Category Archives: EN

Tue 26th May 2015
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Sold! New domain name auctions with Sheel Mohnot – DNW Podcast #34 - How hundreds of new top level domain name conflicts were settled. Which company has facilitated the most (dollar wise) domain name auctions over the past couple years? It’s not the regular industry marketplaces. Instead, it’s Innovative Auctions, the company that has handled over 100 auctions in the past couple years to settle new top level domain name contention sets. On this episode, biz dev lead Sheel Mohnot talks about the success of these auctions and what’s next for his company now that ... read more ...
 
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This week's new TLDs: .Apartments - You can move into a .apartments domain name this week. Donuts releases one domain name in regularly-priced general availability this week and some good ones enter Early Access. .Apartments launches on Wednesday, with many registrars offering prices around $50. This should be a great domain name for geo domains. You might want to look for lesser-known location names and state abbreviations. For example, you can pick up TX.apartments (short for Texas) at a premium price of about $150 per year. (You ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Domain Movers: SJ.com, Ploom.com ShoppingCart.com and More - Welcome to Domain Movers where I dig tens of thousands of domain names to find recently acquired, registered and domains simply moving mainly by all large corporations. These domain names often highlight new brands, services, advertising campaigns and much more. I do the legwork, you enjoy a bunch of unique content that can give you ideas to something in the works! Here we go with the latest domain movers: JoinTheFlock.com has been acquired by a currently unknown CSC Corporate Domains client. The ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
One Company Just Spent Over $150K In .Apartments Domains & Donuts Makes … - Donuts just I believe set a new gTLD record for selling 21 new gTLD’s on the 1st day of the Early Access Program (EAP) in which wholesale prices are $10K and retail prices range from around $11K to $12,500. Meaning that Donuts took $210,000 in just EAP fees for day 1 of EAP plus many of those domain name also had a premium price. One company, registered 16 domain names on the 1st day EAP spending what basically amounts to what they could have spent to apply for the whole .apartment new gTLD by ... read more ...
 
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Chinese government move could significantly restrict domain name registration … - Trevor Little The Chinese government has announced that registries and registrars will have to meet a number of conditions and obtain the approval of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) before being allowed to engage in commercial and operational activities in China. With just 14 top-level domains (TLDs) approved to date, it ... read more ...
 
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Fred Krueger pushed out of Minds + Machines, association reports $5 million bookings - Co-founder leaves company and will focus on his website building platform. Minds + Machines released 2014 results today, and also announced that the board has voted co-founder Fred Krueger out of the company and his role as executive Chairman. Keith Teare, a British tech entrepreneur, will take over as Chairman. The move doesn’t come as a complete surprise to me. Krueger has seemed more excited about his website building software, Mozart, than the core process of top level domain names. In his ... read more ...
 
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How To Rank Websites With CcTLDs Well - Submit |RSS|Print|Comments Loading... Do you have a website with ccTLD domain? Are you struggling with how to help it rise in Google rankings, then read on to find out how you can do that? The kind of domain your website possesses may influence its ranking in the Google PageRank. ccTLD domains are the indicators of the location of a website and are considered to be the best way of indicating to search engines and users, where it originates from. These domains are indicated by the use of ... read more ...
 
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How To Rank Websites With CcTLDs Well - Submit |RSS|Print|Comments Loading... Do you have a website with ccTLD domain? Are you struggling with how to help it rise in Google rankings, then read on to find out how you can do that? The kind of domain your website possesses may influence its ranking in the Google PageRank. ccTLD domains are the indicators of the location of a website and are considered to be the best way of indicating to search engines and users, where it originates from. These domains are indicated by the use of ... read more ...
 
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The new internet layer and what it means for trademark counsel - Trevor Little While trademark practitioners are still coming to grips with the implications of the new gTLD expansion, Frogans technology is set to add a layer to the Internet in the form of Frogans sites. The introduction of Frogans does not represent a tidal wave of online change in the same way that new gTLDs have, but it is worth reporting on, ... read more ...
 
