Thu 30th October 2014
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Does auctioning off a new TLD to a top bidder set adult failure? - Why did losers not value the domain name as high as the winner? Let me start by saying I’m not a big fan of the idea of community priority and similar mechanisms for determining which applicant gets a particular top level domain name. But I’ve also been thinking lately about the auction process and its effect on the long term health of new top level domain names. When an auction is used to resolve a new top level domain name contention set, the company with the ... read more ...
 
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.ooo owners Infinibeam isn’t only crazy, it’s a misinformation machine - Company is spreading a lot of incorrect information about domain names. I was rather amused when Infibeam, the Indian ecommerce company behind .ooo, announced its bold ambitions for the domain name last month. I figured it was just a publicity stunt. Kevin Murphy called the company’s sales targets including millions of first year registrations “batshit crazy”. I filed Infinbeam in the “PR stunt” file, or perhaps the “delusional” file. Then yesterday ... read more ...
 
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“Creepy” .Com videos get 600k watches, here are 2 some-more [Watch] - If you thought “Fish on a Bus” was weird, wait until you see “Bee in a Bar”. Last week Verisign released videos under its new marketing campaign “Make Your Idea Internet Official”. The videos have been described in a number of ways, with “creepy” being one of them. Yeah, “Fish on a Bus” is certainly creepy. Both videos have soared to 300,000 views on YouTube. I have no idea how Verisign is promoting these videos and if it is buying views. But ... read more ...
 
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Expired Domain Report: a clever .net sale and more - Joseph Peterson takes a look at the past week in the expired domain name market. There has been some discussion this past year among domain investors about the market outlook for .NET domains. Traditionally, .NET has played second fiddle to .COM for the most part, and some predict that wave after wave of new TLD releases can only erode .NET’s position. Just last week, a DNW reader expressed the view that “.NET is slowly dying”. Not everyone shares that opinion, ... read more ...
Wed 29th October 2014
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The New TLD Registry Example to Follow - With lessons learnt from the first Round, what does a new applicant need to know to prepare for the coming Round? Which example should he follow to increase his chances of success? I have had the chance to read about new domain names sales figure expectations, prior to the launching of Round one of the ICANN new gTLD program. Comments that I read and feed-backs that I have today are: "our expectations are the one we wrote on the paper and we are happy with them". Well… not only I can tell ... read more ...
 
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Domain Holdings Sells $10M In Domain Names In 3rd Quarter: Transactions Up 7.8% - According to its Third Quarter sales report,  Domain Holdings reported almost $10,000,000 USD in domain name sales. The total amount of sales was  down from 3.8% from the second quarter however the number of transactions were up 7.8%. Domain Holdings reported their biggest domain sale for the quarter was $2.7 Million versus $5.0 Million in Q2 “showing a much healthier overall diversity in sales.” During Q3 we were involved in many key transactions including the sale of BentoBox.com, House.com, ... read more ...
 
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Ashton Kutcher reveals he’s indifferent domain names for his daughter Wyatt - Ashton Kutcher who is one of the more prominent celebs to adapt to social media and has over 16 million Twitter followers, has secured the domain for his new baby daughter.  There is talk the one month old could have her own Twitter and Instagram accounts too. The names Kutcher registered included: WyattKutcher.com WyattIsabelle.com.  The domains were registered at Enom on 3-25-14 under privacy. Express.co.uk covered the story: Wyatt Isabelle Kutcher won’t have much to worry about when she turns ... read more ...
 
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Find a Domain Buyer via Google ccTLD - I like to do my own research to find prospective buyers for some of my domain names, and I thought of a way that might be useful to find new leads. Typically, I use Google.com to search for companies that use the keywords of the domain name I am selling. I thought perhaps using a ccTLD where Google operates could bring additional prospective buyer leads. Google operates many localized search engines using its ccTLD domain names. Google.co.uk, Google.com.do, Google.ca, and Google.ie are all ... read more ...
 
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UDRP Panelist Screws Up Name Of TM 3 Times Transfering 7 Domain Names - A UDRP was decided by a one member panel of the the National Arbitration Forum on the domain names: highrollerdates.com highrollerwheelweddings.com highrollerweddingslv.com highrollerdate.com highrollerdatelv.com winfreehighrollertickets.com highrollerride.com Awarding all of them to Caesars License Company, LLC Eduardo Magalhães Machado, the sole Panelist seemed to be confused on the trademark at issue which is “High Roller”. The panelist referred to the trademark as High Holler no less than ... read more ...
 
