Wed 8th October 2014
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ICA Changes Membership Structure, Add New Board Position & Voting Procedures For Board - The Internet Commerce Association (ICA) announced today that it passed a resolution (Here is the full Resolution) which changes its membership structure, adds a new Board Positions changes the voting procedures for members of its Board. Under the resolution the new levels of membership are as follows: Platinum members are for those individuals and/or corporations that contribute $25K or more per year Gold Members are those that contribute between $10,000-$24,999 per year Silver members are for ... read more ...
 
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.NYC Says Over 10K Landrush Applications Were Received For Domain Names - AdAge.com just published a post covering today’s .NYC launch into general availability.  Its just one of many publications that have covered New York City big day but a quote from the story caught my eye. AdAge updated their story for a correction: CORRECTION: A previous version of this story said more than 100,000 people signed up for a .nyc domain. More than 10,000 people signed up. In total there are about 50 founders representing a diverse group of people and organizations across the city. ... read more ...
 
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5 Common Misconceptions New Registries Make About Domain Revenue - It is wonderful to see the floodgates open and see so many new gTLDs launch — 417 delegated as of October 4th. As registry senior management's focus switches to operational matters post launch, it is now time to consider how the new registries will deal with revenue recognition and its impact on financial reporting. This is primarily the CFO's responsibility, but senior management must be mindful that improper domain revenue accounting will lead to corporate reputational damage. In 2004 I ... read more ...
 
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¡Atención!: Nuevos dominios en la web, más costosos pero más seguros también - En el futuro las nuevas direcciones disponibles e Internet podrían tener ademñas dos características principales: ser algo más seguras e infalibles a fraudes conocidos como el phishing, pero serán luego mil veces más costosas, de acuerdo además con Fadi Chehade, actual director general de la Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Así las cosas, el organismo inició en 2013 la asignación de nuevos nombres individualizados, llamados new gTLD. Es en este sentido que ... read more ...
 
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Why Shouldn’t ICANN Terminate Registrars That Have A History of Domain Thefts? - ICANN has terminated domain name registrars accreditation in the past for several issues, many related to non-payment of  minimal fees due to ICANN,  and record keeping requirements ICANN has sent out a lot more Notices  Of  Breach  Of  the Registrar  Accreditation  Agreement to registrars for such conduct which got cured by the registrar which basically means the registrars fixed some paperwork and paid past due fees. Now we are seeing a rash of domain name thefts out of domain holders accounts ... read more ...
 
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Move Over Ellis Island – .NYC is the Digital Gateway to New York – Virtual - Residents living in New York City now have a place online to call home with the newest domain name extension, .NYC, now available for public registration. With the availability of the new, geo-specific generic top level domains (gTLD), small business owners in New York City have a unique opportunity to own a piece of the Web that quickly and efficiently tells their location. “New York City is home to some of the most expensive real ... read more ...
 
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The Home Page Is Dead and Microsites Are the Future – What That Means for … - Tweet Buffer Brands can use their gTLDs to unchain themselves from the home page concept, and redirect consumers to microsites, landing pages, search, and apps. The home page, as have we come to know it over the last 15 years, is dead. Yes, every company still maintains the hub to its digital spokes as a home page. But, largely replaced by search, microsites, landing pages, and apps, the need for companies to maintain the traditional home page ... read more ...
 
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Donuts Appoints Jeffrey Davidoff Chief Marketing Officer - More Related Stories email article print page <![CDATA[ ]]> Experienced executive will accelerate adoption of new gTLD registrations October 07, 2014 -- BELLEVUE, Wash., October 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --Donuts Inc., the world's largest registry for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs), said today Jeffrey Davidoff has been appointed Chief Marketing Officer, heading the company's consumer awareness and strategic marketing efforts. ... read more ...
 
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Overstock Looking To Democratize Wall Street With New Bitcoin Related Project - Overstock is looking to change things on Wall Street In an article on Wired.com it seems that Overstock is straying from their core business and working on a side project that hopes to democratize Wall Street. Building on top of the existing Bitcoin protocol. If the project is successful there is a plan to spin the business off as a separate company. Overstock has certainly been one of the ecommerce companies that has been at the forefront of exploring opportunities with Bitcoin. It will be interesting ... read more ...
 
