The state of internal domain names…based on a banking book - Almost all local businesses advertising in a coupon book included a website on their ad.
Most coupons in this mailer had a website address on them.How many local companies promote their websites in ads, and what kind of domain names do they use?
A coupon book I received in the mail recently gives insight, even though it’s a fairly small sample size.
I opened up a coupon mailer the other day from RSVP. It bills itself as “Upscale Offers for Life Home” and most of the coupons are for the same ... read more ...
Tue 24th March 2015
March 23: 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 updates ... read more ...
3 Reasons Why Buying Taylor Swift.porn Isn’t Going To Stop Trolls -
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Taylor Swift has bought all porn domains with her name -
According to a CNN report, American singer Taylor Swift has recently purchased all the porn domains which feature her name. As a result of the move, Taylor now owns porn domain sites such as TaylorSwift.porn and TaylorSwift.adult, among others.
Swift’s move to purchase the porn domains with her name is an evident effort by the singer to minimize the chance of Internet trolls – pornographers wishing to capitalize on her name, brand and image - ... read more ...
TLD-Sunrise: Microsoft schnappt sich die Domain Office.porn -
Office, Porno, Büro
Bildquelle: Larry Knowles (CC BY 2.0)
Demnächst wird der Öffentlichkeit die Möglichkeit gegeben, Domains unter einer Reihe neuer Top-Level-Domains zu registrieren, die teils als Wegweiser zu schlüpfrigen Inhalten eingerichtet wurden. Marken-Inhaber wie Microsoft versuchen nun bereits vorab, ihre Namensrechte davor zu schützen, in ungewollten Umgebungen aufzutauchen.
Ab dem 1. Juni werden durch die Organisation zur Verwaltung der Namensräume im Internet ICANN ... read more ...
Google: ccTLDs Can Get US Traffic Also, No Need To Worry -
A Google Webmaster Help thread has a webmaster who has a ccTLD, specifically a .com.au (Australian top level domain) and he is concerned that over the past four months or so, his US origin traffic from Google search has spiked.He said, "Its weird because for the past 4 months we are getting huge impression from United States even though our domain is com.au."The concern is that he is not targeting Australian searchers any more and something was reset.Google's John Mueller responded that this ... read more ...
Cost v benefit: assessing the ‘.porn’, ‘.adult’, ‘.sucks’ defensive registration … -
Trevor Little
The ‘.adult’, ‘.porn’ and ‘.sucks’ gTLDs are likely to pose particular challenges to brand owners, not least uncertainty over the likely success of Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) actions against registrations in these strings. So, what’s a brand to do?
This week, the sunrise period for ICM Registry’s ‘.adult’ ... read more ...
Taylor Swift Buys Adult Domain Names to Thwart Fraudsters - US songstress Taylor Swift has been defensively registering new adult-themed generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) in a bid to head off phishers, cybersquatters and the like.
The 25-year-old American singer-songwriter, or more likely her management team, made the proactive move of buying up TaylorSwift.porn and TaylorSwift.adult – two of the new gTLDs which go on public sale on 1 June, according to the BBC.
At $99 each, they’re not the most expensive new gTLDs around – with some apparently costing ... read more ...
First figures in and it doesn’t look good for new internet dot-words -
Figures on the number of new dot-word domain names renewed after their first time have emerged – and they are not absolutely stellar. More than one in 10 of the listed dot-thing domain names were not renewed.
Registry giant Donuts has released two sets of data for the first batch of gTLD addresses it put on sale this time last year – domains ending in .bike, .clothing, .guru, .holdings, .plumbing, and others.
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Minds + Machines Grants 36,950,000 Shares in New Options; Closing in on a Billion Shares - Minds + Machines Group Limited (AIM:MMX), has today agreed to award in aggregate 36,950,000 new options over ordinary shares to directors and officers of the Company.
The option grants are issued under the Company’s Amended 2012 Stock Plan.
The options have an exercise price of 8.49 pence per Ordinary Share, being the higher of the 30 day volume weighted average on the date immediately prior to the recommendation of the remuneration committee and the date of formal grant by the Board.
The ... read more ...
.Green Is Now Live For Registrations -
The new gTLD .Green just went live into general availability at 9am EST today.
.Green is now open to everyone on a first-come, first-served basis.
Godaddy.com is selling at .Green registration for only $59.99.
Here is a list of registrars selling .Green
The landrush period for .Green closed on March 14th
According to ntldstats.com including Sunrise and Landrush, .Green only has 202 registrations.
