Category Archives: EN

Thu 14th May 2015
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The .PARTY domain ending surpasses 100000 registrations in just 3 months - The new .PARTY domain ending has raced past 100,000 registrations in the 3 short months since its launch. This puts .PARTY firmly in the top ten new generic Top Level Domains released under ICANNs New gTLD program. Posted via Industry Today. Are you into it? Follow us on Twitter @IndustryToday Everybody loves to .PARTY! Thursday, 14th May 2015 Gibraltar:  The new .PARTY domain ending has raced past 100,000 registrations in the 3 short ... read more ...
 
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Expired Domain Leads To Anti-Gay Protesters Accidentally Promoting Gay Porn Website - Everyone should keep up to date with their domain names and make sure they don’t expire. That is especially important when it comes to live websites, more so when you are advertising that website. There was a story on PinkNews.co.uk about some religious group in North Carolina protesting a rock festival using a sign that pointed to what they thought was their website. Problem was the domain expired, a Reddit user registered it and pointed it to a gay porn site. From the article: Anti-gay protesters ... read more ...
 
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Was Google Mobilegeddon overblown? - I’m not seeing a big change in results. Are you? Last month I eagerly looked forward to April 21. This was the day, Google told us, that it would start favoring mobile-friendly content in search results. It would have a “significant impact” on search results. Has this had an effect on your mobile-friendly site? I can’t find much (if any) of a change on Domain Name Wire and in general searches. Google said it might take a few weeks for the results to be seen. It’s been a few weeks, and I ... read more ...
 
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New domains revitalize phishing campaigns - Symantec Top-level domains are becoming a favorite tool of cybercriminals looking to promote unwanted, fraudulent advertising and phishing campaigns.According to a new report released by Kaspersky Lab, Spam and Phishing in Q1, the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) registration program has become an attractive target for spammers. Launched at the beginning of ... read more ...
 
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Domain Movers: DNL.com, Ali.com, Laws.org and More Domains - The following is the result of heavy research and a lot of digging to provide you with many domain name registrations, acquisitions and simply domains moving for one reason or another that most likely wouldn’t be reported on otherwise. We call it Domain Movers and the articles are stacked with interesting information, so we hope you enjoy it! Unilever Plc registered the domain name AxeWhiteLabel.com on October 14, 2014 and launched the new dry spray brand AXE White Label in early December. Speaking ... read more ...
 
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Spam and Phishing in Q1: New Domains Revitalise Old Spam - LONDON, May 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The new range of top level domains, launched in January 2015 and intended for use by relevant communities and organisations, has proved irresistible to spammers according to Kaspersky Lab's Q1 2015 analysis of the spam and phishing threats landscape. For many, the new domains represent an excellent tool for promoting unwanted or illegitimate advertising campaigns. Spam and phishing statistics: The proportion of spam in email traffic according to the figures ... read more ...
 
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Expired domain name results: Wangan.com $13k, Floridian.com $11k and more - Joseph Peterson reviews the past week of expired domain name sales at NameJet. The usual suspects are at it again – China and the USA. During the past week, NameJet saw a $13.9k auction finish for Wangan.com, which formerly belonged to a Chinese manufacturer of electrical fire places that managed $9 million in assets, a 646,000 square-foot factory, and 380 employees. Said the company: “We are powerful in manufacturing and researching”. Aye, but less so in paying $10 renewal fees. Although ... read more ...
 
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.Design Winds Up With Over 5K Domain Registrations After 1st Day - .Design which launched into general availability (GA) on Tuesday wound up with 5,204 domain registrations according to ntldstats.com. The 5,204 domain names include all registrations during the Sunrise period by Trademark Holders and those who paid an extra fee to get early access to domain registrations ahead of GA (Early Access Program). We chatted yesterday that mostly every domain name was available in the launch of .Design including single and two letter domain names, three-letter domains, Geo ... read more ...
 