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MustafaKeser.Army - Üst seviye alan adlarında (TLD) yeni çılgınlık .army ile biten adresler. Peki alan adı ticaretinin bu boyutlara gelmesi, internetin karakteristiğini öldürüyor mu? 08.10.2014 / 11:00 Bilgisayar başında memleket kurtaranlar, Bordo Klavyeliler ve Mustafa Keser'in Askerleri! Yeni üst seviye alan adınız .army hazır ve ön siparişe açılmış bulunuyor. Birkaç yıl öncesine kadar sadece .com, .net ve ülkelere/resmi kurumlara özel .co, .ca, .ru, .edu, .gov gibi seçeneklerle ... read more ...
 
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Sanal Ordunuz Şimdiden Hazır! - Üst seviye alan adlarında (TLD) yeni çılgınlık .army ile biten adresler. Peki alan adı ticaretinin bu boyutlara gelmesi, internetin karakteristiğini öldürüyor mu? 08.10.2014 / 11:00 Bilgisayar başında memleket kurtaranlar, Bordo Klavyeliler ve Mustafa Keser'in Askerleri! Yeni üst seviye alan adınız .army hazır ve ön siparişe açılmış bulunuyor. Birkaç yıl öncesine kadar sadece .com, .net ve ülkelere/resmi kurumlara özel .co, .ca, .ru, .edu, .gov gibi seçeneklerle ... read more ...
 
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Holaira führt in einer randomisierten Studie zur gezielten Lungendenervierung … - Holaira führt in einer randomisierten Studie zur gezielten Lungendenervierung erstmals Behandlung von COPD-Patienten durch Erste klinische Studie zur Lungendenervierung unter Einbeziehung einer Simulationsgruppe eingeleitet (Mynewsdesk) MINNEAPOLIS, MI — (Marketwired) — 10/07/14 — Holaira, Inc., ein Entwickler von medizinischen Geräten zur Behandlung obstruktiver Lungenerkrankungen, kündigte heute den Beginn der Behandlung von Patienten im Rahmen der klinischen AIRFLOW-1-Studie ... read more ...
 
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See GoDaddy’s crafty .NYC boat ad - Barge message taunts neighbors across the Hudson. Earlier today I wrote about the highly anticipated launch of .NYC domain names. GoDaddy is promoting the domain name heavily around New York City, including a big ad on a barge being piloted on the Hudson River. Here are a couple photos of the barge, taunting New Jersey residents about how New York City has a domain name and they don’t. In fact, only people who live or own a business in New York City are eligible ... read more ...
 
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Moniker’s transition-related confidence holes come to light - Moniker customer explains some of the security holes that may have led to his domains being stolen, including some introduced by the transition from the old Moniker system to a new platform. So it is sad to say goodbye to Moniker, and to witness the self-destruction of this company that played such a large role in the development of the domain industry. So writes Nat Cohen, long time domain name investor and owner of perhaps the best portfolio of three character domains ... read more ...
 
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After scarcely a decade, .NYC finally gets the day - .NYC domain names available for registration today. The .NYC domain name goes into general availability for New Yorkers today after a long, citizen-initiated process. A Long Road In the middle of the last decade, a group of New Yorkers proposed the idea of creating a .NYC domain to the city government. The city council passed a resolution to assign resources for a .nyc bid in 2008 and issued a request for proposal to find a partner in 2009. The city select Neustar, ... read more ...
Tue 7th October 2014
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Sedo Transactions Totals $1.2 Million -

Over a past week, 443 exchange took place on Sedo’s marketplace and around SedoMLS, totaling $1.2 million

51% of sum sales were a outcome of Buy Now listings.

Highlights of open sales are:

· Top .coms: athlon.com during 100,000 USD
· Top ccTLD: netbet.ca during 13,500 USD
· Top “other” TLD: tdsc.org during 5,500 USD

 

Via: thedomains.com

 
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1 Day After Launch, Namejet’s “Premium” .Desi New gTLD Auction Is Live - Yesterday .Desi launched into general availability with 324 registrations. Today Namejet.com announced it’s holding a Premium .Desi domain auction with 30 “premium” .Desi domain names. According to Namejet.com .Desi is  “a global term to refer to the culture, people and products originating from the Indian sub-continent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka). It evokes a sense of identity among 1.7 billion people around the world. Get found by billions of desis with a domain name ... read more ...
 
