Tag Archives: services

Tue 31st December 2013
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2013 Top Stories: Demand Media to spin off domain business - Rightside will make some noise in 2014. Demand Media has had its share of ups and downs since it was founded in 2006. 2013 was mostly a year of downs for its content business, which includes eHow and Livestrong.com, thanks to Google’s search engine changes. But the domain name business is still holding its own, and it’s hoping to capitalize on the introduction of new top level domain names in 2014. In February, Demand Media announced that it was planning to spin ... read more ...
Fri 27th December 2013
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2013 Top Stories: First new tip turn domain name contracts signed - A big milestone in the new top level domain name program. It’s been a long at winding road to the introduction of new top level domain names on the internet. It’s taken many more years than some applicants expected. For some companies, that’s meant multiple rounds of staffing up and then trimming employees. But in July of 2013 the program hit a major milestone: the first new TLD registry agreement was signed with ICANN. dotShabaka Registry inked the contract ... read more ...
Mon 23rd December 2013
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A domainer looks behind during 2013 - One domainer says 2013 was more good than bad – but that had a lot to do with lowered expectations. It’s human nature that most people broadcast their successes yet hide their failures. That’s especially common in the domain name industry. That’s not the case for Eric Borgos of Impulse Communications. He lays it all out there – including his annual sales and income! Each year he also writes up a summary of how the year went for him, and it’s definitely ... read more ...
 
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Calle: New TLDs will be good for .Co - .Co Internet CEO thinks new TLDs will gain acceptance over time and ultimately be good for his own .co domain name. Everyone has been asking the question about what new TLDs mean for .com. Few have been asking what new TLDs mean for existing alternatives to .com, such as .me, .info, and of course .co. .Co Internet CEO Juan Diego Calle has weighed in on the issue on the .Co company blog. It’s a well-thought out post worth reading in its entirety, but I’ll attempt ... read more ...
Wed 18th December 2013
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New TLD discussion finalizes bulletin for Mar event - Third installment of gTLD Strategy Congress returns to New York City in March. The 3rd Digital Marketing gTLD Strategy Congress is coming to New York City March 3-4 at the Dream Hotel. Momentum Event Group, the show’s organizer, has published the conference guide and agenda (pdf). It appears the show will be good for a wide variety of people involved with new TLDs as the domains launch next year. The audience at previous events has been primarily existing applicants ... read more ...
Thu 12th December 2013
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Trademark Clearinghouse extends warning use over 90 days - Extension will mostly benefit companies that pay more for longer TMCH registrations. The Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH) for new top level domain names has extended the amount of time it will notify rights holders that domain names matching their trademarks have been registered. As background, registering a mark with the TMCH provides three services to rights holders when it comes to new top level domain names: 1. Initial eligibility to participate in sunrise periods. 2. ... read more ...
Fri 6th December 2013
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How did Verisign accommodate the 100% SLA on .com Whois in June? - Despite Whois problems in June, Verisign reported meeting its SLA for .com. Each month Verisign and the other domain name registries submit reports to ICANN that include their uptime and performance numbers. One of the Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for Verisign’s .com contract is 100% uptime for Whois. While reviewing recent registry reports this week I was surprised to see that Verisign reported it met its 100% SLA in June. You may recall that Verisign had ... read more ...
Wed 4th December 2013
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7 reasons because I’m going to NamesCon - Here’s why I’m going to NamesCon next month. The first ever NamesCon domain name conference takes place January 13-15 in Las Vegas. Here’s why I’m going to the conference: 1. I was already planning on going to a conference in January. DomainSponsor usually holds its Webfest conference at the end of January or early February. If Webfest returns next year, it won’t be so early in the year. I was already planning to attend a conference around this time, so ... read more ...
Fri 29th November 2013
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Will companies use .BlackFriday domain names? - .BlackFriday domain names will soon be available. Will they be useful? It’s Black Friday in the United States, the day that kicks off the holiday shopping season. Frank Schilling’s Uniregistry applied to run the .blackfriday top level domain name. It’s possible this domain will be available by Black Friday 2014 despite a very poor priority draw number of 1415. This is a unique domain in that it is targeted to a short period of time during the year; perhaps ... read more ...
Mon 25th November 2013
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Andee Hill leaves Escrow.com to start new domain name escrow company - Familiar face at domain name conferences is starting her own domain name escrow company. Andee Hill has left Escrow.com to start her own domain name escrow service called EscrowHill.com. Hill has been at Escrow.com, the leading escrow service when it comes to domain names, since 1999. Gregg McNair is backing the new venture, and will be Chairman of the new company. This is the second domain name company McNair has backed and been named the chair of in as many weeks. ... read more ...
Wed 20th November 2013
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Nominet to offer second turn .uk domain names, with .co.uk owners removing priority - Major shift coming to .uk namespace. Nominet has approved a controversial program to offer second level .uk domain names, but has drastically changed the program from the first draft. Under the approved plan, second level .uk domain names (e.g. example.uk) will be available for registration at a wholesale price of £3.50 for single year registrations and £2.50 for multi-year registrations. Owners of existing third level .co.uk domain names will get first rights to ... read more ...
 
