Fri 5th June 2015
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ICANN speak clearly now .gay has gone – Council of Europe - An alliance of 47 countries has called on ICANN to respect privacy and freedom of expression when allocating top level domains. The Council of Europe (CoE) has no legal power to force ICANN to change its procedures, but does have official observer status with ICANN's Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC). ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), recently accepted applications ... read more ...
 
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Embrace.com during $18.9k and other lapsed domain name sales - A weekly roundup of expired domain name sales at NameJet. As a branding consultant, I love this week’s top seller: Embrace.com ($18.9k). It means so much more than a hug. When we “embrace change”, we’re not giving the future a cuddle. If we “embrace challenges”, we’re not being squeezed by Grandma; we’re Davids slaying Goliaths. The word “embrace” is positive, courageous, and social. … And I hate Elliot Silver for buying it instead of me! Oh, well. China and the rest of ... read more ...
 
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Salen a la venta hoy para el público general .PORN y .ADULT - PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida, 5 de junio de 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ICM Registry, operador de registro para los dominios de nivel principal (TLDs) .XXX, .PORN y .ADULT, anunció hoy, 4 de junio de 2015 a las 12:00pm EDT / 16:00 UTC, el lanzamiento de su periodo de disponibilidad general para .PORN y .ADULT. Los nombres de dominios de estos nuevos TLDs ya están disponibles para ... read more ...
 
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33 of a best new .Porn websites - A look at some of the more interesting .porn web addresses that have been registered. The .Porn top level domain name came out yesterday, and already over 10,000 domain names have been registered. I sifted through the list of .porn domain name registrations to find the best ones. Here’s what I envision each website featuring in the near future. (Yes, all of these .porn domain names were actually registered.) ChicagoCubs.porn – this tantric love site features lowly Cubs fans who have waited over ... read more ...
 
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.Porn Ends Its 1st Day Of With 10,038 Domain Registrations; .Adult 8,277 - According to the ICM Registry as of midnight EST, the first day of general availability (GA) the number of registered .porn domain names totaled 10,038. This number includes all domain name registered in Sunrise by trademark holders which numbered around 4,000 and the number of .porn domain names registered in the matching program for .XXX domain holders which was around 3,500 so basically .porn got over 2,500 registrations on the first day of availability. As far as .adult the first day of general ... read more ...
Thu 4th June 2015
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Airline Uses a .WS To Make a URL Strictly out of Emojis - Adweek published an article about an airline that was trying to reach millenials, They decided to use a .WS in the campaign and make the url entirely out of Emojis. From the article: Norwegian Airlines decided its target millennial audience was probably up to the challenge, though, so earlier this week it partnered with several Danish influencers on Instagram to spread the cryptic URL shown above. Coca-Cola used a similar approach recently with its ad campaign featuring URLs made of one emoji each. ... read more ...
 
 
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.PORN und .ADULT sind ab heute zum allgemeinen Erwerb verfügbar - Palm Beach Gardens, Florida (ots/PRNewswire) - ICM Registry [http://www.icmregistry.com/], der Registerbetreiber der .XXX, .PORN und .ADULT Top-Level-Domains (TLDs), kündigt die allgemeine Verfügbarkeit von .PORN und .ADULT ab heute, dem 4. Juni 2015, um 12:00 Uhr EDT / 16:00 Uhr UTC an. Domainennamen in diesen TLDs können jetzt von der allgemeinen Öffentlichkeit erworben werden. Interessenten können alle verfügbaren Namen bei allen in nachstehender Internetadresse genannten Registrierungsstellen ... read more ...
 
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.CA team calls on Canadian cities to seize the opportunity of municipal domains -

The site director has been notified, and a blunder has been logged.

Please go behind and try again. If a problem persists, greatfully try again later.

