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MarkMonitor warns brand owners that certain new gTLD’s will be troubling
Frederick Felman, Chief Marketing Officer at MarkMonitor, posted up his thoughts on new gTLD’s a few days ago on the company’s brand protection blog. He addresses the very real threat of brandjacking and/or brand abuse once the newly spon...
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MarkMonitor warns brand owners that certain new gTLD’s will be troubling
Frederick Felman, Chief Marketing Officer at MarkMonitor, posted up his thoughts on new gTLD’s a few days ago on the company’s brand protection blog. He addresses the very real threat of brandjacking and/or brand abuse once the newly spon...
Discussion
June 4, 2012, 12:41 pm
Domain Name News
Single year .UK registrations became available in May, the latest numbers are in…
One of the biggest complaints registrants of the .UK ccTLD voiced out often was the requirement of 2 year initial registrations and/or renewals of .UK domain names. It was impossible to simply register a domain name for 1 year, just like with any oth...
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Single year .UK registrations became available in May, the latest numbers are in…
One of the biggest complaints registrants of the .UK ccTLD voiced out often was the requirement of 2 year initial registrations and/or renewals of .UK domain names. It was impossible to simply register a domain name for 1 year, just like with any oth...
Discussion
June 4, 2012, 10:37 am
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Imagine… 40,000 or more new gTLD strings such as .web, .google and .lol in a few years from now?
In a recent blog post, Frank Schilling of NA Media, owner of close to 400,000 domain names, one of the domain industry’s most powerful and successful individuals of all time has made some bold predictions regarding new gTLD’s. In the post...
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Imagine… 40,000 or more new gTLD strings such as .web, .google and .lol in a few years from now?
In a recent blog post, Frank Schilling of NA Media, owner of close to 400,000 domain names, one of the domain industry’s most powerful and successful individuals of all time has made some bold predictions regarding new gTLD’s. In the post...
Discussion
June 3, 2012, 7:46 pm
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ICANN selects Deloitte + IBM for implementation of trademark clearinghouse
In an official press release on it’s website, ICANN has announced that it is working with Deloitte and IBM on implementation of trademark clearinghouse services. According to ICANN, both providers are highly qualified, with significant experien...
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ICANN selects Deloitte + IBM for implementation of trademark clearinghouse
In an official press release on it’s website, ICANN has announced that it is working with Deloitte and IBM on implementation of trademark clearinghouse services. According to ICANN, both providers are highly qualified, with significant experien...
Discussion
June 2, 2012, 6:04 pm
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Portugal’s ccTLD gets “liberalized” and as a result .PT now open to everyone
FCCN, the Portuguese registry operator of .PT domains earlier this year finalized and approved less restrictive requirements for registrations of the ccTLD domain name at the second level. During a special 2 month sunrise period (March through end of...
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Portugal’s ccTLD gets “liberalized” and as a result .PT now open to everyone
FCCN, the Portuguese registry operator of .PT domains earlier this year finalized and approved less restrictive requirements for registrations of the ccTLD domain name at the second level. During a special 2 month sunrise period (March through end of...
Discussion
June 2, 2012, 5:00 pm
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Afilias joins Facebook as an “observer member” at GNI
Ireland based Afilias Limited, a global provider of registry services for top-level internet domains has announced that it is the first European company to gain observer status with the Global Network Initiative organization (GNI). The GNI is a multi...
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Afilias joins Facebook as an “observer member” at GNI
Ireland based Afilias Limited, a global provider of registry services for top-level internet domains has announced that it is the first European company to gain observer status with the Global Network Initiative organization (GNI). The GNI is a multi...
Discussion
June 2, 2012, 12:18 pm
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Google wants to expand the internet domain space, exploring new gTLD’s
Chief internet evangelist at Google, Vint Cerf, yesterday made an official announcement confirming Google’s bid for various new gTLD’s. According to a number of sources, there may be as many as 50 new gTLD’s that the company wi...
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Google wants to expand the internet domain space, exploring new gTLD’s
Chief internet evangelist at Google, Vint Cerf, yesterday made an official announcement confirming Google’s bid for various new gTLD’s. According to a number of sources, there may be as many as 50 new gTLD’s that the company wi...
Discussion
June 1, 2012, 7:08 pm
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EURid releases Q1 progress report, growth continues in .eu space
According to the latest progress report from the .eu top-level domain registry, EURid, .eu domain name registrations grew by 6.1% year over year. This represents the best annual growth in .eu registrations since Q3 2010. The first quarter also saw 9%...
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EURid releases Q1 progress report, growth continues in .eu space
According to the latest progress report from the .eu top-level domain registry, EURid, .eu domain name registrations grew by 6.1% year over year. This represents the best annual growth in .eu registrations since Q3 2010. The first quarter also saw 9%...
Discussion
June 1, 2012, 8:54 am
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Most Wanted Domains reports $100k+ in domain sales in 10 days
As reported by DNN earlier, Most Wanted Domains recently started reporting their domain sales in real time via Facebook and Twitter. Exactly 10 days ago the first domain sale was announced, which was AllTricks.com selling for $13,500. During the past...
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Most Wanted Domains reports $100k+ in domain sales in 10 days
As reported by DNN earlier, Most Wanted Domains recently started reporting their domain sales in real time via Facebook and Twitter. Exactly 10 days ago the first domain sale was announced, which was AllTricks.com selling for $13,500. During the past...
Discussion
May 31, 2012, 7:58 pm
Domain Name News
NameJet offering domain name auction services to new gTLD operators
NameJet just released new details about the offering of their services to gTLD registry operators who are interested in running sunrise & land rush auctions and premium domain sales on the NameJet.com platform. According to the updated website &l...
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NameJet offering domain name auction services to new gTLD operators
NameJet just released new details about the offering of their services to gTLD registry operators who are interested in running sunrise & land rush auctions and premium domain sales on the NameJet.com platform. According to the updated website &l...
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May 31, 2012, 6:18 pm
