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Fri 17th April 2015
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Mali’s ‘.ml’ to target Malaysian internet users -

The Republic of Mali recently partnered with Freenom in an bid to foster domain name registrations underneath ‘.ml’, a country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Mali, to boost internet use in a nation and to lift Mali’s online profile. Freenom is a Dutch association that operates a ‘.tk’ registry, that is a ccTLD for Tokelau.

In May 2013, following the…

Via: worldtrademarkreview.com

Thu 16th April 2015
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eMarketer Report Says Success of New gTLDs May Depend on Promotion By … - eMarketer, a major market research firm, has released a new study on the introduction of new gTLDs and their chances for success. eMarketer releases over 200 analyst reports per year, which are ... read more ...
 
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Afnic Report: “The Domain Market in 2014″ - Aftnic.fr the manager of the .fr (France) extension, published a pretty extensive report today. The report “The Domain Market in 2014″ takes a look back at 2014 and provides some interesting stats and graphs. I will highlight one topic in this post and read the full report here Legacy TLDs: highly contrasting performance in 2014 The Afnic Market Research Team has developed a methodology for measuring the performance of TLDs that the Council of European National Top Level Domain Registries (CENTR) ... read more ...
 
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.REALTOR Top-Level Domains to Launch for Realtor Associations and … - In a move to further offer consumers a trusted, valued source for real estate on the Internet, and thereby strengthen the REALTOR® brand, the National Association of REALTORS®’ (NAR) top-level domain (TLD) .REALTOR will be available to local and state REALTOR® associations as well as brokerages in the U.S. and Canada starting May 7. According to Bob Goldberg, NAR SVP of Marketing, Business Development and Member Benefits, brokers who sign up for the .REALTOR domain will be “pinged ... read more ...
 
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ICANN.WTF? FTC & OCA Asked Whether .SUCKS is a Law Breaker (Part II) - The first part of this article reviewed the actions taken by ICANN in response to a March 27th letter from the Intellectual Property Constituency (IPC) alleging that the pricing of Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) registered terms by the .Sucks registry were "predatory, exploitative and coercive" and requesting that ICANN halt the registry's rollout. This second part explores additional ramifications of ICANN's decision to request two national regulators to review the legality of the registry's ... read more ...
Wed 15th April 2015
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Framing New gTLDs’ Marketing Message - In an earlier essay, I outlined a focused, cooperative marketing strategy that would be a first step for marketing new gTLDs. After that first initiative, gTLD registries' marketing strategy must focus on the complementarities between .com, and new neutral (such as .global and .web) and branding and labeling gTLDs. The legacy domains and the newcomers can work together nicely. If we don't realize this, all Internet users will lose out. Unfortunately, registries of new gTLDs are less focused ... read more ...
Tue 14th April 2015
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ICANN.WTF? FTC & OCA Asked Whether .SUCKS is a Law Breaker (Part I) - On April 9, 2015 ICANN took the unprecedented step of asking two national consumer protection agencies whether the .Sucks registry, one of the new gTLDs it has approved and which is currently in its sunrise registration period, has a business plan which violates any laws or regulations those agencies enforce. This is the equivalent of sending a message stating, "Dear Regulator: We have lit a fuse. Can you please tell us whether it is connected to a bomb?" With this action ICANN has opened ... read more ...
 
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eMarketer Report: The Domain Name Explosion: Hundreds of New Choices … - eMarketer.com has put out a research paper on the new gtlds titled, “The Domain Name Explosion: Hundreds of New Choices Beyond .com Mean New Marketing Considerations” This report was a paid report, as I called the company about referencing it they also included it in the newsletter section which is available to everyone.(thank you Priscilla) The report draws on data from the Domain Name Association and ntldstats as well as a few others. From the report: ... read more ...
 
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Beating the Trolls: Celebrities, Companies Rush to Buy .porn Domain Name - Generic top-level domains (gTLDs) are the part of a web link that appears after the dot, like.gov or.com. In 2011, there were only 22 of those in existence, until the nonprofit Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) decided that there needed to be more. There are now more than 547 and, pretty soon, the list will include gTLDs like.sucks,.porn, and.adult. The controversial gTLDs will be available for anyone in the public to buy on a first-come-first-served basis by June ... read more ...
 
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Huh? Pay beaucoup bucks for .sucks? - As someone whose name also is his brand (welcome to 21st-century journalism), I watch with interest the new .sucks top-level domain, which is available for select preregistration through May 29—the only time to surely secure your.sucks. Today, I looked to a reputable registrar to see what joewilcox.sucks would cost me. Cough, cough: $3,797.99 now, during the so-called Priority Access (e.g., Sunrise) period, or $407.98 when general pre-reg starts ... read more ...
 
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How ICANN enabled legal Website extortion - I turned 21 in a medium-sized Massachusetts town (not that one) that shall remain nameless. Though I may have tasted the sweet nectar of alcohol prior to the legal line in the sand, it in no way lessened my enthusiasm for the day.For the audacious occasion, I imbibed a local vintage called State Vodka. In our one and only encounter, we established a level of intimacy I’ve rarely found in other parts of my life. Our evening together began early, accompanied by friends and food, but as our ... read more ...
 
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Time To Re-Evaluate Your TLD Strategy -   Law360, New York (April 14, 2015, 10:21 AM ET) -- The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers's new top-level domain program resulted in approximately 1,400 new TLDs for consumers and brands; including new domain extensions like .wine, .golf, .law, .nyc, .bmw, etc. The intellectual property community significantly influenced the creation of a variety of rights protections programs and policies for trademark owners in ICANN’s new TLD program.One of the principal results ... read more ...
 