Here are some of the domain names that were taken:
1st.green
always.green
ameritrade.green
andalucia.green
android.green
applepay.green
applestore.green
arrow.green
asda.green
aurora-il.green
bamerchantservices.green
baml.green
banditter.green
bankofamerica.green
bestbuy.green
bgehome.green
bigpromoter.green
blanco.green
blogger.green
bmw.green
bofa.green
bofamerrilllynch.green
bofaml.green
bridgestone.green
buying.green
cam4.green
cbakertest021915-3.green
centurylink.green
chanel.green
chevron.green
chrome.green
citi.green
citigroup.green
community.green
compra.green
constellation.green
consultor.green
courrierresponsable.green
cyclocity.green
directv.green
dna.green
domains.green
earthjustice.green
edelman.green
egreen.green
enel.green
enelgreenpower.green
enterprise.green
entrepreneur.green
eoliatec.green
eugene.green
evolve.green
exelon.green
extracts.green
fabory.green
fbsc.green
fieldsof.green
firestone.green
foundation.green
fundraising.green
gasnatural.green
gasnaturalfenosa.green
genotec.green
gerry.green
get.green
gewinnen.green
gewinner.green
gi-energy.green
gmail.green
going.green
google.green
graham.green
grainger.green
greendatacenter.green
greenit.green
h-m.green
homebuild.green
homebuilding.green
hornblower.green
howtogo.green
iac.green
inesis.green
innovator.green
intuit.green
iot.green
isleep.green
jackpot247.green
jackpots.green
jamieallan.green
jcdecaux.green
joakim.green
joankerr.green
jotun.green
kamut.green
kasino.green
katjes.green
khorasan.green
kindle.green
laura.green
lawncare.green
lepainquotidien.green
lettreverte.green
lpq.green
luxottica.green
marijuana420.green
mediakiosk.green
merck.green
merrill.green
merrilledge.green
merrilllynch.green
microsoft.green
mista.green
mister.green
mondoverde.green
mralex.green
nationalcar.green
nhl.green
nic.green
a0.nic.green
a2.nic.green
b0.nic.green
c0.nic.green
niederlande.green
norge.green
npoex.green
oesterreich.green
officebuilding.green
onlinekasino.green
onlinepoker.green
opti-free.green
oracle.green
organicplus.green
polska.green
premium.green
prime.green
putt.green
putting.green
qualchem.green
refurbished.green
register.green
registra.green
registrars.green
rental.green
rolex.green
samsclub.green
savethe.green
sheena.green
showyour.green
signature.green
skanska.green
spela.green
spelakasino.green
stanleycup.green
statefarm.green
suomi.green
supercasino.green
sverige.green
switch.green
tdameritrade.green
testcbaker021915-4.green
tfl.green
thebig.green
thebodyshop.green
thinc.green
treehuggers.green
truffaut.green
tuborg.green
tudor.green
tudorwatch.green
tumblr.green
usps.green
ustrust.green
utilityindependence.green
vanguard.green
viagra.green
victorygardens.green
vincitore.green
vincitori.green
vinn.green
vinnare.green
vinster.green
visa.green
voittaja.green
voittajat.green
voiture.green
vuelosbaratos.green
wal-mart.green
wallo.green
winnaars.green
worldof.green
worldwildlife.green
www-mr.green
xbox.green
yoox.green
youtube.green
zeno.green
zorotools.green
zwyciezcy.green
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This week's new TLD launches: .Green and .Tires - .Green finally comes to fruition this week.
Two Three new top level domain names are available to the public this week.
.Green went live this morning and is available at a number of registrars. .Green domain names are available to everyone. Pricing at the three registrars I checked is between $60-$80 for the first year.
Earlier this month I spoke with DotGreen Community CEO Annalisa Roger on the Domain Name Wire Podcast. You can listen to the story of the long road to .green and the purpose behind ... read more ...
Yourbrand.SUCKS? -
As many of you know, in addition to the gTLDs with which we are familiar, such as .com, .org, and .net, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") has approved over a thousand new gTLDs. Of significant concern for brand owners everywhere is ICANN’s approval of the gTLD.SUCKS, which is set to launch before the end of the year. Brand owners who have registered their trademarks with the Trademark Clearinghouse will have first dibs at domain names in the pernicious ... read more ...
Nieuwe domeinextensies nog relatief onbekend -
Meer dan de helft van de internetgebruikers kent geen nieuwe domeinextensies. Wel zijn er in Nederland in een jaar 50.000 nieuwe registraties gedaan voor de nieuwe domeinen.
Sinds februari 2014 is een groot aantal nieuwe domeinextensies, oftewel top level domains (TLD) ingevoerd. Uit een onderzoek onder ... read more ...
.Ping and .Srl domain names to be staid Wednesday - Two top level domain names head to the auction block on Wednesday.
Auctions to settle contention sets for the .Ping and .SRL top level domain names will take place on Wednesday.
The so-called “Auctions of Last Resort” will take place because one of the applicants didn’t want to settle the set in a private auction.
