Internet – like .shop, .bank and .london – research has revealed that 87 percent of consumers do not feel very comfortable ... read more ...
 
 
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Theralase closer to clinical testing of non-invasive cancer treatment - Thu 3:16 pm by Alessandro Bruno Tthe combination of light and PDC is much less invasive than other cancer treatments; in fact, the penetration of the light source via optic fiber is the only invasive procedure involved. Toronto-based Theralase Technologies (CVE:TLT) is closer to bringing its anti-cancer Photo Dynamic Compound (PDC), TLD-1433, to the pre-commercial production stage, having successfully released ... read more ...
 
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UK users still don’t trust fancy new Internet top-level domains, study finds - Eighteen months into the new era of generic top-level domains (gTLDs) such as .london, .shop and .bank barely one in ten British and US consumers feels comfortable visiting websites using them, according to a large survey by security firm NCC Group. The survey of 10,000 consumers (5,000 from each country) found that 87 percent said that they didn’t feel comfortable visiting new domains, presumably an issue connected to unfamiliarity. Roughly half claimed that their insecurity would be helped by ... read more ...
 
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Suckstobeyou.com - Trademark owners will be thrilled to know that for a short time (until June 1) they have a priority right to register their brands with the generic top-level domain (gTLD) “.sucks.” Top level domains are the suffixes added to a domain name/address.  Generic gTLDs  were intended to be available for general registration by any person or organization within a particular group (“restricted”) and included the very well-known gTLDs “.com,” “.org,” “.net,” etc.  As the qualification ... read more ...
 
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New gTLDs and Universal Acceptance - Universal Acceptance is the topic of the moment, explained in one simple sentence: in the new gTLD world, it means that various groups (the DNS, ICANN and a few others) are working hard to make new domain names better accepted by the existing technical Internet infrastructure. A video extracted from the "ICANN 52" meeting explains it in 50 slides but I suggest a pause on slide 17, because it shows where the issues are and what remains to be fixed to give the ultimate answer to that question: ... read more ...
 
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87% of consumers uncomfortable with ‘new internet’ - 09/04/2015 By Daniel Hunter With hundreds of new generic top-level domains (gTLD) arriving on the internet — like .shop, .bank and .london — research has revealed that 87% of consumers do not feel very comfortable visiting them.The New Internet Study by global information assurance firm NCC Group questioned 10,000 consumers across the US and UK regarding their attitudes to these new gTLDs.With more domains going live, 40% of web users also reported ... read more ...
 
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Study of 10K People: 49% of Consumers Are Uncomfortable With Vising A Site … - Global information assurance firm, NCC Group released the results of The New Internet Study, today of 10,000 people. NCC Group questioned 10,000 consumers across the US and UK regarding their attitudes to these new gTLDs. 49% of respondents said they felt uncomfortable visiting a web site using a new gTLD domain. 42% of web users reported feeling less secure online since their introduction while 35% feel just as secure. Other finding from the study: · 45% of those we surveyed said they would feel ... read more ...
 
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The IP-Savvy Star Who Doesn’t Do Porn - Terms Conditions and Privacy Statement Mondaq.com (the Website) is owned and managed by Mondaq Ltd and as a user you are granted a non-exclusive, revocable license to access the Website under its terms and conditions of use. Your use of the Website constitutes your agreement to the following terms and conditions of use. Mondaq Ltd may terminate your use of the Website if you are in breach of these terms and conditions or if Mondaq Ltd decides to terminate your license of use for whatever reason. Use ... read more ...
Wed 8th April 2015
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Revised Top Level Domain Law in Sweden? - On March 31, Swedish regulatory overview office, Post and Telecom Authority (Post- och telestyrelsen, PTS), published a 54 pages report on revision of the Swedish Top-Level Domain (TLD) law for internet. The report contains proposals for revision of policy and Swedish law regulating top level domains. This is not a surprise. The issue has been simmering for ten years, at least. However, with increasing dependency of information society, public regulators are increasingly inclined to revise ... read more ...
 
 
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FastCompany Covers The New gTLD’s: Highlights Coffee.Club - Fast Company just gave some love to the new gTLD program with a using Coffee.club as one of the success stories “Instead of having only a few meaningless TLDs like .com, .net, .biz, and country codes like .ly, the organization agreed to usher in a more freeform system: Why not have more specific options like .dentist and .nyc? The proliferation of new domains opens up a world of new branding opportunities for companies. For a dentist who has long lived on page five of Google’s search results ... read more ...
 
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What Taylor Swift Can Teach Your Company About Protecting Its Brand Online - Your company could probably learn a thing or two from Taylor Swift. Earlier this month, the ever business-savvy pop star unwittingly generated a ton of click bait for publishers by doing something smart: She registered her name under the new adult-themed top-level domains .porn and .adult. It's a wise move for any brand, but these salacious-sounding TLDs are just the beginning: The number of available website domain names is about to explode. This coming influx of domains will undoubtedly ... read more ...
 
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Video : SX US, le team KTM/TLD à l’entraînement - motocross Actuaschampionnat us de supercrossLes boys du team KTM/Troy Lee Design sont prêts à en découdre à Houston ! © ODV Jessy Nelson et Shane McElrath, du team KTM/Troy Lee Designs sont en pleine préparation pour la reprise des hostilités sur la côte Ouest à Houston, samedi prochain. Les deux riders ont partagé le terrain d'entraînement de Corona, ... read more ...
 
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Video : le team KTM/TLD - Les boys du team KTM/Troy Lee Design sont prêts à en découdre à Houston ! © ODV Jessy Nelson et Shane McElrath, du team KTM/Troy Lee Designs sont en pleine préparation pour la reprise des hostilités sur la côte Ouest à Houston, samedi prochain. Les deux riders ont partagé le terrain d'entraînement de Corona, en Californie, avec Justin Hill, lui aussi très en forme sur sa KTM 250 Factory RedBull... ... read more ...
Tue 7th April 2015
 
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What to Know About an ICANN Compliance Audit, and How to Handle One if … - Now that new gTLD registries have been operating for more than a year, a few registries have already experienced going through an audit and a few more are now receiving notifications that they are next in line. For all, the process of going through an ICANN audit is a first. Once you receive the Request for Information (RFI), you will have 15 days to respond, or seek an extension of time. Extensions may be available on a case by case basis. Origins ICANN's ability to request an audit comes ... read more ...