Author Archives: DomainHack.er

Mon 3rd November 2014
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IPv6 web starts to look like the internet we know - Linux and AIX Bare-Metal Recovery Webinar Hurricane Electric's daily report on IPv6 adoption isn't the kind of thing you'd report on too often, but Vulture South sometimes takes a look in case the internet suddenly woke up and decided to ramp up its deployment of the addressing scheme.Germany is the largest national IPv6 top-level domain (TLD) with 13,155,766 domains, with Canada far behind at 1,420,247, and nearly 96 per cent of TLDs have IPv6 nameservers somewhere. ... read more ...
Fri 31st October 2014
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Release of new gTLDs uncorks a wave of criticism - The recent release of a number of new generic top level domain (gTLDs) names by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) including .vin and .wine has been met with strong opposition from wine industry producers, associations and various member states around the world. The major concern with the release of .vin and .wine gTLDs, which are available on first in first served basis, is the potential for unrelated parties to deliberately misrepresent their association ... read more ...
 
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Startup.club Launches to Help Entrepreneurs Get Access to Great .CLUB … -     The .Club registry announced today the Startup.club which is designed to Help Entrepreneurs Get Access to Great .CLUB Premium Domain Names with the purchase price financed up to over 10 years with no interest. The Startup.Club will be rolled out today  T.R.A.F.F.I.C. East Conference in Miami. The new program for entrepreneurs which includes a payment plan for premium .CLUB domain names valued at more than $20,000 each, allows qualified businesses to spread payments over 10 years, interest ... read more ...
 
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Research suggests consumers are ready to embrace new gTLDs - Trevor Little A global survey of internet users, conducted on behalf of the Domain Name Association (DNA), has revealed a receptiveness to the addition of new domain name extensions – findings that have a number of trademark takeaways. The survey, conducted by Research Now, polled self-identified internet users in seven countries (Australia, China, ... read more ...
Thu 30th October 2014
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CentralNic "living for the city" in new joint venture - No investment advice The Company is a publisher. You understand and agree that no content published on the Site constitutes a recommendation that any particular security, portfolio of securities, transaction, or investment strategy is suitable or advisable for any specific person. You further understand that none of the information providers or their affiliates will advise you personally concerning the nature, potential, advisability, value or suitability of any particular security, portfolio ... read more ...
 
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A New Online Weapon for Trademark Owners -

Brian C. Roche and Gerald C. Pia Jr. are partners during Roche Pia in Shelton, a cyberlaw organisation representing clients in Internet piracy, domain name disputes, mechanism crimes, trade secrets and noncompetes, egghead property, Internet business consulting, party law and litigation.

Via: ctlawtribune.com

 
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October 28: updated status of sunrise periods and trademark claims notification … - As we previously reported to you (click here to view April 29, 2013 TLD article), the internet is expanding to include hundreds of new top-level-domains (TLDs) (examples of TLDs as we know them today include .com, .net. and .org – i.e., the term that is to the right of the "dot"). While the only certainty at that time was that the launch was inevitable, like it or not, it's finally here (click here to view January 9, 2014 Sunrise article). Frost Brown Todd will be sending out ... read more ...
 
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.saarland – die Top Level Domain für das kleinste Flächenland - Als vorletztes Bundesland hat nun auch das kleine Saarland seine eigene Top Level Domain bekommen. Auch das Saarland mit etwa 1 Millionen Einwohnern bekommt eine eigene Top Level Domain. Als vorletzte deutsche Geo-Endung startet am Donnerstag .saarland. An der dotSaarland Gmbh, die die TLD betreibt, ist mehrheitlich das im Saarland ansässige Unternehmen Key Systems beteiligt. Der Domain-Spezialist hält 60 Prozent der Anteile, 20 Prozent die Key Systems-Mutterfirma is inter-services ... read more ...
 