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Minds + Machines gets into its stride as Krueger bows out - Fred Krueger, executive chairman of Minds + Machines (LON:MMX) is stepping down, having steered the company's evolution from an investment company to a fully-fledged operating entity. Krueger will be succeeded as chairman by Keith Teare, with the role now being a non-executive one. The company saw profit before tax surge in 2014 to US$22.06mln from US$1.14mln in 2013, largely as a result of receiving US$33.72mln (2013: US$6.44mln) for stepping aside in contested auctions for generic top level domains ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
The Co-Founder Of Minds + Machines Fred Krueger Is Leaving The Company - Fred Krueger, executive chairman and co-founder of Minds + Machines (LON:MMX) is stepping down according to a press release by the company today. Fred Krueger will be succeeded as chairman by Keith Teare, with the role now being a non-executive one. “”The changing of the guard marks the evolution of Minds + Machines from a company set up to take advantage of the liberalisation of generic top level domains (gTLDs) to one that offers both registry services – maintaining the database of all registered ... read more ...
Mon 25th May 2015
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
One Company Just Spent Over $150K In .Apartments Domains & Donuts Makes Over $220K Just In Day 1 - Donuts just I believe set a new gTLD record for selling 21 new gTLD’s on the 1st day of the Early Access Program (EAP) in which wholesale prices are $10K and retail prices range from around $11K to $12,500. Meaning that Donuts took $210,000 in just EAP fees for day 1 of EAP plus many of those domain name also had a premium price. One company, registered 16 domain names on the 1st day EAP spending what basically amounts to what they could have spent to apply for the whole .apartment new gTLD by ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Report: Only 14 TLDs Are "Legal" in China - Allegravita published a paper that looks to be a bit troubling for registries looking to do business in China moving forward. The Chinese government is looking to regulate the Chinese domain industry while The MIIT will not interfere with existing domain registrations for unapproved registries; however, new registrations will not be permitted to be sold by Chinese registrars to Chinese registrants. New gtlds look like they are going to have to jump through a bunch of hoops to make sure they are ... read more ...
 
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China hat Kontrolle für neue Domain-Erweiterungen verschärft - Hongkong (ots/PRNewswire) - China ist die Nation mit der größten Online-Bevölkerung und bedeutender Kaufkraft, und für neue Erweiterungen von Domainnamen wie zum Beispiel .app, .auto oder .camera wird ein großer Andrang an Käufern erwartet. Allerdings erlegt das Land dem Markt strikte Kontrollen auf. Repräsentanten von Brandma.Co [http://www.brandma.co/] werden angesichts dieses Umstands an den kommenden ICANN-Treffen [http://buenosaires53.icann.org/en/] teilnehmen, die vom 21.-25. ... read more ...
 
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CoinDesk Reports On "War" Over Bitcoin.com Domain Name - CoinDesk.com is reporting a dispute between Roger Ver and OKCoin over the domain name Bitcoin.com which is describes as a War over the domain: The issue stems from the management of the Bitcoin.com domain, after the two sides struck a five-year deal last December to control the property. Under the agreement, OKCoin was set to redesign the site and pay Ver a percentage of the revenue generated each month, with a minimum of $10,000 per month. according to the article. There is a reported contract dispute ... read more ...
 
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[Infographic] What is Going to be the Future of Domain Names? - Before starting a new website or even starting a new business itself, one of the most important decisions people have to make is choosing a domain name. A domain name is identification string that are used in various networking contexts, application specific naming, and addressing purposes. Source: WhoIsHostingThis.com Category   Internet ... read more ...
Sun 24th May 2015
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
Afnic: “2017, year of consolidation for the domain name market?” - Afnic published a report that looked at consolidation in 2017 for legacy tlds. The report looks at retention rates for legacy tlds and cctlds. Projections are put forward relating to annual creations and deletions. New gtlds were not included in the report. The key takeaway being, the level of deletions should reach and exceed the level of creations in H1 2017 for the two segments of TLDs. From the report: For the purposes of this study, we relied on ICANN reports for Legacy gTLDs and ccTLDs, and ... read more ...
 