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Nouveaux noms de domaine (TLD) : impact référencement - Par Olivier Duffez, Mercredi 29 octobre 2014 Maintenant que de nombreuses nouvelles extensions de noms de domaine sont disponibles, faut-il les acheter et surtout, sont-elles un atout pour le référencement naturel ? Depuis 2014 environ, de nombreuses nouvelles extensions sont disponibles pour acheter vos noms de domaine. Par exemple, vous pouvez être tenté par un nom de domaine en .paris pour un site en rapport avec la ville de Paris ou un .clothing pour un site de vente de vêtements. Google ... read more ...
 
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Braucht die Welt die neuen Domainendungen? - Die Meinungen über die neuen Domainendungen und ihre Sinnhaftigkeit gehen weit auseinander. Dabei ist es wichtig, dass man den Hintergrund der Menschen, die man befragt, im Auge behält. Ein Angehöriger der Domain-Branche wird selbstverständlich eine andere Meinung zu dem Thema vertreten als Andere. Nein! "Das Netz ist groß genug für manchen Unfug" Gerade in den großen deutschen Printmedien häuft sich die Meinung, dass es bei den nTLDs nicht um die Interessen der Nutzer oder der Internet-Branche ... read more ...
 
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Domain Holdings sole scarcely $10 million in domain names final quarter - …and 98% of sales were .com. Domain Holdings’ outbound domain name sales machine continued to churn last quarter, with the company selling $9.55 million worth of domains in Q3. That’s down slightly from the $9.9 million it sold in Q2, but that quarter included a $5.0 million sale. The biggest transaction in Q3 was $2.7 million. And compared to Q1…it’s up nearly 3x. Here’s some other interesting data from Domain Holdings’ quarterly sales report: 28% of ... read more ...
 
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21 finish user domain name sales during Sedo - A sex toy company, pet food seller and Big Blue bought domain names last week. Sedo sold $1 million worth of domain names last week, including some to big name buyers. It looks like IBM even got into the mix. Here’s a list of 21 end user sales at the marketplace last week: (You can view previous lists like this here. If you’d like to learn how to sell your domain names like these on Sedo, download this report.) ShowReel.co.uk 1,500 GBP – Guy Harris, male voiceover ... read more ...
 
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Critics contend Google is “Hispandering” with new .Soy domain name - If the company is Hispandering, it’s also mompandering and corporationpandering. New top level domain name registries offering regional, niche, or cultural domains, take note: the people you’re targeting might take it the wrong way. That’s apparently the case with .soy. Google’s new domain name isn’t targeted to yuppies who don’t like cow’s milk. It’s targeted to the Hispanic community. “Soy” is Spanish for “I am”. But some people in the community ... read more ...
Tue 28th October 2014
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Sedo Transactions Total $1million Led by Angel.in - Over the past week, 554 transactions took place on Sedo’s marketplace and via SedoMLS, totaling $1 Million Dollars 49% of total sales were the result of Buy Now listings. Highlights of public sales are:   Top .coms: cupofjo.com at 18,888 USD Top ccTLD: angel.in at 30,000 USD Top “other” TLD: joy.club at 10,000 USD Angel.in was also on the Sedo sales report back in April of 2012 when it sold for just $1,750   ... read more ...
 
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ICANN Los Angeles Recap Webinar - With more than 400 new gTLD registries now delegated and over 2.6 million new gTLD registrations, a changing Internet governance landscape, and requirements for enhancing ICANN accountability resulting from the IANA transition, assessing the impact on your business is vital. Join Domain Management and gTLD Experts, Elisa Cooper and Matt Serlin of MarkMonitor for guidance on navigating this complex environment. When: Wednesday, October 29, 2014 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET Key Takeaways: The ... read more ...
 
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Two Social Media Powerhouses With Over 7 Million Followers Re-brand to An .XYZ Domain - A couple of social media trendsetters have gone with an .XYZ domain name for their internet domain name presence. Tasia Alexis is by any measure a social media powerhouse with a total of 3.85 million followers has registered and proudly promoting her new domain name Tasia.xyz If you haven’t heard of Alexis, well she has some pretty impressive social media numbers: Vine – 3 Million followers 451Million loops Youtube – 24,000 Subscribers Instagram – 650,000 Followers Facebook – 16.5K Followers Twitter ... read more ...
 