Google and mySRL GmbH will square off for .SRL. SRL is similar to Limited Liability Company and is appended to the end of many company names.
PING (the golf company) and Radix will ... read more ...
Revolución de dominios en Internet toma forma -
Más
Los Ángeles (EE. UU.). EFE. Internet atraviesa por una revolución silenciosa, marcada por el florecimiento de centenares de nuevos dominios que se distancian del puntocom para redefinir quién es quién en la red, un negocio de millones de dólares que enfrenta en subastas a los gigantes tecnológicos. Se trata de una transformación paulatina que comenzó en el 2011, cuyo impacto se empezó a ... read more ...
Más allá del “punto com” - La revolución de los nuevos dominios de internet toma formaInternet está atravesando una revolución silenciosa, marcada por el florecimiento de centenares de nuevos dominios que se distancian del “punto com” para redefinir quién es quién en la red de redes, un negocio de millones de dólares que enfrenta en subastas a los gigantes tecnológicos.Se trata de una transformación paulatina que comenzó en 2011, cuyo impacto se empezó a notar en 2014 y que, cuando concluya, habrá añadido más ... read more ...
MOZ.com: "Moving 5 Domains To 1 an SEO Case Study" - Dr. Peter J. Meyers wrote an excellent piece on Moz.com that deals with changing multiple domains, basically 5 into 1 for this case study. The article is very detailed and is definitely something you want to bookmark in case there ever comes a time when you need to do this.
From the article:
People often ask me if they should change domain names, and I always shudder just a little. Changing domains is a huge, risky undertaking, and too many people rush into it seeing only the imaginary upside. The ... read more ...
Mon 23rd March 2015
Did Taylor Swift Really Just Buy A Bunch Of Porn Sites?! -
Posted on Mon Mar 23rd, 2015 1:21pm PDT By X17 Staff
In a word, yup!
Swift has purchased TaylorSwift.porn and TaylorSwift.adult, according to CNNMoney. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has added .sucks, .porn and .adult to their long list of generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, and the country star was able to get in early and buy her own websites before anyone else can.
The TLDs will be available for purchase for the rest of us on June 1, but ... read more ...
Radix Gives Us A Sneak Peek At Their New Videos - Radix is giving us a sneak peek at videos they will be releasing at World Hosting Days in Germany.
Radix is excited to release videos for .website, .press, .host and .space. The Radix videos will be screened for the first time at WorldHostingDays in Germany on 24th Mar, 2015. For those missing WHD, here is an online exclusive.
With so many new extensions being launched, it is important to keep customers hooked. And what better way than to have brand new videos to watch and entertain themselves with!
Videos ... read more ...
Experts discover phishing campaign leveraging .gov TLD loophole - March 23, 2015
Researchers have picked up on a new spam campaign that sends victims phishing messages from a .gov account that thwarts email validation systems.
One of the email addresses used by the attacker leverages the .gov TLD, which circumvents Sender Policy Framework (SPF) email validation, thus increasing the chances of victims actually receiving the spam, according to researchers at Trend Micro.
Two other registered domain names leveraged by the miscreant ... read more ...
.nrw geht online: Internet-Adressendung für Nordrhein-Westfalen -
Von Birte Hauke
Top Level Domain soll regionale Identität stärken. Firmen und Bürger können sich registrieren.
Die regionale Adressendung .nrw geht am Dienstag ans Netz.
Die regionale Adressendung ... read more ...
Taiwan: Domain name dispute resolution -
Our weekly IP round-up includes Panasonic, Taylor Swift, Motorola, Intellectual Ventures, ATT http://t.co/bpGxNLKGq7 http://t.co/YQR35RbRve
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La revolución de los nuevos dominios de internet toma forma - (EFE).- Internet está atravesando una revolución silenciosa marcada por el florecimiento de centenares de nuevos dominios que se distancian del "punto com" para redefinir quién es quién en la red de redes, un negocio de millones de dólares que enfrenta en subastas a los gigantes tecnológicos.
Se trata de una transformación paulatina que comenzó en 2011, cuyo impacto se empezó a notar en 2014 y que, cuando concluya, habrá añadido más de 1.300 nomenclaturas en el ciberespacio, los llamados ... read more ...
Mike Mann Is On Fire Selling $76K in Domains That Cost Him Less than $750 Total - Mike Mann has been reporting some very impressive domain name sales the last few days on his Facebook page
Mike just announced today he sold the domain name MissCandy.com for $30,000 a domain he purchase on July 30th 2012 for $75
Last week Mike reported selling Jazz.co for $22,000 a domain he purchased on July 19th 2010 as well as the domain TakeTheChance.com for $15,000 which he purchased on August 1, 2013 for $300
The previous week Mike announced the sale of CityMarkets.com for $9,000 a domain ... read more ...