Mon 8th February 2016
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ICANN house resuscitates .Hospital tip turn domain name - Objection decision will be heard by new panel. ICANN’s board has approved a resolution that breathes new life into Donuts’ application to run the .hospital top level domain name. Back in 2013, an International Chamber of Commerce panel agreed with the Independent Objectors’ limited public interest objection to the .hospital top level domain name. It was a flawed decision that was inconsistent with similar objection decisions. Two members of the panel came up with their own rules for determining ... read more ...
 
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ICANN cans Panama discussion over Zika fears - Mosquitos force relocation of June meeting. Late Friday, ICANN announced that it is moving this summer’s meeting scheduled for Panama City due to fears over the Zika virus. The non-profit posted a notice on its meetings page: ICANN56, scheduled to be held in Panama in June 2016, will be moved to another location due to the severity of the Zika Virus outbreak in the Latin America region. A search is currently underway to identify an alternate location where the Zika Virus is not a concern. We look ... read more ...
Sun 7th February 2016
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Taco Bell divulgence Quesalupa during Super Bowl & Quesalupa.com in tentative delete. - Matching domain name is about to drop. It looks like Taco Bell’s Super Bowl 50 ad this evening will unveil the Quesalupa. As the name implies, it’s a chalupa filled with cheesy goodness (and probably a bit of heartburn). I assumed Taco Bell would snap up the Quesalupa.com domain name ahead of running its 2016 Super Bowl commercial. Although Taco Bell doesn’t own the domain name, someone is about to snap it up. Quesalupa.com is currently in pending delete status. Someone at Yum! Brands might ... read more ...
Sat 6th February 2016
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.XYZ Says They Just "Blew Past" 2 Million Domain Registrations - Daniel Negari the CEO of the .XYZ registry just sent me over a note that the new gTLD .XYZ has “blew past 2 Million domain name registrations”. According to ntldstats.com .XYZ was sitting at 1,967,963 domain registrations as of the last zone update, however there has been a huge surge in 6 number .XYZ domain names from China (NNNNNN.xyz) (also known as 6N domains) of over 100,000 domain registrations. According to XYZ 27% of all 6N domain name combinations are now registered. 100% of all possible ... read more ...
 
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TM Holder Wins UDRP, Fails To Renew Domain & Gets Domain Back in Another UDRP - Here’s a case you don’t see everyday. Bebidas Fruki S.A. of Lajeado, Brazil, won a second UDRP on the domain name Fruki.com after failing to renew its domain back in 2013. The domain was originally registered on January 2002. In 2011 the domain name was transferred to the Complainant under UDRP case Bebidas Fruki S.A. v. NitroTrade LLC, WIPO Case No. D2011-0913. However in 2013 the company failed to renew the domain when it was registered at Godaddy. It took the company over two years to send ... read more ...
 
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Will a New gTLD Domain Be Used in a Super Bowl Ad? - We know that Super Bowl television advertisements are usually funny and edgy. One way to be humorous and edgy, in my opinion, is to use a new gTLD domain name for a Super Bowl advertising website. If a humorous domain name were to be used, it could help create a buzz and also be used to better track traffic following the Super Bowl. I have no idea if any companies are planning to use a new domain name in their Super Bowl advertising campaigns, but I would not be shocked to see one. I would ... read more ...
 
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60% of all Mobile Banner Ad Clicks Are Accidents - Ben Frederick, published a piece on Media post that looked at mobile advertising and how the majority of clicks on an ad are an accident. I know that sometimes when I come across a site on my iPhone when I click an (X) to close, it still goes through and takes me to the advertiser’s website. Mobile location firm Retale conducted the survey that showed among other things: After accidentally clicking an ad, most respondents said they felt annoyed (68%), frustrated (45%), or angry (22%). From a ... read more ...
 
