Wed 23rd December 2015
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What if TLDs are Chinese? - Do certain top level domain names have a Chinese meaning? We’ve often seen TLDs repurposed. For instance, .ME and .TV – originally the country codes of Montenegro and Tuvalu, respectively – are mainly understood as words. While .SI means Slovenia in Slovenia, Spanish speakers might read it as “yes”. More recently, .PW has been marketed as a shorthand for “professional web”. Such extra interpretations can be either natural or forced. Some arise without prompting; some fail to catch ... read more ...
 
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End user domain name sales adult to $50,000 - A “Merry Christmas” edition of the end user sales report. Sedo has changed its weekly sales disclosure to only include sales of $2,000 or less. Their median sales price is well below $2,000, so this means the volume of end user sales I can report is significantly lower. I’m going to work with Sedo to get additional data for this report going forward. But for this week–the last end user report of the year–I’ve discovered 11 end user sales of up to $50,000. Here’s a look at these end ... read more ...
 
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Viral grill spoliation video facilities .Vegas domain name - Video has nearly 800,000 views already. A Las Vegas Mexican restaurant turned a robbery into a viral video hit, giving the .Vegas top level domain name a bit of publicity at the same time. Frijoles Frescas was recently robbed. That sucks for the restaurant, but it managed to turn surveillance video of the robbery into a viral video hit that is giving it publicity and likely leading to the identification of the perpetrators. The restaurant uses the domain name FrijolesAndFrescas.com, but also owns ... read more ...
 
 
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2016 Predictions: What to Expect for the Next Year in New TLDs - Last week I published a blog looking back on the year that was 2015 and reflecting on some of the challenges and achievements for new TLDs. Turning our gaze forward, I think 2016 is shaping up to be the biggest and best year that we've enjoyed to date and will surpass many expectations as we continue the push towards mainstream adoption of these wonderful, innovative digital assets. The year of the .brands With almost half of all .brands already delegated, many will be starting 2016 with ... read more ...
Tue 22nd December 2015
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Sedo Weekly Transactions Total $1.4 million led by v5.com - Over the past week, 580 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1.4m. 60% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Sedo will no longer be reporting sales under 2,000 which I am sure will disappoint some. Here was the quote:  Please note inclusive of this report and going forward the minimum price displayed will be 2,000 $/€/£.   Highlights of public sales are: Top .com: v5.com at 130,000 USD Top ccTLD: fahrradtasche.de at 9,500 EUR Top “other” ... read more ...
 
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What’s in a Name? - "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." Romeo and Juliet, Act II, Scene II What's the difference between .local and .here? Or between .onion and .apple? All four of these labels are capable of being represented in the Internet's Domain Name System as a generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs), but only two of these are in fact delegated names. The other two, .local and .onion not only don't exist in the delegated name space, but by virtue of a registration ... read more ...
 
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Verisign gets obvious for generating Pronounceable domain names - Patent describes method of generating made up words that can be pronounced. .Com registry Verisign has obtained U.S. patent number 9,218,334 for “Pronounceable domain names”. The patent describes a method of generating domain names that can be pronounced. Verisign explains that while many short domain names are registered, there are still short domains that can be pronounced that can be registered: Short domain names are popular because they can be catchy and easier to remember than longer domain ... read more ...
 
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Make your NamesCon scheduling easy with Sched - Tool makes it easy to sync session calendar with personal calendar. Sched, a nifty tool for planning your schedule during NamesCon, is back this year. You can use Sched to plan which sessions you want to attend and then easily import them into your calendar. You can even change your session plans through the NamesCon site and have your calendar automatically sync. I just used Sched last week to plan my session schedule, and can now fill the gaps with meetings. Here’s how to do it. 1. Sign up or ... read more ...
Mon 21st December 2015
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Google Adds abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwx.com to the Collection Of Alphabet Domains - Google has just added another “Alphabet” domain name to its collection buying the domain name abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwx.com. The domain name was most recently  owned by the The Giardino Law Firm, Inc of San Antonio and by a domainer in Tennessee before that. The domain has an original creation date of 2003. The domain name is another Google acquisition since acquiring abc.xyz for its Corporate parent Alphabet. Google acquired the domain name abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz.com as part of its Alphabet ... read more ...
 
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Internet grows to 299 million Domain Names in third quarter 2015 - Bangalore: VeriSign, Inc., a global leader in domain names and Internet security, today announced that approximately 3.1 million domain names were added to the Internet in the third quarter of 2015, bringing the total number of registered domain names to approximately 299 million worldwide across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of September 30, 2015, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief. The increase of approximately 3.1 million domain names globally equates to a growth rate of 1.1 ... read more ...
 
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Tucows CEO Elliot Noss – DNW Podcast #63 - Noss explains the evolution of Tucows. Tucows (NADSAQ: TCX) started in the early 90s as a software download site, but is now one of the world’s largest domain name registrars and has a market cap of about $250 million. CEO Elliot Noss explains a common thread in Tucows’ transition from downloads to domains, and now a provider of mobile phone and internet service. Subscribe via iTunes to listen to the Domain Name Wire podcast on your iPhone or iPad, or click play below or download to begin listening. ... read more ...
 
