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Tue 7th July 2015
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NetNames files Complaint w/ European Competition Commission on Vox … - NetNames.com has filed a  complaint to European Competition Commission on Vox Populi’s .SUCKS pricing strategy that had Brand owners charged $1,999 each year (wholesale) for a .SUCKS domain name compared to others that are charged just $10 According to NetNames.com which is a brand protection company representing many trademark holders, Vox Populi created an uneven pricing structure that effectively charges brands a premium fee irrespective of when they applied to register a .SUCKS new gTLD domain ... read more ...
 
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AlpNames opens its premium domain store - AlpNames targets high-value, prestige domain customers with its new AlpNames Premium brand.Tuesday 7th July 2015, Gibraltar: AlpNames, now the world's second largest new gTLD registrar, is continuing its growth plans with the opening of its AlpNames Premium virtual store which markets highly valuable domain names.The company, which already manages over 500,000 domain names on behalf of its customers, is broadening its range of products to include highly sought after 'premium names'. Premium domain ... read more ...
 
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European Domain Centre Looks at Companies Ditching .com for a new gtld - Christopher Hofman Laursen published a pretty extensive post today on EuropeanDomainCentre.com. The post titled, “Why these 50+ businesses dumped their .com for a new top level domain” takes a look at several businesses that have ditched their .com or country code in favor of a new gtld. AnimalHealthAssociates.org switched to AHA.vet, I get that one a short easy to remember name where the extension represents your profession. AHA.com would not be attainable so this is not bad imo. Bresse.Fr switched ... read more ...
Mon 6th July 2015
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Africa’s participation in ICANN worrying - Africa's participation in ICANN worrying Africa's participation in the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number (ICANN) is worrying with very few countries registering and adopting local domain names. This is according to Pierre Dandjinou, the vice president of Stakeholder Engagement for ICANN in Africa, most countries average around 500 local domain registrations. Kenya has an average of 40,000 .ke domains registered to date. Nigeria is said ... read more ...
 
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Architelos Latest State of Abuse Report Shows .Science leads New G’s when it … - Architelos puts out a State of Abuse report that looks at which domain extensions are being used the most for things like spam and phishing. Their latest report shows data from May, Ten New gTLDs comprised 77% of the 143 new phishing reports in May 2015. This equates to 24 phishing reports per million new gTLD domains under management. The .xyz TLD had the highest number of phishing reports with 42 followed by .science with 22 and .club with 9. When it comes to spam .Science leads the way, not a ... read more ...
Sun 5th July 2015
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Whose domain? - Whose domain?The domain name space was the hot topic at the annual European Communities Trade Mark Association conference in Hamburg, Germany Brands have suggested several areas where the new gTLD programme needs to be improved, a representative of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) said at the European Communities Trade Mark Association conference in Hamburg. Fabien Betremieux, senior registry services and engagement manager in the global domain division at ICANN, ... read more ...
Sat 4th July 2015
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NameJet.com Reports Over $700K In Sales In June Led By Ringtones.com At … -

Namejet.com usually reported $723,500 in domain name sales for a month of Jun 2015

Namejet.com usually reports sales of $2,000 or some-more and for usually those that were paid for by a finish of a month

All sales were led by Ringtones.com that sole for $105,000

5 of a tip 10 sales were 3 minute .com’s

Here are a sales:

Via: thedomains.com

Fri 3rd July 2015
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Blacknight Launches Trailblazers Irish Podcast Series - Blacknight July 3rd, 2015 By:THN News(The Hosting News) – Being Irish is more than just geography: it’s a state of mind. That’s the message of a new podcast series launched by the Irish web hosting and domain names company Blacknight. Trailblazers.Irish is a series of exclusive interviews with the people behind websites using the new .IRISH Top-Level Domain (TLD) which launched last week. The new .IRISH registry is among hundreds of new Top Level Domains, like .TECH and .DESIGN, which have ... read more ...
 
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.SUCKS: protecting your good name - General Availability Registration Period for Brand Owners Began on June 21 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has the responsibility for the administration of domain names. In 2011, ICANN developed a program for the expansion of new generic top-level domain names (new gTLDs) beyond the standard .com and launched the first of the new gTLD registries in 2013.  The .SUCKS registry, owned and operated by Vox Populi, is one of the most controversial of the new gTLDs. The ... read more ...
 
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Get.Club: First New gTLD Vanity License Plate? - Abdu Tarabichi uploaded a photograph of his new vanity license plate this afternoon, and it is advertising a new gTLD domain name. The license plate is from the state of North Carolina, and it says “Get.Club.” Got my car a vanity plate for @getDotClub! 1st #NewgTLD plate in the world? Visit http://t.co/bbqKE0SzkW today!! pic.twitter.com/XZ9EGJ8Cu4 — Abdu Tarabichi (@AbduTarabichi) July 2, 2015 It’s interesting that North Carolina allows plate owners to have a dot within their license ... read more ...
Thu 2nd July 2015
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Global domain name count hits 294 million mark - 0 by Ravi Mandalia in Technology · Web — 2 Jul, 2015 VeriSign has revealed that the total number of registered domain names has hit 294 million mark globally across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of March 31, 2015. The internet security company revealed that as many as six million domain names were were added to the Internet in the first quarter of 2015 alone – a 1.9 per cent increase over the last quarter of 2014. According ... read more ...
 
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Trademark Matching TLD Not Subject to Failure to Function Rule, Descriptive … -

Trademark Matching TLD Not Subject to Failure to Function Rule, Descriptive Anyway

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How to Register a Domain Name Under 10 Minutes - Registering your domain name is one of the first things (building your website being the first) you will do to establish your online presence and reach out to your audience. In this article, we will discuss easy to follow steps to select and register a domain name, while also helping you to avoid making common “mistakes”. Your domain name is your identity on the Internet and it looks something like “www.yourdomain.com.” Most people choose a domain of their own name, or a nickname, especially ... read more ...
 