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Exclusive: GoDaddy's 2016 Super Bowl Ad! - Take a look at this year’s GoDaddy Super Bowl ad before the big game airs. In a worldwide exclusive for Domain Name Wire, we have obtained an advance copy of this year’s GoDaddy Super Bowl ad. GoDaddy has been advertising during the Super Bowl since 2005, and I can’t imagine what a Super Bowl would be like without the company’s controversial commercials. Many years GoDaddy had to switch its ad plans to please the censors, infuriating GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons. Last year’s ad didn’t ... read more ...
Fri 5th February 2016
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Allegravita Brings on Kurt Pritz As Partner - Although I don’t know Kurt Pritz personally, I know that he has been active in the domain name space (primarily with ICANN) for many years. For nearly two years, Kurt served as Executive Director of the Domain Name Association, an organization that is quite involved in the new gTLD space. Allegravita is a consulting firm with domain industry companies among its clients. I believe the company’s primary focus is helping domain industry companies advance their business interests in the Chinese ... read more ...
 
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Market Recap 2/5/16 Domain Stocks Get Whacked - Market Recap 2/5/16 Godaddy (GDDY) had another rough day today, down close to 10%, the overall markets were down but nowhere near where Godaddy and some of their peers ended. Neustar (NSR) finished down more than Godaddy, falling 10.34% on the day. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on the stock from $33.00 to $30.00, Analyst Ratings Network.com reports. Robert W. Baird currently has a neutral rating on the stock. Neustar traded as low as $21.69 and last traded at $22.26, with a volume of ... read more ...
 
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Attacker gives Amazon feign sum from a whois query, and gets genuine address - A former Amazon software developer had his account information given away by of all companies, Amazon. It seems that this all started with domain registrations, for some reason Eric Springer used the address of a hotel instead of his own. He writes on Medium.com ” It’s just a fake address of a hotel that was in the same zip code where I lived. I used it to register some domains, knowing that the whois information all too often becomes public. I used the same general area as I lived, so that my ... read more ...
 
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CentralNic co-founder retires from Board, Instra CEO joins - One of the founders of CentralNic is stepping down for his board duties. Domain name registrar and new top level domain name registry CentralNic announced two changes to its board today. Executive Director Robert Pooke has retired from the Board of Directors. Pooke was one of the founders of CentralNic and has been involved in the domain name industry since 1998. Desleigh Jean Jameson, Chief Executive of Instra Group, will join the Board as a Director. CentralNic acquired Instra for $24 million in ... read more ...
 
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Domain name management strategies: integrating high-end recovery techniques - Brand dilution, missed revenue, diverted online traffic and negative brand awareness are just a few examples of the significant damage that domain name infringement can have on your brand. In a world where more than 7.2 million domains have been registered using the new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) since the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) launched the programme in 2013, how can you effectively manage domain names and stay on top of all potential issues? Detection There ... read more ...
 
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Domain name registration strategies in focus - Corporate domain name management companies are often asked the question: “What does an optimal portfolio look like?” There is no single right answer to this question, as a domain name portfolio (like an investment portfolio) depends on a number of factors, such as appetite for risk, budget, ability to manage and creative thinking. Most organisations err on the side of caution when it comes to protecting their online identity; as a consequence, domain name portfolios have tended to grow rather ... read more ...
 
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URS versus UDRP proceedings – choosing the right forum - In 2013 the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) contracted with third-party service providers to adjudicate ‘clear and convincing’ cases of domain name abuse through the newly established Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) programme. Experiences with this new rights protection mechanism established for and applicable to all new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) have been mixed. Recent developments In 2015 the cases that shed particular light on the burden of proof associated ... read more ...
 
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David Taylor, associé de Hogan Lovells Paris nommé membre du panel de l’ICANN - Hogan Lovells Paris a annoncé la nomination de David Taylor, associé du cabinet en tant que membre du panel de l'ICANN. L'ICANN, l'autorité de régulation de l'Internet notamment des noms de domaine, vient de nommer deux membres en Europe sur son panel "Competition, Consumer Trust and Consumer Choice (CCT) Review Team", dont David Taylor associé de Hogan Lovells à Paris. Le deuxième membre est le Conseiller Principal responsable de la gouvernanceinternet et l'Internet Governance Task ... read more ...
Thu 4th February 2016
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Uniregistry Adds Industry Veterans Sam Tseng & Alan Crowe to Their Account Executive Team - Since Uniregistry launched their retail registrar  in 2014 (complementing the company's new gTLD registry operations) they have won many plaudits for the smooth, easy to use interface that ... read more ...
 