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Will NamesCon chaperon in an epoch of inexpensive domainer conferences? - NamesCon is an inexpensive alternative to most domain name conferences. NamesCon, a new domain name conference being organized by Richard Lau, will take place in Las Vegas January 13-15. Right now you can purchase a conference pass for $199. That’s not a typo. Tickets are $199, and the top ticket price for advance purchase if you wait until closer to the show is only $599. That’s much less expensive than the two big domain name shows, TRAFFIC and Webfest. Each ... read more ...
Mon 18th November 2013
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Here are some Stocks for Betting on New Top Level Domain Names - Want to invest in new TLDs through the stock market? Here are some options. On Friday I wrote about how Top Level Domain Holdings’ stock shot up 25% on news of the contract signing for the .London top level domain name. TLDH, which trades on the London AIM under TLDH, has seen its shares nearly triple since early October. The company is a pure-play new TLD applicant. There are other public companies you can invest in if you want to bet on the success of new top ... read more ...
Fri 15th November 2013
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Ken Hansen leaves Neustar to launch co.com domain name registry - Hansen will join team offering third level domain registrations under co.com. Ken Hansen, formerly at Neustar, will lead co.com as CEO.Three well known people in the domain name industry have teamed up to offer domain name registrations under co.com, e.g. name.co.com. Ken Hansen has resigned his position at Neustar to join the new venture as CEO. Paul Goldstone (who owned the second level domain co.com) will be President and Gregg McNair (Igloo.com) will be Chairman. This ... read more ...
 
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Top Level Domain Holdings batch adult 25% on .London news, adult 3x given final month - TLDH on fire as new top level domain names get closer to reality. Shares in Top Level Domain Holdings skyrocketed 25% today after the company announced ICANN had signed the contract for the .london top level domain name. TLDH is the backend registry for .london. Shares in TLDH were up 3.62 pence to 17.88 pence on the London Stock Exchange. There were also two “price monitoring extensions”. This extension is “activated when the matching process would have otherwise ... read more ...
Thu 14th November 2013
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Type a new TLD in Chrome, and a browser will ask we if we unequivocally meant it - Did you really mean to go to nic.tattoo? New top level domain names are being delegated to the root, but Google Chrome wants to make sure you really meant to type them in. Here’s what happens when you type one of these new domain names into Chrome: It defaults to a Google search for “nic.newtld”, and you have to click a link to go to the actual web address. You only have to click the link once and then you don’t get the message when you visit the domain again. ... read more ...
Mon 11th November 2013
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.Buzz registry launches ICANNBuzz forward of Buenos Aires conference - .Buzz registry makes website for sharing during next week’s ICANN conference in Buenos Aires. The domain name industry pilgrimage to Buenos Aires for ICANN #48 begins later this week. There’s a lot more excitement buzz in the air this time around as new TLD applicants can finally see the endpoint (or is it the starting point?). One of the registries making the trek is DotStrategy, which will be rolling out the .buzz domain name next year. The company has put together ... read more ...
Wed 6th November 2013
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About that dotShabaka new TLD sunrise… - The first new TLD sunrise doesn’t look like much of a sunrise yet. Last week I wrote about how the sunrise for شبكة. (.shabaka) had begun. The only catch was I couldn’t find any place to actually place a sunrise order. I reached out to Yasmin Omer, General Manager of dotShabaka Registry, to find out why. It turns out there’s a good reason I can’t find any place to submit a sunrise order. Here’s what Omer had to say: dotShabaka Registry is in the process ... read more ...
Fri 1st November 2013
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First new tip turn domain name morning begins? - According to the Trademark Clearinghouse, the first sunrise has begun. The sunrise period for شبكة. (shabaka) has begun…sort of. According to the official Trademark Clearinghouse sunrise page, the sunrise period for this domain name began yesterday and runs through December 30. Just two days ago the dotShabaka team wrote about how they submitted the necessary information to ICANN for sunrise but hadn’t heard back. Even if the sunrise has begun, it will be ... read more ...
 