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.PORN und .ADULT sind ab heute zum allgemeinen Erwerb verfügbar - PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida, 4. Juni 2015PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida, 4. Juni 2015 /PRNewswire/ --ICM Registry, der Registerbetreiber der .XXX, .PORN und .ADULT Top-Level-Domains (TLDs), kündigt die allgemeine Verfügbarkeit von .PORN und .ADULT ab heute, dem 4. Juni 2015, um 12:00 Uhr EDT / 16:00 Uhr UTC an. Domainennamen in diesen TLDs können jetzt von der allgemeinen Öffentlichkeit erworben werden. Interessenten können alle verfügbaren Namen bei allen in nachstehender Internetadresse genannten ... read more ...
 
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.Porn & .Adult Rack Up Around 4K Registrations In 1st Hour - According to Stuart Lawley the CEO of ICM Registry the operator of .XXX, .porn and .adult registry about 4,000 domain names were registered in the 1st hour of general availability today of the new gTLD’s .porn and .adult that went live at noon EST today. Of today’s registrations about 60% where for .porn and 40% were for .adult The first .porn domain that was registered was large.porn The 2nd .porn domain name registered was freehd.porn The first .adult domain registered was casino.adult The ... read more ...
 
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L’équipe du .CA invite les villes canadiennes à s’approprier leur … - La réussite du .nyc prépare le terrain au lancement des .toronto, .vancouver, .montréal et .ottawa. EDMONTON, le 4 juin 2015 /CNW/ - Selon l'Autorité canadienne pour les enregistrements Internet, l'organisme responsable de la gestion de l'espace du domaine .CA, les dirigeants municipaux du Canada devraient s'employer à acquérir le nom de domaine de premier niveau (TLD) qui correspond à celui de leur ville. Le succès croissant que connaissent les noms .nyc, .london et .berlin ainsi ... read more ...
 
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Watch Stuart Lawley urge .Porn and .Adult - The man behind .porn, .adult and .xxx is asked to defend his business model. ICM Registry CEO Stuart Lawley was on Bloomberg yesterday. Bloomberg’s Emily Chang asked him to defend the business model of selling .porn and .adult domain names. Doesn’t this force celebrities and brands to pay up to protect themselves? Lawley talked about how new top level domain names in general provide more choice for businesses. He also noted that brands also have to protect themselves in bricks-and-mortar businesses. ... read more ...
 
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St. Louis bank sues to take over dispute domains - Bank and board member file cybersquatting claim over two domain names they call defamatory. Midwest BankCentre, a bank in St. Louis, has filed a lawsuit to get control of the domain names MidwestBankCheated.com and JerryScheideggerCheatedMe.com. Jerry Scheidegger is a board member of the bank. Both domain names lead to content making allegations about the bank and a foreclosure. The allegations are made in response to a foreclosure in which the person claims Scheidegger was enriched after buying ... read more ...
 
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.porn and .adult gTLD Domain Names Available Today - New gTLD domain names .porn and .adult become available for registration to the public today (6/4/2015) and there has been a lot of buzz around the two, simply because there often is around the adult industry. Last night, Stuart Lawley was on Bloomberg talking about .xxx, .porn and .adult that ICM Registry operate and you can watch that video here. About 6,900 .porn domains have been registered prior to public launch with the highest amount of domains being registered with CSC Corporate Domain registrar ... read more ...
 
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An engaging Google domain name parking obvious application - Idea sounds a lot like zero click monetization. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office just published a Google patent application related to domain name parking. Named Systems and Methods of Providing Parked Domain Content, application 13/631472 (embedded below) should give pause to providers of zero click domain monetization solutions. Essentially, the patent application describes a system in which a total advertising value is assigned to a parked page. An advertiser can then bid to be the exclusive ... read more ...
 
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Interview: Why Shaun Smith bought JiuJitsu.com - An interview with Shaun Smith, who just acquired JiuJitsu.com on a creative payment plan. Shaun Smith locked down the premium domain JiuJitsu.com for $75,000 about month ago…for much less than $75k. Here’s his story. First things first, what’s Jiu Jitsu? Martial arts pops into my head, but that’s all I know. Jiu Jitsu originated in Japan and migrated to Brazil in the early 19th century. Unlike, say, Karate, in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) there is no striking. It’s primarily focused on joint ... read more ...
 