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TLD Appoints the First China GM & Open Its HQ In “China’s Silicon Valley” -                     TLD Registry Ltd, who operates two of the most successful new gTLD’s, had two big announcements  today. They announced their first ever China GM and the opening of their office in the “China’s Silicon Valley” TLD announced the appointment of the company’s first ever China General Manager. Mr. Jin Wang has joined the TLD Registry team, contributing a wealth of knowledge and expertise of the internet and domain name industries in China. “Our eight month ... read more ...
 
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TLD Appoints its First China GM & Open Its HQ In “China’s Silicon Valley” -                     TLD Registry Ltd, who operates two of the most successful new gTLD’s, had two big announcements  today. They announced their first ever China GM and the opening of their office in the “China’s Silicon Valley” TLD announced the appointment of the company’s first ever China General Manager. Mr. Jin Wang has joined the TLD Registry team, contributing a wealth of knowledge and expertise of the internet and domain name industries in China. “Our eight month ... read more ...
 
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TLD Registry Appoints First China General Manager, Mr Jin Wang - Mr. Jin Wang appointed as TLD Registry's China General ManagerTLD Registry Ltd, the world's leading Internationalized Domain Name "New gTLD" registry, today announced the appointment of the company's first ever China General Manager. Mr. Jin Wang has joined the TLD Registry team, contributing a wealth of knowledge and expertise of the internet and domain name industries in China. "Our eight month search for the perfect China GM has been resolved with the best possible outcome," said Arto ... read more ...
 
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TLD Registry Opens China Headquarters in "China’s Silicon Valley" - TLD Registry opens China headquarters in "China's Silicon Valley" – A gallery of photographs from the ceremony and festivities can be seen here.On the afternoon of Friday 24th October, the world leader in Chinese domain names, TLD Registry opened its new China headquarters in Beijing's Zhongguancun, also known as "China's Silicon Valley". Home to an overwhelming majority of domestic and international tech and internet industry leaders, Zhongguancun is a thriving high tech district and ... read more ...
 
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Verisign Makes a Come Back Riding On The .com Brand Value And Effective … - VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN), the forerunner in the Domain Name market with a 47% share, posted robust third quarter results, showing signs of recovery from the slack performance of the first half of 2014. VeriSign is the authoritative registry service provider for all .com and .net gTLDs (Generic Top-Level Domains), as well as the sole registry service provider for gTLDs like .cc, .tv, .gov, .jobs, .edu and .name. It reported revenues of $255 million with 4.7% year-on-year revenue growth. ... read more ...
 
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Forbes: Verisign Becomes #1 Most Shorted Stock in S&P 500 - According to Forbes.com, Verisign Inc (NASD: VRSN) is now Most Shorted Stock in SP 500 based on most recent short interest data has been released by the NASDAQ for the 10.15.2014 settlement date. According to nasdaq.com there are 19,441,435 shares of Verisign Stock being shorted as of 10.15.14 but more shares have been shorted in the past. 24,641,765 of Verisign were shorted back on December 31,  2013 and 23,218,994 back on March 31, 2014. There are about 125 Million shares of Verisign outstanding, ... read more ...
 
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New domain names – are you protecting your brand from cybersquatters … - Until recently, only a limited number of generic top-level domains (gTLDs) have been available, among them .com, .biz and .info, but in recent months the gTLD universe has vastly expanded.  Over the past year, ICANN has approved more than 400 new top-level domain names – among them, .RESTAURANT and .PIZZA – for registration. Instead of ending its web address with a brand or company name followed by .COM, an organization can select a gTLD that reflects the nature of its business. ... read more ...
 
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Air France évalue les avantages du tracteur d’avion Taxibot d’IAI et … - 
Air France AIR FRANCE Le groupe Air France a transporté 77,45 millions de passagers en 2012 (+1,8% / 2011) avec un coefficient de remplissage de 83,1% (+1,2% / 2011). a annoncé avoir signé un protocole d’accord portant sur l’évaluation du nouveau système Taxibot, développé par Israël Aerospace Industries (IAI) et le Groupe TLD. Véhicule semi-robotique sous la conduite d’un pilote, développé par IAI et fabriqué par TLD, le Taxibot est conçu pour le tractage des avions de la ... read more ...