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1 Day After Launch, Namejet’s “Premium” .Desi New gTLD Auction Is Live - Yesterday .Desi launched into general availability with 324 registrations. Today Namejet.com announced it’s holding a Premium .Desi domain auction with 30 “premium” .Desi domain names. According to Namejet.com .Desi is  “a global term to refer to the culture, people and products originating from the Indian sub-continent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka). It evokes a sense of identity among 1.7 billion people around the world. Get found by billions of desis with a domain name ... read more ...
 
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Direcciones personalizadas en internet: más seguras y costosas - (CNNMéxico) — Las nuevas direcciones de Internet podrían tener dos características principales: ser más seguras y, posiblemente, infalibles a fraudes como el phishing, pero también serán hasta 1,000 veces más costosas que las actuales, de acuerdo con Fadi Chehade, presidente y director general de la Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). El organismo, responsable de asignar los nombres de dominio desde 1990, inició en 2013 el despliegue y asignación de ... read more ...
 
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20 Year Old NUVO.Com Saved in A One Member Panel UDRP & Domain Holder Didn’t Respond - SiTV, Inc. of Glendale, California, just lost its bid to grab the domain name Nuvo.com in a UDRP. The one member panel decision of Michael A. Albert rejected the claim even though the domain holder, which is now a Bankruptcy Trustee, did not file a formal response. The opinion did not mention the registration date of the domain or any change in ownership. The domain name Nuvo.com has a original registration date of August 24, 1994 Here are the highlights: Complainant has a United States Patent and ... read more ...
 
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.NYC Landrush Auctions To Start On Oct 23rd & SnapNames.com Will Handle Them - According to an email we received from a domain investor, The .NYC  landrush collision auctions will be managed by SnapNames, the .nyc Auction Provider. A landrush collision occurs when more than 1 landrush application was submitted for the same .NYC domain name “Auctions will be held on three different dates to best suit bidders with multiple applications for .nyc domains. Auction dates have been determined by the first letter of the applied for .nyc domain application. If your .nyc application ... read more ...
 
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Vern Jurovich Is Back As Chief Operating Officer of Uniregistry -

Michael Berkens, Esq. is a owner and Editor-in-Chief of TheDomains.com. Michael is also a co-founder of Worldwide Media Inc. that owns over 75,000 domain names and whose sell site is during MostWantedDomains.com. Michael is also a Director of RightoftheDot.com that is a consultant in a new gTLD space and a attorney of super reward domains.

Via: thedomains.com

 
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New Domain Name Registrar Offers At Cost Registrations: DomainCostClub.com - According to a press release out today boosts that “DomainCostClub.com  Becomes the First Domain Registrar in the World to Offer At-Cost Pricing The “ICANN Accredited registrar starts a new club to provide domains at wholesale price to its members, starting from October 2014, Domain Cost Club will accept new members.” “Domain Cost Club provides its members with domain name registration, renewal and transfers at the same price that it costs to them, this results from 20% to 300% savings ... read more ...
 
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.Desi Ends 1st Day Of GA With Just 324 Registrations; .NYC Gets 1,400 More: .OVH Gets 43K Free Registrations - .Desi which went into general availability yesterday wound up with just 324 registrations according to ntldstats.com. .NYC which is still having uncontested landrush applications to the zone file, (we had mentioned we knew they had not all been added), added another 1,440 landrush domains and now sits at just over 6K registrations. .NYC goes into general availability tomorrow October 8th and those landrush applications that we estimate to be in the many thousands are not counted in the totals. In ... read more ...
 
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Battle for gTLD law firm spend about to heat up - Trevor Little Minds + Machines, the registry for the ‘.law’ and ‘.abogado’ gTLDs, has expanded on the general eligibility requirements for registration of second-level domains in the two strings, which are expected to launch in early 2015. With a number of gTLDs aimed at the legal sector, firms that have yet to consider the gTLD expansion will ... read more ...