Thu 28th August 2014
Written by DomainHack.er in EN and tagged
.Bharat domain name: Why did it take three years to be made public? - by Peter Griffin   For the absolute beginner, some background first. Please note that these are simplified, and in some cases, simplistic explanations, meant to give you an overview, not a deep technical understanding.   Every computer connected to the Internet—in fact every device connected to the Internet, including your smartphone, or your smart refrigerator—has a unique address, an IP or Internet Protocol address. This is a number, something like this: 1234.5.67.890 ... read more ...
 
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Dot Bharat domain name: Why did it take three years to be made public? - by Peter Griffin   For the absolute beginner, some background first. Please note that these are simplified, and in some cases, simplistic explanations, meant to give you an overview, not a deep technical understanding.   Every computer connected to the Internet—in fact every device connected to the Internet, including your smartphone, or your smart refrigerator—has a unique address, an IP or Internet Protocol address. This is a number, something like this: 1234.5.67.890 ... read more ...
 
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India’s new Dot Bharat domain name: What took it three years to go public? - by Peter Griffin   For the absolute beginner, some background first. Please note that these are simplified, and in some cases, simplistic explanations, meant to give you an overview, not a deep technical understanding.   Every computer connected to the Internet—in fact every device connected to the Internet, including your smartphone, or your smart refrigerator—has a unique address, an IP or Internet Protocol address. This is a number, something like this: 1234.5.67.890 ... read more ...
 
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India’s new .bharat domain name: What took it three years to go public? - by Peter Griffin   For the absolute beginner, some background first. Please note that these are simplified, and in some cases, simplistic explanations, meant to give you an overview, not a deep technical understanding.   Every computer connected to the Internet—in fact every device connected to the Internet, including your smartphone, or your smart refrigerator—has a unique address, an IP or Internet Protocol address. This is a number, something like this: 1234.5.67.890 ... read more ...
 
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The subsequent 50 days will be critical for new TLDs - Big launches make the next 50 days a key period for new top level domain names. A lot of new top level domain names have come to market already. Some have flown out of the gate, others are growing modestly, and some have stalled. In my opinion, the next 50 days will be an important period for new TLDs due to the number of high profile launches and the companies involved. You can argue that a slow launch doesn’t kill a TLD. But new TLDs have a chance to get some ... read more ...
 
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This week’s new TLDs supplement between 50 and 10,000 domains on initial day - One domain is off to a quick start, the others not so much. Seven new top level domain names launched this week. By far, .Hamburg for the city of Hamburg was the most registered domain name. (Ironically, this is the one new TLD launch this week that I missed in my weekly preview.) There are approximately 13,800 .hamburg domain names in the zone file, up about 10,000 on the first day. On Tuesday, .black added about 100 names to end the day with about 150. I never ... read more ...
Wed 27th August 2014
Written by DomainHack.er in ES and tagged
El boom de los dominios .tv - Si bien un nombre de dominio no es por sí mismo una marca, sí puede estar asociado a ella. Además, un nombre de dominio es una parte importante para cualquier entidad o persona con presencia en Internet, ya que forma parte de su identidad virtual. Así, existió una época en la los dominios con terminación .com tuvieron una inusitada demanda. En la actualidad, los dominios de nivel superior (Top Level Domain, TLD) tanto genéricos –gTLD– como de código de país –ccTLD– han facilitado ... read more ...
 
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Rio de Janeiro erhält zum 450. Geburtstag eigene Internet-Domain - Rio de Janeiro ist die erste Stadt Südamerikas, die eine eigene Domain haben wird. Damit gibt es künftig neben den bekannten Domainendungen .org oder .com nun auch auch .rio. Ans Netz gehen sollen die neuen Adressen im Januar 2015, rechtzeitig zum 450. Geburtstag der berühmten Stadt unter dem Zuckerhut. Nur wenige Städte haben bisher das Privileg, ihren Namen bei als Top-Level-Domain (TLD) nutzen zu können. Zu ihnen gehören momentan London, ... read more ...
 
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Largest .org sale of 2014 Dolphin.org sells for $45,000 - pic courtesy of James DeMers Dolphin.org just crossed the Sedo sales tape as sold at $45,000. This is the highest .org sale of 2014, year to date. The domain was registered in 1994 and had been owned by a Miles Fawcett of SAI Comm. The domain is currently parked and the whois is currently Sedo. Congrats to the seller. ... read more ...
 
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AIDS-Hilfe startet magazin.hiv - Die Domain-Endung .hiv wurde gestern in Betrieb genommen und wird von dem gemeinnützigen Verein dotHIV zugunsten von HIV-Projekten vertrieben. Eines der ersten Angebote unter dieser TopLevel-Domain (TLD) präsentiert die Deutsche AIDS-Hilfe: unter der Adresse magazin.hiv ist das neue Online-Magazin der Deutschen AIDS-Hilfe erreichbar. "Wir berichten journalistisch und fachlich fundiert, erzählen die Geschichten hinter News und Studien. Noch mehr Raum erhalten in Zukunft die gut verständliche Aufbereitung ... read more ...
 
