Category Archives: EN

Sun 10th January 2016
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
The ICA Is Having a Coming Out Party At Namescon; Come Join US -

Michael Berkens, Esq. is a owner and Editor-in-Chief of TheDomains.com. Michael is also a co-founder of Worldwide Media Inc. that sole around 70K domain to Godaddy.com in Dec 2015 and now owns around 5K domain names . Michael is also a Director of RightoftheDot.com that is a consultant in a new gTLD space and a attorney of super reward domains. Michael was also one of a 5 Judges comparison for a a Verisign 30th Anniversary .Com competition this year.

Via: thedomains.com

Sat 9th January 2016
Fri 8th January 2016
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Another unfortunate Whois information service - Internet marketer selling access to whois data. Many people are selling cheap access to whois information culled from recently registered domain names. Now an internet marketer is getting into the act. A new service called FreshDomainLeads.com promises members daily sales leads in the form of whois records of newly registered domain names. A video for the service says it provides ‘legal access’ to the bulk information and that ‘domain name registration info is public by law’. I think they’re ... read more ...
 
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Now anyone can be a ‘.pro’ -

The ‘.pro’ general top-level domain (gTLD), creatively marketed in 2002 for only a handful of professions in a few name countries and latterly limited to approved professionals in any margin worldwide, was non-stop adult to all registrants on Nov 16 2015. This pierce follows a merger of a ‘.pro’ registry by Afilias in 2012 and a successive expostulate to raise…

Via: worldtrademarkreview.com

Thu 7th January 2016
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Here is How To Bid in The Live Namescon/ RightoftheDot.com Auction - I understand this might be a little confusing but I’m trying to lay out how you can bid on the  domain names in the RightoftheDot.com auction at Namescon, while the live domain name auction underway on Monday January 11th starting at 2PM PST So there are over 400 domain names in the auction, but only 125 or so will make the cut for the live auction on January 11, 2016 stating at 2:00 PM PST at NamesCon at the New Tropicana Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, NV. There is almost $7 Million dollars in pre-bids ... read more ...
 
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Generic Top Level Domain Insights for Q4 2015 - 2015 has been a busy year for the new gTLD industry and 2016 will undoubtedly, be another interesting year. Anticipation of the General Availability for some of the highly contentious TLDs, the development of existing generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) in terms of registrations, and business proposition with the majority of the first round of applicants reaching delegation by the end of the year. While 2015 had over 7 million new gTLD domain registrations, the top 25 Top Level Domains accounted ... read more ...
 
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Applied Physician Leadership Academy Launched - Reading Health System (RHS) has announced a strategic partnership with The Leadership Development Group (TLD Group) to offer TLD Group's Applied Physician Leadership Academy (APLA), a customized leadership development program designed to engage and develop physician leaders to be positioned for success as the industry moves from volume to value-based care delivery.  This multi-year program will kick off in February 2016 with RHS's department chairs, section chiefs, and physician leaders ... read more ...
 
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ICM Releases 2 Character Domains In .XXX - ICM Registry, the registry operator for .XXX, .PORN, .ADULT and .SEX, announces the launch of 2 character domains in .XXX. The press release also came with a bold statement: “””In dollar amounts, we have likely sold more in premium names than any registry launched in recent times.””” ICM is also claiming “a growing interest from the Chinese market and a general increase in awareness of all our TLDs leave the outlook for brands, adult companies, and domain investors very strong in 2016.” ICM ... read more ...
 
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Uniregistry app hits a round out of a park - Uniregistry app is slick, simple, and comes with an Easter egg. Domain management screen on Uniregistry app.Uniregistry released an iPhone app for its registrar service today. Now, those that have read this blog for a long time know that I’m not a fanboy. I don’t fall in love with a particular company or its products, and I write about the good and the bad. But damn, this is a great app. So simple. So beautiful. It took just moments to get familiar with the app and how you can use it to manage ... read more ...
 