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Aditya Chauhan - The 3 Biggest Challenges Facing New gTLDs When ICANN announced the nTLD program, thousands of applicants threw their hats in the ring. It seemed pretty straight forward; the existing TLDs were running out of short meaningful options, all that was needed was to create newer options that would be more relevant for specific sets of customers. Years later, the process is well underway; hundreds of nTLDs have hit the market, yet less than 10% of those that have gone live seem to have found success. more» ... read more ...
 
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The 3 Biggest Challenges Facing New gTLDs - When ICANN announced the nTLD program, thousands of applicants threw their hats in the ring. It seemed pretty straight forward; the existing TLDs were running out of short meaningful options, all that was needed was to create newer options that would be more relevant for specific sets of customers. Years later, the process is well underway; hundreds of nTLDs have hit the market, yet less than 10% of those that have gone live seem to have found success. The term 'success' has different definitions ... read more ...
 
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New .SUCKS Top-Level Domain is .PROBLEMATIC - Terms Conditions and Privacy Statement Mondaq.com (the Website) is owned and managed by Mondaq Ltd and as a user you are granted a non-exclusive, revocable license to access the Website under its terms and conditions of use. Your use of the Website constitutes your agreement to the following terms and conditions of use. Mondaq Ltd may terminate your use of the Website if you are in breach of these terms and conditions or if Mondaq Ltd decides to terminate your license of use for whatever reason. Use ... read more ...
Mon 13th April 2015
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Sucks Top Level Domain Causes Controversy - Sucks Top Level Domain Causes Controversy Posted on 13. Apr, 2015 by Bob Johnson in Technology Country-related top level domains appear on a bench, although TLDs have since expanded to about six hundred more. Regulatory authorities had opened up domain name extensions beyond the basic .com, .net., .org and others, but the latest addition is stirring up some controversy. Some allege that the new .sucks top level domain is just a cash grab ... read more ...
 
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Big brands buy .porn domain - A new development in the quest for brand security online sees companies purchasing potentially harmful new web domain names such as .porn, .sucks and .adult. The new gTLDs will become available on June 1 and brands are already rushing to secure the domain names before internet trolls gain access. Taking ownership of these potentially damaging domain names can prevent companies from becoming vulnerable to undesirable associations ... read more ...
 
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Minds + Machines’ .law domain attracting interest of Legal Marketing Association - No investment advice The Company is a publisher. You understand and agree that no content published on the Site constitutes a recommendation that any particular security, portfolio of securities, transaction, or investment strategy is suitable or advisable for any specific person. You further understand that none of the information providers or their affiliates will advise you personally concerning the nature, potential, advisability, value or suitability of any particular security, portfolio ... read more ...
 
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UK users still don’t trust fancy new Internet top-level domains, study finds - Added on Apr 13, 2015 by John E Dunn Eighteen months into the new era of generic top-level domains (gTLDs) such as .london, .shop and .bank barely one in ten British and US consumers feels comfortable visiting websites using them, according to a large survey by security firm NCC Group. The survey of 10,000 consumers (5,000 from each country) found that 87 percent said that they didn't feel comfortable visiting new domains, presumably an issue connected to unfamiliarity. Roughly ... read more ...
Sat 11th April 2015
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Shocking percentage of consumers do not trust new top-level domains - Security in the Modern World: The ITProPortal Report free to download now: People don’t feel as safe online following the launch of hundreds of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). According to a poll from NCC Group, 40 per cent of web users reported feeling less secure online since the introduction of the domains which includes the likes of .shop, .bank and .London. Furthermore, 87 per cent said they do not feel very comfortable ... read more ...
Fri 10th April 2015
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Maybe Those .Sucks Domains Weren’t A Good Idea After All - It looks like you might not be able to buy that .sucks domain name after all. Two months before websites under the new top-level domain (TLD) were set to go on sale to the general public, the whole idea is being called into question in a serious way. After a huge outcry from businesses, the International Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is investigating whether or not the plan to move forward with the .sucks domains—and charge brands exorbitant fees to secure them—is ... read more ...
 
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New gTLD’s Registrations Top 5 Million; .Science & .Link Break 100K: We Break … - The number of new gTLD domain name registrations have topped 5 Million for the first time, according to ntldstats.com Here are the top 30 most registered new gTLDs: Domain                Total Reg  % of all Reg Now let’s go behind the numbers. .XYZ as we have spoken about numerous times includes about 375,000 free registrations that were stuffed into Network Solutions customer accounts which represented about 43% of its registrations. The next five top-selling registrars for .XYZ ... read more ...
 
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We Need a Focused, Cooperative Strategy for Marketing New gTLDs - This essay discusses recent findings on the difficulty of overcoming decision bias, and it argues that this factor, when combined with a diverse and fragmented demand for new gTLDs, makes a focused marketing strategy crucial to the success of the program. In addition, success requires cooperation among registries and resellers when it comes to sales and marketing. Impulse buying aside, a product's sales are driven by the product's utility, which is why some professionals believe that the main ... read more ...
 
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ICANN responds to IPC concerns, refers ‘.sucks’ to the FTC - Trevor Little Almost two weeks after the IP Constituency (IPC) formally voiced its concern over pricing policies in the ‘.sucks’ top-level domain, ICANN has swung into action, referring the IPC’s allegations to both the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and, because Vox Populi is a Canadian enterprise, Canada's Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA). World ... read more ...
Thu 9th April 2015
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New Study Says "Consumers Feel Uncomfortable with the ‘New Internet’ and … - With hundreds of new generic top-level domains (gTLD) arriving on the Internet – like .shop, .bank and .london – research has revealed that 87 percent of consumers do not feel very comfortable ... read more ...