Tag Archives: news

Sat 13th February 2016
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CSC’s China Country Manager Speaks About The Adoption Of New gTLDs. (Video) - 13 February, 2016   CSC Digital Brand Services’ country manager for Greater China, Alban Kwan, spoke with Conventus Law about ICANN’s New gTLD Program—specifically what’s driving their adoption, how using new gTLDs affects search engine optimization (SEO), and how they will compare with country code domains. The interview is available in three concise video briefs.   For the video What seem to be the greatest factors influencing the growth of New gTLDs, please click here.   Alban ... read more ...
Thu 11th February 2016
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TLD Operators Should Not Police Content, Says EFF - Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) released a letter today stating "companies and organizations that run the Internet's domain name system shouldn't be in the business of policing the contents of websites, or enforcing laws that can impinge on free speech." The statement was released in light Donuts, the largest operator of new domain name extensions, and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) jointly announcing an agreement yesterday to disable or suspend domain names of copyright-infringing ... read more ...
Wed 10th February 2016
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MarkMonitor Takes a Look at Progress on New gTLD Program in Latest Report - The MarkMonitor New gTLD Quarterly Report offers unique insight into the New gTLD Program. Click to DownloadMarkMonitor has just released its New gTLD Quarterly Report providing a unique insight into the New gTLD (NgTLD) Program. The report includes detailed information on .Brand registration and marketing activity, current trends and news relevant to businesses and brand owners. Some highlights include: • Internet identifier NgTLDs are popular among squatters, with some TLDs experiencing ... read more ...
 
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Inside MPAA’s Piracy Deal With the Donuts Domain Registry - Domain name registry Donuts describes itself as “the largest operator of new domain name extensions” and it certainly has some interesting ones under its belt. In addition to future classics such as .EMAIL, .COMPANY and .GURU, Donuts also has more light-hearted options available including .FAIL and .WTF. However, with a current registration volume that has just surpassed 900 domains, the gTLD of most interest to Hollywood (except .TAX, perhaps) is .MOVIE. With this in mind it will come as no ... read more ...
Tue 9th February 2016
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Karcher Partners With TLD KTM - www.karcher.com/us Denver, CO (February 11, 2016) KARCHER North America – a worldwide leader in innovative cleaning solutions announces its new multi-year partnership with Troy Lee Designs Red Bull KTM. Karcher will be the official supplier of pressure washers and other cleaning solutions for the team. “We’re excited to partner with Troy Lee Designs Red Bull KTM, a team synonymous with high quality and high performance. For years, Karcher has provided quality-cleaning solutions to off-road ... read more ...
 
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.Movie Registry Donuts Strengthens Film Industry Relationship With New Anti-Piracy Agreement - Donuts Co-Founder and Executive Vice President Jon Nevett said, “This is a groundbreaking partnership and one we’re proud to undertake,” said . ... read more ...
Mon 8th February 2016
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EURid Gets .ею (Cyrillic for .eu) - EURid, who run the .eu registry, have finally been delegated .ею (Cyrillic for .eu). Punycode xn--e1a4c. One of the things that EURid is chartered to do under its contract to the European Commission was to get the extension in scripts other than Latin. EURid used ICANN's IDN ccTLD "Fast Track" process, though whether the process is truly "fast" or not is debatable, as it is still quite a long process. According to European Commission's Dec 2015 report, .ею string "was deemed to be confusingly ... read more ...
Sat 6th February 2016
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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 ...
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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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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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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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 ...
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 ...
Tue 2nd February 2016
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Priority Access Program for Verisign’s First IDN New gTLD, .コム - Verisign launched its first IDN new gTLD, .コム — the .com you know, now in Japanese — on Dec. 9, 2015 at 12:00 a.m. UTC. We recently submitted updated TLD Startup Information for .コム to ICANN, extending the end date for the .コム Sunrise Period from Jan. 31, 2016, to March 14, 2016, and shifting the dates of the subsequent registration periods. ICANN recently confirmed the following updated registration periods for the .コム TLD*: Sunrise Period: Dec. 9, 2015 – March ... read more ...
 
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Minds + Machines moving to another level - The February 2016 trading update from Minds + Machines (LON:MMX) was another giant stride from the internet domain name specialist away from its “land grab” past. Although the company is still in the running for seven yet-to-be assigned generic top level domains (gTLDs) – a TLD being the part of an internet address after the final dot – the successful launch in the final quarter of 2015 of .law, the Spanish-language equivalent .abogado and also .miami demonstrated that ... read more ...
 
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Minds Machines scores big with premium domain names - (MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - N.America) Internet top level domains company Minds Machines (LON:MMX) finished 2015 with a flourish enjoying significant growth in billings. For the final quarter standard name billings were up 184% at US2.66mln from the preceding quarter's (Q3) figure of US0.94mln while premium name billings were up 215% at US1.52mln (Q3 2015: 0.48m). Total billings for the year rose 57% to US7.92mln from US5.03mln as the company continued to evolve from 'land grab' mode to commercialising ... read more ...
 
