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Thu 28th August 2014
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.भारत (.Bharat) top-level domain launched - New Delhi: India, with its existing 243 million Internet users, has now got its own .भारत (.Bharat) country code top-level domain (ccTLD) name. The launch of the .भारत ccTLD will help bridge the digital divide and accelerate e-governance. This was announced by the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI). रजिस्ट्री.भारत is one of the first such domains.NIXI has been spearheading the goal of multilingual Internet and to this end NIXI has ... read more ...
 
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Dot Bharat domain name: What took it three years to go public? - by Peter Griffin   For the absolute beginner, some background first. Please note that these are simplified, and in some cases, simplistic explanations, meant to give you an overview, not a deep technical understanding.   Every computer connected to the Internet—in fact every device connected to the Internet, including your smartphone, or your smart refrigerator—has a unique address, an IP or Internet Protocol address. This is a number, something like this: 1234.5.67.890 ... read more ...
 
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"Digital Red Ribbon" Launches dotHIV Creates the First Domain Ending with a … - "Digital Red Ribbon" Launches dotHIV Creates the First Domain Ending with a Social Purpose PRWEB.COM Newswire PRWEB.COM NewswireNew York, NY; Berlin, Germany (PRWEB) August 28, 2014 Contact: Cathy Renna, cathy(at)targetcue(dot)com, 917-757-6123 "Digital Red Ribbon launch dotHIV creates the first domain ending with a social purpose. Every click will help raise funds to support AIDs related projects across the globe. dotHIV, the new initiative that combines digital innovation ... read more ...
 
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.Bharat domain name: Why did it take three years to be made public? - by Peter Griffin   For the absolute beginner, some background first. Please note that these are simplified, and in some cases, simplistic explanations, meant to give you an overview, not a deep technical understanding.   Every computer connected to the Internet—in fact every device connected to the Internet, including your smartphone, or your smart refrigerator—has a unique address, an IP or Internet Protocol address. This is a number, something like this: 1234.5.67.890 ... read more ...
 
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India’s new .bharat domain name: What took it three years to go public? - by Peter Griffin   For the absolute beginner, some background first. Please note that these are simplified, and in some cases, simplistic explanations, meant to give you an overview, not a deep technical understanding.   Every computer connected to the Internet—in fact every device connected to the Internet, including your smartphone, or your smart refrigerator—has a unique address, an IP or Internet Protocol address. This is a number, something like this: 1234.5.67.890 ... read more ...
 
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India’s new Dot Bharat domain name: What took it three years to go public? - by Peter Griffin   For the absolute beginner, some background first. Please note that these are simplified, and in some cases, simplistic explanations, meant to give you an overview, not a deep technical understanding.   Every computer connected to the Internet—in fact every device connected to the Internet, including your smartphone, or your smart refrigerator—has a unique address, an IP or Internet Protocol address. This is a number, something like this: 1234.5.67.890 ... read more ...
 
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Dot Bharat domain name: Why did it take three years to be made public? - by Peter Griffin   For the absolute beginner, some background first. Please note that these are simplified, and in some cases, simplistic explanations, meant to give you an overview, not a deep technical understanding.   Every computer connected to the Internet—in fact every device connected to the Internet, including your smartphone, or your smart refrigerator—has a unique address, an IP or Internet Protocol address. This is a number, something like this: 1234.5.67.890 ... read more ...
Wed 27th August 2014
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El boom de los dominios .tv - Si bien un nombre de dominio no es por sí mismo una marca, sí puede estar asociado a ella. Además, un nombre de dominio es una parte importante para cualquier entidad o persona con presencia en Internet, ya que forma parte de su identidad virtual. Así, existió una época en la los dominios con terminación .com tuvieron una inusitada demanda. En la actualidad, los dominios de nivel superior (Top Level Domain, TLD) tanto genéricos –gTLD– como de código de país –ccTLD– han facilitado ... read more ...
 