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In Congressional Hearing, Stakeholders Highlight ICANN’s Failures and Need … - Can we trust ICANN to conduct itself in a predictable, open, transparent, and accountable manner if it takes over governance of the Internet's domain name system from the U.S. government? That was the main question up for discussion Wednesday in the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, as lawmakers heard feedback from a diverse group of stakeholders about the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) plan to relinquish its ... read more ...
Wed 13th May 2015
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TLD Podcast #10: Golovkin-Monroe & Canelo-Kirkland - In this episode, Diego and I break down the three round firefight between Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and James Kirkland. Is Canelo boxing’s next crossover star, and how will he fare against Miguel Cotto should the two fight in the fall? We also preview Gennady Golovkin-Willie Monroe Jr. Monroe is a slick boxer, but will that bother Golovkin? Speculation about Canelo eventually fighting Golovkin is tantalizing, but David Lemieux also looms. Lastly, Roman Gonzalez, who fights on the Golovkin-Monroe ... read more ...
 
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Weigel Broadcasting Co (MeTvNetwork.com) Files UDRP on Me.Tv - Weigel Broadcasting Co. has filed a UDRP on the domain name Me.Tv The domain name is owned under privacy since at least 2005 at Enom.com and it looks like it may have been owned by Enom.com as it went to an Enom.com registration page in 2012 rather than a placeholder according to Screenshots.com The domain went to Channelme.tv for several years for a few years ending in around 2009 according to screenshots.com The last time the domain was not under privacy it was owned by Hot Media, Inc. and Michael ... read more ...
 
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In San Francisco, Catholic Church Starts Digital Collection Plate - In San Francisco, where technology is almost a religion, the Catholic Church is moving beyond the collection plate and weekly newsletter.The Archdiocese of San Francisco is partnering with Evergive, a service that starting on Friday will let Bay Area Catholics donate money, share prayers and more from their computers or smartphones.The Catholic Church has already embraced social media at the highest (well, nearly highest) levels. But this technology could help local churches, ... read more ...
 
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California Wine Grower is Early Mover in Largest Expansion of Internet Ever - LARKSPUR, Calif., May 13 /CSRwire/ - The Internet is undergoing its greatest expansion in history with the launch of new Top Level Domain (TLD) names. DotGreen Community, Inc., steward of the new .green TLD,  announces that Fetzer Vineyards has joined its Green Leaders Program and launched its new website at Fetzer.green. Fetzer, one of  America’s largest producers of wine and a pioneer in sustainable operations in the wine industry, is the first in its industry to claim their .green ... read more ...
 
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Here Is The Statement Phil Corwin Of The ICA Will Be Giving To The House … - Here is the Statement of Philip S. Corwin,  Counsel, Internet Commerce Association   will give today to the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet The hearing is entitled: “Stakeholder Perspectives on ICANN: The .Sucks Domain and Essential Steps to Guarantee Trust and Accountability in the Internet’s Operation” The hearing should have a live webcast here and is scheduled to start at 10am EST Here is Mr. Corwin statement and there are some ... read more ...
 
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Qatar Airways Loses Attempt To Grab DiscoverQatar.org & QatarTourism.org - Qatar Airways Doha, Qatar, just lost its bid to grab the domain names discoverqatar.org and qatartourism.org in a UDRP which are owned by Travelindex SA The one member panel of Tony Willoughby found the Complaint which owns qatarairways.com slogan on its site “Qatar – Discover the Spirit” did not give it trademark rights nor did the “Discover Qatar” logo which they trademarked. Qatar Airways has also filed a UDRP against the owner of the domain name DiscoverQatar.com, that case is pending. The ... read more ...
 
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Qualcomm, Express and other End User Domain Name Buyers - Qualcomm and Express among end user domain name buyers last week. The top sale on Sedo’s weekly transaction list for the past week was Same.com, which I wrote about here. Although that sale dwarfed the other public sales, some big companies were buyers. Qualcomm, Express and Choice hotels all made purchases. Also take a look at the €7,949 price paid for a hyphenated new top level domain name! Here’s a look at end user domain name sales at Sedo from the past week: Previous weeks’ lists can ... read more ...
 
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Co. Found Guilty Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking on Mango.UK; Owns New gTLD .Mango -

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.