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New ‘.sucks’ domain name gives rise to extortion claims, future online reputation … - A new way for disgruntled parties to gripe about businesses is on the horizon: the “.sucks” generic top-level domain, or gTLD. This new domain, intended to “help consumers find their voices and allow companies to find the value in criticism” – at least according to the website of owner Vox Populi Registry Ltd. – has created controversy well before its formal launch. ICANN and new gTLDs For background, four years ago, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) opted ... read more ...
 
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May 31, 2015 deadline for trademark holders to acquire potentially damaging … - The sunrise period for trademark owners to acquire the .SUCKS domain suffix will expire on May 31, 2015. On June 1, 2015 the Generic Top-Level Domain (“gTLD”) (a domain suffix) _____.SUCKS will be released to the general public.  This domain suffix has the potential to be damaging to well-known brands including, consumer product, manufacturing and service companies. Prior to a new gTLD being released to the general public for purchase, trademark holders have the exclusive right to buy the new ... read more ...
 
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TLD gives Toowoomba tour followers its best team shot - IT DIDN'T have a rider on the winner's podium during this year's FKG Tour of Toowoomba. But Team TLD won the hearts and admiration of its supporters and Toowoomba cycling public with a brave display in this year's event. The six-member Toowoomba-based team was a wildcard entry into its home tour which this year included the longest and toughest stages in the event's six-year history. Pedr Harvey, Michael Hooper, Richard MacAvoy and Jonathon Noble all lined up at Thursday's tour start ... read more ...
 
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Report: Bitgold, Inc. Purchases GoldMoney.com for Nearly $52M - According to CoinTelegraph.com, BitGold has just acquired Goldmoney.com for CA$51.9 million (US$42.3 million), incorporating more than 135K of the website’s “gold bugs,” or gold-hoarding enthusiasts”. “Founded in 2001 by James Turk…Goldmoney is a service that allows users to trade and safely store their gold assets, controlling over CA$1.5 billion worth of precious metals in their storage facilities. GoldMoney’s “low cost storage” fees for gold ranged between 0.12% and 0.18% per ... read more ...
 
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Is Go Daddy Too Expensive to buy ? - GoDaddy negatives 1) Valuation and Debt – I think that GoDaddy can be an attractive investment but at a much lower price. The company’s stock price has jumped by more than 30%, since it did its IPO at $20. The company is not making a profit, though it is generating a free cash flow of more than $100 million. The valuation at more than $4 billion is a bit too high for a company that’s operating at moderate margins and does not have a great growth profile either. The company’s underwriters ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN
Afnic: "2017, year of converging for a domain name market?" - Afnic published a report that looked at consolidation in 2017 for legacy tlds. The report looks at retention rates for legacy tlds and cctlds. Projections are put forward relating to annual creations and deletions. New gtlds were not included in the report. The key takeaway being, the level of deletions should reach and exceed the level of creations in H1 2017 for the two segments of TLDs. From the report: For the purposes of this study, we relied on ICANN reports for Legacy gTLDs and ccTLDs, and ... read more ...
Sat 23rd May 2015
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Must Read This Very Troubling UDRP; 18 Year Old Playworld.com Lost in UDRP After Domain Is Parked - Playworld Systems, Inc. just won control of the 18 year old domain name playworld.com in a UDRP which I find to be very troubling. Playworld Systems owns and operates PlayWorldSystems.com which was registered in 1996. PlayWorld.com was registered on October 30, 1997 Playworld System apparently made an offer of $30K which the domain owner rejected, countering with $120K According to the facts and findings the domain holder at one time turned down $80,000 for the domain years earlier from a third-party. The ... read more ...
Fri 22nd May 2015
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
The Psychology of Pricing - For many domain investors negotiation and pricing is some of the trickiest and hardest things to learn. While there is no exact science, experience and a ton of previous transactions help the most, there are strategies you can employ to help with your negotiation and pricing. Mike stumbled across a very extensive article from Nick Kolenda that deals with the psychological aspects of pricing. The article is very long and detailed, so I would suggest you bookmark it as it is a lot for one reading. ... read more ...