ICANN Delays New gTLDs, Again, To Consider Public Comment

December 12, 2010
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ICANN Delays New gTLDs, Again, To Consider Public Comment

ICANN has delayed, once again, the introduction of new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) at its meeting in Cartagena, Colombia.

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Balkanleaks.eu -The new Wikileaks

December 12, 2010
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Balkanleaks.eu -The new Wikileaks

A group of journalists and experts from Bulgaria launched recently a new website that publishes secret information .Balkanleaks.eu followed Wikileaks’ example ,the website already published many classified documents.

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One year anniversary .eu IDNs

December 12, 2010
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One year anniversary .eu IDNs

Marking the first anniversary of the introduction of .eu Internationalised Domain Names (IDNs), EURid, the .eu top-level domain registry, reveals that ‘ü’ is the most used character in .eu IDNs, along with other script and alphabet usage trends.

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LawFirm.com sells for $233,501 on Sedo

December 12, 2010
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LawFirm.com sells for $233,501 on Sedo

LawFirm.com domain name was sold through the Sedo domain name marketplace for $233,501 .According to whois records the seller was John R. Hardin III.

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Seasoned Internet Policy Expert Named as ICANN’s Latin American Representative

December 12, 2010
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Seasoned Internet Policy Expert Named as ICANN’s Latin American Representative

Rodrigo de la Parra, the Director General of Prospective Regulation of Mexico’s Federal Commission of Telecommunications (Cofetel) has been named as ICANN’s new Latin American representative.

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Registered Rights Sunrise for short .uk domains started

December 12, 2010
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Registered Rights Sunrise for short .uk domains started

The application process for the previously reserved short .uk domains opened , with a Registered Rights Sunrise phase for trade mark holders.This phase consists of a two stage application process.

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DOMAINfest Global 2011 Announces Fantasy Domaining Contest + PITCHfest Changes

December 12, 2010
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The 2011 DOMAINfest Global conference coming up February 1-3 has announced a new Fantasy Domaining Contest (similar to Fantasy Football) with some attractive prizes up for grabs. They have also made some key changes in the PITCHfest Contest that debuted at the 2010 show last January.

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Companies in the News: .INFO Registry, .CO Registry & Warren Royal’s Bobbleheads.com

December 12, 2010
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Today in the Lowdown at DNJournal.com: The .INFO registry’s latest annual report shows a 30% jump in registrations over the past year….The .CO Registry is celebrating an upcoming appearance in a GoDaddy Super Bowl commercial….and domain investor Warren Royal of Bobbleheads.com makes his TV debut.

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GoDaddy Auctions Go Wild Sweeping 4 of the First 8 Places on New DN Journal Sales Chart

December 12, 2010
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The new weekly domain sales report is out at DNJournal.com. GoDaddy Auctions staked their claim as a viable high end marketplace this past week when they closed a huge $350,000 sale that leads our latest all extension Top 20 Sales chart. Sedo is also set to close an even bigger six-figure blockbuster.

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DomainAdvertising Issues Study Showing Impressive Results for Their New Approach to Parking

December 12, 2010
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I have been hearing positive feedback from many who have tried the new graphics rich parking platform at DomainAdvertising.com (where landing pages favor stunning photos over text). Now I also have some hard numbers put forth in a new case study produced by the company’s CEO, industry veteran Dan Warner.

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