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Frank Schilling gets RDNH win on 3 minute domain name - Complainant failed to disclose prior negotiations. With the help of attorney John Berryhill, Frank Schilling has successfully defended his three letter domain name DKY.com in a UDRP. And, even though Berryhill didn’t ask for a finding of reverse domain name hijacking, the panel rightfully determined the complainant to have filed the case in abuse of the policy. The complainant was Dumankaya Yapi Malzemeleri San. Ve Tic. A.S of Istanbul, Turkey, represented by AYDIN AYDIN Law Firm, Turkey. It started ... read more ...
Sun 20th December 2015
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Did a Other Shoe Just Drop? Chinese are Buying English Word Domains Too - Raymond published a post today on TheDomains.com,  on the sales report from the first ever live domain auction at the Chinese Domain Festival and China Digital Asset Investment Summit which generated some 150 million RMB in sales. The official exchange rate is 1 RMB is equal to $.15 USD so the live auction generated $22.5 Million in sales. For me the biggest news out of the auction is that the Chinese appear now to be buying English words, not just letters, numbers and Chinese words. Here are a ... read more ...
 
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Chinese Live Auction Nets over 150 Million RMB ($23.1 mil) - The first ever Chinese Domain Festival and China Digital Asset Investment Summit live auction concluded with 150 million RMB in sales. The full list is below with all amounts in Chinese RMB, 1 RMB = .1542 USD. Auction No. | Domain Name | Price in RMB 1 | 1212.com | 1,800,000 2 | zhu.com | 2,200,000 3 | 1117.com | 850,000 4 | qc.cn | 1,500,000 5 | wrj.com | 610,000 6 | beijing.cc | 260,000 7 | cheyou.com.cn, chongwu.com.cn, piaowu.com.cn | 160,000 8 | 828.com | 4,400,000 9 | weitou.com | 500,000 10 ... read more ...
Sat 19th December 2015
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Internet grows to 299mn domain names in 3Q, 2015 - December 21, 2015 0 NEW DELHI, INDIA: Approximately 3.1 million domain names were added to the Internet in the third quarter of 2015. This brings the total number of registered domain names to approximately 299 million worldwide across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of Sept. 30, 2015, according to the latest Domain Name ... read more ...
 
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Internet grows to 299 mn domain names in the third quarter of 2015 - VeriSign, which is in domain names and Internet security, announced that approximately 3.1 million domain names were added to the Internet in the third quarter of 2015, bringing the total number of registered domain names to approximately 299 million worldwide across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of Sept. 30, 2015, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief. The increase of approximately 3.1 million domain names globally equates to a growth rate of 1.1 percent over the second quarter ... read more ...
 
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Digital media is on lane to pass television - Barron’s took a look at advertising for 2016, while 2016 is projected to be stronger than 2015 it could come in below initial expectations. Traditional ad sales are continuing to move lower and digital may be off slightly. From the article: Still, digital media is on track to overtake television as the No. 1 media category for the first time, reaching $68 billion in advertising revenue in 2016, according to Magna Global, a unit of the Interpublic Group of Companies. The hottest category, mobile, ... read more ...
 
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Perú y Ecuador cierran exitoso ciclo de reuniones binacionales en Jaén - Lizeth Terán Salvatierra Enviada especial a Jaén Una nueva página se suma en la historia actual de Perú y Ecuador. Tras una serie de reuniones de gabinete y encuentros presidenciales, ayer concluyó el Noveno Encuentro Binacional entre los mandatarios de Perú y Ecuador, Ollanta Humala Tasso y Rafael Correa Delgado, en la provincia de Jaén, región Cajamarca. A su llegada a la ciudad, el presidente ecuatoriano resaltó el actual estado de paz luego de los años de conflicto entre ambos ... read more ...
 
 
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Internet groeit naar 299 miljoen domeinnamen in Q3 - In het derde kwartaal van dit jaar werden wereldwijd ongeveer 3,1 miljoen nieuwe domeinnamen geregistreerd. Daarmee komt het totaal uit op ongeveer 299 miljoen domeinnamen, verdeeld over alle top-level domains (TLDs), zo blijkt uit onderzoek van VeriSign.  De groei van het aantal domeinnamen in Q3 komt neer op een stijging van 1,1 procent op kwartaalbasis. Op jaarbasis was sprake van een groei van 14,8 miljoen domeinnamen, oftewel 5,2 procent. Het aantal .com en .net domeinnamen gezamenlijk ... read more ...
 
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PPC pide a Nadine Heredia que respete su alianza con el Apra | El Comercio Perú - El presidente del Partido Popular Cristiano (PPC), Raúl Castro, exigió a la primera dama Nadine Heredia que respete el acuerdo político de su agrupación con el Partido Aprista y que lleva por nombre Alianza Popular. En declaraciones a Canal N, Raúl Castro pidió a Nadine Heredia que, "como primera dama que nos representa a todos", se abstenga de descalificar a sus adversarios políticos tal como lo hizo hoy. Cabe ... read more ...
Fri 18th December 2015
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Sedo has watched buy it now go from 2% to 56% - Sedo put together a graphic in their latest newsletter that chronicled buy it now sales. 2008 saw buy it now at just 2% now they are at 56% with numbers over 65% in recent weeks. Debates go back and forth about whether or not to list your names at buy it now or make an offer. There are pros and cons for both. The biggest con for buy it now is you will never hit that outlier homerun. You don’t know if it is Google hitting the buy it now or little Joe’s thrift shop. The flipside is that many businesses ... read more ...
 
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Neustar’s Career Site Launched Under Its Own Branded TLD: ‘careers.neustar’ - We're proud to announce that Neustar's careers webpage has been re-launched as a stand-alone website: careers.neustar Yep, that's the complete address — thanks to the use of our very own top-level domain (TLD), .neustar. It's not only simple and easy to remember, but also shows that by using a ".brand" domain strategy to connect with a target audience, we're drinking our own Kool-Aid. As the world's leading company in launching and operating TLDs, every day we're seeing more and more ... read more ...