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.Ski Registry Removes All Reserves From The ROTD/Namescon Auction - The .Ski registry, which has some great one letter domain names like i.ski an e.ski and some natural hacks like water.ski and jet.ski has removed all reserve prices from the domain names being auctioned in the RightoftheDot.com domain auction being held at Namescon. All the domain names are now available for bidding in auction at No Reserve. Many of these domain names already have bids at Namejet.com in pre-bidding. Therefore the high bids have now become the winning bid. The live Namescon auction ... read more ...
 
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.XXX releasing dual impression domain names - 2 letter domains have sold for up to $100,000 in other ICM Registry Extensions. ICM Registry, the company behind the .xxx top level domain name extension, is releasing two character second level domain names. The names are now available at select registrars for a higher recurring annual fee. Prices start at about $3,000 per year retail. Two character domain names have proven very popular in ICM Registry’s other domain names, .sex, .adult and .porn. About half of the 500 premium domain names the ... read more ...
 
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Lance Wolak takes CMO purpose with .Buzz registry - Wolak will help drive .Buzz. Lance Wolak, founder of consulting firm ExcelStrategy and former vice president at Public Interest Registry, is taking a role with .Buzz registry dotStrategy. As Chief Marketing Officer, Wolak will help build new markets for .buzz as well as new products and services. dotStrategy founder Bill Doshier explained: Lance’s extensive marketing and strategy experience will be a valuable added asset to dotStrategy and the .buzz brand moving forward. Lance is an innovator ... read more ...
 
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WEBINAR: WHOIS Accuracy Reporting System Phase 2 Report – ag-IP - Home / WEBINAR: WHOIS Accuracy Reporting System Phase 2 Report / LOS ANGELES - ICANN published the WHOIS Accuracy Reporting System (ARS) Phase 2 report on 23 December 2015. This webinar, scheduled for 12 January 2016, will focus on the findings of the report and its implications for the community. Participants will learn about the results of the Phase 2 study, which acts as a follow-on to the Phase 1 report [PDF, 1.4 MB] published ... read more ...
 
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NamesCon 2016 Sponsor Spotlight on Radix - Final preparations are being made for NamesCon 2016! The agenda is all set, and upwards of 1,200 people are expected to attend this event. This should be the largest NamesCon yet! Today’s sponsor spotlight interview is with Karn Jajoo, Global Communications Manager at Radix. In the interview, Karn discusses how Radix was started, how the company is working to achieve its milestones, and some thoughts on the domain industry and new gTLD extensions. If you have any questions about Radix, ... read more ...
Wed 6th January 2016
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Norwegian Paper Covers BY.com In Namescon Auction: Now Has $602K Pre-bid - Verdens Gang whose website is VG.no  a Norwegian tabloid newspaper and was the second largest newspaper in Norway just published a story about By.com which is in the RightoftheDot.com auction at Namescon.  By.com, as of publication of this postm has a high bid in pre-bidding on Namejet.com of $602,000 The original story that was written in  Norwegian is here. The Google translated version of the story into English is here. Its a very interesting story about the owner of the domain IT entrepreneur ... read more ...
 
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How .MUSIC Will Go Mainstream and Benefit ICANN’s New gTLD Program - Since the launch of the New gTLD Program in 2012, it has become evident that new gTLD registries overestimated the demand for new Top-Level Domain name extensions. Furthermore, new gTLD registries did not anticipate the hurdles in raising awareness, not to mention creating adoption for new domains. Even the most pessimistic New gTLD Program critic did not expect such uninspiring results. It was a wake up call for many in the domain industry. The New gTLD Program currently lacks credibility. ... read more ...
 
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What domain names Time Inc. and others bought during a finish of a year - Time Inc. bought a sports domain name and Sears might start a site at Wash.in. Sedo turned in $2 million worth of domain name sales during the last two weeks of the year, a fairly high number of the holiday period. I think it was helped by a couple big sales, because $2 million is high for a transaction volume of just 648 domains. Some large companies bought domains, including Time and (I believe) Sears. Here’s a look at these end user domain name sales from the past week: (You can view previous ... read more ...
 
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.Com Winners & Losers: China Shuffles a Deck - Chinese surge starts to show up in monthy .com reports. ICANN has published Verisign’s registrar data for .com from September, and it’s starting to show the surge of .Com registrations in China. As I do every month, I ran the numbers to see which registrars performed best in terms of new registrations and transfers. This month is notable because HiChina and eName, both based in China, had stellar months. HiChina registered nearly three times as many .com domains in September as it did in August. ... read more ...
 