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BTC.com Launches New Platform For Bitcoin Users: $1M Purchase Price is a "Long Term Lease" - BTC.com announced today a new platform for the world’s Bitcoin users on “the million-dollar domain”. We also learned from the press release that the BTC.com sale for $1 Million dollars is “long term lease agreement” and that BTC.com plans on selling subdomains. We had an interview with the Broker who sold the BTC.com domain name which you can check out here Here is the press release: “BTC.com is the prime online destination for information about the Bitcoin and digital currency industry: ... read more ...
 
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Here Is The Statement Phil Corwin Of The ICA Will Be Giving To The House Judiciary Committee - Here is the Statement of Philip S. Corwin,  Counsel, Internet Commerce Association   will give today to the House Judiciary Committee, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet The hearing is entitled: “Stakeholder Perspectives on ICANN: The .Sucks Domain and Essential Steps to Guarantee Trust and Accountability in the Internet’s Operation” The hearing should have a live webcast here and is scheduled to start at 10am EST Here is Mr. Corwin statement and there are some ... read more ...
 
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BTC.com launched currently after being leased from association that paid $1 million for domain - Domain name buyer ran into trouble, so Bitcoinist leased BTC.com and has launched it as a site for cryptocurrencies. BTC.com launched as a cryptocurreny information site after a long term lease deal for the domain name.The $1 million sale of BTC.com last year raised a few eyebrows, even in the bitcoin-fueled crytocurrency bubble. The timing of the domain name sale was great…for the seller. Buyer GAWMiners quickly ran into financial (and perhaps other) trouble. But a UK company stepped in to carry ... read more ...
 
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Nepal, Cuba and IoT are trending in domain names - News stories generate domain name registrations. Verisign has released its list of trending terms in .com and .net domain name registrations last month. A couple of terms are directly related to news stories: Nepal, which is recovering from earthquakes, came in at #8. Cuba, which is being opened up even more to the United States, ranked #4. (Read this story about a domain name investor who was really early for Cuba domain names.) IoT, short for Internet of Things, ranked #6. (Verisign’s DomainView ... read more ...
Tue 12th May 2015
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Registry fires back at ICANN over .SUCKS domain pricing criticism - When last we left the nascent ".sucks" generic top-level domain, ICANN was calling for investigation and scrutiny into the pricing structure the domain’s designated registry was implementing. That registry, a company called Vox Populi, is currently offering sunrise pricing on ".sucks" domain names with the MSRP going as high as $2,499. Individual registrars are charged $1,999 for each registration, and the registrants themselves are charged whatever the registrar wants—"as low as ... read more ...
 
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GM Becomes 1st Fortune 50 Company To Launch a Site On a New gTLD: GeneralMotors.Green -   General Motors has become the 1st Fortune 50 Company to launch a site on a new gTLD domain, in this case GeneralMotors.green Although other bloggers have pointed out Fortune 50 companies have acquired and activated new gTLD domain names, they are mostly re-directing the new gTLD domains to existing .com sites. GM maybe the 1st to actually launch a targeted site on a new gTLD without re-directing to  another domain name especially a .com. Moreover not only is GM using the .green domain name for ... read more ...
 
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GoDaddy finds it harder to grow tip line - Revenue growth slowed in first quarter. GoDaddy’s headline revenue number in Q1 was up 17.5% year-over-year, but the quarter-over-quarter number isn’t as pretty. Here’s GoDaddy’s revenue growth each quarter-over-quarter, going back as far as its S-1 filed with the SEC discloses: Q1 2015 was up just 1.2% compared to Q4 2014. Q4 2014 wasn’t a a huge quarter, either. In Q1, revenue increased about $5 million compared to the previous quarter. The lowest gross change in any quarter over the ... read more ...
 
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Sedo Transactions Total $1.6 Million Led By Same.com For $233,333 -

Sedo reported that 673 exchange took place on Sedo’s marketplace and around SedoMLS, totaling $1.6 Million Dollars

56% of sum sales were a outcome of Buy Now listings.

Highlights of open sales are:

· Top .com: Same.com during $233,333
· Top ccTLD: Veilingen.nl during 31,000 EUR
· Top “other” TLD: Laws.org during $10,000

Here are a reported sales:

 

 

Via: thedomains.com