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DomainTools retools website - Company launches new homepage more targeted to security and enterprise services. Don’t be alarmed if you visit DomainTools.com this afternoon and see the image to the right. The company, known in the domain name community for its whois and domain searching tools, has updated its home page as well as some other elements throughout the site. Whereas the previous home page focused on whois searches and finding domain names, the new one is all about cybercrime, brand ... read more ...
Wed 30th October 2013
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Google creates it easier to redeem from site hacks - Updates make it easier to pinpoint hacks and recover from them. Google released improvements to its Webmaster console today that will make it easier to recover from a site hack. As someone who has had his site hacked before, I can attest that it is a miserable experience. Not only do many visitors not come to your site due to browser notifications, but your site can also temporarily loses its indexing. Worse, a lot of times you’ll feel helpless as you try to identify ... read more ...
Mon 28th October 2013
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Verisign lays it all out in SEC filing - Risk disclosures heavily focused on new top level domain names. Verisign filed its 10-Q with the SEC last week. Comparing the risk factors section to the one in the previous quarter, it hasn’t changed much. Yet it’s interesting to see how changes at ICANN and new TLDs are finding their way into the risks section. Here are some highlights: the impact of decisions by distributors to offer competing or replacement products or modify or cease their marketing practices; This ... read more ...
Fri 25th October 2013
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Verisign creates obvious website, still doesn’t divulge the IP plans - Domain name registry shows off its patent portfolio, but still won’t say how it plans to make money from it. Verisign has created a website dedicated to its patents and released a whitepaper about its intellectual property – but still won’t say how it plans to monetize its IP portfolio. Yesterday the company formally unveiled VerisignPatents.com, a sort of patent marking site that lists all of its patents. For example, under the header “Domain Registry Services”, ... read more ...
Thu 24th October 2013
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Verisign’s .Com continues to grow, though faces headwinds - .Com/.net base up about 5% compared to last year, but new TLDs are on the horizon. Verisign reported earnings today as well as combined statistics for its .com and .net business. The company added 1.55 million net new names during the third quarter, ending the quarter with 125.9 million active domain names in the zone for .com and .net. That’s a 5% increase over the zone at the end of the third quarter in 2012. In Q2 2013 it added 1.22 million net new names, which ... read more ...
Mon 21st October 2013
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Dates and pricing finalized for NamesCon, a new domain name conference - NamesCon sets dates and pricing. Domain name investor Richard Lau is organizing a new domain name conference this coming January, as reported Friday on DNN. The conference in Las Vegas will be called NamesCon. A location has not yet been named, but dates are finalized for January 13-15, 2014. Early bird passes are available for $325 for the first 50 who register before November 1. Prices will increase as it gets closer to the event, with walk up prices of $925 at ... read more ...