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Company behind .sucks TLD wants everyone to know how classy it is - Further ReadingICANN irked by prices ranging from $249 to $2.5K for .sucks domains"Shakedown scheme" allegations over high registration fees persist.Have something to complain about but haven’t found a top-level domain (TLD) with adequate panache? Fear not. Nearly six months ago, .sucks became available, and, sure enough, people have been using it in spades to gripe about stuff. But in a new Monday blog post, Vox Populi Registry, the company that owns the venerable TLD, says that it doesn’t ... read more ...
 
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Sedo Transactions for Two Weeks Total Just $2 Million; 56% are BIN - Sedo reported 648 transactions for the past two weeks totaling $2 Million Dollars 56% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Going forward  Sedo is following Namejet.com and only reporting sales of 2K or more in any currency. The highest sale of the two weeks goes to Need.me which sold for $25,000 Highlights of public sales were: · Top .com: niuguanjia.com at 10,000 USD · Top ccTLD: need.me at 25,000 USD · Top “other” TLD: fdp.org at 9,888 USD Domain name Price Currency .COMs niuguanjia.com ... read more ...
Tue 5th January 2016
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gTLD Sunrise periods now open – December 2015 - As first reported in our December 2013 newsletter, the first new generic top-level domains (gTLDs, the group of letters after the "dot" in a domain name) have launched their "Sunrise" registration periods.  Please contact us or see our December 2013 newsletter for information as to what the Sunrise Period is, and how to become eligible to register a domain name under one of the new gTLDs during this period. As of the date of this newsletter, Sunrise periods are open for the following new gTLDs: .OFFICE .feedback .family .auto .cars .car .lasalle .cloud .wine .vin .theatre .SECURITY .PROTECTION .xn--tckwe ... read more ...
 
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Artist keeps mom’s legacy alive at new TLD Design Center and JAD Gallery in Berwyn - Oak Park resident Stephanie Konkol, 60, said she was thrilled to learn Deck would open a new branch of her art school and gallery in nearby Berwyn.Konkol, who began taking art classes about 1.5 years ago at Deck's Westmont location, said she now plans to attend classes at the new Berwyn branch.The art communities in both Oak Park and Berwyn have seen some regeneration lately, she said."I think [Deck] brings something wonderful to the area," Konkol said.Deck said she also plans to get ... read more ...
 
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Company behind .sucks TLD wants everyone to know how classy it is - Further ReadingICANN irked by prices ranging from $249 to $2.5K for .sucks domains"Shakedown scheme" allegations over high registration fees persist.Have something to complain about but haven’t found a top-level domain (TLD) with adequate panache? Fear not. Nearly six months ago, .sucks became available, and, sure enough, people have been using it in spades to gripe about stuff. But in a new Monday blog post, Vox Populi Registry, the company that owns the venerable TLD, says that it doesn’t ... read more ...
 
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Premium TLDs, Real Value for Money - There is an intrinsic value proposition to new gTLDs. They mean to give users fresh naming possibilities and provide more meaningful Internet addresses. And to do so at much reduced prices. Premium names before TLDs Reduced prices? Really? This is where eyebrows start being raised. How so? Well before the advent of new gTLDs, few suffixes offered any real ability to differentiate. Users thus looked to the second level, not the top level, for a way to get their web addresses to stand out ... read more ...
 
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Rightside Adds Short New gTLD's With Normal Renewals To ROTD/Namescon Auction - Rightside® (Nasdaq:NAME), today announced that it will be participating in the RightoftheDot.com domain name auction as part of the Namescon conference that will be held next Monday, January 11th at 2PM EST. All domain names carry a normal renewal fee for the relevant extension, None carry a premium renewal fee. In keeping with the recent boom of 1, 2, and 3-character second-level domain sales, Rightside has added the premium domains: q.sale ll.sale nn.sale 123.sale 9.video viral.video z.pub 1.market 28.market xyz.market xyz.news xyz.live All ... read more ...