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Rio de Janeiro erhält zum 450. Geburtstag eigene Internet-Domain - Rio de Janeiro ist die erste Stadt Südamerikas, die eine eigene Domain haben wird. Damit gibt es künftig neben den bekannten Domainendungen .org oder .com nun auch auch .rio. Ans Netz gehen sollen die neuen Adressen im Januar 2015, rechtzeitig zum 450. Geburtstag der berühmten Stadt unter dem Zuckerhut. Nur wenige Städte haben bisher das Privileg, ihren Namen bei als Top-Level-Domain (TLD) nutzen zu können. Zu ihnen gehören momentan London, ... read more ...
 
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AIDS-Hilfe startet magazin.hiv - Die Domain-Endung .hiv wurde gestern in Betrieb genommen und wird von dem gemeinnützigen Verein dotHIV zugunsten von HIV-Projekten vertrieben. Eines der ersten Angebote unter dieser TopLevel-Domain (TLD) präsentiert die Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe: unter der Adresse magazin.hiv ist das neue Online-Magazin der Deutschen AIDS-Hilfe erreichbar. "Wir berichten journalistisch und fachlich fundiert, erzählen die Geschichten hinter News und Studien. Noch mehr Raum erhalten in Zukunft die gut verständliche Aufbereitung ... read more ...
 
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Google Domains shines by being easy to use and privacy focused - In June 2014, Google quietly rolled out a private, invitation-only beta of Google Domains, the company's new venture into becoming a domain registrar, in direct competition with GoDaddy, Moniker, and others. I received an invite to the closed beta, which I accepted. Here's my review of Google Domains.An example transferTransferring a domain to Google Domains is a straightforward process. The user control panel is fast and responsive, and strikes a good balance between offering features and visual ... read more ...
 
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Internet: Top-Level-Domain .hamburg geht an den Start - Hamburg ist die zweite deutsche Stadt, die eine eigene Top-Level-Domain bekommen hat. Den Auftakt machte die Hauptstadt Berlin. Oliver Süme, Geschäftsführer der Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH, betont den regionalen Wert der neuen Endung .hamburg. Unternehmen könnten so ihren Bezug zur Heimat symbolisieren.Auch für Privatpersonen sei .hamburg interessant. Immerhin könnten sie so zeigen, dass sie Hamburger sind, argumentiert Süme. Laut Süme gibt es aktuell rund 80.000 Vorbestellungen für ... read more ...
 
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LANDRUSH OPENS FOR .WEBSITE, .PRESS AND .HOST - Radix announces an affordable, risk free Landrush offering high quality names in its 3 extensions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, August 26, 2014 - Radix concluded sunrise for the first batch of its extensions - .website, .press and .host last week. .website alone saw more than 600 orders, making it one of the biggest new gTLD sunrises to date. These TLDs enter Landrush today Radix plans to take these a notch above with Landrush 2.0. - an affordable, risk free landrush that ... read more ...
 
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Moin Moin, .hamburg: Zweite deutsche Städte-TLD ist online - Der Betreiber setzt auf einen starken Lokalpatriotismus in der Hansestadt. Anders als bei der Hauptstadt-Endung .berlin hat die lokale Verwaltung die Top-Level-Domain von Anfang an unterstützt. Mit .hamburg ist nach .berlin die zweite deutsche Städte-TLD online. Seit 11 Uhr am heutigen Mittwoch kann sich jeder eine Web-Adresse unter der neuen TLD sichern. Einzige Bedingung ist, dass mindestens eine Person in den Whois-Angaben der Domain seinen Sitz in der Metropolregion ... read more ...
 
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DDB Mudra West wins Infibeam’s dot-triple-O project - <!-- --> Tweet <!-- --> The agency won the account after a multi-agency pitch. The account will be handled by DDB Mudra's Ahmedabad office. DDB Mudra West has bagged the creative mandate of dot-triple-O (.OOO), a project by Infibeam. The agency won the account after a multi-agency pitch. The account will be handled by DDB Mudra's Ahmedabad office. .OOO is one of the first Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) extensions ... read more ...
Tue 26th August 2014
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Radix Retools Landrush Process for Their New gTLDs With New No Risk Low … - With hundreds of new gTLDs hitting the market this year, some registry operators are re-thinking the roll-out process in an effort to set themselves apart in a huge field of competitors. The Dubai ... read more ...
 