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Market Recap - Market recap for 2/4/16 Godaddy (GDDY) was down 5.88% on the day and was by far the worst performer of the group we track. There was a report on SeekingAlpha.com on Feb 2 about whether the stock was a go or a no go. Rightside (NAME) was dpwm 1.62% on the day and traded as low as $8.40. The short interest decreased substantially in January according to Daily Political. Rightside Group Ltd (NASDAQ:NAME) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, ... read more ...
 
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.Law Gets 5K Registrations in 1st 90 days: We Break Down The Numbers - According to a press release out today, Minds + Machines Group Limited (LSE:MMX), the owner of the new “.law” and .abogado (Lawyer in Spanish) top-level domains, “announced that .law has successfully completed its first 90 days since general availability having fulfilled more than 5,000 verified registrations, with over 700 premium names including numerous domains which have sold for $100,000 or more.” However the press release is silent on the results of .abogado (spanish for lawyer) which ... read more ...
 
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Kurt Pritz joins Allegravita - Former ICANN executive teams up with China consultancy. Kurt Pritz has joined Allegravita, a consulting firm led by Simon Cousins that helps companies in the Chinese market. Pritz held a number of positions at ICANN from 2003-2013, including overseeing the new top level domain name program. After leaving ICANN, he was executive director of the Domain Name Association. He left that role last year. Domain Name Association is a client of Allegravita, which is where Allegravita and Pritz became acquainted ... read more ...
 
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Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio get "Domain Name Bump" after Iowa - Interest in domain names related to Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio increase after vote in Iowa. Trump domain names are so last year. Following Ted Cruz’s win in the Iowa caucuses and Marco Rubio’s strong finish, both became popular names in newly-registered .com and .net domain names. The graph below (from Verisign DomainView) shows registrations including the candidates’ last names starting three days before the Iowa vote through this morning. New .com and .net registrations including “Trump” ... read more ...
 
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CHIPs, Numbers, and other lapsed domain name sales - Joseph Peterson analyzes the past week of expired domain name sales. Once again, China tops these charts – but not in the customary way. Rather than numerical domains, 4-letter “CHIPs”, or even Chinese Pinyin, we’re looking at an English domain about China: ChinaTech.com. The auction outcome itself ($4.7k) isn’t at all unusual, since domains that can serve as upgrades for multiple existing websites often fetch high prices. And that’s the case, based on brands like these: China-Tech.com ChinaTech.com.tw ChinaTechNews.com AllChinaTech.com ChinaTech.com.vn ChinaTechSourcing.co.uk etc. Yes, ... read more ...
 
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33 Indicators that Bitcoin is not negligence down - BargainFox.co.uk produced this infographic that looks at 33 indicators relating to Bitcoin and why things are not slowing down with the cryptocurrency. 55% of Bitcoin users are 19-34 years of age based on a survey of 4,000 respondents. 90% Male ... read more ...
 
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Company sues Vox Media, final TheVerge.com domain name - Indiana company that started as a meetup group says popular media site infringes its trademarks. An Indiana company has sued (pdf) Vox Media, publisher of the popular websites The Verge and Re/Code, claiming that the company is infringing its trademark for the term “Verge”. Indy Founders, LLC started a meetup group for entrepreneurs in 2011 and filed a trademark application that same year. It wasn’t a big group; the specimen submitted with its trademark application was a screenshot of its Facebook ... read more ...
Wed 3rd February 2016
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.Gay domain name applicant denied again - ICANN Board Governance Committee denies one .gay applicant’s request for reconsideration. dotgay LLC has lost again in its attempt to get community status for its .Gay top level domain name application. The company lost its first bid for community status, and then got a second crack at the Community Priority Evaluation process because of a procedural technicality. It lost that bid as well. It then filed a request for reconsideration. ICANN’s Board Governance Committee just denied the request. Unfortunately ... read more ...