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1st Day New gTLD Totals: .School 1,933; .Football 1,730; .Casino 1,447 - Three new gTLD domain name extensions  launched into General Availability  (GA) yesterday,  where domains can be registered on a first come, first served basis. Including the domain names registered in the Sunrise period by trademark holders and those who paid an extra fee to register domain name ahead of GA in the Early Access Program (EAP) here are the number of domain names in the zone file after the first day of GA are as follows: .School 1,933 .Football 1,730 .Casino 1,447 Keep in mind that ... read more ...
 
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Domain Movers: MyM.com, NowTrending.com and More Domains - This is Domain Movers! The series by Jamie Zoch who discovers recently registered, acquired and simply moving domain names mainly all by large corporations. These are often very early detections and can result in new companies, brands, services, products, advertising campaigns and much more. Sit back and enjoy! Time Inc. has registered the domain name SportsIllustratedPlay.com, adding to its domain name portfolio of over 9,000+ domain names. OfficeMVP.com has been acquired by a currently unknown ... read more ...
 
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Tucows' batch in on fire - Shares up over 50% since May 1. If you bought shares of Tucows at the opening price on May 1, just a month ago, you’ve already realized a return of a whopping 57%. Shares in Tucows are on fire on the NASDAQ, where it trades under the ticker TCX. It’s not entirely clear what’s behind the surge. The company reported earnings on May 7, but the stock didn’t start to surge until a week later. Here are some possible reasons behind the price pop: 1. Share buybacks. Tucows is buying back up to $20 ... read more ...
 
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.porn and .adult gTLD Domain Names Available Today - New gTLD domain names .porn and .adult become available for registration to the public today (6/4/2015) and there has been a lot of buzz around the two, simply because there often is around the adult industry. Last night, Stuart Lawley was on Bloomberg talking about .xxx, .porn and .adult that ICM Registry operate and you can watch that video here. About 6,900 .porn domains have been registered prior to public launch with the highest amount of domains being registered with CSC Corporate Domain registrar ... read more ...
 
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A small 6number.com Frenzy on Namepros and a demeanour behind during 5n.com - Ali Zandi formerly of Flippa and currently with his own shop at Perception.com, wrote a blog post on Namepros that listed 370 available 6n.com domain names. Ali has been publishing a series he calls the “Daily Dose” which lists names available for registration. A couple members regged one or two names before someone came in and took the lot, registered them and put them under privacy. This started a discussion on whether or not people buying and selling 6n.com are perpetuating hype around a ... read more ...
 
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Internet : le Conseil de l’Europe invite l’ICANN à renforcer ses … - 04.06.2015 08h31 Le Comité des Ministres du Conseil de l'Europe a adopté mercredi une déclaration, invitant la société Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), qui gère les noms de domaine d'Internet à l'échelle mondiale, à renforcer ses mécanismes de respect de la liberté d'expression et de la vie privée. Dans la déclaration, le Comité des Ministres rappelle que l'ICANN, en tant que ... read more ...
Wed 3rd June 2015
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Fred Krueger: "Why we Hate ICANN" - 1. ICANN spends something like 100 Million dollars a year on travel (more if you count the total waste spent by all ICANN participants) on various boondoggles in places like Cartagena, Columbia. The *exact same people* show up at these meetings, begging the question as to why they don’t meet in a more cost efficient location such as Playa Del Ray, California, where ICANN is headquartered. And the answer is — that would be favoriting the US. These other countries deserve their own galas, opening ... read more ...
 
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Media Options Acquires MJ.com to be detached of Ganjapreneur Network - In a tweet a few minutes ago Media Options announced they acquired MJ.com to add to their growing Ganjapreneur network. Congratulations to Andrew. For those who may not be familiar MJ is used in some circles to refer to Marijuana/Mary Jane. Plus you never know if one day Michael Jordan comes a calling he has the bankroll to pay maximum end user price. MediaOptions is proud to say it has acquired the http://t.co/l4pM59ygw3 domain name as part of its Ganjapreneur Network! @GanjapreneurCom — MediaOptions.com ... read more ...