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Google Domains shines by being easy to use and privacy focused - In June 2014, Google quietly rolled out a private, invitation-only beta of Google Domains, the company's new venture into becoming a domain registrar, in direct competition with GoDaddy, Moniker, and others. I received an invite to the closed beta, which I accepted. Here's my review of Google Domains.An example transferTransferring a domain to Google Domains is a straightforward process. The user control panel is fast and responsive, and strikes a good balance between offering features and visual ... read more ...
 
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1St Day New gTLD Totals .Black 156 Registrations .Hiv 153 - Two new gTLD lanched into general avaliabity already this week .Hiv and .Black launched and including any sunrise application wound up with, well not much .Black is has 156 registrations while .HIV has only 153 registration. A .Hiv domain registration is pricy around $200 on the low side. A .Black domain registration is priced at $41.99 at Godaddy You can read more about .Black here and .HIV here. Here are the .Black registrations including Sunrise: addictedto.black adsense.black advisor.black adwords.black aerogel.black ahron.black air-king.black all4.black alldata.black alwaysbeton.black andi.black aquatimer.black autoanything.black autozone.black aws.black back-in.black basic.black beatriz.black beautiful.black beluga.black blackbay.black blackshield.black blaque.black blisssalon.black bmw.black bpm.black cafe.black callgirls.black cam4.black cellini.black chanel.black chocolate.black chrome.black clairderose.black container.black cosmograph.black crack.black creative.black date.black datejust.black davinci.black day-date.black daytona.black deals.black deepsea.black deeptwo.black digital.black engineeredformen.black entice.black escorts.black estate.black explorer.black fastrider.black fire.black flickr.black fuck.black galapagosislands.black gdmes08-20-2014qatest-preregga.black gdmes08-26-2014qatest-ga.black gdmes08-26-2014qatest-ga2.black gdtestmesblackga.black get.black glamour.black gmt-master.black gothic.black grantour.black grid.black group.black heels.black hennessy.black heritage.black horse.black hotel.black ingenieur.black intuit.black iwcportugieser.black jackpot247.black johnnywalker.black jonny.black kamenrider.black kevingablack001.black kindle.black linkedin.black lord.black markmonitor.black markxvii.black maskedrider.black matte.black merck.black microsoft.black milgauss.black mingle.black more.black naughty.black nic.black a0.nic.black a2.nic.black b0.nic.black c0.nic.black onceyougo.black opal.black opals.black oyster.black oysterperpetual.black paint-it.black pearlmaster.black pelagos.black pepper.black portofino.black prime.black pulp.black pure.black purse.black racist.black ranger.black realty.black redand.black rlnd.black rolex.black sale.black sea-dweller.black singles.black siyah.black size.black sky-dweller.black skylr.black spitfire.black ssi.black submariner.black supercasino.black target.black team.black thenew.black think.black tights.black top.black topgun.black true.black tudor.black tudorwatch.black tumblr.black turk.black uber.black usa.black verf.black wearing.black weddings.black weusi.black whisky.black whoswho.black williamhill.black wisdom.black yacht-master.black yachtclub.black yellow.black younggifted.black   Here ... read more ...
 
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.Global Ends Sunrise With Almost 400 Registrations, Apple Registers 22 - .Global just ended it Sunrise period and did very well, getting almost 400 registrations by trademark holders. Apple was the largest registrant with 22 domain name registrations although Microsoft, Sun, Amazon, Google, HSBC, Ford, Dell, are just some of the big brand holders that participated. In all  2.2 domains were registered per registrant on average. A Sunrise application cost $250, $150 application fee, and $100 registration fee, so .Global made back $100K of it $185K application fee just ... read more ...
 
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T.R.A.F.F.I.C. Reveals The Nominees for a 2014 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. AWARDS - T.R.A.F.F.I.C. revealed  the Nominees for the 2014 T.R.A.F.F.I.C. AWARDS today Each of these Nominees received nominations from at least 3 individuals. While nominations are open industry wide, voting is not. You MUST be on our mailing list to vote and have your vote counted. If you received this ballot, you are on the list. If not, you are NOT on the list. Subscribe to nominations@targetedtraffic.com by Friday September 12th to be eligible to vote. Escrow.com will be counting and certifying all ... read more ...
 
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PIR: .Org Grows 1.4%; Renewal Rate of Almost 74%; 6% Are Asian Registrants - Public Interest Registry, the not-for-profit operator of the .org domain , today released the results of its bi-annual domain name report, “The Dashboard,” detailing the worldwide growth of .org over the past year. The report reveals that in the past twelve months the total number of .org domains under management increased to 10,428,027 globally, a 1.4%increase in registrations since 2013. Other findings outlined in “The Dashboard” include the following: Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, ... read more ...
 