 
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New gTLD’s Top 3 Million Domain Names As .Realtor Moves Into #5 With 78K … - New gTLD domain name registrations passed the 3 million mark today. According to ntldstats.com, the total number of new gTLD domain name registrations sits at 3,026,376. The good news is that in less than 8 months new gTLD registrations went from zero to over 3 Millihttps://www.thedomains.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=60681action=editmessage=9on and are growing daily. The bad news is there are a lot of caveats to the numbers. Free domains are at the forefront of what some would call inflated new gTLD ... read more ...
 
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Länderspezifische und generische Domainendungen im Vergleich - (PresseBox) (Bonn, 30.10.2014) In letzter Zeit sind die neuen Domainendungen in aller Munde, wöchentlich berichten wir über aktuellen Neuigkeiten oder interessante nTLD-Konzepte. Auch Statistiken über die bekanntesten und beliebtesten neuen Endungen sind ein beliebtes Thema im Blog. Doch wie steht es eigentlich um die länderspezifischen (ccTLDs) und ursprünglichen generischen Top-Level-Domains (gTLDs)? ccTLDs - stetiges ... read more ...
Wed 29th October 2014
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The New TLD Registry Example to Follow - With lessons learnt from the first Round, what does a new applicant need to know to prepare for the coming Round? Which example should he follow to increase his chances of success? I have had the chance to read about new domain names sales figure expectations, prior to the launching of Round one of the ICANN new gTLD program. Comments that I read and feed-backs that I have today are: "our expectations are the one we wrote on the paper and we are happy with them". Well… not only I can tell ... read more ...
 
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Find a Domain Buyer via Google ccTLD - I like to do my own research to find prospective buyers for some of my domain names, and I thought of a way that might be useful to find new leads. Typically, I use Google.com to search for companies that use the keywords of the domain name I am selling. I thought perhaps using a ccTLD where Google operates could bring additional prospective buyer leads. Google operates many localized search engines using its ccTLD domain names. Google.co.uk, Google.com.do, Google.ca, and Google.ie are all ... read more ...
 
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Nouveaux noms de domaine (TLD) : impact référencement - Par Olivier Duffez, Mercredi 29 octobre 2014 Maintenant que de nombreuses nouvelles extensions de noms de domaine sont disponibles, faut-il les acheter et surtout, sont-elles un atout pour le référencement naturel ? Depuis 2014 environ, de nombreuses nouvelles extensions sont disponibles pour acheter vos noms de domaine. Par exemple, vous pouvez être tenté par un nom de domaine en .paris pour un site en rapport avec la ville de Paris ou un .clothing pour un site de vente de vêtements. Google ... read more ...
 
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Braucht die Welt die neuen Domainendungen? - Die Meinungen über die neuen Domainendungen und ihre Sinnhaftigkeit gehen weit auseinander. Dabei ist es wichtig, dass man den Hintergrund der Menschen, die man befragt, im Auge behält. Ein Angehöriger der Domain-Branche wird selbstverständlich eine andere Meinung zu dem Thema vertreten als Andere. Nein! "Das Netz ist groß genug für manchen Unfug" Gerade in den großen deutschen Printmedien häuft sich die Meinung, dass es bei den nTLDs nicht um die Interessen der Nutzer oder der Internet-Branche ... read more ...
Tue 28th October 2014
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ICANN Los Angeles Recap Webinar - With more than 400 new gTLD registries now delegated and over 2.6 million new gTLD registrations, a changing Internet governance landscape, and requirements for enhancing ICANN accountability resulting from the IANA transition, assessing the impact on your business is vital. Join Domain Management and gTLD Experts, Elisa Cooper and Matt Serlin of MarkMonitor for guidance on navigating this complex environment. When: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET Key Takeaways: The ... read more ...
 
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TLD Appoints its First China GM & Open Its HQ In “China’s Silicon Valley” -                     TLD Registry Ltd, who operates two of the most successful new gTLD’s, had two big announcements  today. They announced their first ever China GM and the opening of their office in the “China’s Silicon Valley” TLD announced the appointment of the company’s first ever China General Manager. Mr. Jin Wang has joined the TLD Registry team, contributing a wealth of knowledge and expertise of the internet and domain name industries in China. “Our eight month ... read more ...
 