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294 Million Domain Names in the First Quarter - The total number of registered domain names in the first quarter of 2014 was 294 million worldwide across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of March 31, 2015 says VeriSign. Six million domain names were added to the Internet in the first quarter of 2015. The increase of six million domain names globally equates to a growth rate of 1.9 percent over the fourth quarter of 2014. Worldwide registrations have grown by 17.8 million, or 6.5 percent, year over year. The .com and .net TLDs ... read more ...
Wed 1st July 2015
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FTC responds to ICANN over ‘.sucks’ pricing policies - The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has responded to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN) referral of concerns over the pricing policies in the ‘.sucks’ new generic top-level domain (gTLD), but did not actually answer the specific question posed by ICANN. In April ICANN referred the Intellectual Property Constituency’s (IPC) concerns... ... read more ...
 
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‘.brand’ new gTLDs – lessons learned and looking ahead to a second round - The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is a not-for-profit public benefit corporation created in 1998 to assume responsibility for Internet Protocol addresses and the domain name system (DNS). Among other DNS-related matters, ICANN is responsible for introducing new top-level domains (TLDs) into the DNS and overseeing their management. About 34%, or 664, of these... ... read more ...
 
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Six million domain names were added to the Internet in the first quarter of … - Verisign today announced six million domain names were added to the Internet in the first quarter of 2015, bringing the total number of registered domain names to 294 million worldwide across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of March 31, 2015, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief. The increase of six million domain names globally equates to a growth rate of 1.9 percent over the fourth quarter of 2014. Worldwide registrations have grown by 17.8 million, or 6.5 percent, year over ... read more ...
 
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VeriSign records 6 mln domain name additions in Q1 - VeriSign said 6 million domain names were added to the internet in the first quarter, bringing the total number of registered domain names to 294 million worldwide across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of 31 March, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief. The increase translates into a growth rate of 1.9 percent over the fourth quarter and 17.8 million, or 6.5 percent, year over year. The .com and .net TLDs experienced aggregate growth in the first quarter, reaching a combined total ... read more ...
Tue 30th June 2015
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June 2015 Update – gTLD Sunrise Periods Now Open - You are responsible for reading, understanding and agreeing to the National Law Review's (NLR’s) and the National Law Forum LLC's  Terms of Use and Privacy Policy before using the National Law Review website. The National Law Review is a free to use, no-log in database of legal and business articles. The content and links on www.NatLawReview.com are intended for general information purposes only. Any legal analysis, legislative updates or other content and links should not be construed ... read more ...
 
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Verisign Domain Report: There Are Now 294 Million Domains As Of March 31 … - VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ: VRSN), released its quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief today for the first quarter of 2015 6 million domain names were added to the Internet in the in Q1, bringing the total number of registered domain names to 294 million worldwide across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of March 31, 2015. The increase of six million domain names globally equates to a growth rate of 1.9% over the fourth quarter of 2014. Worldwide registrations have grown by 17.8 million, or 6.5%, year over ... read more ...
 
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VeriSign Inc.: Internet Grows to 294 Million Domain Names in the First Quarter … - Tickers: VRSN MANT YNDX IACI NICE HPQ DELL AKAM  RESTON, VA -- (Marketwired) -- 06/30/15 -- VeriSign, Inc.(NASDAQ: VRSN) , a global leader in domain names and Internet security, today announced six million domain names were added to the Internet in the first quarter of 2015, bringing the total number of registered domain names to 294 million worldwide across all top-level domains (TLDs) as of March 31, 2015, according to the latest Domain Name Industry Brief. The increase of six ... read more ...
 
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How Companies and SEOs are Winning With New TLDs - 2014 was a big year in the TLD landscape, as batches of new TLDs were released into the wild by ICANN. In a nutshell, rather than the ability to register just the typical .com, .net, .org, .info etc, along with country specific TLDs such as .ca (Canada), .au (Australia), .fr (France) and so on, at this point through 2015, individuals looking to register a new domain name have hundreds of options available to them. New TLDs are being released for registration pretty much on a monthly basis, ... read more ...
 
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The .BANK domain is the future of online security - With the arrival last week of the brand new .bank (or .BANK) top-level domain (TLD), everything to do with global online banking is about to get more expensive, more complex but, the experts claim, a lot more secure for both banks and consumers. Never heard of .bank or have any idea how it or any other secured .TLD will improve the world? Join a long queue made up mostly of consumers who have grown used to a chaotic world in which telling real bank domains from fraudulent ones is pretty much impossible. ... read more ...
 
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.LGBT Pride Program Launched: $20 Per Domain Registration Will Be … - The .LGBT domain registry operator Afilias announced the launch of the .LGBT Pride Program in celebration of two recent victories for LGBT equality: the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling regarding the right to marriage equality in the US, and Ireland’s legalization of same-sex civil marriage. From today through October 11, 2015, National Coming Out Day, every new .LGBT web address registered will trigger a US$20 donation from Afilias to the It Gets Better Project. .LGBT is the new and the only top ... read more ...
 
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In Celebration of Marriage Equality: Each New .LGBT Name Donates $20 to the … - WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--.LGBT (dotLGBT) domain registry operator Afilias announced the launch of the .LGBT Pride Program in celebration of two recent victories for LGBT equality: the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling regarding the right to marriage equality in the US, and Ireland’s legalization of same-sex civil marriage. From today through October 11, 2015 – National Coming Out Day – every new .LGBT web address registered will trigger a US$20 ... read more ...