Domain Names
03 April 2013
Verisign Says New gTLD Rollout Not Ready To Proceed
Verisign has submitted a report to ICANN outlining a number of areas of "work that is currently not done, and should be completed before any new gTLDs can be deployed in a safe and secure manner."
01 April 2013
WIPO Misleads Again On 2012 Cybersquatting Statistics
Trademark holders filed a record 2,884 cybersquatting cases covering 5,084 domain names with the WIPO Center in 2012 under procedures based on the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). This represents an increase of 4.5 percent over the record established in 2011.
29 March 2013
Why everyone should register a domain name The Guardian
We've all become avid social media users, but it's smart to have a web identity that you - not corporations - control
27 March 2013
DENIC Report Shows .DE Cements Position As Globe's Number One ccTLD
Although domain registrations slowed in 2012, .DE cemented its position as number one ccTLD with 15.3 million registrations at the end of 2012. Of these, 14.3 million were registered in Germany, even though anyone anywhere can register a .de domain. The remaining 860,000 plus domains were scattered around the world, but mostly in the United States, Switzerland and The Netherlands.
26 March 2013
Trademark Clearinghouse, To Protect Trademarks In New gTLDs, Launches Today
The Trademark Clearinghouse (TMCH), designed to protect trademarks in new generic Top Level Domains, launched today (26 March).
23 March 2013
ICANN Announces First 27 gTLDs Pass Evaluation
ICANN Friday announced the first 27 generic Top Level Domains passed initial evaluation.
20 March 2013
Online And Tech Companies Object To Google TLD Applications
Amazon has suffered a backlash from US book publishing organisations and Barnes & Noble, and now it's Google's turn. A consortium of tech companies under the umbrella of FairSearch has now complained about a number of Google's applications for TLDs.
14 March 2013
Small, Medium Businesses Unaware Of Coming New gTLDs: Sedo Study
Sedo may have got a little overexcited saying "that thousands of new generic top-level domains will become available in 2013" when there were only 1930 applications for 1409 gTLDs, including many by brands that will not make registrations available to the public, when they released the results of a study into small and medium business awareness of the launch of gTLDs. But their new study is still relevant finding that most small and medium businesses are unaware new gTLDs will start to be released this year.
13 March 2013
ICANN Announces African Expansion, But Local Registrars Say More Needs To Be Done
ICANN is moving to expand its presence in Africa, announcing plans to move ahead immediately with six new ICANN representatives on the African continent and a push to increase five-fold to 25 the number of registrars on the continent in two years.
11 March 2013
Book Publishers Oppose Amazon's New TLDs
Two US-based book publishing organisations have voiced strong opposition to Amazon's plans to launch the .book, .author and .read top level domains, arguing that the online retailer's influence would be anti-competitive.
07 March 2013
ICANN President Encourages Arab Involvement In Shaping the Internet's Future; Arab Multi-Stakeholder Internet Meeting Wraps Up ICANN
The President of ICANN says it is time for the Arab world to step up its involvement in determining the future of the Internet.
28 February 2013
Melbourne IT Bullish On Future Demand Increase As New gTLDs Come Online
Melbourne IT reported a five percent year-on-year decrease in revenue while announcing its full year results for 2012, but this included significant investment to prepare for the arrival of new gTLDs in 2013 and beyond - something they believe will drive an increase in demand for the company's services.
Melbourne IT Warns Brands To Be Aware Of Protection In New gTLDs
A new report from Melbourne IT says brands need to prepare to protect their brands as new generic Top Level Domains are introduced, but that their impact will be minimal compared to the efforts required to protect brands in .com.
27 February 2013
ICANN Releases List Of gTLD Applications In Contention
ICANN Tuesday published the contention sets identified by the string similarity review for applications submitted as part of the New gTLD Programme. These contention sets are for those gTLD applications that are either identical or similar to other applications.
Trademark Clearinghouse To Protect Trademarks In New gTLDs To Launch 26 March
On 26 March 2013 ICANN will be launching what will be the global repository for trademark data for the protection of trademarks in new generic Top Level Domains. As of the launch, rights holders will be able to submit trademark data for verification.
Microsoft Launches ccTLD Registry Security Assessment Service TechNet
Microsoft have announced the launch of their new Country Code Top-Level Domain (ccTLD) Registry Security Assessment Service to help registry operators find and fix security vulnerabilities before they are exploited. The service is available now and is being made available at no charge to registry operators.
26 February 2013
ICANN Expanding Its Presence In Asia, Turkey; CEO Pledges Singapore Move ZDNet
After axing its Australian office under new CEO and chair Fadi Chehadé in the leadup to christmas, ICANN is set to open two new offices in Singapore and Istanbul to serve the Asia-Pacific, and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) markets, according to a ZDNet report.
25 February 2013
Domain Pulse 2013: GFC, Maturing Markets, Lead To Domain Registration Growth Slowing
Maturing domain name markets and the global financial crisis have both impacted on the registration growth within the German speaking countries in Europe as well as elsewhere Mathew Zook of Zooknic told the Domain Pulse conference last week.
22 February 2013
ICANN Targets 23 April For First gTLD Delegation
ICANN is targeting 23 April as the day they will delegate the first of the new generic Top Level Domains Fadi Chehadé said in an ICANN interview last week, the first time the organisation has actually set a date for delegation.
20 February 2013
Domain Pulse 2013: New TLDs Face Problems Getting Registrar "Shelf Space," European Registrar Survey
The annual and growing Registrar Atlas, a survey of registrars across a growing number of Europe countries, has found that registrars are still reluctant to devote shelf space to new Top Level Domains when they are introduced. The theme is one that has been picked up by the survey for the last three years.
19 February 2013
Regional TLDs To Appeal To Sense Of Identity Say 2013 Domain Pulse Speakers
Domain Pulse 2013 got underway today (Monday) in the Swiss city of Davos, bathed in sunshine and snow, to greet the more than 200 attendees who are attending the annual event for the German speaking domain name community.
Concerns Grow As To Whether Closed Generic TLDs Should Be Monopolised By Global Giants
With the launch of the first of the new TLDs coming later in 2013, there are growing concerns about the ability of large global businesses to monopolise the use of "closed generic" TLDs.
10 February 2013
Domain Pulse Conference on 18 and 19 February in Davos SWITCH
SWITCH is extending an invitation to the specialist "Domain pulse" conference - the most important event dedicated to domain names in the German-speaking world - which is being held in Davos on 18 and 19 February.
Facebook lags as domain names and Twitter dominate Super Bowl 2013 ads by Adrian Kinderis, ARI Registry Services ARI Registry Services
ARI Registry ServicesAdrian Kinderis, CEO of ARI Registry Services, says Super Bowl 2013 showed a brand's domain name and Twitter handles were the dominant call to actions for the world's leading advertisers - a fact that bodes well for the introduction of .brand Top-Level Domains in traditional advertising mediums
07 February 2013
The favoured new TLD registrar payment model, by Chris Wright, ARI Registry Services ARI Registry Services
This week, Thomas Barrett - the President of US based registrar EnCirca - published a timely article about how the registrar cash flow model could collapse with the imminent release of hundreds of new Top-Level Domains.