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Internet: Top-Level-Domain .hamburg geht an den Start - Hamburg ist die zweite deutsche Stadt, die eine eigene Top-Level-Domain bekommen hat. Den Auftakt machte die Hauptstadt Berlin. Oliver Süme, Geschäftsführer der Hamburg Top-Level-Domain GmbH, betont den regionalen Wert der neuen Endung .hamburg. Unternehmen könnten so ihren Bezug zur Heimat symbolisieren.Auch für Privatpersonen sei .hamburg interessant. Immerhin könnten sie so zeigen, dass sie Hamburger sind, argumentiert Süme. Laut Süme gibt es aktuell rund 80.000 Vorbestellungen für ... read more ...
 
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LANDRUSH OPENS FOR .WEBSITE, .PRESS AND .HOST - Radix announces an affordable, risk free Landrush offering high quality names in its 3 extensions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, August 26, 2014 - Radix concluded sunrise for the first batch of its extensions - .website, .press and .host last week. .website alone saw more than 600 orders, making it one of the biggest new gTLD sunrises to date. These TLDs enter Landrush today Radix plans to take these a notch above with Landrush 2.0. - an affordable, risk free landrush that ... read more ...
 
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Moin Moin, .hamburg: Zweite deutsche Städte-TLD ist online - Der Betreiber setzt auf einen starken Lokalpatriotismus in der Hansestadt. Anders als bei der Hauptstadt-Endung .berlin hat die lokale Verwaltung die Top-Level-Domain von Anfang an unterstützt. Mit .hamburg ist nach .berlin die zweite deutsche Städte-TLD online. Seit 11 Uhr am heutigen Mittwoch kann sich jeder eine Web-Adresse unter der neuen TLD sichern. Einzige Bedingung ist, dass mindestens eine Person in den Whois-Angaben der Domain seinen Sitz in der Metropolregion ... read more ...
 
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Fire.Glass Closes during $5,000 on Flippa - The domain name Fire.Glass just wrapped up its auction on Flippa. The auction had one bid at $5,000. The seller does have 18 transactions and 100% positive feedback on Flippa. Seller’s Notes Fire.Glass Premium .Glass domain. 40,500 Google Exact Monthly Searches for “Fire Glass” (12 month average). $2.39 CPC (Google). What is “Fire Glass”? Fire Glass is tempered glass manufactured in pebble-sized fragments, used in fireplaces and fire pits. It usually comes in small shards with rounded edges. Flippa ... read more ...
 
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DDB Mudra West wins Infibeam’s dot-triple-O project - <!-- --> Tweet <!-- --> The agency won the account after a multi-agency pitch. The account will be handled by DDB Mudra's Ahmedabad office. DDB Mudra West has bagged the creative mandate of dot-triple-O (.OOO), a project by Infibeam. The agency won the account after a multi-agency pitch. The account will be handled by DDB Mudra's Ahmedabad office. .OOO is one of the first Generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD) extensions ... read more ...
 
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UDRP: Girls Do Porn, though association Doesn’t Do Trademarks well - Company runs site that is rather descriptive of its services. BLL Media Holdings has lost a UDRP it filed against Infinitoria Ltd over the domain name GirlDoPorn.com (in which “girl” in singular). The complainant purports to run the site GirlsDoPorn.com (in which “girls” is plural). BLL failed to show the World Intellectual Property Organization panelist that the domain name was confusingly similar to a mark in which it had rights. The domain name GirlsDoPorn.com ... read more ...
 
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Christine Jones’ gubernatorial bid ends in primaries - Former GoDaddy exec places third in Republican primary. Christine Jones, former general counsel for GoDaddy, lost her bid to become the next governor of Arizona in the Republican primary yesterday. Doug Ducey, current Arizona treasurer and former CEO of ice cream franchise Cold Stone Creamery, took 37% of the vote in the primary. Jones finished third with 16.7% of the vote. GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons contributed over $1 million to fund attack ads against Ducey. ... read more ...
 
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Walmart’s controversial domains, eBay gets Flooke, Google’s shawl bin and CHiPs, a movie? - Some interesting domain name registrations from Walmart, eBay and Google. A handful of companies have made some interesting domain name registrations lately, potentially tipping off plans. First, let’s start with a couple domain registrations that seem more defensive than anything else. Walmart is frequently criticized for killing mom and pop shops through competition. You can hardly expect it to go on a campaign to save mom and pop stores, so why did it register ... read more ...
 
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App builder spends $80k to dump “app” from domain name - Ridescout pays big bucks for shorter domain name and other end user domain name purchases. The .app domain name is coming. Until then, many app makers have plugged “app” onto the end of their domain names when they can’t get the .com domain that matches their app name. Does the domain name still matter for app makers? Yes, judging by RideScout’s 60,000 euro purchase of RideScout.com last week. The Austin maker of the RideScout app for finding the best transportation ... read more ...
Tue 26th August 2014
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Rook Media/DomainSponsor We Will Be “The Best Parking Platform of All Time” - We just received this email from Rook Media which bought DomainSponsor.com a few months ago. If you have an account at DomainSponsor.com you should have an email where they are asking you to change your password, while promising that they are going to combine the best parts of Rook Media and DomainSponsor to be “The Best Parking Platform of All Time” Here is the email: “While you’ve hopefully been having a relaxing summer, we’ve been very hard at work upgrading nearly everything about DomainSponsor. In ... read more ...