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TLD Registry Appoints First China General Manager, Mr Jin Wang - Mr. Jin Wang appointed as TLD Registry's China General ManagerTLD Registry Ltd, the world's leading Internationalized Domain Name "New gTLD" registry, today announced the appointment of the company's first ever China General Manager. Mr. Jin Wang has joined the TLD Registry team, contributing a wealth of knowledge and expertise of the internet and domain name industries in China. "Our eight month search for the perfect China GM has been resolved with the best possible outcome," said Arto ... read more ...
 
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TLD Registry Opens China Headquarters in "China’s Silicon Valley" - TLD Registry opens China headquarters in "China's Silicon Valley" – A gallery of photographs from the ceremony and festivities can be seen here.On the afternoon of Friday 24th October, the world leader in Chinese domain names, TLD Registry opened its new China headquarters in Beijing's Zhongguancun, also known as "China's Silicon Valley". Home to an overwhelming majority of domestic and international tech and internet industry leaders, Zhongguancun is a thriving high tech district and ... read more ...
 
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Verisign Makes a Come Back Riding On The .com Brand Value And Effective … - VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN), the forerunner in the Domain Name market with a 47% share, posted robust third quarter results, showing signs of recovery from the slack performance of the first half of 2014. VeriSign is the authoritative registry service provider for all .com and .net gTLDs (Generic Top-Level Domains), as well as the sole registry service provider for gTLDs like .cc, .tv, .gov, .jobs, .edu and .name. It reported revenues of $255 million with 4.7% year-on-year revenue growth. ... read more ...
 
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New domain names – are you protecting your brand from cybersquatters … - Until recently, only a limited number of generic top-level domains (gTLDs) have been available, among them .com, .biz and .info, but in recent months the gTLD universe has vastly expanded.  Over the past year, ICANN has approved more than 400 new top-level domain names – among them, .RESTAURANT and .PIZZA – for registration. Instead of ending its web address with a brand or company name followed by .COM, an organization can select a gTLD that reflects the nature of its business. ... read more ...
 
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Air France évalue les avantages du tracteur d’avion Taxibot d’IAI et … - 
Air France AIR FRANCE Le groupe Air France a transporté 77,45 millions de passagers en 2012 (+1,8% / 2011) avec un coefficient de remplissage de 83,1% (+1,2% / 2011). a annoncé avoir signé un protocole d’accord portant sur l’évaluation du nouveau système Taxibot, développé par Israël Aerospace Industries (IAI) et le Groupe TLD. Véhicule semi-robotique sous la conduite d’un pilote, développé par IAI et fabriqué par TLD, le Taxibot est conçu pour le tractage des avions de la ... read more ...
Mon 27th October 2014
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Afnic Reporting About Impact of New TLDs on Traditional TLDs - The October 2014 edition of the Afnic Industry Report on Domain Names is out with focus on the impact of the hundreds of new TLDs on "traditional" players. The October 2014 issue shows that gTLDs (.com, .biz., etc.) are impacted by the massive influx of new TLDs on the market whereas ccTLDs (.fr, .re, ...) are better resisting the newcomers. Contributions to the combined monthly net balance in 2014Source: Afnic The histogram above highlights the fact that the contribution of ccTLDs, ... read more ...
 
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.Biz Domain Name Registrations Fall Under 2.5 Million -                       The number of domain names registered under the Top Level Domain of .Biz has fallen under 2.5 Million. The extension owned and operated by Neustar (NSR) seems to have been effected by the new gTLD’s. As you can see from the chart .Biz was slowing growing until early this year when the new gTLD’s started to launch and now is moving the downward direction:       .XYZ has topped 650,000 registrations. .Berlin in the last week past the TLD’s .Tel and .Name ... read more ...
 
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CentralNic Group wins hotly contested top level domain battle - No investment advice The Company is a publisher. You understand and agree that no content published on the Site constitutes a recommendation that any particular security, portfolio of securities, transaction, or investment strategy is suitable or advisable for any specific person. You further understand that none of the information providers or their affiliates will advise you personally concerning the nature, potential, advisability, value or suitability of any particular security, portfolio ... read more ...