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ICANN Posts All Name Collision Reports - Except for 25 New TLDs That Don't Qualify
November 18, 2013 @ 7:25 AM.Web, .blog among those not eligible for APD. ICANN has posted the block lists for all new top level domain names that want to pursue the “alternate path to delegation.” New TLDs can launch faster if they choose this option, which requires them to block certain second level domain name registrations, as least in the…
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LoveRoom Gets Some Love By Business Insiders But The Real Winner is Thought Convergence Owner of LoveRoom.com
November 18, 2013 @ 4:07 AMBusinessinsider.com just covered the launch of Love Room, The startup boasts that it’s “a platform where single people from all around the world can rent their living space to others under one condition: they need to be attractive.” Only one problem for Love Room that I see right out of the box…
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Pritz to Head DNA Trade Group
November 17, 2013 @ 11:07 AMFormer ICANN chief strategy officer Kurt Pritz has just been named interim executive director of the Domain Name Association, the trade group formed this year to promote the domain industry. Pritz will “apply his track record in teambuilding and bringing together diverse skillsets to the knowledgeable and talented members of the Domain Name Industry” the…
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Only Two New gTLD Bids in Initial Evaluation
November 16, 2013 @ 6:20 AMInitial Evaluation on the first round of new gTLD applications is almost done, with only two bids now remaining in that stage of the program. ICANN last night published the delayed IE results for PricewaterhouseCooper’s .pwc and the Better Business Bureau’s .bbb, both of which were passes. The only two applications remaining in IE are…
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Why Hansen Quit .nyc for .co.com
November 16, 2013 @ 5:56 AMKen Hansen has surprised many by resigning from Neustar, where he was general manager of the slam-dunk .nyc new gTLD initiative, to become CEO of .co.com, a new pseudo-TLD registry. The announcement raises a couple of big questions. First, why is .co.com being launched as a registry? The name belongs to domain investor Paul Goldstone…
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Kleinwächter Joins ICANN Board
November 16, 2013 @ 4:33 AMInternet governance expert Wolfgang Kleinwächter has joined ICANN’s board of directors with immediate effect. Kleinwächter is the emergency replacement for Judith Vazquez, who quit with no explanation last month. He’ll carry out Vazquez’s duties until her term was due to end, a year from now. He’s a rare insider appointment from the Nominating Committee, which…
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.London: Capital To Get Its Own Domain Name
November 15, 2013 @ 10:05 PMLondon is to get its own website domain suffix, in what is seen as a major boost for businesses in the capital. A deal was signed this week that will make available internet addresses ending in .london, instead of the usual .com or co.uk, from next year.
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265 Million Domains: We Asked What Happened to The Verisign Report & Tonight Verisign Answered With The Numbers
November 15, 2013 @ 2:02 PMEarlier today we asked what happened to the Verisign Quarterly Domain Name Industry Brief that has been missing for 2013 and tonight Verisign answered us. In in a post on the company blog Verisign releasing an series of three infographics showing that current worldwide domain name registrations sit at 265 Million domains as of the end of the 3rd quarter of 2013, up from 252 million reported by Verisign as of December 31, 2012…
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Oversee.net Launches New Travel Site Dedicated to 2-4 Day Getaways: Wanderwe.com
November 15, 2013 @ 1:05 PMOversee.net announced tonight, that is launched a new travel site, Wanderwe.com, where “weekend travelers can now book all aspects of their weekend getaway including hotel, activities and tours”…
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GoDaddy to End Its Sedo Domain Sales Partnership
November 15, 2013 @ 9:38 AMSedo to lose key domain distribution partner next year. GoDaddy is ending its domain listing syndication partnership with Sedo as of March 31, 2014. The partnership enabled domain names listed with Sedo to show up on GoDaddy Auctions as well as in the registration path on GoDaddy.com when a customer searched for a domain listed…
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