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.Black is Live Today But like The other New gTLD Colors, its on the Wrong Side … - Today is the first day general availability for Afilias’ latest gTLD: .BLACK Its the fourth in a string of colored new gTLD domain names all operated by Afilias (.Red, .Blue, Pink) For us the issue for .Black, like the other colors, is Black is a term that used in normal language and commerce on the left of the term, not on the right. So its Black Cars, Black Card, Black Dress, Black Limo, Black Diamonds, Jet Black, Blackboard. Even the press release makes our point: “You know, when someone says ... read more ...
 
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Hefty Prices for .Attorney and .Lawyer Domains -

Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

Filed Under: Internet Law , Domain Names , Intellectual Property , Trademarks

Via: corpcounsel.com

 
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Landrush Opens for .Website, .Press and .Host - Radix concluded sunrise for the first batch of its extensions — .website, .press and .host last week. .website alone saw more than 600 orders, making it one of the biggest new gTLD sunrises to date. These TLDs enter Landrush today Radix plans to take these a notch above with Landrush 2.0. — an affordable, risk free landrush that offers high-quality names. Landrush 2.0 aims to reduce the price gap between landrush and general availability, with an eye towards increasing participation ... read more ...
 
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DDB Mudra West wins dot-triple-O - Industry Events The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards Photo Features New stills from ‘Mary Kom’ revealed! Industry Events Party Page: Screening of the Hollywood Film The... Industry Events Bollywood lights up Star Sports Pro-Kabaddi League ... read more ...
 
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Meet .BLACK: the first top level domain that represents elegance, authority, and … – Virtual - Global registry services provider Afilias today announced the general availability of its newest generic top level domain (gTLD): .BLACK. When someone says “black tie” or “little black dress,” adjectives like “simple,” “elegant,” and “chic” are implied. It’s the same for the .BLACK domain. A website or email address that ends in .BLACK easily identifies premier products and high-tier, exclusive services; ... read more ...
 
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.Website Gets Over 630 Sunrise Domain Registration; 2nd Highest Of Any New … - .Website may well be the next big new gTLD success story. According to Radix the registry the operates the .Website extension there were 634 domain names registered during the Sunrise period which is opened to trademark holders. With the 634 Sunrise domain registrations.Website has the second highest number of Sunrise applications of all new gTLD’s to date A lot of the big brands grabbed domain names in .Website including Amazon, Apple, BWM, Chanel, Chopard, Dropbox, Escada, Facebook, Fox, Google, ... read more ...
 
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Should You Switch Your Company’s URL to a New Domain Extension? - Q: Should I switch my company's URL to one of the new domain extensions? A: You're referring to the recent decision by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to open up more than 1,000 generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) to domains outside of the .com, .net and .biz variety. Now, new gTLDs--.florist, .gallery, .repair, .homes, .technology and more--are just as easy to register as .com. This means a small business such as Sunrise Coffee in Las Vegas could switch from its current ... read more ...
 
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Domain name dispute resolution: a battle of trademarks vs. domain names - The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center’s domain name dispute resolution services for generic top-level domains (‘gTLD’) and some country code top level domains (‘ccTLD’) resolves disputes concerning domain names through the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (‘UDRP Policy’) issued in 1999. This policy has been adopted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which has the role of managing ... read more ...
 
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Top Level Domain .hiv: die Rote Schleife im Internet - Die gemeinnützige Internet-Endung .hiv will den globalen Kampf gegen Aids unterstützen. Die "digitale rote Schleife" mit Sitz in Berlin wird nun für die Allgemeinheit freigeschaltet. Mit der Top-Level-Domain (TLD) .hiv sollen Gelder für HIV-Projekte gesammelt und das Thema so auf neue Weise in das Bewusstsein möglichst vieler Menschen gebracht werden. Damit sei die TLD eine Art Rote Schleife im Netz, meint die Projekt-Leiterin Carolin Silbernagl. Sie wird im ... read more ...