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Minds + Machines Reports Significant Billings Growth In 4th Quarter - LONDON (Alliance News) - Minds + Machines Group Ltd on Tuesday said it experienced significant billings growth during 2015 as it moves into 2016 with hopes of achieving "operational profitability".The owner and operator of Internet domains said standard name billings totalled USD2.7 million in the last quarter of 2015, rising from only USD940,000 in the third quarter, while premium name billings soared quarter-on-quarter to USD1.5 million from USD480,000."During the fourth quarter of 2015, the company ... read more ...
Sun 31st January 2016
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Revised New gTLD Program Implementation Review Report Now Available – ag-IP - Home / Revised New gTLD Program Implementation Review Report Now Available / LOS ANGELES - ICANN announced the publication of the revised Program Implementation Review report, a self-assessment of New gTLD Program processes. According to ICANN, the report of public comments [PDF, 788 KB], which includes a summary and analysis of the comments received regarding the draft report, has also been published. The Program Implementation Review ... read more ...
Sat 30th January 2016
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EIU set to fail LGBT community unless Internet domain-naming authority intervenes - Posted by Steve Lee, Editor Online Only, Top Highlights, Around the Nation Saturday, January 30th, 2016 NEW YORK, N.Y. — With claims from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) that the word ‘GAY’ is “not a well-known abbreviation for the community of LGBTQIA people,” the international organization responsible for maintaining the Internet’s global domain system has denied dotgay LLC’s community application proposal to operate the .GAY top-level ... read more ...
Fri 29th January 2016
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GMO Registry Buys .Shop Top Level Domain for $41.5 Million - The sale of the most-expensive reported new generic top level domain (gTLD) to date is now over with GMO Registry purchasing the rights to a single new .shop gTLD name for the record price of $41,501,000. GMO Registry - a Japanese domain name company which runs a few Asian geographic gTLDs and works as a service provider for some dot-brands - was the last bidder standing in the auction. It defeated six other bidders, including Google and Amazon.com. There were only two companies in the auction whose ... read more ...
Thu 28th January 2016
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Minds + Machines Group Expands Into Chinese Market - Minds + Machines Group Limited (LSE:MMX), the publicly quoted owner and operator of Internet top-level domains has announced its expansion into the Chinese market with the appointment of the highly respected registry service company, ZDNS (互联网域名系统北京市工程研究中心有限公司), as its local infrastructure partner. The Company has also appointed Allegravita LLC, a leading strategic marketing company focused on introducing registry businesses into China, to advise the ... read more ...
 
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How to Upgrade to a New Top-Level Domain - Jeff Gapinski is a husband, designer, technologist, active, nerd turned entrepreneur. He co-founded his digital agency, Huemor, with one of his best friends. Since his agency's birth, he's been proud to have had the opportunity work with brands like Live Nation, Revlon and NBC. Several months ago I got an email about new, fancy top-level domains (TLDs) available on the market. As a designer and creative mind, scrolling through the "dot-ninjas" and "dot-gurus" made me excited, but the SEO specialist ... read more ...
 
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There Is a New Digital Gold Rush Called gTLD’s Happening Right Now; Thanks to New Services from Leads.Plus … – Virtual - The face of the Web has changed forever, and most people have not even recognized that there is a new gold rush happening right under their fingertips with new gTLD's. The birth and discovery of this new virtual land for pioneers to claim for their own is in this new digital economy and is accessible, thanks to new big data technology provided by Leads.Plus. (PRWEB) January 28, 2016 The face of the Internet has changed forever, and most people have not even recognized that there is a new gold ... read more ...
 
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Plans for .gay top-level domain at risk - ( New York, NY ) With claims from the Economist Intelligence Unit ( EIU ) that the word 'GAY' is "not a well-known abbreviation for the community of LGBTQIA people," the international organization responsible for maintaining the Internet's global domain system has denied dotgay LLC's community application proposal to operate the .GAY top-level domain ( TLD ). Lexus Nexus search, Google search, global community supporters, and common sense point to GAY as the best-known abbreviation for the community ... read more ...
 
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Results Available for 27 January 2016 New gTLD Program Auction – ag-IP - LOS ANGELES - On 27 January 2016, Power Auctions LLC, ICANN's authorized auction service provider, conducted a New gTLD Program Auction to resolve string contention for one new generic top-level domain (gTLD) contention set: .SHOP. This set was previously identified as an indirect contention set consisting of both the .SHOP and .SHOPPING strings. ICANN stated that the applicants for .SHOPPING have resolved their contention amongst themselves, eliminating the linkage between .SHOP and .SHOPPING. ... read more ...